Famous Quotes & Sayings

Oh, yeah, absolutely. That was a humbling experience. But in a lot of ways, to be humbled is probably a positive thing in the long run. Adversity is where most of life's lessons are learned.

Six games away from the playoffs and we are still refining some aspects of our play. We need to work on finishing checks, but overall I am pleased with the way this team responds to adversity and generates opportunities. We've got six games left to get better - to be playoff ready.

Brian McDermott

If you ask me why I've succeeded, it's because I was in the Royal Marines. You have this unbelievable sense of achievement and of overcoming adversity. That's the confidence it breeds.

Brett Favre

I consider adversity being good sometimes you know.

Barbara Jordan

There is no obstacle in the path of young people who are poor or members of minority groups that hard work and preparation cannot cure.

Be generous in prosperity, and thankful in adversity. Be worthy of the trust of thy neighbor, and look upon him with a bright and friendly face. Be a treasure to the poor, an admonisher to the rich, an answerer of the cry of the needy, a preserver of the sanctity of thy pledge.

Be generous in prosperity, and thankful in adversity.

Asif Ali Zardari

I studied in Britain and spent great moments of my life there as a student living in Belsize Park. I admire the British trait of the stiff upper lip in the face of adversity. My wife studied in Britain, too, and both of us have many friends there.

Augusten Burroughs

I've learned how to turn the adversities in my life into enriching experiences. You can actually gain a lot from adversities and they make you the person you are today.

We have a young team, and our guys faced some adversity early in the meet but turned things around and did what they had to do. Our depth took over, and we won some close races. I was really pleased with the performance coming out of winter break.

We have had adversity all the way through, and our guys are tougher because they have had overcome some things. Everybody can speculate on the outside what is going on in the inside, but nobody knows but us. We keep it there. We know as a family, and we support each other.

We set up ourselves for some adversity. You're the first ones here and you're the last ones to leave. We're tired, but yet we don't let our team have any less expectations. We've only won our tournament once, and that was in 1999.

Earl Nightingale

Self-pity is an acid which eats holes in happiness.

Earl Nightingale

Most very successful people can remember that their success was discovered and built out of adversity of some kind. It's not the problems that beset us-problems are surprisingly pretty much the same for millions of others-it's how we react to problems that determines not only our degree of growth and maturity but our future success-and, perhaps, much of our health.

Earl Nightingale

With every adversity, there is an equal or greater gift. Keep looking for the gift.

Mike Gundy

We were dealt some adversity in the fourth quarter and we handled it very effectively in this game. We were able to drive the ball at the end. I wanted to go down there and score and not leave them any time on the clock.

Abdul Kalam

Adversity always presents opportunities for introspection.

Last year was a tough year for everybody in the Northwest, and we were already closed at this point last year. And we have a ton of snow on the ground now.

She was a weak woman - too highly elated in prosperity, too easily depressed by adversity - not considering that both are situations of trial

She was in pretty bad shape last year. By talking to her you could hear that she was a nice person. She has overcome great adversity with the support of friends and family.

Brigham Young

In the adversity of our best friends we often find something that does not displease us.

We still have to acknowledge that we're down.

Scott Johnson

Tough times breed tough men and we are taking a tough team to Dublin to play tough rugby. We are going to look squarely in the face of adversity and show a different side to our characters this weekend.

This sport is mental. We've been through a lot of adversity in the last seven years. But as a group we've been able to put things behind us and believe in ourselves and in our driver.

Marlee Matlin

I personally have dealt with any adversity in my life with humor. That's why I told America to 'Read my hips!' on 'Dancing With the Stars' or was happy to play along with Jason Alexander and Jerry Seinfeld in the great restaurant scene on 'Seinfeld.'

When there's adversity, you have to respond to it. You have a choice, you can sit around and mope and say what if, or you can rise to the occasion. We don't know whose stepping up yet, but we are excited to find out.

When there is no adversity, he can be a very positive person in the unit. (When there's adversity or trouble), we see a different side. There is a duality.

Good actions are a guard against the blows of adversity.

Abraham Lincoln

The surest way to reveal one's character is not through adversity but by giving them power.

Abraham Lincoln

Money powers prey upon the nation in times of peace & conspire against it in times of adversity.

Allen Klein

I contend that not only can you laugh at adversity, but it is essential to do so if you are to deal with setbacks without defeat.

Ann Landers

Trouble is the common denominator of living. It is the great equalizer.

Andy Andrews

Adversity builds muscle. Adversity creates strength. Adversity, it turns out, is preparation for success.