Struggle Quotes

"All of life is 6 to 5 against" "I see my crucifixion and my death in every great defensive war fought by my people" "Writing a book is a horrible, exhausting struggle, like a long bout of some painful illness. One would never undertake such a thing if one were not driven on by some demon whom one can neither resist nor understand." "When I was a young fellow I was knocked down plenty. I wanted to stay down, but I couldn't. I had to collect the two dollars for winning or go hungry. I had one fight in New York state that lasted twenty rounds. I got $6. But I won the fight. All the time I was getting knocked down, I kept getting up." "I can't keep up with your turning tables" "These are times that try men's souls" "Imperfection is inherited, therefore we all sin. But fighting the war of sin is the greatest war of all." "Hope is a function of struggle" "Life for me ain't been no crystal stair" "Life is nothing but a competition to be the criminal rather than the victim." "Everyone has a rock bottom" "Our duty is to encourage everyone in his struggle to live up to his own highest ideal, and strive at the same time to make the ideal as near as possible to the Truth" "These are the times that try men's souls" "No one's ever gonna throw me another lifeline." "There is no easy walk to freedom anywhere." "It's not easy being drunk all the time. Everyone would do it if it were easy." "I've been in sorrow's kitchen and licked out all the pots" "I'm just a problem that doesn't want to be solved" "There never was a good war or a bad peace" "Between the desire and the spasm"