Quotes about Adversity
I'm not mad when people talk bad about me; that's the way it is.
- Miguel Cabrera
He said, "Don, when something hard happens to you, you have two choices in how to deal with it. You can either get bitter, or better. I chose to get better. It's made all the difference.
- Donald Miller
Pain can serve a purpose if we cause it to. Again, while we do not have power over all that happens in the world, we do have power over our perspective. We can choose to take unfair and undue pain and cause it to serve our own story so that we become better. So that we transform.
- Donald Miller
All of us, from time to time, aren't treated fairly, but it's the heroes who overcome their oppressors to accomplish their important mission.
- Donald Miller
All great stories are about survival—either physical, emotional, relational, or spiritual.
- Donald Miller
In stories, the external problem is often a physical, tangible problem the hero must overcome in order to save the day.
- Donald Miller
Most of us struggle with the opposite. We don't bring up the negative stakes enough and so the story we're telling falls flat. Remember, if there are no stakes, there is no story.
- Donald Miller
If we begin our day believing life is supposed to be easy, we will certainly have a terrible day. Life is not easy, nor was it ever supposed to be.
- Donald Miller
And stories are all about conflict.
- Donald Miller
1.?What does the hero want? 2.?Who or what is opposing the hero getting what she wants? 3.?What will the hero's life look like if she does (or does not) get what she wants?
- Donald Miller
Once an ambition has been decided, a positive turn is an event that moves the protagonist closer to the ambition, and a negative turn moves the protagonist away from his ambition.
- Donald Miller
Storybrand Principle Six: Every human being is trying to avoid a tragic ending.
- Donald Miller