Adversitywhen Quotes & Sayings

People carry on whole conversations in proverbs. But they are not LIVING the proverbs. — Idries Shah

A lodestone is a wonderful thing in very many experiments, and like living things. And one of its remarkable virtues in that which the ancients considered to be a living soul in the sky, in the globes and in the stars, in the sun and in the moon. — William Gilbert

I felt like I was walking on an airport's rubber conveyor belt. — Douglas Coupland

To hold a man down, you have to stay down with him. — Booker T. Washington

When things are going well, be mindful of adversityWhen prosperous, be mindful of povertyWhen loved, be mindful of thoughtfulnessWhen respected, be mindful of humility — Gautama Buddha

I am a human being just as deserving of love and happiness as the next person. I tell myself this every day. — Kelley York

Lobbying is a legitimate profession ... Many congressional spouses act as lobbyists. — Patricia Schroeder

There is no particular merit in fighting for your own skin when you know that it is fight or die, but there is considerable merit in being prepared to die when you know you can escape quite easily. Put at its lowest, there is a certain stubborn foolhardy heroism in that. — M.M. Kaye

There's very little that I find to be more interesting and unpredictable than the behavior of a psychotic bitch, especially when it's directed towards some other poor soul. — Aaron B. Powell

Forgiveness means saying that you're not going to let what happened to you define you any longer. — Heidi Priebe

It is well known that the Nobel Committees bring world opinion to a focus, and that fact still further enhances the prestige attaching to the Prizes. — Robert Robinson

Being a mother gives you a singular sort of vision, a prism through which you can see your child with many different faces all at once. It is the reason you can watch him shatter a ceramic lamp, and still remember him as an angel. — Jodi Picoult

This is the moral, Oh My Best Beloved: never kill anyone for a 'Cause'.
For why not, Uncle Basher?
Because causes don't pay, Little Friend of all the World. Adherents expect you to kill just for the righteousness of it. They don't want to pay you! They don't understand why you want paying! — Kim Newman

I'm very inspired by the artfulness and soulfulness of the Russian people. — Johnny Weir