Adversity Quotes - Page 21

• He who, when he hath the power, doeth not good, when he loses the means will suffer distress. There is not a more unfortunate wretch than the oppressor; for in the day of adversity nobody is his friend.

  Saadi

  Mean, Suffering, Oppression

  Saadi, Francis Gladwin, Eric Serejski (2016). “Gulistan or Rose Garden”, p.154, Innovations and Information

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• Affliction comes to us all, not to make us sad, but sober; not to make us sorry, but to make us wise; not to make us despondent, but by its darkness to refresh us as the night refreshes the day; not to impoverish, but to enrich us

  Henry Ward Beecher

  Wise, Sorry, Failure

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• The only thing I would advise young actors to do is prepare for the amount of adversity that you're going to come in contact with by choosing to be an actor because before you actually "made it" or get the skills, people are all not going to take you seriously, and many people will try to discourage you from it. Don't take any of their advice. Do it, and do it and do it. Remember the compliments. Forget the insults.

  Paulo Costanzo

  People, Advice, Trying

  Source: www.fanbolt.com

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• I remember back to my days as a teenager. When you get your feelings hurt, you feel that moment of embarrassment. You think: "No one wants to talk to me ever again. It's all over." I reassure people that's totally not the case. These bullies are just hateful people doing hateful things. Sometimes, it's a lesson in tough love, but you keep positive, smile in the face of hateful adversity and move on. It makes you a stronger person.

  John Cena

  Hurt, Teenager, Moving

  Source: bleacherreport.com

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• Charles Haddon Spurgeon said that the old covenant was a convenant of prosperity, and the new convenient is a covenant of adversity, whereby we're being weaned from the present world and made meek for the world to come.

  Hank Hanegraaff

  Spurgeon, World, Covenant

  Source: www.christianpost.com

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• I can't speak for everybody, but sometimes, people get in this showbiz game and they get the money, but then they forget why they got in the game in the first place. I don't even look at it as fame, I just look at it as me being me, and me going out here everyday and being productive, because I am the product, and I'm selling myself. I'm selling my ambition and my integrity and my adversity, and I'd just like to be that.

  Young Jeezy

  Integrity, Ambition, People

  Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

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• Despite how difficult and hopeless it was at times, my experiences have shaped me for the better in many ways. It ultimately taught me empathy and invaluable lessons only learned through adversity.

  Gianna Simone

  Empathy, Hopeless, Difficult

  Source: www.harpersbazaar.com

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• Interchangeability and versatility unlocks so many styles of play for your team. It's not the end all be all, but it helps you handle adversity so much better. It presents so many different matchup problems for the other team because they have to worry about so many different things. You can have long and athletic guys but if they're dummies then you're in trouble. What the Warriors have is amazing versatility, but also versatility in their basketball IQ.

  Shane Battier

  Basketball, Team, Warrior

  Source: www.sbnation.com

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• London is a great city full of amazing people from all backgrounds and when Londoners face adversity, we always pull together. We stand up for our values. And we show the world. We are the greatest city in the world.

  Sadiq Khan

  People, Together, World

  Source: www.cbc.ca

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• Democrats can't survive in any kind of adversity. Look at how they're crying and whining like a bunch of stuck pigs over the mean Russians.

  Rush Limbaugh

  Mean, Kind, Cry

  Source: www.rushlimbaugh.com

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• I'd like to be able to do complex math in my head. Any kind of adversity and I become very anxious, but if you're a robot, you have good equilibrium. I wish I was cooler under pressure, like a robot.

  Zach Woods

  Math, Wish, Kind

  Source: collider.com

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• If you've got a desire to achieve something, then keep going until you achieve it. It's not always possible and things might change - circumstances may change or adversity or obstacles may come your way - but keep trying. I feel that I've tried to do that in my life and it's something that I've tried to pass on to my children as well.

  Victoria Derbyshire

  Children, Desire, Trying

  Source: www.huffingtonpost.co.uk

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• I see too many people who jump into spirituality as a shelter to hide from reality. It doesn't work that way. The way it works is for the spirit behind you to follow you wherever you go, like a loyal soldier, and show you how to face up to adversity. If you can't face adversity, you will get locked into a new age perception that everything is fine when it isn't. That makes you vulnerable to being exploited by the person who comes along and says, "I am a psychic. I have studied with this guy or that guy, and I know what you should do".

  Malidoma Patrice Some

  Reality, People, Guy

  Source: www.motherjones.com

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• Cancer has changed how I see adversity, because there is so much inequality in the treatment of the disease and it shouldn't have to be that you live or die depending on where you live. I'm still learning not to sweat the small things and to live each day to the fullest.

  Thelma Jones

  Cancer, Inequality, Changed

  Source: www.huffingtonpost.com

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• The key to overcoming adversity is to be ready to understand that you have enough, no matter what rug is pulled out from under you. You can't live in fear, or thinking "I'll never figure it out." The more consciously we can understand what we're experiencing, the more that is our protection. So, we run into adversity, but we don't have to stay there if we have imagination and a way to help ourselves change course. Sometimes we can't - knowing the difference is wisdom and the acceptance that we have enough.

  Carmen Dell'Orefice

  Running, Acceptance, Thinking

  Source: www.harpersbazaar.com

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• Purpose needs to be nurtured. It gains resolve when faced with adversity. The ability to overcome obstacles and challenges is daunting but when accomplished gives us a great feeling of achievement. At the same time we need to nurture purpose by exposing ourselves to new opportunities. We need to learn continuously and we need to teach what we learn to others. Such things like that, and many more, help shape and develop the sense of a leader's purpose so that he or she can provide greater service to the organization.

  John Baldoni

  Opportunity, Giving, Achievement

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• There are uses to adversity, and they don't reveal themselves until tested. Whether it's serious illness, financial hardship, or the simple constraint of parents who speak limited English, difficulty can tap unexpected strengths.

  Sonia Sotomayor

  Simple, Financial Hardship, Serious Illness

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• One of the saddest lines in the world is, 'Oh come now - be realistic.' The best parts of this world were not fashioned by those who were realistic. They were fashioned by those who dared to look hard at their wishes and gave them horses to ride.

  Richard Nelson Bolles

  Horse, Decision, Wish

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• There is genius in persistence. It conquers all opposers. It gives confidence. It annihilates obstacles. Everybody believes in a determined man. People know that when he undertakes a thing, the battle is half won, for his rule is to accomplish whatever he sets out to do.

  Orison Swett Marden

  Confidence, Perseverance, Believe

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• In times of stress, be bold and valiant.

  Horace

  Courage, Stress, Valiant

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• I do get scared about the physical danger from drug dealers. But it's not in the same league as the danger I feel eating an $80 lunch with my privileged friends to discuss hunger and poverty. That's when my soul feels imperiled.

  Jonathan Kozol

  Courage, Humility, Lunch

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• You should not suffer the past. You should be able to wear it like a loose garment, take it off and let it drop.

  Eva Jessye

  Courage, Memories, Past

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• The will must be stronger than the skill.

  Muhammad Ali

  Courage, Perseverance, Bodybuilding

  Muhammad Ali, Richard Durham (2015). “The Greatest: My Own Story”, p.328, Graymalkin Media

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• Once the 'what' is decided, the 'how' always follows. We must not make the 'how' an excuse for not facing and accepting the 'what.'

  Pearl S. Buck

  Courage, Integrity, Hypocrisy

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• The question in life is not whether you get knocked down. You will. The question is, are you ready to get back up... And fight for what you believe in?

  Dan Quayle

  Life, Leadership, Motivation

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