Quotes about Adversity

Sometimes God allows storms to come together in such a way that they ultimately fulfill something that would never have happened otherwise.

God works all things together for your good. If the waves roll against you, it only speeds your ship towards the port

People who work together will win, whether it be against complex football defenses, or the problems of modern society.

Adversity not only draws people together, but brings forth that beautiful inward friendship.

We can walk through the darkest night with the radiant conviction that all things work together for the good.

Feeling quiet and empty, he told himself that he would be all right tomorrow. He would forgive himself the weakness of this night, it was like the tears one is permitted at a funeral, and then one learns how to live with an open wound or with a crippled factory.

dangers, to Francisco, were merely opportunities for another brilliant performance; there were no battles he could lose, no enemies to beat him.

If the rest of them can survive only by destroying us, then why should we wish them to survive?

You might be locked in a world not of your own making, her eyes said, but you still have a claim on how it is shaped. You still have responsibilities.

The American story has never been about things coming easy. It has been about rising to the moment when the moment is hard. About rejecting panicked division for purposeful unity. About seeing a mountaintop from the deepest valley. That is why we remember that some of the most famous words ever spoken by an American came from a president who took office in a time of turmoil: The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.

Don't let your failures define you.

Whatever you do won't be enough, I heard their voices say. Try anyway.