Phoebe Cary Quotes

People striving, being knocked down and coming back... this is what builds character in a man.

Tough times don't last, tough people do, remember?

Tough times never last, but tough people do.

The capacity of young people to persevere, even under the most adverse conditions, never ceases to amaze me.

When the going gets tough, let the tough get going.

You can't cry when things get a little bit hard. You've just got to push through and know that there's a reason and end to the means.

The only thing I pray for is the strength to go out without complaining.

I've always heard that the reason you fall is to get back up and keep going. So when that happens, or life throws you bad breaks or curves or deals you the wrong hand, all I've ever known is to keep going.

Tough times don't last. Tough people do. I preach that, and I guess you have to live to it.

With patience and calm, persistence and stoicism, good handwriting and careful labeling, they would meet persecution, indignity, and hardship head-on.

I have a different kind of experience than other girls had. I've had to face a lot of different styles and adjust to them. I had to face a lot of bad situations and come back. I've had to fight with my eyes swollen shut and my nose broken and bloody.

I've been in a lot of trouble and come out of it. I think it shows a lot of good character.

When real people fall down in life, they get right back up and keep walking.

I've always believed in survival.

Every fighter has a story that could break your heart. We lose, we get hurt and everything comes apart. That's when it's so difficult to stay on the straight and narrow.

There are so many difficult things we're living through in the world today, so many horrible events, but we cannot let them stop us. No matter what happens, I feel you must move forward with optimism and not get totally sideswiped.

I'm not the type of person to give up just because something gets rough. That's a coward. That's not me.

Do not yield to misfortunes, but advance more boldly to meet them, as your fortune permits you.

But I believe we must not allow feelings of defeat to take root in our hearts.

I survived because I was tougher than anybody else.

The secret is not to give up hope. It's very hard not to because if you're really doing something worthwhile I think you will be pushed to the brink of hopelessness before you come through the other side.

Strength does not come from winning. Your struggles develop your strengths. When you go through hardships and decide not to surrender, that is strength.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

Courage is not the absence of despair; it is, rather, the capacity to move ahead in spite of despair.

Do not pray for easy lives. Pray to be stronger men!