Adversity Quotes
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The value of liberty was thus enhanced in our estimation by the difficulty of its attainment, and the worth of characters appreciated by the trial of adversity.
George Washington
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Fasting is, first and foremost, an exercise for identifying and managing adversity in all its forms. With faith, in full conscience, fasting calls women and men to an extra degree of self-awareness.
Tariq Ramadan
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God has given me the bread of adversity and the water of trouble.
Anne Askew
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World records aren't broken in practice, and competitive environments and adversity are the birthplace of champions.
Brandon Webb
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A rebirth out of spiritual adversity causes us to become new creatures.
James E. Faust
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Adversity will surface in every life. How we meet it makes the difference.
Marvin J. Ashton
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'Seat at the Table' has expressed real adversity, struggle, and also triumph and joy.
Kelela Mizanekristos
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We have a lot of choice about whether to interpret something as adversity or as opportunity. I see in myself the tendency at times to make situations worse than they have to be because of my catastrophic interpretation.
Marianne Williamson
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I consider adversity being good sometimes, you know.
Brett Favre
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Whenever I do the sign of the cross, it always brings comfort in situations when you are faced with adversity and stress.
Troy Polamalu
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The Muppets are always really positive when they come across adversity, and they always have the ability to see the good in people.
James Bobin
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Prosperity Whose sources are interior. As soon Adversity A diamond overtake.
Emily Dickinson
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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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The black middle-class in America is a prosperous community that is now larger in absolute terms than the black underclass. Does its existence not suggest that economic adversity is the result of failures of individual character rather than the lingering after-effects of racial discrimination and a slave system that ceased to exist well over a century ago?
David Horowitz
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One of the greatest gifts my father gave me - unintentionally - was witnessing the courage with which he bore adversity. We had a bit of a rollercoaster life with some really challenging financial periods. He was always unshaken, completely tranquil, the same ebullient, laughing, jovial man.
Ben Okri
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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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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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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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Prosperity asks for fidelity; adversity exacts it.
Seneca the Younger
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The journey is never ending. There's always gonna be growth, improvement, adversity; you just gotta take it all in and do what's right, continue to grow, continue to live in the moment.
Antonio Brown
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Successful people see adversity as a stepping stone rather than a stumbling block.
Shawn Achor
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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