Quotes About Adversity

Regardless of your lot in life, build something beautiful on it.

Don't be distracted by criticism. Remember - the only taste of success some people have is when they take a bite out of you.

If you learn from defeat, You haven't really lost. -Zig Ziglar

All of us are not born with equal opportunities. But over a period of time, regardless of our parentage, place of birth, prospects in our communities, or education, the day comes when we have to make the choice to let our past teach us—or beat us.

Getting knocked down in life is a given; getting up and moving forward is a choice.

Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, vision cleared, ambition inspired and success achieved." —HELEN KELLER

Courage is not the absence of fear; it's going ahead despite the fear.

You can encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated."—MAYA ANGELOU

Martin Luther once said, "We can't keep a bird from flying over our heads, but we can keep it from building a nest in our hair!

You can complain because roses have have thorns, or you can rejoice because thorns have roses.

I am a leader. Leaders always get heat. They're always going against the grain. Jimi Hendrix got heat Bob Marley got heat Miles Davis got heat. Every great artist got heat. Heat means you're doing something right.

It must surely be a tribute to the resilience of the human spirit that even a small number of those men and women in the hell of the prison system survive it and hold on to their humanity.

It is always difficult, the transition from noisy refusal to humble acceptance.

She has spoken and survived.

Stuff always happens, whether a day from now or years, stuff that will make a person glad to be alive, if you can somehow just ride through the self-hatred and the gouging and the bad.

A great leader fights with great adversity, suffers greatly, but courageously, and never forgets to help others and that is his ultimate duty.

A life without trouble and tragedy is boring and not a plot for comedy.

Adversity is a better educator than the best teacher.

Celebrate every success, but don't forget to enjoy those scars of failures.

Greatness is the flower of great adversity.

My life's misery and tragedy is my wealth and splendor.

Never underestimate the importance of tragedy in life. Don't fear it, make it the mirror of your life.

No one can hurt you without teaching a life's lesson. So accept it with love and kindness.

Problems are always there for those who are looking for them. So look for the solution, not the road block or the problem.