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- Nov 07, 2020
Adversity Quotes
On strength that only shows itself under pressure.
Several quotes here return to the image of a hidden inner fire that lies quiet during easy times but flares up under real difficulty. Another frames adversity as a recurring, almost inevitable test throughout a lifetime. Continue with Able quotes for more on resilience.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Greatness
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- Nov 07, 2020
He that can heroically endure adversity will bear prosperity with equal greatness of soul; for the mind that cannot be dejected by the former is not likely to be transported with the later.
- My Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
The overcoming of adversity and, ultimately, denying it the rite of passage, has been a constant and perpetual motive throughout my life.
- Nature
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm not a quitter. All my career, I went through a lot of physical adversity, injuries. It's in my nature to be a battler.
- Grow
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- Nov 07, 2020
At key crossroads in his life, Vernon Davis has continued to make a conscious choice to grow as a person and player. His determination through adversity since his childhood days is commendable.
- Important
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- Nov 07, 2020
Whenever people are faced with any sort of adversity... they tend to gravitate toward things that make them comfortable, and things that they feel are important.
- Never
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- Nov 07, 2020
You'll never find a better sparring partner than adversity.
- Mental
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've obviously learned a lot, a lot of mental toughness, learned how to deal with some adversity. Hopefully I'm better for it.
- Growth
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- Nov 07, 2020
True friendship is a plant of slow growth, and must undergo and withstand the shocks of adversity, before it is entitled to the appellation.
- Growth
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- Nov 07, 2020
Friendship is a plant of slow growth and must undergo and withstand the shocks of adversity before it is entitled to the appellation.
- Overcoming
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- Nov 07, 2020
I try to find scripts of stories that kinda celebrate the human condition... let's talk about the tough world out there and the human spirit overcoming adversity.
- Prosperity
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- Nov 07, 2020
Prosperity is not without many fears and distastes; adversity not without many comforts and hopes.
- New
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- Nov 07, 2020
Prosperity is the blessing of the Old Testament; adversity is the blessing of the New.
- Face
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- Nov 07, 2020
Sometimes when you stare adversity in the face you've got to go back to those basic principles of football and do them right.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
People are always saying, what use are the retarded, on welfare, using up all our funds, and yet, where else is there every day a greater example of the triumph of the human spirit over adversity than these people?
- Growing Up
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've been lucky that I haven't encountered much adversity growing up in London and having friends from all different backgrounds.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
To me, obstacles in life build character. You have to be able to overcome adversity in order to succeed and appreciate the simple things life has to offer... that's where most of my inspiration for writing and singing comes from.
- Man
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- Nov 07, 2020