Quotes About Adversity

Do not be embarrassed by your failures, learn from them and start again.

Success is not measured by what a man accomplishes, but by the opposition he has encountered and the courage with which he has maintained the struggle against overwhelming odds.

I've observed that if individuals who prevail in a highly competitive environment have any one thing in common besides success, it is failure—and their ability to overcome it.

The test of success is not what you do when you are on top. Success is how high you bounce when you hit bottom.

In my opinion, character is the most important determinant of a person's success, achievement and ability to handle adversity.

You can take my factories, burn up my buildings, but give me my people and I'll build the business right back again.

What doesn't kill me can only make me stronger

Adversity has the effect of eliciting talents which, in prosperous circumstances, would have lain dormant.

You learn more in failure than you ever do in success

Failure is part of success, an integral part. Everybody gets knocked down. Knowing it will happen and what you must do when it does is the first step back.

Success is falling nine times and getting up ten.

Failure is success if we learn from it.

Failure is the seed of success

Exceptional people convert life's setbacks into future successes.

We all make mistakes, but the people who thrive from their mistakes are the successful ones.

From success, you learn absolutely nothing. From failure and setbacks conclusions can be drawn. That goes for your private life as well as your career.

God never shuts one door without opening a bigger better door. Hang in there. You are closer to success than you may think.

The gem cannot be polished without friction nor man without trials.

Success isn't about the end result; it's about what you learn along the way.

When fate hands you a lemon, make lemonade.

If you can meet success and failure and treat them both as impostors, then you are a balanced man, my son.

The key to success is emotional stability.

The key to success is to keep your head above the water.

Celebrate your success and stand strong when adversity hits, for when the storm clouds come in, the eagles soar while the small birds take cover.