Quotes about Struggle
As we survey church history, we discover that A. W. Tozer's piercing observation is most accurate: "All great Christians have been wounded souls.
— Frank Viola
We all want Canaan without going through the wilderness.
— Ravi Zacharias
Everyone has noticed how hard it is to turn our thoughts to God when everything is going well with us... While what we call 'our own life' remains agreeable, we will not surrender it to Him. What, then, can God do in our interests but make 'our own life' less agreeable to us, and take away the plausible sources of false happiness?
— CS Lewis
When the principles that run against your deepest convictions begin to win the day, then the battle is your calling, and peace has become sin. You must at the price of dearest peace lay your convictions bare before friend and enemy with all the fire of your faith.
— Abraham Kuyper
My lighter, more superficial side will always steal a march on the deeper side and therefore always win. You can't imagine how often I've tried to push away this Anne, which is only half of what is known as Anne - to beat her down, hide her.
— Anne Frank
Many have fought for and even lost their lives to end segregation, to win the right to vote. It disappoints me to now have to cajole people to register and to vote.
— Jesse Jackson
When we won the title, I received gifts and cards, bottles of wine, and Champagne. When I was sacked, my house was full.
— Claudio Ranieri
Who you are vs. who you wish you were: Who wins?
— Julian Casablancas
I grew up as a little gay boy in Paris, Texas, which was a very conservative community and I had a strong religious background as well.
— Shangela
One of the things I love about our source text as Christians, the Bible, is that it teaches us not to avoid conflict. And it teaches us that before the fall of man, in Paradise, there was conflict. God wants conflict to be a part of your life.
— Donald Miller
Frustration is a sign I am acting independently. The more you try your own way, the tighter the doors will stay closed.
— Joyce Meyer
I'm given a lot of credit with opening the doors for Christian fiction. It was kind of a difficult field when I got into it... But I don't feel like a king.
— Frank Peretti