Quotes about Adversity

Prison was a kind of crucible which tested a man's character. Some men, under pressure of incarceration, showed true mettle, while others revealed themselves as less than what they had appeared to be.

His life is circumscribed by racist laws and regulations that cripple his growth, dim his potential, and stunt his life.

I never lose. I either win or I learn.

I'm not sure what the future holds but I do know that I'm going to be positive and not wake up feeling desperate. As my dad said 'Nic, it is what it is, it's not what it should have been, not what it could have been, it is what it is.'

Life's blows cannot break a person whose spirit is warmed at the fire of enthusiasm.

Each misfortune you encounter will carry in it the seed of tomorrow's good luck.

Always seek out the seed of triumph in every adversity.

Remind thyself, in the darkest moments, that every failure is only a step toward success, every detection of what is false directs you toward what is true, every trial exhausts some tempting form of error, and every adversity will only hide, for a time, your path to peace and fulfillment.

On a Wednesday in January, at seven in the morning, it's plain to see that the world was not made for Man, and definitely not for his comfort or pleasure.

Society is always trying in some way to grind us down to a single flat surface.

You can take from every experience what it has to offer you. And you cannot be defeated if you just keep taking one breath followed by another.

You get to know who you really are in a crisis.