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Adversity is another way to measure the greatness of individuals. I never had a crisis that didn't make me stronger.
Love shows itself more in adversity than in prosperity; as light does, which shines most where the place is darkest.
Most people, once they graduate from the School of Hard Knocks, automatically enroll in the University of Adversity.
Guys respect other guys who get it done on the field, play through adversity, and come through when it matters most.
Often God has to shut a door in our face, so that He can subsequently open the door through which He wants us to go.
For Black Label Special Opps, adversity is what you thrive on. General Patton is a huge fan favorite in Black Label.
World records aren't broken in practice, and competitive environments and adversity are the birthplace of champions.
Everything that I've ever been able to accomplish in skating and in life has come out of adversity and perseverance.
Extraordinary people survive under the most terrible circumstances and they become more extraordinary because of it.
Adversity has the effect of drawing out strength and qualities of a man that would have laid dormant in its absence.
Life is a series of experiences, each one of which makes us bigger, even though sometimes it is hard to realize this.
At the center of our agency is our freedom to form a healthy attitude toward whatever circumstances we are placed in!
The pressure of adversity does not affect the mind of the brave man. It is more powerful than external circumstances.
The past is not clinging to you; YOU are clinging to the past. Once you are not clinging, the past simply EVAPORATES!
Many a text [of Scripture] is written in a secret ink which must be held to the fire of adversity to make it visible.
Achievers rarely, if ever, see a problem as permanent,while those who fail see even the smallest problems as permanent
It has been always held for a special principle in friendship that prosperity provideth but adversity proveth friends.
With the proper motivation, that is, a good reason for wanting to do it, your mind can overcome any sort of adversity.
When your ethnicity is heaven, then all adversity offers the gift of intimacy, driving you into the home of His heart.
A team divided against itself can break down at any moment. The least bit of pressure or adversity will crack it apart
Sometimes we get through adversity only by imagining what the world might be like if our dreams should ever come true.
When working on a project, if you put away a tool that you're certain you're finished with, you will need it instantly.
The cucumber is bitter? Then throw it out. There are brambles in the path? Then go around. That's all you need to know.
A generous and noble spirit cannot be expected to dwell in the breasts of men who are struggling for their daily bread.
The people who best use their advantages, or overcome adversity, and work honestly are those most worthy of admiration.
This country will not be a good place for any of us to live in unless we make it a good place for all of us to live in.
Adversity has the same effect on a man that severe training has on the pugilist: it reduces him to his fighting weight.
The firmest of friendships have been formed in mutual adversity, as iron is most strongly united by the fiercest flame.
The pressure of adversity does not affect the mind of the brave man... It is more powerful than external circumstances.
A true champion is not judged by how much he or she is admired, but by how well they can stand at the face of adversity.
One of the greatest gifts my father gave me - unintentionally - was witnessing the courage with which he bore adversity.
We talk about mental toughness all the time. That's the biggest thing good teams have, that they can overcome adversity.
Even if misfortune is only good for bringing a fool to his senses, it would still be just to deem it good for something.
Hope and patience are two sovereign remedies for all, the surest reposals, the softest cushions to lean on in adversity.
We see many who are struggling against adversity who are happy, and more although abounding in wealth, who are wretched.
You've got to deal with adversity throughout the season, whether it's injuries, losing a game where you don't play well.
The greatness of man cannot be seen in the hours of comfort and convenience, but rather in moments of conflict/adversity
Adversity is the state in which man most easily becomes acquainted with himself, being especially free of admirers then.
It is the north wind that lashes men into Vikings; it is the soft, luscious south wind which lulls them to lotus dreams.
In spite of everything that was done to me and my race, in spite of the adversity and the bitter moments, again we rise.
No man is more unhappy than the one who is never in adversity; the greatest affliction of life is never to be afflicted.
We don't develop courage by being happy every day. We develop it by surviving difficult times and challenging adversity.
The most affluent may be stripped of all, and find his worldly comforts, like so many withered leaves, dropping from him.
Challenges are gifts that force us to search for a new center of gravity. Don't fight them. Just find a new way to stand.
Problems are the cutting edge that distinguishes between success and failure. Problems ... create our courage and wisdom.
Even in the face of the greatest adversity, the key is to never lose hope, never lose sense of the dream that drives you.
Whenever I do the sign of the cross, it always brings comfort in situations when you are faced with adversity and stress.
Not to be afflicted is a sign of weakness; for, therefore God imposeth no more on me, because He sees I can bear no more.
I feel like an aeroplane at the end of its flight, in the dusk, with the petrol running out, in search of a safe landing.
Even the severed branch grows again, and the sunken moon returns: wise men who ponder this are not troubled in adversity.