Quotes about adversity
adversity want helping
He that lendeth to another in time of prosperity, shall never want help himself in the time of adversity. Plato
adversity difficult-situations accepting
I'm used to adversity and working really well in difficult situations. It was hard for me to accept the success Paula Cole
adversity thinking focus
It's a matter of ABC: When we encounter ADVERSITY, we react by thinking about it. Our thoughts rapidly congeal into BELIEFS. These beliefs may become so habitual we don't even realize we have them unless we stop to focus on them. And they don't just sit there idly; they have CONSEQUENCES. Martin Seligman
adversity son grace
The deepest need that you and I have in weakness and adversity is not quick relief, but the well-grounded confidence that what is happening to us is part of the greatest purpose of God in the universe - the glorification of the grace and power of his Son - the grace and power that bore Him to the cross and kept him there until the work of love was done. John Piper
adversity heart tree
The truly great and good, in affliction, bear a countenance more princely than they are wont; for it is the temper of the highest hearts, like the palm-tree, to strive most upwards when it is most burdened. Philip Sidney
adversity long laughing
You could cry, get worried or angry like any other normal human being, as long as you remembered that, up above, your spirit was laughing out loud at all those thorny situations. Paulo Coelho
adversity order sometimes
Sometimes things have to go wrong in order to go right. Sherrilyn Kenyon
adversity men two
There are two things that one must get used to or one will find life unendurable: the damages of time and injustices of men. Nicolas Chamfort
adversity fate self
Dress your best on your execution day. Be extremely courteous to your assistant when you lose money. Try not to blame others for your fate, even if they deserve blame. Never exhibit any self-pity. Do not complain. Nassim Nicholas Taleb
adversity despair places-to-go
Despair is anger with no place to go. Mignon McLaughlin
adversity stronger way
Why do we dread adversity when we know that facing it is the only way to become stronger, smarter, better? John Wooden
adversity
We must be challenged to improve, and adversity is the challenger.
adversity miracle overcoming
Miracles arise from conviction. Be convicted about these things: Miracles can happen. Miracles do happen. Love makes them happen. Marianne Williamson
adversity dark clouds
Behind every dark cloud there is an every-shining sun. Just wait. In time, the cloud will pass.
adversity opportunity choices
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.
adversity long gone
Adversity can strengthen us if it does not go on too long. Mason Cooley
adversity problem grew
Things grew and lived in constant adversity, ingenious in solving problems of existence. Mary Astor
adversity challenges self-improvement
Adversity challenges the masks we hide behind, revealing sides of ourselves we have not yet comfortably with the world outside. It is why we dislike adversity, because we have to face what we don't yet understand about ourselves. Michael Arndt
adversity break made
Even when the universe made it quite clear to me that I was mistaken in my certainties ... I did not break. The shattering of my sureties did not shatter me. Lucille Clifton
adversity men doubt
Look at a man in the midst of doubt & danger and you will learn in his hour of adversity what he really is. Lucretius
adversity down-and invention
Life for most of us is full of steep stairs to go up and later, shaky stairs to totter down; and very early in the history of stairs must have come the invention of bannisters. Louis Kronenberger
adversity enemy incentives
Enemies can be an incentive to survive and become someone in spite of them. Enemies can keep you alert and aware. Louis L'Amour
adversity closed everybody ground last point snow ton tough year
Last year was a tough year for everybody in the Northwest, and we were already closed at this point last year. And we have a ton of snow on the ground now.
adversity ball dealt drive fourth handled leave quarter score time
We were dealt some adversity in the fourth quarter and we handled it very effectively in this game. We were able to drive the ball at the end. I wanted to go down there and score and not leave them any time on the clock. Mike Gundy
adversity brings closer people push together
People were going through a lot of drama. And we got together and said, 'Let's just push that to the side.' We had suspensions, other stuff. Sometimes adversity brings people closer together.
adversity awesome brought couple everybody games good guy larger losing people stick
People use that as a measuring stick of how this guy handles adversity, ... It wasn't losing a couple games in a row. It was a lot larger than that. I think he did a good job. It was pretty awesome how he brought everybody with him. Justin Smiley
adversity coming man playing step stepping
One thing he told me was, 'If I go down you try and be a man and step up, ... I think I did that this year. Coming in here, stepping up, going through the adversity and everything and just playing hard.
adversity group happy kids pulled special suffered throughout tough
I am so happy for this group of kids because of all of the adversity they have suffered throughout this year. They really pulled together, and it is just a special group. ... It's really tough to see them go.
adversity basically faced finished willie
Basically two starters. Willie didn't start, but he finished the games. We've faced some adversity, but we'll get back together.
adversity faced filling given guys
No one has given up this year, even when we've faced adversity. Guys are filling in and doing the job. Joe Sakic
adversity bit emotional kids laura pick saw talked together tougher
One thing we talked about is being an inexperienced team, when you get adversity, everybody's got to come together and pick it up. I think when they saw Laura go down, who's one of our tougher kids, the kids had a little bit of an emotional letdown. J. J. Johnson
adversity came colorado good learned realize short
More can be learned from adversity than when everything good happens. They realize they were short in areas, went down to (Class AAA) Colorado Springs, addressed the shortcomings and came back. Clint Hurdle
adversity against anyone conference forward goes heart january looking nick opener physically practice return road rough starting target three tough
My heart goes out to Nick, ... He was looking forward to starting practice with us in October, but now our target for his return is the conference opener against BYU on January 5. He has had a rough road physically in his three years here, but if anyone is tough enough to come back from this kind of adversity, it's Nick Welch.