Quotes about Adversity

All right," he wrote, "if [the devil] devours me he shall devour a laxative (God willing) which will make his bowels and anus too tight for him. Do you want to bet? One has to suffer if he wants to possess Christ."

Fireproof doesn't mean that a fire will never come, but that when it comes you'll be able to withstand it.

When we are confronted by failure and mistakes, we can leave them behind and go on with our lives.

A man who loses his money, gains, at the least, experience, and sometimes, something better.

Man is not the creature of circumstances, circumstances are the creatures of men.

Seeing much, suffering much, and studying much, are the three pillars of learning.

I want readers to rehearse that day when everything shatters and think through what they'll hang onto when that happens.

When you try to be a role model, not everybody can relate to some of your highs - awards, championships. But everybody can relate to the lows. Everybody's gotten fired from a job or gotten cut. People learn more about you in those lows than they do in the highs.

Nobody likes to have trouble. The moment we get a hint that it's coming, a common response is, 'Oh no! Not again!'

Instead of holding grudges, it's better to learn from the bad experiences.

God will have a humble people. Either we can choose to be humble, or we can be compelled to be humble.

I think some of the funniest and most artistic people I know are the ones who had a hard time at school. They often have humility and artistry. So, as much as I feel bad for kids who have to go through a rough childhood, I believe that if they can turn it around, it's going to make them better people later on.