Difficult Times Quotes - Page 4

• Nelson Mandela said: 'It always seems impossible until it's done.' Peace is possible.

  John Bonifaz

  Motivational, Perseverance, War

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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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• The brick walls are there for a reason. The brick walls are not there to keep us out. The brick walls are there to give us a chance to show how badly we want something. Because the brick walls are there to stop the people who don’t want it badly enough. They’re there to stop the other people.

  Randy Pausch

  Inspirational, Strength, Perseverance

  YouTube Channel "Carnegie Mellon University"/"Randy Pausch Last Lecture: Achieving Your Childhood Dreams", www.youtube.com. December 20, 2007.

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• If we believe that tomorrow will be better, we can bear a hardship today

  Nhat Hanh

  Uplifting, Hope, Believe

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• Don't underestimate your own strength. To persevere. To make it through the most difficult of times. And, JUST as importantly, don't underestimate your ability to help someone ELSE during THEIR most difficult times. Sometimes all it takes is a kind word, or gesture, to help someone make it through their day.

  Jared Padalecki

  Gestures, Helping, Underestimate

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• The ability to find meaning in the most difficult times, I think, is one of the most important skills of life.

  Tony Robbins

  Thinking, Skills, Important

  Source: www.businessinsider.com

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  You can make positive deposits in your own economy every day by reading and listening to powerful, positive, life-changing content and by associating with encouraging and hope-building people.

  Zig Ziglar

  Motivational, Positive, Hope

  FaceBook post by Zig Ziglar from Jul 09, 2014

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• Most single people I know, myself included, have a difficult time even meeting up with the people they like, be it busy schedules, texting games, or whatever.

  Aziz Ansari

  Games, People, Schedules

  "Aziz Ansari gets candid about love: 'elusive and sadly ephemeral'". Interview with Tasha Robinson, www.avclub.com. February 13, 2013.

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• You all know that I have been sustained throughout my life by three saving graces - my family, my friends, and a faith in the power of resilience and hope. These graces have carried me through difficult times and they have brought more joy to the good times than I ever could have imagined.

  Elizabeth Edwards

  Love, Moving On, Grief

  "Elizabeth Edwards dies after battle with cancer", www.cnn.com. December 7, 2010.

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• The music industry is an interesting lens through which to look at change, because it has had such a difficult time adjusting to the digital age.

  Jennifer Egan

  Interesting, Age, Adjusting

  "Conversation: Author Jennifer Egan". "PBS NewsHour" with Jeffrey Brown, www.pbs.org. July 1, 2010.

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• I have had a very difficult time with stage fright; it undermines your well-being and peace of mind, and it can also threaten your livelihood.

  Renee Fleming

  Mind, Stage, Well Being

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

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• My faith is an important part of my life and over the years I've learnt that it takes a proud man to say he doesn't need anything. It has been a quiet strength and a backbone through a lot of difficult times.

  Bear Grylls

  Men, Years, Important

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• Difficult times are the greatest opportunities in disguise. When we face difficult times we have to put in determined work to get ourselves into joy. Difficult times are your greatest opportunity to practice yourself into joy!

  Rhonda Byrne

  Happiness, Opportunity, Practice

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• The Marathon distance is very difficult to cover and without the support of all of the fans and people cheering us on and the other runners, we would have a very difficult time to run the full race. So we work together to make a marathon happen.

  Tilahun Regassa

  Running, Cheer, Distance

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• In these difficult times, when tough decisions are required, the differences between Labour and the Tories are becoming much clearer. One party believes in intervention to reduce social and economic costs and the other believes in market forces and letting things take their course.

  Lucy Powell

  Party, Believe, Differences

  "Fiscal policy announcements show Labour and the Tories are diverging at last" by Lucy Powell, www.theguardian.com. November 21, 2008.

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• I know how important it is to have a helping hand. In my childhood I had difficult times because of hormonal problems. If I hadn't had support, I wouldn't have been able to fulfill my dreams.

  Lionel Messi

  Sports, Football, Dream

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• The idea of redemption is always good news, even if it means sacrifice or some difficult times.

  Patti Smith

  Mean, Sacrifice, Ideas

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• We live in a time of transition, an uneasy era which is likely to endure for the rest of this century... During this period we may be tempted to abandon some of the time-honored principles and commitments which have been proven during the difficult times of past generations. We must never yield to this temptation. Our American values are not luxuries but necessities - not the salt in our bread but the bread itself.

  Jimmy Carter

  Patriotic, Commitment, Past

  Jimmy Carter's Farewell Address, www.jimmycarterlibrary.gov. January 14, 1981.

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• If you aren't good at loving yourself, you will have a difficult time loving anyone, since you'll resent the time and energy you give another person that you aren't even giving to yourself.

  Barbara De Angelis

  Love, Life, Self Esteem

  Barbara De Angelis (2009). “Real Moments for Lovers: The Enlightened Guide for Discovering Total Passion and True Intimacy”, p.20, Dell

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• In difficult times carry something beautiful in your heart.

  Blaise Pascal

  Beautiful, Heart, Difficult

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• Miss Tarabotti was not certain if he was objecting to the kick or the scream, so she issued both again— with interest. He seemed to be having a difficult time negotiating Alexia's multiple layers of skirts and ruffles, which formed a particularly efficacious barrier in the tight confines of the hackney.

  Gail Carriger

  Missing, Ruffles, Hackney

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• Someone once said anyone can be great under rosy circumstances, but the true test of character is measured by how well a person makes decisions during difficult times.

  Jack Gantos

  Character, Decision, Tests

  Jack Gantos (2002). “Hole in My Life”, p.8, Macmillan

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• Christ walked the path every mortal is called to walk so that he would know how to succor and strengthen us in our most difficult times. He knows the deepest and most personal burdens we carry. He knows the most public and poignant pains we bear. He descended below al such grief in order that he might lift us above it. There is no anguish or sorrow or sadness in life that he has not suffered in our behalf and borne away upon his own valiant and compassionate shoulders.

  Jeffrey R. Holland

  Pain, Grief, Sadness

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• In difficult times, in dark times, some people shine.

  Cassandra Clare

  Dark, People, Shining

  Cassandra Clare (2012). “Cassandra Clare: The Mortal Instruments Series (5 books): City of Bones; City of Ashes; City of Glass; City of Fallen Angels, City of Lost Souls”, p.1961, Simon and Schuster

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• I hope you find true meaning, contentment, and passion in your life. I hope you navigate the difficult times and come out with greater strength and resolve. I hope you find whatever balance you seek with your eyes wide open. And I hope that you - yes, you - have the ambition to lean in to your career and run the world. Because the world needs you to change it.

  Sheryl Sandberg

  Running, Passion, Ambition

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