Abraham Lincoln Quotes

Adversity does not make us frail; it only shows us how frail we are.

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• Many who seem to be struggling with adversity are happy; many, amid great affluence, are utterly miserable.

  

  Tacitus
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• Every great man, every successful man, no matter what the field of endeavor, has known the magic that lies in these words: every adversity has the seed of an equivalent or greater benefit.

  

  W. Clement Stone
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• For a lot of people, Superman is and has always been America's hero. He stands for what we believe is the best within us: limitless strength tempered by compassion, that can bear adversity and emerge stronger on the other side. He stands for what we all feel we would like to be able to stand for, when standing is hardest.

  

  J. Michael Straczynski
  • People
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• There is in every woman's heart a spark of heavenly fire which lies dormant in the broad daylight of prosperity, but which kindles up and beams and blazes in the dark hour of adversity.

  

  Washington Irving
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• Yes, I did shatter my leg, and it really changed my life, in a way. It wasn't much fun, but it did open me up, and as we all know intuitively, adversity can develop resources.

  

  Dan Millman
  • Life
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• Adversity makes men, and prosperity makes monsters.

  

  Victor Hugo
  • Men
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  • Prosperity

• It shows 'us vs. them', and I'm on the 'us' side.

  

  Dan Quayle
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  • Side
  • U.S.

• Numerous have been the manifestations of God's providence in sustaining us. In the gloomy period of adversity, we have had 'our cloud by day and pillar of fire by night.' We have been reduced to distress, and the arm of Omnipotence has raised us up.

  

  Samuel Adams
  • Up
  • God
  • Night

• Whenever I've seen shows or films set here, they just don't feel like the real Nashville to me.

  

  Callie Khouri
  • Real
  • Me
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• I was absolutely delighted that those shows have been preserved.

  

  Patrick Macnee
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  • Been
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• We see many who are struggling against adversity who are happy, and more although abounding in wealth, who are wretched.

  

  Tacitus
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  • Wealth
  • Adversity

• How you deal with adversity says a lot about the kind of players you've got and the kind of team we've got.

  

  Aaron Rodgers
  • Team
  • Kind
  • Adversity

• There is no better than adversity. Every defeat, every heartbreak, every loss, contains its own seed, its own lesson on how to improve your performance the next time.

  

  Malcolm X
  • Time
  • Adversity
  • Loss

• I try to find scripts of stories that kinda celebrate the human condition... let's talk about the tough world out there and the human spirit overcoming adversity.

  

  Garry Marshall
  • World
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• I wish that only three residents of Tel Aviv could see what conditions on the West Bank are like. Living in such proximity, most Israelis have no idea about the adversity on the West Bank.

  

  Zubin Mehta
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• I love my job and my relationship with the viewers who watch my shows.

  

  Tamron Hall
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• I've seen all types of women. Celebrity girls I've dated and regular 9 to 5 girls. I've had shows where married women have tried to follow me to my hotel. My perception of women isn't very ignorant because I've seen a lot.

  

  Wale
  • Women
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• Every poll shows that most journalists are Democrats.

  

  Sally Quinn
  • Shows
  • Democrats
  • Poll

• Yeah. You know, we're not here to rub it in or make a statement. It's shows that for the past two years we've worked very hard.

  

  Helio Castroneves
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  • Worked

• You know, radio was a really easy way to do the shows. You'd come in, do a read-through, there'd be a few rehearsals, then you'd come the night of the show and do it in front of the audience and then go home.

  

  Harry Shearer
  • Audience
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  • Radio

• The United States was proud to stand with the people of Germany as this nation and this continent reunited and rebuilt and reached for a better future.

  

  Barack Obama
  • People
  • Future
  • Proud

• If you look at Jack Benny, George Burns, or Don Rickles, they've all had long, successful marriages. So, I think there's something about laughter and the durability of a marriage.

  

  Bob Newhart
  • Long
  • Marriage
  • Laughter

• Something new will always be the source of growth in Silicon Valley.

  

  Steve Jurvetson
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• Adversity does not make us frail; it only shows us how frail we are.

  

  Abraham Lincoln
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