Adversity Quotes

"I think it's healthy to be a little scared. It makes you fight a little harder when you're afraid." "A man with no enemies is a man with no character" "Life has a way of testing a person’s will, either by having nothing happen at all or by having everything happen at once." "Every adversity, every failure, every heartache carries with it the seed of an equal or greater benefit." "Whenever something negative happens to you, there is a deep lesson concealed within it." "True friendship is a plant of slow growth, and must undergo and withstand the shocks of adversity, before it is entitled to the appellation." "Don't waste time bathing in the negative experience. Spin your energy and focus your attention on moving on. Take the lesson from the hardship, and use it in the future." "Long live the rose that grew from concrete when no one else even cared" "The seed must grow regardless of the fact that it’s planted in stone" "In times of adversity and change, we really discover who we are and what we're made of" "The experience of democracy is like the experience of life itself—always changing, infinite in its variety, sometimes turbulent and all the more valuable for having been tested by adversity" "The good and bad things are what form us as people... change makes us grow" "If you don't have enemies, you don't have character" "Remember that just because you hit bottom doesn't mean you have to stay there" "I do believe in the old saying, 'What does not kill you makes you stronger' Our experiences, good and bad, make us who we are By overcoming difficulties, we gain strength and maturity" "Success is not measured by what someone accomplishes, but by the opposition they have encountered." "Nothing in the world is worth having or worth doing unless it means effort, pain, difficulty… I have never in my life envied a human being who led an easy life. I have envied a great many people who led difficult lives and led them well." "Any kind of crisis can be good. It wakes you up." "The good and the bad are all part of life. If you haven't cried, your eyes can't be beautiful." "Sometimes, you're just left with nothing but hope."