quotations about adversity
Adversity is like the period of the former and of the latter rain--cold, comfortless, unfriendly to man and to animal; yet from that season have their birth, the flower, and the fruit, the date, the rose, and the pomegranate.
SIR WALTER SCOTT
The Talisman
Global fame wrought from adversity is different, an unescapable beast that hounds you everywhere you go. Dealing with adversity verging on the tragic isn't easy when the world wants to know everything about you.
WADE DAVIS
"Mick Fanning (sorta) retires for 2016", Surfing Life, February 23, 2016
One must not try to trick misfortune, but resign oneself to it with good grace.
ARISTOPHANES
The Thesmophoriazusae
There is no education like adversity.
BENJAMIN DISRAELI
Endymion
That thorny path, those stormy skies, have drawn our spirits nearer; and rendered us, by sorrow's ties, each to the other dearer.
BERNARD BARTON
Not Ours the Vows
Adversity is good. It purifies you. Just like fire -- you put gold in fire and it takes out the imperfections, right?
JAMES REIMER
"James Reimer stuck in the now as Leafs look to future", The Star, February 23, 2016
Facing adversity is something I've never shied away from. In fact, I welcome it to come at me head-on. I'm strong enough to know that if I'm willing to fight for something I can have almost anything -- and this is no exception.
KRISTIANA PAGE
"Wanderlust and Lupus", Lupus News Today, October 3, 2016
The shade of faith and the cloak of true godliness is the best equipage for the storm of adversity.
WILLIAM SCOTT DOWNEY
Proverbs
There is, too, a very great difference in the purpose served both by those events which we call adverse and those called prosperous. For the good man is neither uplifted with the good things of time, nor broken by its ills; but the wicked man, because he is corrupted by this world's happiness, feels himself punished by its unhappiness.
ST. AUGUSTINE
The City of God
Adversity is never an excuse.
MIKE MAX
"Former Paralympic Swimmer Coaching At Robbinsdale Armstrong High", CBS Minnesota, February 12, 2016
Bouncing back from disappointment and adversity is a special aspect of sports competition. Great players and great teams have that ability in them.
BRUCE ARMSTRONG
"Britt wrestlers bounce back, claim regionals", Fay Observer, February 17, 2016
I know adversity is not easy, but I also understand that if met with a positive mental attitude it's going to serve you well.
GLENN CARUSO
"Normality to combat cancer: Luke Hermann's fight off the football field", Tommie Media, September 20, 2016
The discipline to keep going in the face of adversity is what separates the exceptional performers from the rest of the pack. When the road gets rocky and takes some unexpected twists and turns, you can sit by the side, make excuses, and watch others go by. Or you can push on despite the terrain.
JOHN GLENNON
"Desire and Drive: Is it enough?", Kamloops This Week, March 3, 2016
Adversity often hatches out the true nobility of character.
GEORGE ADE
"The Fable of the Girl Who Wanted to Warm Up When It Was Too Late", True Bills
Prosperity is apt to prevent us from examining our conduct; but adversity leads us to think properly of our state, and so is beneficial to us.
BRUCE LEE
Striking Thoughts: Bruce Lee's Wisdom for Daily Living
Harnessing adversity is a discipline tailored to a world of unpredictable outcomes--a world where one can disturb, but not wholly direct, a living system. Because the unexpected--adversity--is guaranteed, this discipline is about routinely making lemons into lemon meringue pie.
RICHARD T. PASCALE
Surfing the Edge of Chaos
If we miss the opportunity for growth we waste our adversity and come out on the other side the same.
CLARENCE LEE JR.
"Adversity is Preparation", The Lee Blog
Adversity is a good thing in the long run if everyone involved understands how it shapes their character, and it brings out the true colors of a team.
BROC THREINEN
"Football preview: Kasson-Mantorville at Lourdes", Post Bulletin, September 30, 2016
Adversity is the mint in which God stamps upon man his image and superscription.
HENRY WARD BEECHER
Proverbs from Plymouth Pulpit
People never fail to amaze me. They face the unimaginable with a shot of grace and a rush of adrenaline; they steel their nerves; they summon their cool or anger or faith or whatever it takes to pull them through, and they go on to live another day.
OPRAH WINFREY
O Magazine, Apr. 2007