Quotes About Adversity

It's sound social psychology because, as I wrote in The No Asshole Rule, "The more time and effort that people put into anything—no matter how useless, dysfunctional, or downright stupid it might be—the harder it is for them to walk away, be it a bad investment, a destructive relationship, an exploitive job, or a workplace filled with browbeaters, bullies, and bastards.

The officer was also proud of the thick skin he developed during his over twenty years in the U.S. Marines and National Guard—an admirable quality in a soldier or police officer, but it proved to be a double-edged sword

And some of the worst add an extra twist: they take perverse pleasure in insisting that project managers like her commit to timetables and budgets that are impossible to meet—and then berate and bad-mouth them when the project begins to fail, even when the project manager had warned them that their goals were impossible to achieve (and the client insisted on charging forward despite the expert advice).

If you want to find out what a man is to the bottom, give him power. Any man can stand adversity — only a great man can stand prosperity. It is the glory of Abraham Lincoln that he never abused power only on the side of mercy

We don't understand faith until something goes wrong. Faith is a matter of relying on the Lord when our story encounters a problem.

1 Corinthians 10:13 No temptation has overtaken you except what is common to humanity. God is faithful and He will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation He will also provide a way of escape, so that you are able to bear it.

Helen Keller said, "Joy is the holy fire that keeps our purpose warm and our intelligence aglow. Resolve to keep happy, and your joy and you shall form an invincible host against difficulty.

You can't choose the ways in which you'll be tested.

You can choose the ways in which you'll be tested

I did learn one valuable lesson, though. I learned that you can't choose the ways in which you'll be tested.

You have to play the cards life deals you. You can't change it and you can't run away from it.

Yet, for most, our journey toward having the healthiest perspective possible is shaped by the way we face and "make friends" with the periodic roadblocks we encounter on our way.

Knowing what types of people and problems give you difficulty is the first step toward avoiding psychological vulnerability.

Russian playwright Anton Chekhov once proclaimed: "Any idiot can face a crisis—it's this day-to-day living that wears you out

Remember the great adversity of art or anything else is a hurried life.

Guardarle rencor al destino no conduce a nada; las cosas suceden sin razón ni ritmo alguno, no se puede decir nada más. Ir en contra de ese destino es como censurar el humo del fuego o el mismo viento, excepto cargar con aquello que te ha tocado en suerte y seguir adelante.

Run when you have to, fight when you must, rest when you can.

There is one rule, above all others, for being a man. Whatever comes, face it on your feet.

If you must mount the gallows, give a jest to the crowd, a coin the hangman, and make the drop with a smile on your lips.

It is no challenge to lead when everybody is with you. Liberal

Madame, you must be gay; only thus can life be endured. I speak from experience for I have had to endure much, and have only been able to endure it because I have always laughed whenever I had the chance.

Don't worry. Don't worry. The Devil does none of these things. He neither smokes nor drinks nor engages in revelry, and yet he is The Devil. --Father Vasiliev, confessor to the Russian Imperial Family

You can't win at everything, but you can laugh at everything.

In a world ruled by the dead, we are forced to finally start living.