“I love the man that can smile in trouble, that can gather strength from distress, and grow brave by reflection. 'Tis the business of little minds to shrink; but he whose heart is firm, and whose conscience approves his conduct, will pursue his principles unto death.”— Thomas Paine, amazon.com
“Though my soul may set in darkness, it will rise in perfect light; I have loved the stars too fondly to be fearful of the night.”— Sarah Williams, amazon.com
“Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.”— Abraham Lincoln, twitter.com
“We're not going to burn down the suburbs and live in lean-tos, we'd probably be happier if we did, but we're not going to.”— Sebastian Junger, youtube.com
“We take a breath, wipe off the spit And keep fighting to live another day”— Lj Mark, hellopoetry.com
“The flower that blooms in adversity is the most rare and beautiful of all.”— Rita Hsiao, Christopher Sanders, Philip Lazebnik, Raymond Singer, Eugenia Bostwick-Singer, Fa Zhou, Soon-Tek Oh, amazon.com
“Adversity in almost all the presidents I’ve studied changes them. For Teddy Roosevelt, in 1884, losing his wife and his mother on the same day, in the same house. He goes to the Badlands, and he’s suddenly out among people. Both he and F.D.R. had to move beyond their privileged class. Polio and his…”— Doris Kearns Goodwin, vanityfair.com
“It’s your reaction to adversity, not adversity itself that determines how your life’s story will develop.”— Dieter F. Uchtdorf, positivepsychologyprogram.com
“Now is no time to think of what you do not have. Think of what you can do with what there is.”— Ernest Hemingway, amazon.com
“Hope is no longer a whisper but a welcome friend who tells me that life is worth living. Because of hope, I know I am worth it. I know I have a reason to keep going. Hope is real. Let hope find you in your darkness.”— Rebecca Burke, twloha.com
“Things usually work out in the end. What if they don’t? That just means you haven’t come to the end yet.”— Jeannette Walls, amazon.com
“The best way to treat obstacles is to use them as stepping-stones. Laugh at them, tread on them, and let them lead you to something better.”— Enid Blyton, amazon.com