Quotes about Adversity

I discovered years ago that although I couldn't keep people from criticizing me unjustly, I could do something infinitely more important: I could determine whether I would let the unjust condemnation disturb me.

Without failure there is no achievement.

Thank you God for everything in my life. The good and the bad. Some were blessings and some were lessons.

It's not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters.

Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving.

"Happiness is not the absence of conflict, but the ability to cope with it."

6. All of life is peaks and valleys. Don't let the peaks get too high and the valleys too low.

This life…is what you make it. No matter what you are going to mess up sometimes, it's a universal truth. But the good part is, you get to decide how you're going to mess it up. Girls will be your friends — they'll act like it anyway. But just remember, some come, some go. The ones that stay with you through everything — They're your true best friends. Don't let go of them.

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

May our adversities make us strong. May our victories make us wise. May our actions make us proud.

I have learned to kiss the waves that throw me up against the Rock of Ages.

We human beings can survive the most difficult of circumstances if we are not forced to stand alone.