Quotes about Adversity
Touring itself - and I was very young, and a lot of it I did by myself - it's lonely, but it does give you some kind of spine, I think. It does give you some kind of grit.
- Julie Andrews
I learned about fighting from taking on the National Front skinheads outside Ilford Town Hall in the 70s - they were big men and we were 14 or 15-year-old boys.
- Nigel Benn
Man always travels along precipices... His truest obligation is to keep his balance.
- Pope John Paul II
The stronger the winds, the deeper the roots, and the longer the winds, the more beautiful the tree.
- Charles Swindoll
Even a broken tree can bear fruit
- Rick Warren
is there not an Arabick Proverb which goes, 'No one throws Stones at a Barren Tree'?
- Erica Jong
A tree will not wither and die because the wind blew away one leaf.
- Matshona Dhliwayo
The ultimate test of faith is not how loudly you praise God in happy times but how deeply you trust him in dark times.
- Rick Warren
Suffering is part of the human condition, and it comes to us all. The key is how we react to it, either turning away from God in anger and bitterness or growing closer to Him in trust and confidence.
- Billy Graham
Don't murmur and rebel in your hour of adversity. Trust in God in every trial.
- TB Joshua
Don't focus on the adversity; focus on God. No matter what you go through, stay in faith, be your best each day and trust that God will use it to position you for greatness.
- Joel Osteen
If you are facing trouble right now, don't ask, "Why me?" Instead ask, "What do you want me to learn?" Then trust God and keep on doing what's right.
- Rick Warren