Adversity Quotes
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No matter what your circumstances are, whether you are in prosperity or in adversity, you can learn from every person, transaction, and circumstance around you.
Brigham Young
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To derive the fullest comfort and encouragement from Romans 8:28 we must realize that God is at work in a proactive, not reactive, fashion. That is, God does not just respond to an adversity in our lives to make the best of a bad situation. He knows before He initiates or permits the adversity exactly how He will use it for our good.
Jerry Bridges
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Adversity is the mother of progress.
Mahatma Gandhi
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As they say on my own Cape Cod, a rising tide lifts all the boats. And a partnership, by definition, serves both partners, without domination or unfair advantage. Together we have been partners in adversity - let us also be partners in prosperity.
John F. Kennedy
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Rejoicing refers to moderation of spirit when the mind keeps itself in calmness under adversity and does not give indulgence to grief. Constant praying is the way of 'rejoicing perpetually', for by this means we ask from God alleviation in connection with all our distresses.
John Calvin
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Disappointment and adversity can be catalysts for greatness. There's something particularly exciting about being the hunter, as opposed to the hunted. And that can make for powerful energy.
Cathy Freeman
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True strength is shown by the person who remains humble, quiet, & positive throughout all adversity and maintains their path towards success.
Behdad Sami
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There are two things that one must get used to or one will find life unendurable: the damages of time and injustices of men.
Sébastien-Roch Nicolas
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God's way of dealing with us is to throw us into situations over our depth, then supply us with the necessary ability to swim.
Catherine Marshall
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No human being is immune to adversity or personal setbacks.
Hillary Clinton
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Tough guys toughen up when faced with adversity. So he flexes his gag reflex and steps inside.
Bradley Sands
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The Republic needed to be passed through chastening, purifying fires of adversity and suffering: so these came and did their work and the verdure of a new national life springs greenly, luxuriantly, from their ashes.
Horace Greeley
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Never forget that God tests his real friends more severely than the lukewarm ones.
Kathryn Hulme
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The flower that blooms in adversity is the rarest and most beautiful of all.
Walt Disney
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If you have your mind in the right direction, and your heart is full of the right kind of stuff, you'll succeed and you'll triumph over adversity, over really anything.
Milo Ventimiglia
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True hope dwells on the possible, even when life seems to be a plot written by someone who wants to see how much adversity we can overcome.
Walter Inglis Anderson
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Be generous in prosperity, and thankful in adversity.
Bahá'u'lláh
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Adversity not only draws people together, but brings forth that beautiful inward friendship.
Soren Kierkegaard
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In so many things, growth comes from adversity.
Michael Huffington
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There have been a lot of hip-hop artists who have made a difference to people's lives, spreading the message of the struggle and representing for those who have overcome adversity.
Ali Shaheed Muhammad A Tribe Called Quest
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Constant success shows us but one side of the world; adversity brings out the reverse of the picture.
Charles Caleb Colton
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Good sides to adversity are best admired at a distance.
Seneca the Younger
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You should always want your coach to be critical. It gives you an opportunity to learn and to overcome adversity.
Steve Nash
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Players that tend to respond to adversity the right way and triumph in the end are players with strong character. If you have enough guys like that in the clubhouse, you have an edge on the other team.
Theo Epstein