Hardship often prepares an ordinary person for an extraordinary destiny. — C. S. Lewis
To overcome difficulties is to experience the full delight of existence. — Arthur Schopenhauer
Adversity toughens manhood, and the characteristic of the good or the great man is not that he has been exempt from the evils of life, but that he has surmounted them. — Patrick Henry
The struggle of life is one of our greatest blessings. It makes us patient, sensitive, and Godlike. It teaches us that although the world is full of suffering, it is also full of the overcoming of it. — Helen Keller
Difficulties give us the opportunity to prove our greatness by overcoming them. — Meher Baba
Everyone is handed adversity in life. No one's journey is easy. It's how they handle it that makes people unique. — Kevin Conroy
Relish the challenge of overcoming difficulties that would crush ordinary men...learn to suffer. — Mark Twight
When life seems hard, the courageous do not lie down and accept defeat; instead, they are all the more determined to struggle for a better future. — Queen Elizabeth II
Overcoming Adversity Quotes
One thing about championship teams is that they're resilient. No matter what is thrown at them, no matter how deep the hole, they find a way to bounce back and overcome adversity. — Nick Saban
God will take care of what you go through. You take care of how you go through it. — Zig Ziglar
Cows run away from the storm while the buffalo charges toward it - and gets through it quicker. Whenever I’m confronted with a tough challenge, I do not prolong the torment, I become the buffalo. — Wilma Mankiller
The real difficulty is to overcome how you think about yourself.
We must not wish for the disappearance of our troubles but for the grace to transform them. — Simone Weil
The longer we dwell on our misfortunes, the greater is their power to harm us — Voltaire
The root of joy is gratefulness...It is not joy that makes us grateful; it is gratitude that makes us joyful. — David Steindl-Rast
Persist to overcome. He that can't endure the bad, will not live to see the good.
In the dark times, if you have something to hold on to, which is yourself, you'll survive. — Whoopi Goldberg
The thing about life is that you must survive. Life is going to be difficult, and dreadful things will happen. What you do is move along, get on with it, and be tough. Not in the sense of being mean to others, but being tough with yourself and making a deadly effort not to be defeated. — Katharine Hepburn
A vital team characteristic is the ability to overcome adversity. Any team acquires experience and endurance as it learns to fight back. This in turn builds the kind of character which seldom crumbles at a time of crisis or testing. — Tom Landry
Overcoming Difficulties Quotes
You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. Please remember that your difficulties do not define you. They simply strengthen your ability to overcome. — Maya Angelou
It certainly strikes the beholder with astonishment, to perceive what vast difficulties can be overcome by the pigmy arms of little mortal man, aided by science and directed by superior skill. — Henry Tudor
Believe you can, and you can. Belief is one of the most powerful of all problem dissolvers. When you believe that a difficulty can be overcome, you are more than halfway to victory over it already. — Norman Vincent Peale
Every person who has grown to any degree of usefulness, every person who has grown to distinction, almost without exception has been a person who has risen by overcoming obstacles, by removing difficulties, by resolving that when he met discouragement he would not give up. — Booker T. Washington
Above all, don’t fear difficult moments. The best comes from them — Rita Levi-Montalcini
What is work? Work is struggle. There are difficulties and problems in those places for us to overcome and solve. We go there to work and struggle to overcome these difficulties. A good comrade is one who is more eager to go where the difficulties are greater. — Mao Zedong
Real optimism is aware of problems but recognizes the solutions, knows about difficulties but believes they can be overcome, sees the negatives but accentuates the positives, is exposed to the worst but expects the best, has reason to complain but chooses to smile. — William Arthur Ward
No soul that aspires can ever fail to rise; no heart that loves can ever be abandoned. Difficulties exist only that in overcoming them we may grow strong, and they who have suffered are able to save. — Annie Besant
If you don't like your situation in life, don't fret or worry--do something about it. Worry less, and act more. — Zig Ziglar
A good laugh overcomes more difficulties and dissipates more dark clouds than any other one thing. — Laura Ingalls Wilder
Strength Through Adversity Quotes
Forget the times of trouble, but not the truths they taught. Forget the days of sorrow, but not the strength they brought. Forget the storms you battled through beneath a heavy load - but not the light that led you safely down the unknown road. — Patience Strong
When you look fear in the face, you are able to say to yourself, 'I lived through this horror. I can take the next thing that comes along.' — Eleanor Roosevelt
Who wants to die? Everything struggles to live. Look at that tree growing up there out of that grating. It gets no sun, and water only when it rains. It's growing out of sour earth. And it's strong because its hard struggle to live is making it strong. My children will be strong that way. — Betty Smith
Through adversity, not only are we given opportunity to discover our inner strength, we are also given the gift of foresight so we can shine a light for others who go through the experience after us. — Rachael Bermingham
Strength is nothing more than enduring life - to be able to survive the heartaches and agonies we go through with our heads held high. Sometimes just walking through adversity to get to the other side is a sign of strength. — Sylvia Browne
You will suffer, be tempted, and make mistakes. You will learn for yourself what every heroine has learned: through overcoming challenges come growth and strength. It is your reaction to adversity, not the adversity itself, that determines how your life's story will develop. — Dieter F. Uchtdorf
I learned there are troubles of more than one kind. Some come from ahead and some from behind. — Dr. Seuss
A crisis creates the opportunity to dip deep into the reservoirs of our very being, to rise to levels of confidence, strength, and resolve that otherwise we didn't think we possessed. — Jon M. Huntsman Sr.
A crisis allows us the opportunity to dig deep into the reservoirs of our very being, to rise to levels of confidence, strength, and resolve that otherwise we didn't think we possessed. Through adversity, we come face to face with who we really are and what really counts. — Jon Huntsman, Jr.
Through these adversities, Israel has endured with continued strength, conviction, and faith. — Jerry Costello
Through Adversity Quotes
And once the storm is over, you won’t remember how you made it through, how you managed to survive. You won’t even be sure, whether the storm is really over. But one thing is certain. When you come out of the storm, you won’t be the same person who walked in. That’s what this storm’s all about. — Haruki Murakami
I thank God for my handicaps. For through them, I have found myself, my work and my God. — Helen Keller
When you come out of the storm, you won’t be the same person who walked in. That’s what this storm’s all about. — Haruki Murakami
Remember, no one has ever achieved anything truly great without going through extreme adversity. — Lewis Howes
Cleaner Law: when you are going through a world of pain, you never hide. You show up to work ready to go, you face adversity and your critics and those who judge you, you step into the zone and perform at that top level when everyone is expecting you to falter. That’s being a professional. — Tim Grover
Through hard work, perseverance and a faith in God, you can live your dreams. — Benjamin Carson
If you are unwilling to fight through the worst days of your life, you do not deserve the best days of your life. — Chatri Sityodtong
Real champions fight through adversity. — Conor McGregor
Just growing up and going through life and how tough life was for me and my family, I’m always going to stay humble. — Giannis Antetokounmpo
The Chinese nation is a great nation; it has been through hardships and adversity but remains indomitable. — Xi Jinping
Adversity And Perseverance Quotes
As long as you've done your best, making mistakes doesn't matter. You and I are human; we will mess up. What counts is learning from your mistakes and getting back up when life has knocked you down. — Shawn Johnson
Investing is not about being right all the time; it is about being patient and disciplined. — Gautam Baid
Happy people know suffering more than anyone else, and that’s how they can see just how damn beautiful their lives are. It’s because they’ve seen the depths. — Brianna Wiest
Opportunities were seized, regrets were had, and success was ultimately achieved. — Cliff Lerner
Don’t be afraid to take risks and embrace failure. That’s where the best opportunities often lie. — Jim Simons
Not everything happens as we want or desire. It doesn’t matter. I’m a fighter, and I’m ready to fight every time. — Valentina Shevchenko
In tough times, that’s when you see true colours and personality. — Didier Deschamps
Never give up on your dreams, no matter how painful and difficult your journey is. — Lisa Manoban
Never give up, no matter what may set you back, and know that at the end of the road, you’re going to have something that you can be proud of. — Markiplier
My focus is my preparation, my good condition, and every time, I go forward and forward, and nothing can stop me. — Valentina Shevchenko
Adversity And Strength Quotes
Gloom and despondency have never defeated adversity. Trying times need courage and resilience. Our strength as a people is not tested during the best of times. — Thabo Mbeki
I love those who can smile in trouble, who can gather strength from distress, and grow brave by reflection. 'Tis the business of little minds to shrink, but they whose heart is firm, and whose conscience approves their conduct, will pursue their principles unto death. — Leonardo da Vinci
Though we tremble before uncertain futures may we meet illness, death and adversity with strength may we dance in the face of our fears. — Gloria E. Anzaldúa
Adversity and challenges are life’s way of creating strength. Adversity creates challenge, and challenge creates change, and change is absolutely necessary for growth. If there is no change and challenge, there can be no growth and development. — Willie Jolley
Just put one foot in front of the other. — Austin Peck
What separates those who go under and those who rise above adversity is the strength of their will and their hunger for power. — 50 Cent
Adversity has the effect of drawing out strength and qualities of a man that would have laid dormant in its absence. — Herodotus
It takes strength and courage to eliminate the bad apples from your life, but it is necessary so that you can unleash your potential. — Chatri Sityodtong
People reveal themselves completely only when they are thrown out of the customary conditions of their life. — Leonardo da Vinci
Only one feat is possible: not to have run away. — Dag Hammarskjold
Overcoming Obstacles Quotes
I have learned that success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has had to overcome while trying to succeed. — Booker T. Washington
We have within us, a power that is greater than anything we shall ever contact in the outer, a power that can overcome every obstacle in our life and set us safe, satisfied and at peace, healed and prosperous, in a new light, and in a new life. — Ernest Holmes
The journey has to be based on passion. Put yourself in something you love to do. If you love what you do you're able to dedicate yourself, overcome obstacles. — Rickson Gracie
Real obstacles don't take you in circles. They can be overcome. Invented ones are like a maze. — Barbara Sher
The greater the obstacle, the more glory in overcoming it. — Moli
You will succeed if you persevere; and you will find joy in overcoming obstacles. — Helen Keller
If you run into a wall, don't turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it. — Michael Jordan
The only use of an obstacle is to be overcome. All that an obstacle does with brave men is, not to frighten them, but to challenge them. — Woodrow Wilson
The will to do, the tenacity to overcome all obstacles and to finish the course, the strength to cling to inexorable ideals, are all rooted in courage. — J. Edgar Hoover
Wanting something is not enough. You must hunger for it. Your motivation must be absolutely compelling in order to overcome the obstacles that will invariably come your way. — Les Brown
The sky has never been the limit. We are our own limits. It's then about breaking our personal limits and outgrowing ourselves to live our best lives.
All the adversity I've had in my life, all my troubles and obstacles, have strengthened me. — Walt Disney
Never yield to the apparently overwhelming might of the enemy. — Winston Churchill
When you cast away all your greed and fixation in adversity, you can find unexpected strength. — Momofuku Ando
Learning how to love your neighbor requires a willingness to draw on the strength of Jesus Christ as you die to self and live for Him. Living in this manner allows you to practice biblical love for others in spite of adverse circumstances or your feelings to the contrary. — John C. Broger
Right before Euro 2016, I also lost my brother-in-law who was a football fanatic. Life takes people away from us, but it gives us unexpected forms of strength. — Didier Deschamps
It's the easiest thing in the world for a man to deceive himself. — Benjamin Franklin
Placing one foot in front of the other, I've climbed to higher lengths. Reaching beyond my own limitations, to show my inner strength. No obstacle too hard, for this warrior to overcome. I'm just a man on a mission, to prove my disability hasn't won. — Robert M. Hensel
Depth and strength of a human character are defined by its moral reserves. — Leonardo da Vinci
Facing Adversity Quotes
Not everything that is faced can be changed. But nothing can be changed until it is faced. — James A. Baldwin
Difficulties, opposition, criticism-these things are meant to be overcome, and there is a special joy in facing them and in coming out on top. It is only when there is nothing but praise that life loses its charm and I begin to wonder what I should do about it. — Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit
The moment we believe that success is determined by an ingrained level of ability as opposed to resilience and hard work, we will be brittle in the face of adversity. — Joshua Waitzkin
Hope is a practical and powerful force. It's what keeps us going in the face of adversity. — Alexei Navalny
Laugh in the face of adversity, and leap before you look. Dance as though EVERYBODY is watching. March to the beat of your own drummer. And stubbornly refuse to fit in. — Mandy Hale
Remain true to yourself and your philosophy. Changing in the face of adversity will in fact diminish your credibility with your customers. — Giorgio Armani
I work all summer and throughout the whole season to be prepared for the challenges that I have to face. — Kawhi Leonard
You will face your greatest opposition when you are closest to your biggest miracle. — Shannon Alder
You have to really believe in what you’re doing and be passionate about it. Passion is what drives you, especially in the face of adversity. — Glen Bell
Hardships Of Life Quotes
Life is full of hardships, pimp slaps, and sorrow. — Coolio
Get into the habit of singing a tune. It will give you new life and fill you with joy. Get into the habit of dancing. It will displace depression and dispel hardship. — Nachman of Breslov
You don't get character because you're successful; you build character because of the hardships you face. — Herman Edwards
Never let life's hardships disturb you. No one can avoid problems, not even saints or sages. — Nichiren
Art is a spiritual, immaterial respite from the hardships of life. — Fernando Botero
Life sometimes needs to give you a nudge in order to alter your path. It uses a bit of hardship to lead you to something good. — Mo Gawdat
Faith endures as seeing Him who is invisible (Heb. 11:27); endures the disappointments, the hardships, and the heart-aches of life, by recognizing that all comes from the hand of Him who is too wise to err and too loving to be unkind. — Arthur W. Pink
Withstanding hardships is a sort of sport. You can’t control how life plays, but you can control your defensive strategy. — Isaac Mashman
We depend on our circumstances to force a lot of our progress in life. — Dan Sullivan
Life is like any other contact sport. You may encounter hardships of one sort or another. Wise people find happiness not in the absence of such hardships, but in their ability to understand them when they occur. — Sydney Banks
I think it's my personality to overcome things, learn from them and become stronger, both personally and professionally. To be honest, I welcome those hardships. — Hope Solo
God doesn't author hardship but uses it to strengthen us for greater conquests. He never leads us into a storm that He doesn't give us the power to overcome. — John Bevere
Birds sing after a storm. Why shouldn't we? — Rose Kennedy
We develop our character muscles by overcoming challenges and obstacles. — Stephen Covey
There are times in everyone's life when something constructive is born out of adversity... when things seem so bad that you've got to grab your fate by the shoulders and shake it. — Lee Iacocca
It is always in the midst, in the epicenter, of your troubles that you find serenity. — Antoine de Saint-Exupery
When life takes the wind out of your sails, it is to test you at the oars. — Robert Breault
Hardships and handicaps can...stimulate our energy to survive them. You'll find if you study the lives of people who've accomplished things, it's often been done with the help of great willpower in overcoming this and that. — Beatrice Wood
The course of true anything never does run smooth. — Samuel Butler
I identified in a very deep way with the individuals I was writing about because the theme that runs through this story is of extraordinary hardship and the will to overcome it. — Laura Hillenbrand
I love hearing stories about, you know, people who are overcoming challenges in their life. And when you experience hardships, you can either fold or rally, and just by a paradigm shift in your belief system. — Brooke Burns
I usually give a book 40 pages. If it doesn't grab me by then, adios. With young adult books, you can usually tell by Page 4 if it's worth the time. The author establishes the conflict early, sometimes in the first sentence. The themes of hope, family, friendship and overcoming hardship appeal to most everyone. — Regina Brett
Overcoming hardships and working around and through their obstacles to achieve an education is what I call a true success. — Wayne Huizenga
Everyone who has ever overcome hardship or adversity has done so in large part because he or she has chosen, consciously or unconsciously, to "let go" of their past hardship and pain by embracing, what I call, a Miracle Angle - a way of seeing their circumstances that allowed them to transform their circumstances into a spark for positive change. — Rod Stryker
I'm inspired by the people I meet in my travels--hearing their stories, seeing the hardships they overcome, their fundamental optimism and decency. I'm inspired by the love people have for their children. And I'm inspired by my own children, how full they make my heart. They make me want to work to make the world a little bit better. And they make me want to be a better man. — Barack Obama
I wrote the book 'Grace, Gold & Glory' because I had to overcome many challenges and hardships. I wanted to share my story to let anyone facing hardships know that your dream is still possible. — Gabby Douglas
If you tell your own story to your children - that includes your positive moments and your negative moments, and how you overcame them - you give your children the skills and the confidence they need to feel like they can overcome some hardship that they've felt. — Bruce Feiler
... money trials are not the hardest, and somehow or other, they are always overcome. — Amelia Barr
And, because of the life that I shared with these two amazing women [her mother and maternal grandmother] and the hardships and struggles that I saw them overcome, I learned an invaluable lesson, and that is that women can do anything we set our minds to... and then some! — Gloria Estefan
When faced with a challenge, happy families, like happy people, just add a new chapter to their life story that shows them overcoming the hardship. This skill is particularly important for children, whose identity tends to get locked in during adolescence. — Bruce Feiler
Almost every sin is committed for the sake of sensual pleasure; and sensual pleasure is overcome by hardship and distress arising either voluntarily from repentance, or else involuntarily as a result of some salutary and providential reversal. 'For if we would judge ourselves, we should not be judged; but when we are judged, we are chastened by the Lord, so that we should not be condemned with the world.' (1 Cor. 11:31-32). — Gregory of Nazianzus
This morning about nine I withdrew to the woods for prayer. I was in such anguish that when I arose from my knees I felt extremely weak and overcome. ...I cared not how or where I lived, or what hardships I went through, so that I could but gain souls for Christ. — David Brainerd
If everything is smooth sailing right from the beginning, we cannot become people of substance and character. By surmounting paining setbacks and obstacles, we can create a brilliant history of triumph that will shine forever. That is what makes life so exciting and enjoyable. In any field of endeavour, those who overcome hardships and grow as human beings are advancing towards success and victory in life. — Daisaku Ikeda
Do not fear the challenges of life, but approach them patiently, with faith in God. He will reward your faith with power not only to endure, but also to overcome hardships, disappointments, trials, and struggles of daily living. Through diligently striving to live the law of God and with faith in Him, we will not be diverted from our eternal course. — Rex D. Pinegar
Have the courage to face a difficulty lest it kick you harder than you bargain for. — Stanisław I Leszczyński
Our theme for this year's festivities, Dreams and Challenges of Asian Pacific Americans, speaks to the many generations of Asian Pacific Americans who worked hard to overcome economic hardship, racism and other barriers in their pursuit of the American dream. — Lucille Roybal-Allard
Patience will benefit you in every hour, every time and every opportunity. It helps you to overcome your opponent, howsoever strong he may be. It will help you in times of distress and hardships, in battles and in war and peace. — Abd al-Karim Qasim
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