Peer Steinbruck Quotes

There is a certain kind of maturity that can be attained only through the discipline of suffering.

A man is not little when he finds it difficult to cope with circumstances, but when circumstances overmaster him.

You have to stay strong when it gets tough.

Sadness, disappointment, and severe challenges are events in life, not life itself. I do not minimize how hard some of these events are. They can extend over a long period of time, but they should not be allowed to become the confining center of everything you do.

Everyone experiences tough times, it is a measure of your determination and dedication how you deal with them and how you can come through them.

You must remember that no one lives a life free from pain and suffering.

I don't see life as an opportunity to see how far you can go in the pursuit of pain, although I think I've challenged it a bit.

ADVERSITY CAN HARDEN YOU. OR IT CAN LOOSEN YOU UP AND MAKE YOU BETTER —IF YOU LET IT.

When the news you don't want to hear is looming before you like Everest, two things can happen. Tragedy can run you through like a sword, or it can become your backbone. Either you fall apart and sob, or you say, 'Right. What's next?

It is not just a person's physical constitution, their intellegence, their education, or even their social conditioning that enables them to withstand hardship. Much more significant is their inner development. And while some may be able to survive through sheer willpower, the ones who suffer the least are those who have a high degree of patience and courage in the face of adversity.

None of us can be free of conflict and woe. Even the greatest men have had to accept disappointments as their daily bread. ... The art of living lies less in eliminating our troubles than in growing with them.

what doesn't kill you not only make you stronger, but also more honest.

People need trouble - a little frustration to sharpen the spirit on, toughen it. Artists do; I don't mean you need to live in a rat hole or gutter, but you have to learn fortitude, endurance. Only vegetables are happy.

As an elephant in the battlefield withstands arrows shot from bows all around, even so shall I endure abuse.

When you think life is tough, it can get a lot tougher.

To be emotionally resilient and to overcome your circumstances, not through fighting, but through being courageous and having endurance was something I thought was of primary importance.

I've become a pretty tough cookie after having a divorce. I think that I've persevered through a lot of talk.

Know how sublime a thing it is to suffer and be strong.

I come from a pretty tough background and I learned a long time ago not to be bothered.

Being born and raised in Chicago made me tough. It made me strong. I feel like I can deal with anything. I truly believe that in my heart.

You have to accept the storms and the rainy days and the things in life that you sometimes don't want to face.

My comfort wasn't the most important thing - my getting through to the other side of difficult feelings was. However long it might seem to take, and however unfair it might seem, it was my job to do it.

Dealing with depression effectively is a mark not of weakness, but of strength.

I think there are lot more lows in an athletes career than the highs, but you've got to be bale to take them on the chin.

Being knee-deep in sadness or suffering and refusing to look down - to me, that represents something more powerful than someone who's never gone through difficulty.