Quotes About Adversity

When life gives you lemons, throw them at the zombies.

As far as the physical miseries go, I am sure I will cope. I lived at Eton in the 1950s and I know all about life in uncomfortable quarters.

To succeed in life one must have determination and must be prepared to suffer during the process. If one isn't prepared to suffer during adversities, I don't really see how he can be successful.

Since I came to the White House, I got two hearing aids, a colon operation, skin cancer, a prostate operation, and I was shot. The damn thing is, I've never felt better in my life.

Life is a journey that must be traveled no matter how bad the roads and accommodations.

Failure's a natural part of life.

You will fall many times in life, but you will pick yourself up and become stronger and wiser for each trouble you pass.

Looking back, my life so far seems like one long obstacle race, with me as its chief obstacle.

Life can't always be good, and life can't always be bad. That just holds true. I've learned a lot from that statement, and I think about it, all the time.

Life is full of many minor annoyances, and few matters of real consequence.

Life, unfortunately, doesn't seem to care what we want.

Going on with life, it only gets more and more intense as time goes by - and the challenges only multiply.

Someone once said anyone can be great under rosy circumstances, but the true test of character is measured by how well a person makes decisions during difficult times.

Unless you are at a picnic, life is no picnic.

A laugh can be a very powerful thing. Why, sometimes in life, it's the only weapon we have.

Life is filled with things you don't expect, but the Bible tells us to respond by trusting God and continuing to worship him.

You're going to make mistakes in life. It's what you do after the mistakes that counts.

I am one of the million or more male residents of the United Kingdom, who a year ago had no special yearning towards military life, but who joined the army after war was declared.

People say that life is a cesspool of darkness and dispair. Well we of Van Halen are sailing through it in a yacht!

I'll always push myself because that's the journey of life. We do go through things. Some of it's incredibly great and some of it's really bad.

Sometimes, Just when we need them, life wraps metaphors up in little bows for us. When you think all is lost, the things you need the most return unexpectedly.

No storm can last forever. It will never rain 365 days consecutively. Keep in mind that trouble comes to pass, not to stay. Don't worry! No storm, not even the one in your life, can last forever.

Don't close the book when bad things happen in your life! Just turn the page and start a new chapter!

When life gives you lemons, make sure you know whose eyes you need to squeeze them in.