Adversity Quotes
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Adversity has the effect of drawing out strength and qualities of a man that would have laid dormant in its absence.
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Adversity is the nurse of greatness which roughly rocks her patients back to health.
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For every one hundred men who can stand adversity there is only one who can withstand prosperity.
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In adversity keep motivated, for often the best comes from difficulty.
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Driving in clouds of dust and darkness beyond the outer suburbs the self-starter began to smoke. Grovelling under the vehicle among the ants and young scorpions, fearful of losing our feet when the great American lorries roared past, we attained the feeling of comradeship that only comes in moments of adversity.
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My ability to survive personal crises is really a mark of the character of my people. Individually and collectively, we must react with a tenacity that allows us again and again to bounce back from adversity.
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Gold is tried by fire, brave men by adversity.
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What is a bad thing anyway? A bad thing is something that is different than what I want. Who gets to decide what the bad thing is? Jerry and Esther watched the mother bird lay her eggs in the nest, and then the neighbor's cat ate the baby bird. Esther said "bad cat!" And the cat said, "good bird!
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Adversity is the diamond dust Heaven polishes its jewels with.
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Great men rejoice in adversity, just as brave soldiers triumph in war.
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No one's life is a smooth sail; we all come into stormy weather. But it's this adversity - and more specifically our resilience - that makes us strong and successful.
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Much dearer be the things which come through hard distress.
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Prosperity is a great teacher; adversity a greater.
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Through adversity we find our better self.
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A true measure of an entrepreneur / successful-person is how they deal with adversity.
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Adversity does teach who your real friends are.
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I'm able to make decisions even in the face of adversity.
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Often God has to shut a door in our face, so that He can subsequently open the door through which He wants us to go.
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If you voluntarily quit in the face of adversity, you'll wonder about it for the rest of your life.
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Everybody can have a bad game, and we did. These guys have all proven that they can handle adversity. We're in the midst of a little adversity.
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The test of friendship is assistance in adversity, and that, too, unconditional assistance.
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Make fun of death. We are as dead as it gets, and we are fully aware of this joyous experience. We are with you every time you allow it. We are in every singing bird and in every joyful child. We are part of every delicious pulsing in your environment. We are not dead, and neither will you ever be! You will just get up, one day, and get out of the movie.
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Sisters are a shield against life's cruel adversity.
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I really think that we changed the chemistry of the team. Sometimes it goes either way. For us it went the wrong way. You know what, I'd rather see this happen at this time of the year. Adversity makes people better.
