Famous Quotes & Sayings

Our people are responding to adversity with steadfast determination, yet still maintaining the spirit to enjoy life.

Our team really hasn't faced much adversity at all this year, especially in the second half. And I think when you're not playing very well as a team, I think the guys responded pretty well and were able to create scoring chances. They kept at it in a tough rink to play in, and we got the tying goal and we were able to end up winning the game.

Billy Donovan

Our team battled through the adversity of the game. They battled through not shooting the ball, and we found a way, defensively, to win the game.

Out of adversity comes progress. The water will be so clean it could be used for kidney dialysis.

Brigham Young

In the adversity of our best friends we often find something that does not displease us.

Mark Twain

By trying we can easily learn to endure adversity. Another man's, I mean.

We have limited resources, unlimited vulnerability, and a flexible adversary. There are many cities that can make a good justification, but our limited resources have to be spent wisely.

This sport is mental. We've been through a lot of adversity in the last seven years. But as a group we've been able to put things behind us and believe in ourselves and in our driver.

Marlee Matlin

I personally have dealt with any adversity in my life with humor. That's why I told America to 'Read my hips!' on 'Dancing With the Stars' or was happy to play along with Jason Alexander and Jerry Seinfeld in the great restaurant scene on 'Seinfeld.'

We gave them the game, they didn't earn it at all. I don't know what to say. Our girls said they gave it 110 percent and that is all we can ask for. It's disappointing to lose, but you have to look at our accomplishments and we overcame a lot of adversity.

Today we face adversity like never before. If we promise to keep that flame inside of us, the flame which coach Dixon ignited, then we will never lose. We will be fighters to the end, just as she would have wanted.

Shannon Brown

We didn't come out here tonight like a football team on the upswing. We should be executing better on offense. I'm disappointed in the way we played but I am proud of these guys for fighting through adversity and coming back to get the win.

In the day of prosperity be joyful, but in the day of adversity consider.

A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.

Kimora Lee Simmons

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.

We have the composure and leadership in here to know what we have to do. It's a little bit of adversity that we have to face, we just have to get through it.

We worked so hard for it and we have been through a lot of adversity this year with our local media and everything. It just feels great to get to this point, but we're not satisfied yet. That's one thing we're going to talk about tonight, we have got another one tomorrow.

Aeschylus

Misfortune wandering the same track lights now upon one and now upon another.

Aeschylus

The reward of suffering is experience

Adrian Peterson

Adversity makes me hungrier. I thrive on being able to make a way out of No Way.

Adam Johnson

Sometimes in life, things happen that will knock you back. Hell, you may get beaten to your knees but you must never ALLOW this world to knock you down! Conjure up all the strength you have and drive through whatever it is keeping you on your knees. Build up the strength and your knees may never buckle again!

E. B. White

You know, considering all the adversity we had to go through and the fact we didn't get to play a home game until last week, I feel pretty good about this. I guess we're getting hot at the right time.

Unless you have the courage to analyze your mistakes you are bound to repeat them.

We have an opportunity of a lifetime: Out of adversity to create a school system that would be the envy of people around the country.

We fought through adversity all season long. We've come from behind. We can do it all.

We have a lot of kids back. What they accomplished this year with 14 wins was far, far better than I had ever dreamed. I thought they worked through some adversity. Most games we went into I thought we were the underdog, and I was very pleased with how they handled themselves.

(UTEP) has done a terrific job with some unbelievable adversity with injuries and coming back and piecing it together. There's some real substance to this group of guys. They find ways to win.

Henry Fielding

He that can heroically endure adversity will bear prosperity with equal greatness of soul; for the mind that cannot be dejected by the former is not likely to be transported with the later.

Caron Butler

With the adversity I've been through in my life, he helped me through it. He's a great man. I'm just happy to be in the circle. I love you for that, coach.

When we've got into some kind of adversity, when we've had to go left or right, up or down, it's been good for us. And the reason that it's worked that way is that these guys have been very strong-minded, very tough-minded about not conceding anything.

We overscheduled ourselves, given the youth of our team. I've been proud of our women. They've responded well to adversity. I think we're going in the right direction.

David Beckham

I've always come back from adversity, and I've always had the mentality of proving people wrong.

David A. Bednar

Many of the lessons we are to learn in mortality can only be received through the things we experience and sometimes suffer. And God expects and trusts us to face temporary mortal adversity with His help so we can learn what we need to learn and ultimately become what we are to become in eternity.