Quotes About Adversity

If freedom is short of weapons, we must compensate with willpower.

Freedom suppressed and again regained bites with deeper fangs than freedom never endangered

Everything can be taken from a man but one thing; the last of the human freedoms - to choose one's attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one's own way

Everyone pushes a falling fence

Life is like a very long TV show, without a remote control.

If life gives you lemons don't make a fu..ing lemonade take the sh..ty lemons and throw them at the assole who's making your life hard.

Accidents will occur in the best regulated families.

We turn to God for help when our foundations are shaking only to learn that it is God shaking them.

If youre going through hell, keep going.

When a man laughs at his troubles he loses a great many friends. They never forgive the loss of their prerogative.

I dont fear death, but I sure dont like those three-footers for par.

Raising kids is part joy and part guerilla warfare.

When youre up to your armpits in alligators, its hard to remember to drain the swamp.

I try to take one day at a time, but sometimes several days attack me at once.

You can sum up this sport boxing in two words: You never know.

Youre a woman whos been getting nothing but dirty breaks. Well, we can clean and tighten your brakes, but youll have to stay in the garage all night.

Always remember that I have taken more out of alcohol than alcohol has taken out of me.

Just because you fail once doesn't mean you're gonna fail at everything.

This life is what you make it. Not matter what, you're going to mess up sometimes, it's a universal truth. But the good part is you get to decide how you're going to mess it up. Girls will be your friends - they'll act like it anyway. But just remember, some come, somg go. The ones that stay with you through everything - they're your true best friends. Don't let go of them.

Just because you fall once, doesn't mean you're fall at everything. Keep trying, hold on, and always trust yourself, because if you don't then who will??

That's the way you feel when you're beaten inside. You don't feel angry at those who've beaten you. You just feel ashamed.

I had to use my wits or else I'd have been sunk - and nothings going to sink me. Everyone was always pulling at me, tugging at me, as if they wanted a piece of me. It was always, 'do this, do that,' and not just on the job but off, too. God, I've tried to stay intact, whole.

if you can't handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don't deserve me at my best.