Quotes About Hardship

Kangana didn't have a penny when I met her.

I've always been someone who has wanted to fight and to scrap for every penny I could.

My first job was cleaning sheep pens.

People say we were an overnight success. It took us a year to be an overnight success.

It's very difficult when you have $1.50 per day to spend on food and drink, but for people who live this reality, that money also has to cover medical expenses and education, fuel and shelter - sometimes for an entire family.

I have seen several hardships since I was a child. As a result, I don't perceive things the way most people do.

Books changed my perception about the sacrifices we make as athletes.

You don't become an Olympic medallist overnight and even after you do become an Olympian it doesn't make everything go away and you have this perfect life.

I'm a perfectionist. I'm very hard on myself and very critical.

When I was a street performer, before I had any songs of my own that anybody would stop and put in money for, I would always be doing covers. Even with covers, people wouldn't stop in the beginning.

There's no getting around it: Writing is hard, while working with young performers is nearly always a joy.

We work just as hard as any footballer, period. We go through the same experiences and heartaches. We make the same sacrifices. We leave our families behind to chase our dreams, too.

The rock n' roll lifestyle did have its perks, but it wasn't all limos and parties in the early days.

The perseverance and the strength and the determination and the sacrifice that so many millions of people have had to endure to form this country is far greater than anything that we can really imagine.

All that I have achieved has been possible not only because of my own strength and perseverance, gained through hardship, but also through other people's support and belief in me.

I didn't have the confidence from my childhood, but dreams are possible and all good things in life are hard to get, so persevere and don't give up!

Keep mashin' for your ration.

The enjoyments of this life are not equal to its evils.

Those who aim at great deeds must also suffer greatly.

Look down with maternal clemency, Most Blessed Virgin, upon all your children. Consider the anxiety of bishops who fear their flocks will be tormented by a terrible storm of evils. Heed the anguish of so many people, fathers and mothers of families who are uncertain about their future and beset by hardship and cares. (Christi Matri Rosarii)

Was all the hardship there to demonstrate how unlucky I was, or was I actually a very lucky person given that I'd survived so much?

Di sana, di kampung nelayan tetesan deras keringat membuat orang tak sempat membuat kehormatan, bahkan tak sempat mendapatkan nasi dalam hidupnya terkecuali jagung tumbuk yang kuning. Betapa mahalnya kehormatan dan nasi.

Bukankah hidup manusia ini tiap hari dicangkul, diendapkan, dan diseret juga seperti gundukan tanah merah itu?

Orang kampung seperti sahaya ini, bendoro muda, kelahirannya sendiri sudah suatu kecelakaan. Tak ada sesuatu yang lebih celaka dari nasib orang kampung.