Getting Through The Hard Stuff Quotes & Sayings

Beyond the picket fences and the oil wells, the happy endings, and the fairy tales, is the reality of shattered lives and broken dreams. We carry on. — Tim McGraw

If you like books with happy endings then put this book down immediately. — Lemony Snicket

Desert is simply that: an ecstatic critique of culture, an ecstatic form of disappearance. — Jean Baudrillard

Whoever fails to turn aside the ills of life by prudent forethought, must submit to fulfill the course of destiny. — Friedrich Schiller

May, I love you with everything I am. For so long, I just wanted to be like you. But I had to figure out that I am someone too, and now I can carry you, your heart with mine, everywhere I go. — Ava Dellaira

A script is so word-heavy, after trying to communicate so much verbally, I think you need a different outlet to give the verbal centre of your brain a chance to cool off. — David Alpay

Every great accomplishment has its share of struggle, adversity and pain. Great achievement cannot exist without them. To reap the rewards of success in our marriages, in the lives of our children, and in our professional careers we must be prepared to push through some pretty tough moments. But trust me... on the other side of that struggle awaits an intrinsic reward that is worth more than gold. ~Jason Versey — Jason Versey

A superficial education would be worse than none. But a full education would open every man's eyes to the nature of human existence. — Gore Vidal

The thing the Church needs most today is the ability to heal wounds and to warm the hearts of the faithful. — Pope Francis

24 THE MEASURE OF LOVE The measure of love is to love without measure. - attributed to Saint Augustine The — Cassandra Clare

It was a tough night," Marcus said briefly, another humorless smile crossing his mouth. "But they got what they paid for." "Jesus," Thomas murmured. Marcus slanted a glance at him, and his green eyes were hard, brittle. "Don't think about it, pet. I don't. No one who lives it dwells on this fucking stuff. You just thank God or your own balls for getting yourself through it, pulling yourself up into something better. The day I see pity in your face, I want your fucking ass out of my life. — Joey W. Hill

It's received wisdom that the English are uniquely child-unfriendly. — Julie Burchill

This life required scars,...
Some were on the outside, and some they carried on the inside.

But scars weren't shameful. They meant survival. They meant putting in work.

They meant sticking around and getting through the hard stuff just on the chance that things could get better. — T.S. Joyce

Laughter is a rescue. p.204 — Gloria Steinem

The music of hope is everywhere. All you have to do is listen for it. — Christine M. Knight

Effort and pain may not be avoided. Physical and psychological breakdowns occur. The support of a like-minded group, dedicated to The Art of Suffering, provides a safety net. An individual will push harder and risk more in the company of trustworthy peers ... — Mark Twight

The NFL determines your worth as a player, but only God knows your true worth. Players work long and hard through pain and suffering, injuries, and pushing themselves further than they imagined going - then poof ! A dream is gone. That kind of treatment can really mess with one's self worth. Getting cut can be deemed a failure, the loss of a lifetime goal.
Thankfully, as Christians our worth is not determined by mistakes we've made, either accidentally or by stupid stuff we've purposely done. Neither is it determined by what anyone else thinks. Our worth is determined by what Jesus Christ has already done. — Jake Byrne