Adversity Quotes
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It feels good when guys reach out to be inspired - and you have shown people an example of how you can come back and be better than you were before when adversity strikes; and when the world predicts the opposite, you show them you not only can be successful but be great.
Adrian Peterson
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If you ask me why I've succeeded, it's because I was in the Royal Marines. You have this unbelievable sense of achievement and of overcoming adversity. That's the confidence it breeds.
Brian McDermott
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Nevadans, and all Americans, are resilient. Overcoming adversity is a part of our national heritage.
Brian Sandoval
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Adversity is another way to measure the greatness of individuals. I never had a crisis that didn't make me stronger.
Lou Holtz
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When you have adversity and you have pain, you never feel more alone than you do at that moment. And you can be surrounded by hundreds of thousands of people.
Sandra Bullock
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'Seat at the Table' has expressed real adversity, struggle, and also triumph and joy.
Kelela Mizanekristos
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Successful people see adversity as a stepping stone rather than a stumbling block.
Shawn Achor
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As the pilot of a vessel is tried in the storm; as the wrestler is tried in the ring, the soldier in the battle, and the hero in adversity: so is the Christian tried in temptation.
Saint Basil
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Let no worldly prosperity divert you, nor any worldly adversity restrain you from His praise.
Anselm of Canterbury
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A rebirth out of spiritual adversity causes us to become new creatures.
James E. Faust
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I get Tweets every day from people telling me that 'Hey, I'm going to overcome my injury or my illness. Cancer. Different diseases. I can beat it because Adrian Peterson showed me the determination and the willpower to be able to prosper and get through adversity whenever it comes.'
Adrian Peterson
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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
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No matter what sort of adversity or challenge you might face, you can always believe that, with hope, it can be conquered and, in the end, you will be stronger for it.
Brooke Ellison
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Prosperity asks for fidelity; adversity exacts it.
Seneca the Younger
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I work best when there is adversity: I seem to get calmer the more the fur is flying.
Andrea Arnold
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I think maybe there's a part of me that needs adversity from the rest of the world in order to feel motivated to want to prove people wrong. I need people to be like, 'What is this weirdo doing?'
Josh Klinghoffer Red Hot Chili Peppers
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Adversity will surface in every life. How we meet it makes the difference.
Marvin J. Ashton
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Prosperity Whose sources are interior. As soon Adversity A diamond overtake.
Emily Dickinson
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The measure of human character is our reaction to dark times. No one can sidestep darkness. It is the throne upon which light sits. If a soul has not known sadness and struggle, there is no chance of overcoming, no cherishing the dawn.
David Wolpe
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When we face seemingly insurmountable obstacles in the fulfillment of righteous responsibilities, we should remember that when we are involved in the work of the Lord, the obstacles before us are never as great as the power behind us. We should reach out and climb. Handholds will only be found by hands that are outstretched. Footholds are only for feet that are on the move.
Dallin H. Oaks
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Things grew and lived in constant adversity, ingenious in solving problems of existence.
Mary Astor
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The thrill of achievement comes from overcoming adversity in the accomplishment of an important goal.
Brian Tracy
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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
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It was the time when they loved each other best, without hurry or excess, when both were most conscious of and grateful for their incredible victories over adversity.
Gabriel Garcia Marquez