Inspirational Overcoming Adversity Quotes & Sayings

No matter our size or shape, everyone deserves a safe place in this world." ~ from BIG SMALL DOG, a children's story about overcoming bullying and adversity, and discovering unity and friendship. — Suzanne V. Marshall

You are stronger than your challenges and your challenges are making you stronger. — Karen Salmansohn

Given the ease with which health infuses life with meaning and purpose, it is shocking how swiftly illness steals away those certainties ... Time unused and only endured still vanishes, as if time itself is starving, and each day is swallowed whole, leaving no crumbs, no memory, no trace at all. — Elisabeth Tova Bailey

Hope is a great assurance. — Lailah Gifty Akita

Struggle begets strength. — Lailah Gifty Akita

Trust in God gives self-power. — Lailah Gifty Akita

It's not enough to step in front of people's bullets; you have to be bulletproof too. You have to be harder than anything anyone else can throw at you, and sometimes you risk losing yourself just trying to save yourself. — Anthony Breznican

I am not perfect and I don't pretend to be. My brand is about dealing with life after it happens and not sugar coating the fact that I'm a human who makes mistakes. — Isha Johnson

I heard someone say once that many of us only seem able to find heaven by backing away from hell. And while the place that I've arrived at in my life may not precisely be everyone's idea of heavenly, I could swear sometimes
I hear angels sing. — Carrie Fisher

I often think of life as a great darkened room with a mammoth-sized tapestry fastened to a stone wall. I believe true peace can be achieved not in viewing the whole tapestry, but in accepting without bitterness those portions we have been afforded the luxury to see. — Chip St. Clair

Let's face it. you become a deeper person amidst adversity. You become a more perceptive, strong, resilient person when life is not handed to you on a silver platter held by a butler. — Cathy Lamb

Without failing at one thing, there won't be an opportunity to try again, learn and grow. Life isn't static but dynamic. Learn to embrace whatever situation you may face and strive to overcome. Believe in yourself, knowing your best is yet to come. — Kemi Sogunle

Life stories with themes of ruin can trap us. Life stories that are triumphant can transform us. — Meg Jay

May you find the grace of triumph over any situation. — Lailah Gifty Akita

The most vibrant of flowers often come from the filthiest of soils. — Zack W. Van

Never be afraid to offer a smile; sure the risk is that a few foolish people may misinterpret your kindness as weakness, but the reward in their error be that at least they cannot blame you because you did show your teeth. — Johnnie Dent Jr.

No matter where you once were, no matter how dark your storm, God doesn't want you to remain there. Overcoming may not be easy, but it's possible when you ask your Father to battle for you. — Dana Arcuri

Through the trials and tribulations of life come the openness to receive greatness. — Michelle Cruz-Rosado