Quotes About Adversity

No man or woman who tries to pursue an ideal in his or her own way is without enemies.

Perhaps she would never really know him. A year and a half ago that though would have been unbearable to her, but now she had learnt to live with uncertainty, even to love it.

You know, Miss Dixie, there's a time for letting things go, and there's a time for loadin' up your gun for bear.

The world was her oyster. Unlike Dixie, whose world was more like stinky, week-old dead fish.

It is the enemy who can truly teach us to practice the virtues of compassion and tolerance.

World economies are always so tenuous and we are subject to so many losses in life, but a compassionate attitude is something we can always carry with us.

There is a saying in Tibetan, 'Tragedy should be utilized as a source of strength.' No matter what sort of difficulties, how painful experience is, if we lose our hope, that's our real disaster.

I find hope in the darkest of days, and focus in the brightest. I do not judge the universe.

Remember that sometimes not getting what you want is a wonderful stroke of luck.

Some mischievous people always there. Last several thousand years, always there. In future, also.

Code of the Grunt: Do not fuck with Buddha. He may be just another gook but he knows all about payback. When you catch a break in a firefight consider it a wakeup call. Buddha is reminding you that close counts with horseshoes and hand grenades.

In life, adversity only visits the strong. It stays forever with the weak. We have to decide whether we're going to be strong or weak.

When fate hands us a lemon, let's try to make lemonade.

we all have them. The difference is how we handle our challenges. To have less stress in your life - deal with your challenges!" Catherine Pulsifer "Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all

Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no help at all.

The past is where you learned the lesson. The future is where you apply the lesson Don't give up in the middle!

You win some, lose some, and wreck some.

A gente sofre, acha que a vida acabou, e depois vê que não é nada disso e segue em frente. (Referindo-se aos período dos 19-25 anos)

I am unpersuaded that relative poverty and hard work are greater adversities than relative affluence and free time.

Well, life isn't always what one likes.

A man can't fight always. If he's drowning or suffocating he's got to be smart and hold back some of his strength for the last the final the death struggle.

See how I sing even though my mouth is choked with worms?

We are not all in the same boat. We are in the same storm. Some of us are on superyachts. Some of us have just the one oar.

My heart, soul, body, and mind all have scars that will never properly heal. Still, I survived.