We draw our strength from the very despair in which we have been forced to live. We shall endure
If people bring so much courage to this world the world has to kill them to break them, so of course it kills them. The world breaks every one and afterward many are strong at the broken places. But those that will not break it kills. It kills the very good and the very gentle and the very brave impartially. If you are none of these you can be sure it will kill you too but there will be no special hurry.
Nothing discloses real character like the use of power. It is easy for the weak to be gentle. Most people can bear adversity. But if you wish to know what a man really is, give him power. This is the supreme test. It is the glory of Lincoln that, having almost absolute power, he never abused it, except upon the side of mercy.
I did get knocked down flat in front of the whole world, and I rose. I didn't run away - I rose right where I'd been knocked down. And then that's how you get to know yourself. You say, hmm, I can get up!
Friendship is the complete explanation of what a Cheetah Girl is - if you have that true friendship, you can conquer anything you want.
Be like the rocky headland on which the waves constantly break. It stands firm, and round it the seething waters are laid to rest.
Heroes are made in the hour of defeat. Success is, therefore, well described as a series of glorious defeats.
We may encounter many defeats, but we must not be defeated. It may even be necessary to encounter the defeat, so that we can know who we are.
I have learned to kiss the waves that throw me up against the Rock of Ages.
And so rock bottom became the solid foundation on which I rebuilt my life.
Whenever I do the sign of the cross, it always brings comfort in situations when you are faced with adversity and stress.
My wife was as much of a soldier as I was.
The sun will shine on those who stand before it shines on those who kneel under them.
A tree with strong roots can withstand the most violent storm, but the tree can't grow roots just as the storm appears on the horizon.
They thought that the bullets would silence us, but they failed.
Although I have lived through much darkness, I have seen enough evidence to be unshakably convinced that no difficulty, no fear is so great that it can completely suffocate the hope that springs eternal in the hearts of the young... Do not let that hope die! Stake your lives on it! We are not the sum of our weaknesses and failures; we are the sum of the Father's love for us and our real capacity to become the image of his Son.
Bad times don't last, bad guys do.
The Duke and Swing represent affirmation in the face of adversity.
Courage is strength in the face of knowledge of what is to be feared or hoped. Wisdom is prudent strength.
The grass as bristly and stout as chives and me wondering when the ground will break and me wondering how anything fragile survives
I've got a lot of people I'm carrying on my back, but it's a light load because I take a lot of pride in who I am and where I came from.
Black men, you were once great; you shall be great again. Lose not courage or faith, go forward.
It's okay to fail; it's not okay to quit.
Bear up, my child, bear up; Zeus who oversees and directs all things is still mighty in heaven.
when pain is to be born, a little courage helps more than much knowledge, a little human sympathy more than much courage, and the least tincture of the love of God more than all.
