Quotes & Sayings About Overcoming Adversity

The trick to great romance is in overcoming adversity. In realizing that love is worth some uphill climbs. — Sarah MacLean

Tell me, who have never be knocked down by life's circumstances? — Lailah Gifty Akita

We like recovery stories to move quickly through the dark so we can get to the sweeping redemptive ending. I worry that this lack of honest accounts of overcoming adversity has created a Gilded Age of Failure. — Brene Brown

To eliminate the inner turmoil we must focus our attention inward and act with loving kindness to ourselves - and each other. — Michelle Cruz-Rosado

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

Don't run from your weakness, you will only give it strength. — Stephen Richards

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

sing so loud that the music
drowns out the sounds of
the naysayers.
one day they'll be singing
your song. — JaTawny Muckelvene Chatmon

Endurance is spiritual. — Lailah Gifty Akita

Hope is a great assurance. — Lailah Gifty Akita

Struggle begets strength. — Lailah Gifty Akita

God will not allow you to add the words "next time" to now faith. — Johnnie Dent Jr.

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

It is always in the midst, in the epicenter, of your troubles that you find serenity. — Antoine De Saint-Exupery

God's grace grant us immeasurable ability to overcome adversity of any type. — Lailah Gifty Akita

Sometimes singed wings will fly with greater purpose. — Tom Althouse

But if a person hasn't ever experienced true despair, she grows old never knowing how to evaluate where she is in life; never understanding what joy really is. I'm grateful for it. — Banana Yoshimoto

The music of hope is everywhere, but to hear it, you need to ignore the muddy jangle of life's hassles. — Christine M. Knight

You must fall in love with what you do, because being an entrepreneur is a lot of hard work, and overcoming a lot of adversity. From that love will come the dedication that will get you out of bed at 4 a.m. because of a great idea you just had and get you to work till 11 p.m. and not feel tired. — Ken Field

I am more than my scars. — Andrew Davidson

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

Just as we develop our physical muscles through overcoming opposition - such as lifting weights - we develop our character muscles by overcoming challenges and adversity. — Stephen Covey

If we know what can happen in a minute will could have avoid all tragedies. — Lailah Gifty Akita

Adversity tests the limit of your strength. — Lailah Gifty Akita

Overcoming adversity puts you among the bravest, overcoming pain puts you among the strongest; overcoming opponents puts you among the mightiest, but overcoming yourself puts you among the greatest. — Matshona Dhliwayo

There are uncertainties in life. The development of inner strength is vital for overcoming any adversity. — Lailah Gifty Akita

The way to experience ultimate happiness is to let go of all worries and regrets, and to know that being happy is the most satisfying of life's feelings. Reflect back on all the progress in your life and allow the positive, creative and joyous thoughts to outshine and overwhelm any sorrow or grief that may linger in the recesses of your mind. Knowing that disease and disaster are natural parts of life is the key to overcoming adversity with a calm and happy spirit. Happiness is waiting there in front of you. Only you can decide whether or not you choose to experience it. Take this to heart. — Toshitsugu Takamatsu

You see, it is so hard for these creatures to persevere. The routine of adversity, the gradual decay of youthful loves and youthful hopes, the quiet despair (hardly felt as pain) of ever overcoming the chronic temptations with which we have again and again defeated them, the drabness which we create in their lives and the inarticulate resentment with which we teach them to respond to it--all this provides admirable opportunities of wearing out a soul by attrition. — C.S. Lewis

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

Our confident hope is our great trust in God. — Lailah Gifty Akita

You do not continue to sit on thorns that continue to prickle you. If the prickling continues, ponder and continue — Ernest Agyemang Yeboah

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.

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

How soon do you think it is? Time will tell me. When it's autumn, the leaves fall. When the time comes, I'll know it.
[Responding to a question about when he will start throwing his slider in his attempt to comeback from a career-ending stroke.] — J.R. Richard

There is no development of character without resistance, there is no growth of spirituality without overcoming. — David O. McKay

One who gains strength by overcoming obstacles possesses the only strength which can overcome adversity. — Albert Schweitzer

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

Miracles arise from conviction. Be convicted about these things: Miracles can happen. Miracles do happen. Love makes them happen. — Marianne Williamson

It was not the privileged and the fortunate who took in the Jews in France. It was the marginal and damaged, which should remind us that there are real limits to what evil and misfortune can accomplish. If you take away the gift of reading, you create the gift of listening. If you bomb a city, you leave behind death and destruction. But you create a community of remote misses. If you take away a mother or a father, you cause suffering and despair. But one time in ten, out of that despair rises as indomitable force. You see the giant and the shepherd in the Valley of Elah and your eye is drawn to the man with sword and shield and the glittering armor. But so much of what is beautiful and valuable in the world comes from the shepherd, who has more strength and purpose than we ever imagine. — Malcolm Gladwell

The Lord doesn't always make our paths smooth sailing, but He does make it possible to rise above adversity. — Dana Arcuri

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

If it is going to kill you," Enso Roshi says, "then let it kill you. — T. Scott McLeod

Endure the pain, overcome the hurt. — Lailah Gifty Akita

The overcoming of adversity and, ultimately, denying it the rite of passage, has been a constant and perpetual motive throughout my life. — Heather Mills

She allowed herself the luxury of a good cry, figuring that her tears were mingling with the downpour to soak into the soil. It was relief. It was joy. It was the knowledge that she had overcome, and it spilled out with her tears onto the ground that she had toiled with, to become a part of the crop she had planted with her own hands. It had sought to defeat her, and she had prevailed. Now, she was permanently a part of it. — Tracy Winegar

God is our strongest anchor. — Lailah Gifty Akita

Your greatest successes come from overcoming your greatest losses. — Matshona Dhliwayo

God's grace gives strength overcome any situation. — Lailah Gifty Akita

If I lose a billion dollars, I will have it back in less than five years. — Henry Ford

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 try to keep the happy memories. If that's what you call selective memories, I'm good with that. — Nicole Williams

You can conquer any mountain with faith, hope and courage. — Lailah Gifty Akita

Our experiences always teach us something. If the experience is "bad", then the lesson is even more powerful and meaningful. Every unfortunate incident makes us stronger and better equipped to handle new challenges. — Miya Yamanouchi

You see, Christ's purpose can't be derailed by your limitations or troubles. Your difficulties will not trip Him up or cause Him delays. Painful trials, which may bring you to your knees will not baffle our Creator. He has a God-sized dream waiting for you to accomplish. His majestic plan is sovereign. Ultimately, He could use anything to graciously lead you to victory. — Dana Arcuri

I lost all I had known and gained a life I was yet to know. — Nikki Rowe

The past is not clinging to you; YOU are clinging to the past. Once you are not clinging, the past simply EVAPORATES! — Rajneesh

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

You have to fight the odds in life to be able to reach a greater height. — Lailah Gifty Akita

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

Use what you've been through as fuel, believe in yourself and be unstoppable! — Yvonne Pierre

The thrill of achievement comes from overcoming adversity in the accomplishment of an important goal. — Brian Tracy

Don't let the situation say stop to your true purpose;say stop to the situation. Situations are situations and you are you — Ernest Agyemang Yeboah

Just because a person successfully steers a voyage through hell doesn't mean he ever wants to sail that route again. — Richelle E. Goodrich

Hang on to your hat. Hang on to your hope. And wind the clock, for tomorrow is another day. — E.B. White

To give ourselves over to introspection is to build our own private cocoon. — Chip St. Clair

My mother is my hero just because, what life becomes about is overcoming adversity, and I watched her overcome so many things in life but still able to smile. See it's one thing to overcome adversity and to be scarred and to carry that with you but when you have somebody overcomes adversity and they're still able to smile that's something else. That's true strength. — Rashad Evans

Never be disabused of those hopes you believe in otherwise you will go far as far as you can't be. — Auliq Ice

Whether we're overcoming adversity, surviving trauma, or dealing with stress and anxiety, having a sense of purpose, meaning, and perspective in our lives allows us to develop understanding and move forward. Without purpose, meaning, and perspective, it is easy to lose hope, numb our emotions, or become overwhelmed by our circumstances. We feel reduced, less capable, and lost in the face of struggle. The heart of spirituality is connection. When we believe in that inextricable connection, we don't feel alone. — Brene Brown

I've never known anybody to achieve anything without overcoming adversity. — Lou Holtz

March to the beat of your own drummer. — Henry David Thoreau

When we cry out to God as a result of our pain and spiritual brokenness He hears us and is compelled to move on our behalf because of His love for us. However, when we complain it is an indictment against His authority as a God who knows His plans for us, and it is an outright contradiction to the faith that we say we have in Him. — Minister Donald Graham Jr.

Look to the Lord in every situation. — Lailah Gifty Akita

Adversity awakens the spirit of every man. — Lailah Gifty Akita

Your attitude towards problems, difficulties, and adversities is the most important factor in overcoming them. — Napoleon Hill

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. — Brian McDermott

I don't believe in the Law of Attraction. There were things I wanted in my life that no amount of positive thinking was going to make it a reality for me. However, I have learned to believe in the Law of Tough Love. Life has thrown a dozen tragedies at me. I did what any Christian would do
prayed for the outcome I wanted, but God was tough and only gave me what I needed. I now realize that life is not about fulfilling a wish list; rather a need list. Good and bad experiences are on the horizon. How else does a person change, grow and evolve? And just like any warrior woman, I won't simply survive
but thrive! — Shannon L. Alder

Stop telling it like it is and start telling it like you WANT it to be! — Esther Hicks

There is strength in every struggle. Struggles create opportunities for you to become stronger, wiser and better. The moment you shift your thinking from "I cannot" to "I must," you will begin to see 'Beyond the Pain' and draw strength from within. Learn to see each obstacle as a stepping stone and watch your life change significantly. — Kemi Sogunle

Adapt to any situation. — Lailah Gifty Akita

Without trials and tribulation, there would be no hero. Without a hero, there would be no story. Without a story, there is no life as life is made up of vignettes of loving, learning and overcoming. — Gibson, Chrissy

Every challenge is an opportunity for spiritual growth. — Lailah Gifty Akita

Fresh activity is the only means of overcoming adversity. — Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

Nevadans, and all Americans, are resilient. Overcoming adversity is a part of our national heritage. — Brian Sandoval

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

Overall the theme is about never giving in ... not letting anyone tell you what to do or take anything away from you. Always being yourself, whatever that may be. The content obviously takes a darker and romantic approach to relationships about love and loss, as well as overcoming adversity in everyday life. Generally, just being tough and standing up for what you believe. — Ashley Purdy

The fog may seem thick but the sun will surely pierce through and brighten up the sky. Allow yourself to continue to rest on the wings of God's love and watch yourself learn to soar high. — Kemi Sogunle

God's presence in our lives gives us the greatest hope. — Lailah Gifty Akita

God takes us through the fires to refine us like gold. — Lailah Gifty Akita

We may have to struggle to achieve our goals, but our struggles may yield as much growth as our learning. The strengths we develop in overcoming challenges will be with us in the eternities to come. — Dallin H. Oaks

When a person feels encouraged, he can face the impossible and overcome incredible adversity. — John C. Maxwell

Before your reach your destination, you'll find yourself going through the wilderness. There's some survival skills that you'll need master through the wilderness journey. While in the wilderness, your faith will be tried and tested. You'll become humble. Your vision for your life will get clearer. You're in training for your purpose. You'll lose some friends, because there's some folks who are only with you because of where they think your journey will lead THEM. Don't worry, they're a little confused ... but it was meant for them to get lost during this phase. Walk on. Continue on your journey. Soon, you'll be approaching the mountain. Get ready to climb! — Yvonne Pierre

The pressure of adversity is the most powerful sustainer of accountability. It's as though everything you do is multiplied by 50 in order to surpass those with a head-start. I was never capable of slacking when at the threshold of failure. — Criss Jami

The difference between a conventional counsellor and an empowerment counsellor is that a conventional therapist will allow you to dwell in your pit of misery for months, years and possibly even decades; whereas an empowerment counsellor will challenge you to recognise that your past pains and seemingly negative experiences are the very key to accessing your greatest self. — Miya Yamanouchi

There are a few things in life that occur, that you don't ask for, that are just dealt to you.
These things can define you or you can define yourself through them.
I elect to define myself through overcoming what has been dealt to me in my life.
It took thirty-one years and two generations of tweaking to get my first perfect ending.
Now I am going to work on my next one. — JohnA Passaro

When you anticipate adversity, you can then plan for adversity. You may never gain control of it, but you can keep it from controlling you. — T Jay Taylor

Light in your soul conquers the darkness in your world. — Matshona Dhliwayo

Perhaps the most eloquent of the hard virtues is courage, the disposition to encounter adversity head-on and strive to overcome it. — Ted Malloch

A champion is defined by the adversity he overcomes — Anderson Silva

The trials and pressures of life
and how we face them
often define us. Confronted by adversity, many people give up while others rise up. How do those who succeed do it? They persevere. They find the benefit to them personally that comes from any trial. And they recognize that the best thing about adversity is coming out on the other side of it. There is a sweetness to overcoming your troubles and finding something good in the process, however small it may be. Giving up when adversity threatens can make a person bitter. Persevering through adversity makes one better. — John C. Maxwell

We spend 8 hours a day, for 10 months a year, for nearly 17 years sending our kids to school to prepare them for life.
In all of that time there is never a course in overcoming adversity, goal setting, sacrifice, perseverance, teammates, or family.
I guess that's what wrestling is for. — JohnA Passaro