Overcoming Adversity Quotes

"All that was great in the past was ridiculed, condemned, combated, suppressed—only to emerge all the more powerfully, all the more triumphantly from the struggle." "When we meet real tragedy in life, we can react in two ways either by losing hope and falling into self-destructive habits, or by using the challenge to find our inner strength" "The future rewards those who press on. I don't have time to feel sorry for myself. I don't have time to complain. I'm going to press on." "When life knocks you down, try to land on your back. Because if you can look up, you can get up." "In the darkest moments, Americans always find the determination and resilience to build a better future" "There are few misfortunes in this world that you cannot turn into a personal triumph if you have the iron will and the necessary skill." "Every struggle in your life has shaped you into the person you are today. Be thankful for the hard times; they can only make you stronger." "Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all of the darkness" "Nothing is lost if one has the courage to proclaim that all is lost and we must begin anew" "Tough times never last, but tough people do." "In spite of illness, in spite even of the arch-enemy sorrow, one can remain alive long past the usual date of disintegration if one is unafraid of change, insatiable in intellectual curiosity, interested in big things, and happy in small ways" "Success is how high you bounce when you hit bottom" "Above all, be the hero of your life, not the victim." "Opportunities to find deeper powers within ourselves come when life seems most challenging " "I worked myself up from nothing to a state of extreme poverty."