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Quotes About Hardship

When ill luck begins, it does not come in sprinkles, but in showers.
~ Mark Twain
It had borne the burden, it had earned the honor"—
~ Mark Twain
gathering resolution; took in a big breath and began. When he entered the kitchen presently, with both eyes shut and groping for the towel with his hands, an honorable testimony of suds and water was dripping from his
~ Mark Twain
Back on shore everyone was pretty messed up, but the owner/captain was by far the worst off. He ended up drunk for a week, though the only thing he ever said was So? The boat's gone. So? Your mate's dead. So? Hey at least you're alive. So? An awful word but it does harden you. It hardened me.
~ Mark Z. Danielewski
This is not fun. This isn't fair.
~ Mark Z. Danielewski
They say that war is death's best friend, but I must offer you a different point of view on that one. To me, war is like the new boss who expects the impossible. He stands over your shoulder repeating one thin, incessantly: 'Get it done, get it done.' So you work harder. You get the job done. The boss, however, does not thank you. He asks for more.
~ Markus Zusak
To me, war is like the new boss who expects the impossible. He stands over your shoulder repeating one thing, incessantly: "Get it done, get it done." So you work harder. You get the job done. The boss, however, does not thank you. He asks for more.
~ Markus Zusak
They say that war is death's best friend, but I must offer you a different point of view on that one. To me, war is like the new boss who expects the impossible. He stands over your shoulder repeating one thing, incessantly: "Get it done, get it done." So you work harder. You get the job done. The boss, however, does not thank you. He asks for more. Often
~ Markus Zusak
To me, war is like the new boss who expects the impossible. He stands over your shoulder repeating one thing, incessantly: "Get it done, get it done." So you work harder. You get the job done. The boss, however, does not thank you. He asks for more. Often
~ Markus Zusak
Oh man sometimes I wake up feel like a cat runover. Are you familiar with the stoical aspects of hard drinking, of heavy drinking? Oh it's heavy. Oh it's hard. It isn't easy. Jesus, I never meant me any harm. All I wanted was a good time.
~ Martin Amis
Por ese motivo la minería era un arte y una ciencia, se dijo; porque los mineros morían jóvenes, como los artistas.
~ Martin Cruz Smith
There is no gain without struggle.
~ Martin Luther King, Jr.
The road to freedom is a difficult, hard road. It always makes for temporary setbacks.
~ Martin Luther King, Jr.
Nothing worthwhile is gained without sacrifice.
~ Martin Luther King, Jr.
death struggle had been a grievous one. On
~ Arthur Conan Doyle
Couldn't the wrong sort of living turn anyone mean? I remembered very well that one day back in Yoroido, a boy pushed me into a thorn bush near the pond. By the time I clawed my way out I was mad enough to bite through wood. If a few minutes of suffering could make me so angry, what would years of it do? Even stone can be worn down with enough rain.
~ Arthur Golden
Arthur Hailey
~ spread sand
He's a man way out there in the blue, riding on a smile and a shoeshine. And when they start not smiling back--that's an earthquake. And then you get a couple of spots on your hat, and you're finished.
~ Arthur Miller
I'm one-dollar an hour, Willy! I tried seven states and couldn't raise it. A buck an hour! Do you gather my meaning? I'm not bringing home any prizes anymore and you're going to stop waiting for me to bring them home!
~ Arthur Miller
But Xauleira ra KaAa,-what is worth doing is hard to do.
~ Arthur Schopenhauer
Bei Abwesenheit großer Leiden quälen uns die kleinsten Unannehmlichkeiten.
~ Arthur Schopenhauer
The rest of the night went no better.
~ Atul Gawande
I was impressed that he had learned to tolerate the winters.
~ Atul Gawande
two months before he left the hospital. Weak and debilitated, he lost his limousine business and his home
~ Atul Gawande