Quotes About Adversity

Exist?, f?r? îndoial?, ?i pe uscat naufragii.

A talent is formed in stillness, a character in the world's torrent.

Ein deutscher Schriftsteller — ein deutscher Märtyrer! Ja, mein Guter, Sie werden es nicht anders finden. [...] Und wenn noch die bornierte Masse höhere Menschen verfolgte! Nein, ein Begabter und ein Talent verfolgt das andere [...] und jeder sucht den andern schlecht und verhaßt zu machen, da doch zu einem friedlichen Hinleben und Hinwirken die Welt groß und weit genug ist, und jeder schon an seinem eigenen Talent einen Feind hat, der ihm hinlänglich zu schaffen macht.

?nsanlar hem kendilerine hem de ba?kalar?na durmadan güçlük ç?kar?rlar ama, " dedi, " asla y?lmamal?. Yolunun üstüne bir da? ç?kan yolcu gibi olmal?. ?üphesiz, bu da? olmasayd? yol daha rahat, daha k?sa olurdu. Ama mademki da? vard?r, onu a?mak gerek.

Anche in terraferma ci sono naufragi; è bello e meritevole riprendersene al più presto e ristabilirsi.

Wir reiten in die Kreuz und Quer Nach Freuden und Geschäften; Doch immer kläfft es hinterher Und bellt aus allen Kräften. So will der Spitz aus unserm Stall Uns immerfort begleiten, Und seines Bellens lauter Schall Beweist nur, daß wir reiten.

She was in deep trouble and knew it

Just imagine what would have happened if Michael Jordan quit after getting cut from his High School Basketball team?

We spend 8 hours a day, for 10 months a year, for nearly 17 years sending our kids to school to prepare them for life. In all of that time there is never a course in overcoming adversity, goal setting, sacrifice, perseverance, teammates, or family. I guess that's what wrestling is for.

There are a few things in life that occur, that you don't ask for, that are just dealt to you. These things can define you or you can define yourself through them. I elect to define myself through overcoming what has been dealt to me in my life. It took thirty-one years and two generations of tweaking to get my first perfect ending. Now I am going to work on my next one.

When life throws you to your back, you need to know how not to get pinned, get off of your back and do enough to make up the difference in order to win.

If you're in a bad situation, don't worry it'll change. If you're in a good situation, don't worry it'll change.

Sink or swim, live or die, survive or perish with my country.

By my physical constitution I am but an ordinary man…. Yet some great events, some cutting expressions, some mean hypocrisies, have at times thrown this assemblage of sloth, sleep, and littleness into rage like a lion.

What if the greatest part of the pack have run upon a false scent, may not the hindmost dog hit it off?

Now listen lads, I'm not happy with our tackling. We're hurting them but they keep getting up.

Trouble my dear readers is everywhere. We are all in this world to bear our share of it and we must not be surprised when those who inflict it appear suddenly as though out of nowhere.

The musher's motto has always been Drive the dogs you have, not the dogs someone else has.

The secret of survival is a defective imagination.

For love is of such potent might That of misfortune it makes light.

Marti wasn't the type to give up without a fight, especially not if she was very afraid - some people are like that. They lean into the fear.

not every boy thrown to the wolves becomes a hero.

Noble souls, through dust and heat, rise from disaster and defeat the stronger.

But how good God is! How well He fits our trials to our strength!