Quotes About Adversity

Courage is the integrating strength that causes one to overcome tragedy.

Wealth lost-something lost Honor lost-much lost Courage lost-all lost.

In difficult situations when hope seems feeble the boldest plans are safest.

So when the crisis is upon you remember that God like a trainer of wrestlers has matched you with a tough and stalwart antagonist... that you may prove a victor at the Great Games.

The human spirit is stronger than anything that can happen to it.

Nature reacts not only to physical disease but also to moral weakness when the danger increases she gives us greater courage.

rouble creates a capacity to handle it.

In the darkest hour the soul is replenished and given strength to continue and endure.

It's so easy to be there when it's all sunshine, but it really takes strength and courage to be there for each other during the dark times.

There were times when chemo would eat my body, but I told myself that I have the strength and courage to win and come out stronger.

My dad always used to tell me that sometimes you have to have a massive storm in order to clear the sky.

Dad told me to stop running in circles, I couldn't, so he nailed down my other foot!

My dad always said, If someone hands you a lemon, make lemonade. Plus that also works wonderfully as a metaphor.

My dad has had a rare form of leukemia since I was in about 7th grade.

My dad's all I've ever had. When I was 3 and 4, my mom used to take me to bars. I understand why now - babysitters cost beer, beer and-a-half an hour.

I used to help my dad with a stall selling eggs when I was about 12. People were so hard up they would ask for one egg. But mostly no one came by at all. It was very demoralising.

My dad died when I was 14. It was very sudden, traumatic, and confusing. I always felt I could have gone down a bad road at that point, but I made a choice to be a winner.

I have a real no-nonsense dad who taught me how to be resilient at a very young age.

You learn as much from failure as from success, Dad always says. Though no one admires you for it.

And as Dad said to me, 'You can't always stop people from being mean. But you can stop them from making you mean.

Some girls are apparently born with dates; some through much personal activity, achieve them; but others seem by necessity to have dates thrust upon them.

Normality is what weak people call living, I call it death

That which does not kill me can only make me stronger.

Death inspires me like a dog inspires a rabbit.