H. Jackson Brown Jr. Quotes

Sometimes the adversities you go through help you become a person you are proud of, and instead of hating what you're going through, maybe bless it because for some reason; it is going to build you into that person that you are proud of being.

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

No man is more unhappy than he who never faces adversity. For he is not permitted to prove himself.

Everything that has ever happened to us is there to make us stronger.

The problem of life is not to make life easier, but to make men stronger.

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

There will always be people in your life who treat you wrong. Be sure to thank them for making you strong.

Everyone goes through adversity in life, but what matters is how you learn from it.

Adversity, and perseverance and all these things can shape you. They can give you a value and a self-esteem that is priceless.

Only by contending with challenges that seem to be beyond your strength to handle at the moment you can grow more surely toward the stars.

But life is a great school. It thrashes and bangs and teaches you.

They say everything you go through in your childhood builds character and inner strength.

In spite of discouragement and adversity, those who are happiest seem to have a way of learning from difficult times, becoming stronger, wiser and happier as a result.

I do believe in the old saying, 'What does not kill you makes you stronger.' Our experiences, good and bad, make us who we are. By overcoming difficulties, we gain strength and maturity.

Disappointment builds character and strength.

I don't think I'm any worse for my bad experiences. Actually, they have made me better.

Life throws you curveballs and there are things that happen - you don't understand why they happened at the time. But then you step back and understand you're a better fighter and competitor because of the things that happened.

No magic formula can completely prepare us for crises in life. However, each choice we make now will impact how we handle those crises in the future. Make your choice count. Dedicate time each day to developing your character. If you do, courage will be there when you need it most.

We learn to fight and to grow strong by fighting.

We develop our character muscles by overcoming challenges and obstacles.

We all suffer. If a man's wise, he learns from it.

I'm not afraid of scars, be them emotional or otherwise. I think it builds character, and if it doesn't destroy you, I truly believe it makes us stronger.

One misunderstandin g is that if you do the right thing, then life's storms will stop. If you do the right thing, the storms actually get bigger. This is because they know they can't blow you down like they used to, and now it's going to take a lot more energy to find out if you are conscious.

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