Adversity Quotes
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The knowledge that you have emerged wiser and stronger from setbacks means that you are, ever after, secure in your ability to survive. You will never truly know yourself, or the strength of your relationships, until both have been tested by adversity. Such knowledge is a true gift, for all that it is painfully won, and it has been worth more than any qualification I ever earned.
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I studied in Britain and spent great moments of my life there as a student living in Belsize Park. I admire the British trait of the stiff upper lip in the face of adversity. My wife studied in Britain, too, and both of us have many friends there.
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Never has our nation , or our world, stood on the precipice of adversity in such dire need of men answering the cry to rule well.
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Prosperity is not without many fears and distastes; adversity not without many comforts and hopes.
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I was bullied and picked on because I was so different to everyone else, and I definitely didn't believe or even know I was fabulous back then. But those hard times made me everything I am today. It's all water under the bridge now, but being bullied and going through adversity definitely made me stronger.
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Many successful people have found opportunities in failure and adversity that they could not recognize in more favorable circumstances.
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Rightly conceived, time is the friend of all who are in any way in adversity, for its mazy road winds in and out of the shadows sooner or later into sunshine, and when one is at its darkest point one can be certain that presently it will grow brighte.
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The third rule underscores the Japanese proverb that adversity makes a jewel of you.
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Quickly say, "That's good!" to every setback and adversity, and then find out what is good about it.
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No man is more unhappy than the one who is never in adversity; the greatest affliction of life is never to be afflicted.
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I think really what I'm saying is that I thrive on adversity.
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Children are liable to expect more from life than their parents, and faced with adversity their reaction is more violent. They go farther, much farther than their parents, and, thereafter, their parents are unable to protect them.
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I learned to take those experiences that were difficult in my life and in the adversity that I had overcome to use it for a positive change.
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In 'Gravity,' nearly everything is a metaphor for the main character. The way I tend to approach a film is that character and background are equally important; one informs the other. Here, Sandra Bullock is caught between Earth and the void of the universe, just floating there in between. We use the debris as a metaphor for adversity.
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My late father Rev. James Thomas McGlowan was the inspiration behind 'Bamboozled.' My father admired Frederick Douglass' courage and his bravery in the face of adversity.
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I really believe in the old expression that what doesn't kill you makes you stronger. It's through adversity that you find the strength you never knew you had.
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Adversity will do something too you or for you....
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Celebrate your success and stand strong when adversity hits, for when the storm clouds come in, the eagles soar while the small birds take cover.
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Adversity is the midwife of genius.
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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.
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Adversity will surface in some form in every life. How we prepare for it, how we meet it, makes the difference. We can be broken by adversity, or we can become stronger. The final result is up to the individual'.
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Righteousness has never precluded adversity.
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Something called 'the Oklahoma Standard' became known throughout the world. It means resilience in the face of adversity. It means a strength and compassion that will not be defeated.
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Show me someone who has done something worthwhile, and I'll show you someone who has overcome adversity.
