Augusten Burroughs Quotes

We all have our struggles; we have our things that we grow through.

You don't overcome challenges by making them smaller but by making yourself bigger.

When we face the worst that can happen in any situation, we grow. When circumstances are at their worst, we can find our best.

We sometimes need adversity to fathom our true depths.

I've passed along some advice that Oprah [Winfrey] gave to me: When something bad is happening, it's not happening to you; it's happening for you.

There's much that goes to the makin' of a man or woman into somethin' better than a brute beast, but there's three things in chief, an' they're the places where life sets us down, an' the folks life knocks us up against, an' -- not the things ye get, but the things ye don't get.

Assume that whatever situation you are facing at the moment is exactly the right situation you need to ultimately be successful. This situation has been sent to help you become better, to help you expand and grow.

By facing our challenges and overcoming them, we grow stronger, wiser, and more compassionate.

From adversity we can learn the value of patience.

Our most valuable teachers are our enemies.While our friends can help us in many ways, only our enemies can provide us with the challenge we need to develop tolerance, patience, and compassionthree virtues essential for building character, developing peace of mind, and bringing us true happiness.

Confronting and overcoming challenges is an exhilarating experience. It does something to feed the soul and the mind. It makes you more than you were before. It strengthens the mental muscles and enables you to become better prepared for the next challenge.

The things we overcome in life really become our strengths.

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

Being a successful person is not necessarily defined by what you have achieved, but by what you have overcome.

It is difficulties that show what men are. For the future, in case of any difficulty, remember that God, like a gymnastic trainer, has pitted you against a rough antagonist. For what end? That you may be an Olympic conqueror; and this cannot be without toil.

I think sometimes in life the biggest challenges end up being the best things that happen in your life.

Everything that happens helps you grow, even if its hard to see right now.

Problems call forth our courage and our wisdom; indeed, they create our courage and wisdom.

Life is a series of experiences, each one of which makes us bigger, even though sometimes it is hard to realize this. For the world was built to develop character, and we must learn that the setbacks and grieves which we endure help us in our marching onward.

Everyone has challenges and lessons to learn - we wouldn't be who we are without them.

Any personal crisis - you have to use it to get stronger.

You only mature when you face problems you can't deal with.

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.

Is life so wretched? Isn't it rather your hands which are too small, your vision which is muddled? You are the one who must grow up.