Adversity Quotes - Page 28

• 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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• Opposition is a natural part of life. Just as we develop our physical muscles through overcoming opposition - such as lifting weights - we develop our character muscles by overcoming challenges and adversity.

  Stephen Covey

  Life, Motivational, Change

  Stephen R. Covey, A. Roger Merrill, Rebecca R. Merrill (1997). “First Things First Every Day: Daily Reflections- Because Where You're Headed Is More Important Than How Fast You Get There”, p.115, Simon and Schuster

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• Your persistence is, in fact, the true measure of your belief in yourself and your ability to succeed. Each time that you persist in the face of adversity and disappointment, you build the habit of persistence.

  Brian Tracy

  Perseverance, Disappointment, Persistence

  Brian Tracy (2009). “Flight Plan: The Real Secret of Success”, p.136, Berrett-Koehler Publishers

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• To achieve your dreams, you must embrace adversity and make failure a regular part of your life. If you're not failing, you're probably not really moving forward.

  John C. Maxwell

  Dream, Moving, Self Improvement

  John C. Maxwell (2012). “The Complete 101 Collection”, p.47, Harper Collins

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• People naturally tend toward inertia. That's why self improvement is such a struggle. But that's also why adversity lies at the heart of every success. The process of achievement comes through repeated failures and the constant struggle to climb to a higher level.

  John C. Maxwell

  Lying, Struggle, Heart

  John C. Maxwell (2011). “Maxwell Daily Reader: 365 Days of Insight to Develop the Leader Within You and Influence Those Around You”, p.264, Thomas Nelson Inc

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• Though my natural instinct is to wish for a life free from pain, trouble, and adversity, I am learning to welcome anything that makes me conscious of my need for Him. If prayer is birthed out of desperation, then anything that makes me desperate for God is a blessing.

  Nancy Leigh DeMoss

  Pain, Prayer, Women

  Nancy Leigh DeMoss (2012). “The Quiet Place: Daily Devotional Readings”, p.80, Moody Publishers

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• Sometimes you have to forget what's gone, appreciate what still remains, and look forward to what's coming next.

  Will Smith

  Sad, Letting Go, Cancer

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• Never forget that God tests his real friends more severely than the lukewarm ones.

  Kathryn Hulme

  Real, Tests, Never Forget

  Kathryn Hulme, Edward Streeter, Helen Howe, Frank O'Rourke, Winston Graham (1956). “The Nun's Story, Merry Christmas Mr. Baxter, The Success, The Diamond Hitch, The Sleeping Partner”

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• If you have not clung to a broken piece of your old ship in the dark night of the soul, your faith may not have the sustaining power to carry you through to the end of the journey.

  Rufus Jones

  Dark, Night, Journey

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• It appears that when life is broken by tragedy God shines through the breach.

  George Arthur Buttrick

  Broken, Shining, Tragedy

  George Arthur Buttrick (1942). “Prayer”

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• Does this mean we will always understand our challenges? Won't all of us, sometime, have reason to ask, 'O God, where art thou?' Yes! When a spouse dies, a companion will wonder. When financial hardship befalls a family, a father will ask. When children wander from the path, a mother and father will cry out in sorrow. Yes, 'weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.' Then, in the dawn of our increased faith and understanding, we arise and choose to wait upon the Lord, saying, 'Thy will be done.'

  Robert D. Hales

  Mother, Morning, Art

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• Those who have succeeded have also had the ability to overcome adversity, disappointment, and even tragedy in their lives.

  LaVell Edwards

  Life, Disappointment, Tragedy

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• The sharpest sting of adversity it borrows from our own impatience.

  George Horne

  Impatience

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• Life never was intended to be easy. Rather, it is a period of proving and growth. It is interwoven with difficulties, challenges, and burdens. We are immersed in a sea of persistent, worldly pressures that could destroy our happiness. Yet these very forces, if squarely faced, provide opportunity for tremendous personal growth and development. The conquering of adversity produces strength of character, forges self-confidence, engenders self-respect, and assures success in righteous endeavor.

  Richard G. Scott

  Adventure, Character, Self Confidence

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• Love is a fabric which never fades, no matter how often it is washed in the water of adversity and grief.

  Robert Fulghum

  Love, Grief, Water

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• Each misfortune you encounter will carry in it the seed of tomorrow's good luck.

  Og Mandino

  Good Luck, Encounters, Lucky

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• Be calm and strong and patient. Meet failure and disappointment with courage. Rise superior to the trials of life, and never give in to hopelessness or despair. In danger, in adversity, cling to your principles and ideals. Aequanimitas!

  William Osler

  Life, Strong, Disappointment

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• Know how to win and how to lose and be able to handle adversity.

  Tom Osborne

  Basketball, Winning, Coaching

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• Many times I had to dig deep and perform. All of that adversity helped me and drove me to want to be the best.

  Hayley Wickenheiser

  Hockey, Want, Being The Best

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• We are more often frightened than hurt; and we suffer more from imagination than from reality.

  Seneca the Elder

  Inspirational, Hurt, Fear

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• The core of a soldier is moral discipline. It is intertwined with the discipline of physical and mental achievement. It motivates doing on your own what is right without prodding. It is an inner critic that refuses to tolerate less than your best. Total discipline overcomes adversity and physical stamina draws on an inner strength that says "drive on".

  William G. Bainbridge

  Army, Discipline, Achievement

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• And ye, who have met with Adversity's blast, And been bow'd to the earth by its fury; To whom the Twelve Months, that have recently pass'd Were as harsh as a prejudiced jury - Still, fill to the Future! and join in our chime, The regrets of remembrance to cozen, And having obtained a New Trial of Time, Shout in hopes of a kindlier dozen.

  Thomas Hood

  New Year, Regret, Holiday

  Thomas Campbell, Samuel Carter Hall, Edward Bulwer Lytton Baron Lytton, Theodore Edward Hook, Thomas Hood (1842). “The New Monthly Magazine”, p.2

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• The minute you start talking about what you're going to do if you lose, you have lost.

  George P. Shultz

  Softball, Sports, Volleyball

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• Concentration is the ability to think about absolutely nothing when it is absolutely necessary.

  Ray Knight

  Sports, Funny Inspirational, Athlete

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