Making the Most of a Difficult Situation Quotes

A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.

You're going to go through tough times - that's life. But I say, 'Nothing happens to you, it happens for you.' See the positive in negative events.

When things fall apart you sometimes can see more. You might even be able to see how to put things back together.

I always want to find meaning in stuff that sucks - I don't want it to be the end of the sentence.

No matter how bad things are, they can always be worse. So what if my stroke left me with a speech impediment? Moses had one, and he did all right.

If life throws you a lemon - make lemonade.

Inside of every problem lies an opportunity.

When the world is running down, you make the best of what's still around.

If you have a lemon, make lemonade.

That's what you do with the worst day ever: you flip it on its back.

I've learnt that if you can't get rid of something, you have to find a way to live with it.

Let me embrace thee, sour adversity, for wise men say it is the wisest course.

There's something really great and romantic about being poor and sleeping on couches.

'Silver Linings' has proved a golden opportunity for me.

I want to make lemonade out of the lemons that were dealt to me.

Problems are only opportunities with thorns on them.

If you cannot get rid of the family skeleton, you may as well make it dance.

One way to make a positive out of a negative is that you can put it into your work.

All the adversity I've had in my life, all my troubles and obstacles, have strengthened me... You may not realize it when it happens, but a kick in the teeth may be the best thing in the world for you.

One arm might handicap me a little in competition, but I just work with what changes I know I have to make, and I'm pretty used to it now. It mainly depends on the wave conditions... I only get half the waves everyone else rides, so mine have to be good!

Sometimes you win by losing.

There could be no honor in a sure success, but much might be wrested from a sure defeat.

You've got to deal with the tools you have in hand. I'm a firm believer in that.

When you cannot have something, you make what you have work.

I've been penniless. I've had to struggle a bit. But now I enjoy thinking about that because it just makes me feel better about my achievements.