Overcoming Quotes

"I tried to drown my sorrows, but the bastards learned how to swim" "When I was drowning, that’s when I could finally breathe." "The world breaks everyone, and afterward, some are strong at the broken places" "Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars" "Pain + Reflection = Progress" "Life is not a matter of holding good cards, but of playing a poor hand well" "The adventure of life is to learn. The purpose of life is to grow. The nature of life is to change. The challenge of life is to overcome. The essence of life is to care. The opportunity of life is to serve. The secret of life is to dare. The spice of life is to befriend. The beauty of life is to give." "Adversity causes some men to break; others to break records." "I can't go on. I'll go on." "The brave man is he who overcomes not only his enemies but his pleasures" "Decide that you want it more than you are afraid of it" "There is no pit so deep, that God’s love is not deeper still" "You may have to fight a battle more than once to win it" "Being defeated is often a temporary condition. Giving up is what makes it permanent." "Sorrow comes in great waves but rolls over us and though it may almost smother us it passes and we remain "