Quotes About Struggles

[H]appy or miserable, life is the only blessing which man possesses[.

El mundo está lleno de libros. Algunos son hermosos. Algunos llegan a justificar la presencia del hombre sobre la tierra. Incluso los hay que son verdaderamente grandes, genuinamente libres, noblemente generosos. Amamos a estos libros. Nunca a las maniobras que se esconden tras ellos. Son hermosos sus mensajes. Nunca las pugnas a que se llegó para imponerlos.

We're all haunted in one way or another, are we not? If not by spirits, then by our own demons and regrets.

All the trials we endure cannot be compared to these interior battles.

Our lives are our mythic journeys, and our happy endings are still to be won.

I never define depression, clinical or otherwise. It's the basis of most life. It seems to be the modern world: we all are depressed.

I said before, that I have learnt much by guiding others. In the first place I see that all souls have more or less the same battles to fight, and on the other hand, that one soul differs widely from another, so each must be dealt with differently.

You are not what you have done, but what you have overcome. All the hardships, the mistakes, the rejections, the pain and all the times you questioned why have given birth to the wisdom and strength that will help you shine your light on the world, even in the darkest of hour. Failures and struggles keep you humble. Success and achievement keep you glowing, but only faith and determination keep you going. Stay focused and celebrate your efforts too, not just the outcomes.

It is unthinkable that a man can truly find happiness in this life, if at the same time he views himself as an exile here and sees his soul surrounded by many dangers.

Thinkest thou that thou shalt always have spiritual consolations at thy will? My Saints had never such, but instead thereof manifold griefs, and divers temptations, and heavy desolations. But patiently they bore themselves in all, and trusted in God more than in themselves, knowing that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us.(2)

Death just comes, not happiness. Because when you're trying to find happiness, you're trying to navigate a very, very murky minefield of distractions, of disappointments, of deceptions. That's why you have to work on happiness.

I think every actor has their list of roles that were near misses. I've had my share.

Kids who live in low income areas face extra challenges and show up at schools that were not designed to meet their extra needs.

I always hear about romance and love and relationships, and we're so scared to talk about the negatives, about when it doesn't work out.

Growing up in bad neighborhoods, you see and experience a lot.

Every 20 years or so, I feel that young people confront the same issues - a new war, new challenges.

While the majority of my childhood memories are beautiful, I also have experienced the challenges that Nigeria has faced since independence.

Everyone can have a bad period in their life, but we are famous; we have a lot of things. Sometimes people think we are not human, with no feelings, with no problems.

Si bien, es muy fácil herir a los que amamos, es de verdad difícil curar esas heridas. Aun así, intentar la cura de dicha heridas puede ser una de las experiencias más enriquecedoras de la vida.

Las familias felices son todas iguales; las familias infelices lo son cada una a su manera.

Of course things like that complicate life, and there are all kinds of readjustments to think about, battles to fight and lines to draw.

Life was full of surprises, with too many bruises and not enough Band-Aids.

Throughout my life my greatest benefactors have been my travels and my dreams. Very few men, living or dead, have helped me in my struggles.

Oh, yes. Wife. Children. Home. Everything. The full catastrophe.