Deborah Amos Quotes

I always tried to turn every disaster into an opportunity.

I try to make the best of everything.

Always turn a negative situation into a positive situation.

You do the best you can with what's thrown at you, then you try again.

Self-pity gets you nowhere. But insight to see that something can be done with the second-bests and adventurous daring to try might be a handle to take hold of.

When life gives you lemons, you make lemonade. I have several stands around here.

Even when bad things happen you have to try to use those bad things in a positive manner and really just take the positive out of it.

If you have a lemon, make lemonade.

The worst thing that happens to you may be the best thing for you if you don't let it get the best of you.

It still holds true that man is most uniquely human when he turns obstacles into opportunities.

I don't believe in pessimism. If something doesn't come up the way you want, forge ahead. If you think it's going to rain, it will.

I have become my own version of an optimist. If I can't make it through one door, I'll go through another door - or I'll make a door. Something terrific will come no matter how dark the present.

The successful people of this world take life as it comes. They just go out and deal with the world as it is.

You can turn painful situations around through laughter. If you can find humor in anything, even poverty, you can survive it.

We were trained to live by our wits, in any circumstance.

In all my work, I try to say - 'You may be given a load of sour lemons, why not try to make a dozen lemon meringue pies?'

I like to think I am the sort of person who tries to make the best of things and try to look at the positive side of things.

Expect the best. Prepare for the worst. Capitalize on what comes.

I just try and make the best of my situation and where I'm at.

I do a good job of staying positive and just moving on.

Any position I was going to be in, I was going to make the best of it. I always do.

Resilience is distinct from mere survival, and more than mere endurance. Resilience is often endurance with direction.

My goals for the next part of my life: Whatever I'm handed, I'm gonna make the most of it. If it's good for me, I'm gonna take it.

I have two choices: Sit at home and feel sorry for myself, or make lemonade out of lemons.

I converted a problem into an opportunity.