Suzan-Lori Parks Quotes

Adversity has a way of introducing a man to himself.

Adversity has ever been considered the state in which a man most easily becomes acquainted with himself.

I'm very very happy for my hardships and misfortunes: they build character and make you a better person. Even if I think it's something you have to carry with you, it's definitely something that makes you more empathic towards other people, makes you understand people and relationships so much better.

Adversity teaches a man a lot about himself.

It is worth remembering that the time of greatest gain in terms of wisdom and inner strength is often that of greatest difficulty.

I feel like it's always about embracing what it is that you think is wrong with you. It's often times your greatest 'flaw' which actually forays into what is also your greatest strength.

Life is not linear; you have ups and downs. It's how you deal with the troughs that defines you.

It's in the act of having to do things that you don't want to that you learn something about moving past the self. Past the ego.

Deliverance is about what I went through the first time. And I chalk it up as a learning experience.

I want people to learn from me, see I'm human, and understand that I make mistakes just like they do, but it doesn't have to consume you. You've got to walk through the raindrops, and that's totally what I am trying to do.

Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves.

Someone said adversity builds character, but someone else said adversity reveals character. I'm pleasantly surprised with my resilience. I persevere, and not just blindly. I take the best, get rid of the rest, and move on, realizing that you can make a choice to take the good.

I had my share of issues, but now, it's something that's made me who I am and no complaints.

What a liberating thing to realize that our problems are probably our richest sources for rising to the ultimate virtue of compassion.

Adversity is the state in which man most easily becomes acquainted with himself, being especially free of admirers then.

I am a woman in process. I'm just trying like everybody else. I try to take every conflict, every experience, and learn from it. Life is never dull.

When you go through really hard times, you really figure out who you are, how you respond to things, and how things affect you.

I think without struggle, you can't grow as a person - I think you need that in your life.

You have to go through the ups and downs to really be able to root yourself and focus on what's important.

I feel like I am a better person because of my struggles, because of my challenges and persevering through them and realizing the mistakes that I've made, correcting them.

If something is going on and you are struggling, embrace it. You are growing.

I believe the arts are the best way to help people go on a journey of self-discovery toward their own compassion and empathy for humanity and themselves.

Not everybody's journey is easy, and it wouldn't be worthwhile if you can't see what you gained without realizing what kind of battles you've been through, what kind of scars you have.

When life hits you hard, it can throw you off course. But how you handle that adversity can teach you so much about yourself and change your perspective on what you actually want from life.

I had to do so much self-searching and self-work and learning how to navigate in a world that seemed very mean.