Strength In Adversity Quotes

The turning point in the process of growing up is when you discover the core of strength within you that survives all hurt.

Max Lerner

Life, Motivational, Broken Heart

Max Lerner (1959). “The unfinished country: a book of American symbols”

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Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars.

Khalil Gibran

Inspirational, Life, Motivational

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Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved.

Helen Keller

Inspirational, Life, Motivational

Helen Keller (1957). “The Open Door”, Garden City, N.Y. : Doubleday

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A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles.

Christopher Reeve

Inspirational, Motivational, Strength

"Still Me". Book by Christopher Reeve, 1999.

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The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.

Martin Luther King, Jr.

Inspirational, Life, Motivational

Strength to Love (1963) ch. 3

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If you're trying to achieve, there will be roadblocks. I've had them; everybody has had them. But obstacles don't have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don't turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it.

Michael Jordan

Inspirational, Basketball, Wisdom

Michael Jordan (1994). “I can't accept not trying: Michael Jordan on the pursuit of excellence”

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One who gains strength by overcoming obstacles possesses the only strength which can overcome adversity.

Albert Schweitzer

Motivational, Strength, Stress

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Never give up, for that is just the place and time that the tide will turn.

Harriet Beecher Stowe

Inspirational, Motivational, Moving On

Harriet Beecher Stowe (1896). “Oldtown folks. Sam Lawson's Oldtown fireside stories”

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Strength does not come from winning. Your struggles develop your strengths. When you go through hardships and decide not to surrender, that is strength.

Arnold Schwarzenegger

Inspirational, Motivational, Strength

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Promise me you'll always remember: You're braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.

A. A. Milne

Love, Inspirational, Friendship

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You don't develop courage by being happy in your relationships everyday. You develop it by surviving difficult times and challenging adversity.

Epicurus

Boyfriend, Being Happy, Courage

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When everything seems to be going against you, remember that the airplane takes off against the wind, not with it.

Henry Ford

Inspirational, Motivational, Positive

"Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.

Albert Einstein

Inspirational, Motivational, Positive

Albert Einstein (2015). “Bite-Size Einstein: Quotations on Just About Everything from the Greatest Mind of the Twentieth Century”, p.31, St. Martin's Press

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If you find a path with no obstacles, it probably doesn't lead anywhere.

Frank A. Clark

Inspirational, Life, Inspiring

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Anyone can give up; it is the easiest thing in the world to do. But to hold it together when everyone would expect you to fall apart, now that is true strength.

Chris Bradford

Strength, Being Strong, Stay Strong

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If you run into a wall, don't turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it.

Michael Jordan

Motivational, Basketball, Running

Michael Jordan (1994). “I can't accept not trying: Michael Jordan on the pursuit of excellence”

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It's the easiest thing in the world for a man to deceive himself.

Benjamin Franklin

Strength, Being Strong, Stay Strong

Benjamin Franklin (2013). “Poor Richard's Almanack”, p.78, Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.

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A problem is a chance for you to do your best.

Duke Ellington

Inspirational, Life, Positive

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Where there is no struggle, there is no strength.

Oprah Winfrey

Inspirational, Motivational, Positive

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An Airplane takes off against the wind, not with it.

Henry Ford

Inspirational, Motivational, Positive

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Fire is the test of gold; adversity, of strong men.

Martha Graham

Leadership, Being Strong, Work

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I am not afraid of storms for I am learning how to sail my ship.

Louisa May Alcott

Inspirational, Confidence, Wisdom

J. M. Barrie, Charles Dickens, Johanna Spyri, Louisa May Alcott, L. Frank Baum (2015). “Greatest Christmas Novels in One Volume: Life and Adventures of Santa Claus, Heidi, The Romance of a Christmas Card, The Little City of Hope, The Wonderful Life, Little Women, Anne of Green Gables, Little Lord Fauntleroy, Peter Pan…”, p.1082, e-artnow

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I love those who can smile in trouble, who can gather strength from distress, and grow brave by reflection. 'Tis the business of little minds to shrink, but they whose heart is firm, and whose conscience approves their conduct, will pursue their principles unto death.

Leonardo da Vinci

Love, Motivational, Strength

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I love those who can smile in trouble.

Leonardo da Vinci

Inspirational, Strength, Smile

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He knows not his own strength who hath not met adversity.

William Samuel Johnson

Motivational, Positive, Crazy

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