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Adversity Quotes
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- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Face
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- Nov 07, 2020
Individually and collectively, Cherokee people possess an extraordinary ability to face down adversity and continue moving forward.
- Nov 07, 2020
Sweet are the uses of adversity which, like the toad, ugly and venomous, wears yet a precious jewel in his head.
- Prosperity
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- Nov 07, 2020
Prosperity is a great teacher; adversity a greater.
- Football
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've been through some adversity where I didn't have football. Having it back gives you an appreciation for every snap you can take. I'm just blessed to have that opportunity.
- Fire
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- Nov 07, 2020
There is in every true woman's heart, a spark of heavenly fire, which lies dormant in the broad daylight of prosperity, but which kindles up and beams and blazes in the dark hour of adversity.
- Fire
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- Nov 07, 2020
There is in every woman's heart a spark of heavenly fire which lies dormant in the broad daylight of prosperity, but which kindles up and beams and blazes in the dark hour of adversity.
- Nov 07, 2020
Adversity tests us from time to time and it is inevitable that this testing continues during life.
- Overcoming
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- Nov 07, 2020
Overcoming adversity not only makes you stronger, it makes you more hopeful.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
The friend in my adversity I shall always cherish most. I can better trust those who helped to relieve the gloom of my dark hours than those who are so ready to enjoy with me the sunshine of my prosperity.
- Passion
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- Nov 07, 2020
We have this culture valued at Uber, which we call the champions' mind-set. And champions' mind-set isn't always about winning. It's about putting everything you have on the field, every ounce of passion and energy you have. And if you get knocked down, overcoming adversity.
- Out
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- Nov 07, 2020
Very often out of adversity that's when the best work comes.
- Opportunity
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- Nov 07, 2020
Of course, losing my father was traumatic. I was an only child. But from the time my father died, my general theme in life has been to turn adversity into opportunity.
- Game
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- Nov 07, 2020
Failure is inherent in the game. So if you don't respond well to adversity, you're probably not going to have a long career.
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
Baseball is a game based on adversity. It's a game that's going to test you repeatedly. It's going to find your weaknesses and vulnerabilities and force you to adjust. That adversity, in the big picture, is a really good thing because it shows you where your weaknesses are. It gives you the opportunity to improve.
- Brightest
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- Nov 07, 2020
The fact that guys adjusted really quickly to the big leagues, developed really quickly, faced adversity under the brightest spotlights, played great baseball, overcame so much, overcame centuries worth of issues and won a World Series, I guess it doesn't necessarily mean we're still not just prone to the laws of nature and reality and baseball.
- Men
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- Nov 07, 2020
Fasting is, first and foremost, an exercise for identifying and managing adversity in all its forms. With faith, in full conscience, fasting calls women and men to an extra degree of self-awareness.
- Happy
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- Nov 07, 2020
Many who seem to be struggling with adversity are happy; many, amid great affluence, are utterly miserable.
- More
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- Nov 07, 2020
We see many who are struggling against adversity who are happy, and more although abounding in wealth, who are wretched.
- Danger
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- Nov 07, 2020
As a lifelong practitioner of martial arts, I'm trained to remain calm in the face of adversity and danger.
- Character
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- Nov 07, 2020
Just as we develop our physical muscles through overcoming opposition - such as lifting weights - we develop our character muscles by overcoming challenges and adversity.
- Looking Back
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- Nov 07, 2020
As years passed away I have formed the habit of looking back upon that former self as upon another person, the remembrance of whose emotions has been a solace in adversity and added zest to the enjoyment of prosperity.
- God
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- Nov 07, 2020
Those who kept their sanity and humanity intact in the face of awful adversity. Heroes named and unnamed, some known only to God.
- How
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- Nov 07, 2020
I don't define myself by my successes. I define myself by adversity and how I've persevered.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
You show me anybody that's great in anything they do, I'll show you somebody that's persevered, demonstrated that mental toughness to overcome some obstacles and adversity.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
Everything that I've ever been able to accomplish in skating and in life has come out of adversity and perseverance.
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
The trick to great romance is in overcoming adversity. In realizing that love is worth some uphill climbs.
- Mother
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- Nov 07, 2020
Adversity is the mother of enterprise.
- Distress
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- Nov 07, 2020
By adversity are wrought the greatest works of admiration, and all the fair examples of renown, out of distress and misery are grown.
- God
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- Nov 07, 2020
Numerous have been the manifestations of God's providence in sustaining us. In the gloomy period of adversity, we have had 'our cloud by day and pillar of fire by night.' We have been reduced to distress, and the arm of Omnipotence has raised us up.
- Nov 07, 2020
In adversity you have to become stronger and make sure you don't make those mistakes again so you learn from it.
- Faces
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- Nov 07, 2020
Everyone faces adversity.
- I Am
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- Nov 07, 2020
Sometimes good comes through adversity. I would not be who I am today had it not been for the internment, and I like who I am.
- Doctor
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- Nov 07, 2020
As a medical doctor, I have known the face of adversity. I have seen much of death and dying, suffering and sorrow. I also remember the plight of students overwhelmed by their studies and of those striving to learn a foreign language. And I recall the fatigue and frustration felt by young parents with children in need.
- Children
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- Nov 07, 2020
I worry about my children, actually. I'm trying to give them a decent upbringing but I sometimes worry that that means they're going to be kind of mediocre adults. Like maybe I should throw them out for a bit and give them some adversity.
- Time
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- Nov 07, 2020
In every adversity there lies the seed of an equivalent advantage. In every defeat is a lesson showing you how to win the victory next time.
- Nature
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- Nov 07, 2020
My fiction is almost always inspired by a character's need or desire to rise above him- or herself. No one is perfect and some of us have much adversity in our lives; it is those people who struggle to rise above their nature or background that I find the most interesting and heroic.
- Freedom
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- Nov 07, 2020
I come from strong people who believe in the freedom of expression and, of course, a culture that believes in that. So the idea of overcoming adversity is something that is not unfamiliar.
- Good Things
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- Nov 07, 2020
Good things are often birthed from adversity.
- Fight
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- Nov 07, 2020
I try not to get too low. I fight adversity as hard as I can fight it, not to get too low. When good things happen, I don't really embrace it. I just say it's a lucky day.
- Nature
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- Nov 07, 2020
Mental discipline and tenacity in the face of obstacles are traits that have greatly helped me in both my personal and professional journey thus far. I am also very optimistic by nature and tend to focus on the positive and remain hopeful when faced with adversity.
- More
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- Nov 07, 2020
Nothing is harder to direct than a man in prosperity; nothing more easily managed that one is adversity.
- Good Thing
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- Nov 07, 2020
The only good thing about times of adversity is that you realize who your real friends and fans are - and the rest go away - which in my mind is an OK thing.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm used to adversity and working really well in difficult situations. It was hard for me to accept the success.
- Overcome
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- Nov 07, 2020
I want to be a role model and I want to show kids that you can be strong and overcome adversity.
- Legend
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- Nov 07, 2020
What the Anzac legend did do, by the bravery and sacrifice of our troops, was reinforce our own cultural notions of independence, mateship, and ingenuity. Of resilience and courage in adversity.
- My Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
There's always going to be bumps in the road. There's always going to be this and that, adversity. You just overcome it. It's what I've done all my life.
- History
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- Nov 07, 2020
The story of FDR as U.S. Commander in Chief is a heroic war story of a president who had already overcome great adversity in facing polio but who went on to take the reins of our armed forces in the greatest conflagration in human history - on our behalf.
- Overcome
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- Nov 07, 2020
One thing about championship teams is that they're resilient. No matter what is thrown at them, no matter how deep the hole, they find a way to bounce back and overcome adversity.
- Failure
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- Nov 07, 2020
Every adversity, every failure, every heartache carries with it the seed of an equal or greater benefit.
- Experience
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- Nov 07, 2020
You should never view your challenges as a disadvantage. Instead, it's important for you to understand that your experience facing and overcoming adversity is actually one of your biggest advantages.
- Hope
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- Nov 07, 2020
My family was very notorious in the town that we lived in. Everyone would say, 'There goes those damn Sams.' I didn't want to paint that ill picture of me. I knew the good in my family. They didn't know our background and the adversity we had to endure. I wanted to succeed and be a beacon of hope in my family.
- Forged
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- Nov 07, 2020
Whatever changes the new era brings, whatever new pathways we take, I am sure that our special relationship with America - forged in adversity, will not change.
- Next
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- Nov 07, 2020
There is no better than adversity. Every defeat, every heartbreak, every loss, contains its own seed, its own lesson on how to improve your performance the next time.
- I Am
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- Nov 07, 2020
I like adversity; that's how I am.
- Man
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- Nov 07, 2020
The bravest sight in the world is to see a great man struggling against adversity.
- Man
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- Nov 07, 2020
The pressure of adversity does not affect the mind of the brave man... It is more powerful than external circumstances.
- Overcome
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- Nov 07, 2020
Show me someone who has done something worthwhile, and I'll show you someone who has overcome adversity.
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
For all its ups and downs and challenges, I love writing. We only grow through adversity, so I welcome the difficulties, knowing bumps in the road are my greatest teachers.
- Path
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- Nov 07, 2020
Adversity is the first path to truth.
- Best
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- Nov 07, 2020
You don't want people who have never had to deal with adversity - you want people who have been able to deal successfully with adversity. That's what adds to society. Those are going to be the hardest-working, best people.
- Great
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- Nov 07, 2020
In times of great stress or adversity, it's always best to keep busy, to plow your anger and your energy into something positive.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I went to a good school, played sports; things came relatively easy for me. Whenever I would get faced with adversity, I would always go do something else.
- Memory
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- Nov 07, 2020
Memory tempers prosperity, mitigates adversity, controls youth, and delights old age.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was bullied and picked on because I was so different to everyone else, and I definitely didn't believe or even know I was fabulous back then. But those hard times made me everything I am today. It's all water under the bridge now, but being bullied and going through adversity definitely made me stronger.
- More
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'll say this for adversity: people seem to be able to stand it, and that's more than I can say for prosperity.
- Pain
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- Nov 07, 2020
All interesting, worthwhile humans suffered and struggled and overcame adversity of one sort or another. Pain is constructive. Misery can be useful. I believed this the way I believe the sun rises in the east. Then I had children, and I slowly began to disbelieve and disavow it.
- Face
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- Nov 07, 2020
Talking through troubles, staying calm in the face of adversity, that's what my father taught me. It's an invaluable lesson because there's no shortage of adversity and mistakes to be dealt with.
- Journey
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- Nov 07, 2020
Everyone is handed adversity in life. No one's journey is easy. It's how they handle it that makes people unique.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I am so much more than what happened to me. I’m a mother and a businesswoman; I run a charity that supports others overcoming adversity; and, most importantly, I’m happy.
- Know
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- Nov 07, 2020