Quotes about Adversity
Too much of our lives corresponds to the 'lost-wallet' theory of life. You lose something, spend a long time finding it, and then feel grateful to be back where you started.
— Gloria Steinem
I've had a few setbacks in my life, but I never gave up.
— Harry S. Truman
There's only one story, the story of your life.
— Helen Keller
One of the advantages of having lived a long time is that you can often remember when you had it worse. I am grateful to have lived long enough to have known some of the blessings of adversity.
— James Faust
You can become all God created you to be even if you've had difficulties, even if you weren't born into a good, loving family, God still has a plan for your life.
— Joel Osteen
Everybody is going to have their critics. It's easy to get discouraged in life.
— Joel Osteen
Life is 10% of what happens to us and 90% of how we react to it
— John Maxwell
Life is not a matter of holding good cards, but of playing a poor hand well.
— Robert Louis Stevenson
My expectations were reduced to zero when I was 21. Everything since then has been a b
— Stephen Hawking
It is desirable that a man live in all respects so simply and preparedly that if an enemy take the town... he can walk out the gate empty-handed and without anxiety.
— Henry David Thoreau
Even when life challenges us, it's a gift beyond all measure.
— Parker Palmer
Maturity' really means: being very unsurprised by, and calm around, pain and disappointment.
— Alain de Botton