Overcoming Adversity Quotes

"Whatever happens in your life, no matter how troubling things might seem, do not enter the neighborhood of despair. " "The longer we dwell on our misfortunes, the greater is their power to harm us." "Faith is not a belief. Faith is what is left when your beliefs have all been blown to hell." "We must free ourselves of the hope that the sea will ever rest. We must learn to sail in high winds." "I am not what happened to me, I am what I choose to become." "You have to stop crying, and you have to go kick some ass." "I worked my way up from nothing to a state of extreme poverty." "We all fall to the floor at some point. It's how you pick yourself up that's the real challenge." "The harder the conflict the greater the triumph" "We may encounter many defeats but we must not be defeated" "All that was great in the past was ridiculed, condemned, combated, suppressed—only to emerge all the more powerfully, all the more triumphantly from the struggle." "When we meet real tragedy in life, we can react in two ways either by losing hope and falling into self-destructive habits, or by using the challenge to find our inner strength" "The future rewards those who press on. I don't have time to feel sorry for myself. I don't have time to complain. I'm going to press on." "When life knocks you down, try to land on your back. Because if you can look up, you can get up." "In the darkest moments, Americans always find the determination and resilience to build a better future" "There are few misfortunes in this world that you cannot turn into a personal triumph if you have the iron will and the necessary skill." "Every struggle in your life has shaped you into the person you are today. Be thankful for the hard times; they can only make you stronger." "Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all of the darkness" "Nothing is lost if one has the courage to proclaim that all is lost and we must begin anew" "Tough times never last, but tough people do."