Going Through Hard Times Quotes

Skillful pilots gain their reputation from storms and tempest.

Epicurus

Philosophical, Hard Times, Skills

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I like to use the hard times of the past to motivate me today.

Dwayne Johnson

Motivational, Hard Times, Past

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Hard times don't create heroes.
It is during the hard times when the "hero" within us is revealed.

Bob Riley

Strength, Hero, Hard Times

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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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Even if you're on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there.

Will Rogers

Inspirational, Funny, Life

"The Graduation Speech I'd Give, if Anyone Asked" by Karina Bland, www.azcentral.com. June 03, 2015.

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Don't pray when it rains if you don't pray when the sun shines.

Satchel Paige

Thanksgiving, Thank You, Baseball

Quoted in Deirdre Mullane, Words to Make My Dream Children Live: A Book of African American Quotations (1995)

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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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I have heard there are troubles of more than one kind. Some come from ahead and some come from behind. But I've bought a big bat. I'm all ready you see. Now my troubles are going to have troubles with me!

Dr. Seuss

Life, Positive, Success

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The bravest sight in the world is to see a great man struggling against adversity.

Seneca the Younger

Motivational, Positive, Cheer

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

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The gem cannot be polished without friction nor man without trials.

Confucius

Inspirational, Life, Success

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And so rock bottom became the solid foundation on which I rebuilt my life.

J. K. Rowling

Inspirational, Life, Change

J.K. Rowling (2015). “Very Good Lives: The Fringe Benefits of Failure and the Importance of Imagination”, p.38, Hachette UK

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The best way to predict the future is to study the past, or prognosticate.

Robert Kiyosaki

Inspirational, Motivational, Positive

Twitter post from Jan 30, 2017

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In life, nothing happens to you. It happens for you.

Rorion Gracie

Art, Getting Through Hard Times, Happens

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The greater the difficulty the more glory in surmounting it. Skillful pilots gain their reputation from storms and tempests.

Epictetus

Positive, Encouraging, Uplifting

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Champions keep playing until they get it right.

Billie Jean King

Inspirational, Sports, Running

Twitter post from Jan 26, 2015

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If you're going through hell, keep going.

Winston Churchill

Inspirational, Motivational, Change

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The friend in my adversity I shall always cherish most.

Ulysses S. Grant

Adversity, Dark, Tough Times

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

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Never let your head hang down. Never give up and sit down and grieve. Find another way.

Satchel Paige

Inspirational, Encouraging, Sports

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Once you choose hope, anything's possible

Christopher Reeve

Inspirational, Positive, Uplifting

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There are no shortcuts to any place worth going.

Beverly Sills

Inspirational, Motivational, Positive

"Conquering an Enemy Called Average". Book by John Mason, 1996.

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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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Tough times never last, but tough people do.

Robert H. Schuller

Inspirational, Life, Motivational

Robert H. Schuller (1993). “Robert H Schuller: The Inspirational Writings : Tough Times Never Last, But Tough People Do/Tough Minded Faith for Tender Hearted People”, Bbs Publishing Corporation

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When things are bad, we take comfort in the thought that they could always get worse. And when they are, we find hope in the thought that things are so bad they have to get better.

Malcolm Forbes

Inspirational, Life, Motivational

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In times of great stress or adversity, it's always best to keep busy, to plow your anger and your energy into something positive.

Lee Iacocca

Inspirational, Motivational, Positive

Lee Iacocca, William Novak (2011). “Iacocca: An Autobiography”, p.16, Bantam

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In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: it goes on.

Robert Frost

Inspirational, Life, Motivational

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