Ellen Potter Quotes

I've had, what, two years? Probably five good years. Before that I had twenty years of uncertainty and suffering and ego destruction and poverty. All those things. That'll always outweigh the good times.

Life's not always going to be bells and whistles.

Sometimes I think life is just a rodeo, the trick is to ride and make it to the bell.

We all have to go through hard times. Tragedies. Those are given to us to see what we're going to do with them.

Easy times are the enemy, they put us to sleep. Adversity is our friend, it wakes us up

Upon my weary heart was showered smiles, plaudits and flowers, but beyond them I saw troubles and thorns innumerable.

There's a world of troubleTrying to take its turn I can hear it shaking undergroundAnd half a dozen lessons I might never learn Not until them troubles come around.

ʺThings are going to get worse before they get better, arenʹt they?ʺ

I’m telling you, trouble is like the ocean. It covers two thirds of the world.

Sweet are the uses of adversity

Discomfort is very much part of my master plan.

Difficult years lie ahead, patience is required.

Everybody goes through some tough times in their life, no matter what you do. Man, I've had my tough times.

Ten thousand difficulties do not make one doubt.

The truth is, everybody falls into an incinerator of some measure or other. Not literally one. The question is what are you going to do with those bad times? Are you just going to let them gnaw at you?

I don't know if I've had my share of drama, but I've definitely had my share of hard times.

To the stars through thorns.

You can't choose the ways in which you'll be tested.

You cannot understand a man’s work by what he has accomplished but by what he has overcome in accomplishing it.

Every phase of my life always hasn't been perfect for me. I've had to go through some adversity.

Sometimes, it's just your turn to go through hard times.

Sometimes you realize that life isn't defined by the good times.

I have lived through very difficult times.

You're going to face adversity. It's not if - it's when.

I know what hard times are like. I didn't grow up with a silver spoon in my mouth. I've had struggles.