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I wish that only three residents of Tel Aviv could see what conditions on the West Bank are like. Living in such proximity, most Israelis have no idea about the adversity on the West Bank.

Quotes by Zubin Mehta

Individually and collectively, Cherokee people possess an extraordinary ability to face down adversity and continue moving forward.

Quotes by Wilma Mankiller

Sweet are the uses of adversity which, like the toad, ugly and venomous, wears yet a precious jewel in his head.

William Shakespeare

Let me embrace thee, sour adversity, for wise men say it is the wisest course.

William Shakespeare

He knows not his own strength who hath not met adversity.

Quotes by William Samuel Johnson

Prosperity is a great teacher; adversity a greater.

Quotes by William Hazlitt

Adversity causes some men to break; others to break records.

Quotes by William Arthur Ward

I've been through some adversity where I didn't have football. Having it back gives you an appreciation for every snap you can take. I'm just blessed to have that opportunity.

Quotes by Will Grier

There is in every true woman's heart, a spark of heavenly fire, which lies dormant in the broad daylight of prosperity, but which kindles up and beams and blazes in the dark hour of adversity.

Quotes by Washington Irving

There is in every woman's heart a spark of heavenly fire which lies dormant in the broad daylight of prosperity, but which kindles up and beams and blazes in the dark hour of adversity.

Quotes by Washington Irving

Adversity tests us from time to time and it is inevitable that this testing continues during life.

Quotes by Walter Annenberg

Overcoming adversity not only makes you stronger, it makes you more hopeful.

Quotes by Valerie Jarrett

The friend in my adversity I shall always cherish most. I can better trust those who helped to relieve the gloom of my dark hours than those who are so ready to enjoy with me the sunshine of my prosperity.

Quotes by Ulysses S. Grant

We have this culture valued at Uber, which we call the champions' mind-set. And champions' mind-set isn't always about winning. It's about putting everything you have on the field, every ounce of passion and energy you have. And if you get knocked down, overcoming adversity.

Quotes by Travis Kalanick

You don't play 162 games without facing some adversity during the course of the year.

Quotes by Tom Glavine

Very often out of adversity that's when the best work comes.

Quotes by Tom Cochrane

I don't think I've had any adversity. I mean, yeah, I studied hard in school, but that's not adversity. Everyone in the Nuba Mountains has faced incredible adversity, every single one of them. Just to finish primary school is an incredible challenge.

Quotes by Tom Catena

Of course, losing my father was traumatic. I was an only child. But from the time my father died, my general theme in life has been to turn adversity into opportunity.

Quotes by Thomas G. Stemberg

Adversity is the diamond dust Heaven polishes its jewels with.

Quotes by Thomas Carlyle

Failure is inherent in the game. So if you don't respond well to adversity, you're probably not going to have a long career.

Quotes by Theo Epstein

Baseball is a game based on adversity. It's a game that's going to test you repeatedly. It's going to find your weaknesses and vulnerabilities and force you to adjust. That adversity, in the big picture, is a really good thing because it shows you where your weaknesses are. It gives you the opportunity to improve.

Quotes by Theo Epstein

Players that tend to respond to adversity the right way and triumph in the end are players with strong character. If you have enough guys like that in the clubhouse, you have an edge on the other team.

Quotes by Theo Epstein

The fact that guys adjusted really quickly to the big leagues, developed really quickly, faced adversity under the brightest spotlights, played great baseball, overcame so much, overcame centuries worth of issues and won a World Series, I guess it doesn't necessarily mean we're still not just prone to the laws of nature and reality and baseball.

Quotes by Theo Epstein

Fasting is, first and foremost, an exercise for identifying and managing adversity in all its forms. With faith, in full conscience, fasting calls women and men to an extra degree of self-awareness.

Quotes by Tariq Ramadan

Many who seem to be struggling with adversity are happy; many, amid great affluence, are utterly miserable.

Quotes by Tacitus

We see many who are struggling against adversity who are happy, and more although abounding in wealth, who are wretched.

Quotes by Tacitus

As a lifelong practitioner of martial arts, I'm trained to remain calm in the face of adversity and danger.

Quotes by Steven Seagal

Turning pro is a mindset. If we are struggling with fear, self-sabotage, procrastination, self-doubt, etc., the problem is, we're thinking like amateurs. Amateurs don't show up. Amateurs crap out. Amateurs let adversity defeat them. The pro thinks differently. He shows up, he does his work, he keeps on truckin', no matter what.

Quotes by Steven Pressfield

I have definitely gone through my ups and downs and faced my adversity and my nay-sayers, but managed to do all right. It is a pretty classic tale.

Quotes by Steve Nash

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

Quotes by Stephen Covey

There are uses to adversity, and they don't reveal themselves until tested. Whether it's serious illness, financial hardship, or the simple constraint of parents who speak limited English, difficulty can tap unexpected strengths.

Quotes by Sonia Sotomayor

As years passed away I have formed the habit of looking back upon that former self as upon another person, the remembrance of whose emotions has been a solace in adversity and added zest to the enjoyment of prosperity.

Quotes by Simon Newcomb

Those who kept their sanity and humanity intact in the face of awful adversity. Heroes named and unnamed, some known only to God.

Quotes by Silvia Cartwright

I think that everything you do helps you to write if you're a writer. Adversity and success both contribute largely to making you what you are. If you don't experience either one of those, you're being deprived of something.

Quotes by Shelby Foote

I don't define myself by my successes. I define myself by adversity and how I've persevered.

Quotes by Shaquem Griffin

You learn about people when they do go through a little bit of adversity.

Quotes by Sean McVay

You show me anybody that's great in anything they do, I'll show you somebody that's persevered, demonstrated that mental toughness to overcome some obstacles and adversity.

Quotes by Sean McVay

Adversity, and perseverance and all these things can shape you. They can give you a value and a self-esteem that is priceless.

Quotes by Scott Hamilton

Everything that I've ever been able to accomplish in skating and in life has come out of adversity and perseverance.

Quotes by Scott Hamilton

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

Quotes by Sarah MacLean

Adversity is the mother of enterprise.

Quotes by Sanjaya Baru

By adversity are wrought the greatest works of admiration, and all the fair examples of renown, out of distress and misery are grown.

Quotes by Samuel Daniel

Numerous have been the manifestations of God's providence in sustaining us. In the gloomy period of adversity, we have had 'our cloud by day and pillar of fire by night.' We have been reduced to distress, and the arm of Omnipotence has raised us up.

Quotes by Samuel Adams

In adversity you have to become stronger and make sure you don't make those mistakes again so you learn from it.

Quotes by Sam Allardyce

A man is insensible to the relish of prosperity 'til he has tasted adversity.

Quotes by Saadi

Everyone faces adversity.

Quotes by Ryan Holiday

Sometimes good comes through adversity. I would not be who I am today had it not been for the internment, and I like who I am.

Quotes by Ruth Asawa

As a medical doctor, I have known the face of adversity. I have seen much of death and dying, suffering and sorrow. I also remember the plight of students overwhelmed by their studies and of those striving to learn a foreign language. And I recall the fatigue and frustration felt by young parents with children in need.

Quotes by Russell M. Nelson

A man is insensible to the relish of prosperity until he has tasted adversity.

Quotes by Rosalind Russell

I worry about my children, actually. I'm trying to give them a decent upbringing but I sometimes worry that that means they're going to be kind of mediocre adults. Like maybe I should throw them out for a bit and give them some adversity.

Quotes by Romesh Ranganathan

Remember the great adversity of art or anything else is a hurried life.

Quotes by Robert James Waller

In every adversity there lies the seed of an equivalent advantage. In every defeat is a lesson showing you how to win the victory next time.

Quotes by Robert Collier

My fiction is almost always inspired by a character's need or desire to rise above him- or herself. No one is perfect and some of us have much adversity in our lives; it is those people who struggle to rise above their nature or background that I find the most interesting and heroic.

Quotes by Robert Crais

I come from strong people who believe in the freedom of expression and, of course, a culture that believes in that. So the idea of overcoming adversity is something that is not unfamiliar.

Quotes by Robert Battle

Good things are often birthed from adversity.

Quotes by Robert A. Schuller

I try not to get too low. I fight adversity as hard as I can fight it, not to get too low. When good things happen, I don't really embrace it. I just say it's a lucky day.

Quotes by Rick Pitino

I think really what I'm saying is that I thrive on adversity.

Quotes by Richard Marx

Mental discipline and tenacity in the face of obstacles are traits that have greatly helped me in both my personal and professional journey thus far. I am also very optimistic by nature and tend to focus on the positive and remain hopeful when faced with adversity.

Quotes by Priyamvada Natarajan

Prosperity is no just scale; adversity is the only balance to weigh friends.

Quotes by Plutarch

Nothing is harder to direct than a man in prosperity; nothing more easily managed that one is adversity.

Quotes by Plutarch

The only good thing about times of adversity is that you realize who your real friends and fans are - and the rest go away - which in my mind is an OK thing.

Quotes by Pete Wentz

Be moderate in prosperity, prudent in adversity.

Quotes by Periander

I'm used to adversity and working really well in difficult situations. It was hard for me to accept the success.

Quotes by Paula Cole

I want to be a role model and I want to show kids that you can be strong and overcome adversity.

Quotes by Paula Creamer

What the Anzac legend did do, by the bravery and sacrifice of our troops, was reinforce our own cultural notions of independence, mateship, and ingenuity. Of resilience and courage in adversity.

Quotes by Paul Keating

There's always going to be bumps in the road. There's always going to be this and that, adversity. You just overcome it. It's what I've done all my life.

Quotes by Odell Beckham, Jr.

Always seek out the seed of triumph in every adversity.

Quotes by Og Mandino

The story of FDR as U.S. Commander in Chief is a heroic war story of a president who had already overcome great adversity in facing polio but who went on to take the reins of our armed forces in the greatest conflagration in human history - on our behalf.

Quotes by Nigel Hamilton

One thing about championship teams is that they're resilient. No matter what is thrown at them, no matter how deep the hole, they find a way to bounce back and overcome adversity.

Quotes by Nick Saban

Every adversity, every failure, every heartache carries with it the seed of an equal or greater benefit.

Quotes by Napoleon Hill

You should never view your challenges as a disadvantage. Instead, it's important for you to understand that your experience facing and overcoming adversity is actually one of your biggest advantages.

Quotes by Michelle Obama

My family was very notorious in the town that we lived in. Everyone would say, 'There goes those damn Sams.' I didn't want to paint that ill picture of me. I knew the good in my family. They didn't know our background and the adversity we had to endure. I wanted to succeed and be a beacon of hope in my family.

Quotes by Michael Sam

In so many things, growth comes from adversity.

Quotes by Michael Huffington

Football is not always easy; you need to navigate through some adversity.

Quotes by Matt LaFleur

Whatever changes the new era brings, whatever new pathways we take, I am sure that our special relationship with America - forged in adversity, will not change.

Quotes by Mary McAleese

He who does not tire, tires adversity.

Quotes by Martin Farquhar Tupper

Fire is the test of gold; adversity, of strong men.

Quotes by Martha Graham

There is no better than adversity. Every defeat, every heartbreak, every loss, contains its own seed, its own lesson on how to improve your performance the next time.

Quotes by Malcolm X

I like adversity; that's how I am.

Quotes by Luis Enrique

The bravest sight in the world is to see a great man struggling against adversity.

Quotes by Lucius Annaeus Seneca

We become wiser by adversity; prosperity destroys our appreciation of the right.

Quotes by Lucius Annaeus Seneca

The pressure of adversity does not affect the mind of the brave man... It is more powerful than external circumstances.

Quotes by Lucius Annaeus Seneca

Show me someone who has done something worthwhile, and I'll show you someone who has overcome adversity.

Quotes by Lou Holtz

For all its ups and downs and challenges, I love writing. We only grow through adversity, so I welcome the difficulties, knowing bumps in the road are my greatest teachers.

Quotes by Lori Wilde

Adversity is the first path to truth.

Quotes by Lord Byron

You don't want people who have never had to deal with adversity - you want people who have been able to deal successfully with adversity. That's what adds to society. Those are going to be the hardest-working, best people.

Quotes by Linda Ronstadt

In times of great stress or adversity, it's always best to keep busy, to plow your anger and your energy into something positive.

Quotes by Lee Iacocca

I went to a good school, played sports; things came relatively easy for me. Whenever I would get faced with adversity, I would always go do something else.

Quotes by Lauren Gibbs

Memory tempers prosperity, mitigates adversity, controls youth, and delights old age.

Quotes by Lactantius

You know, you have to have some inner philosophy to deal with adversity.

Quotes by Kirk Douglas

A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.

Quotes by King Solomon

In the day of prosperity be joyful, but in the day of adversity consider.

Quotes by King Solomon

I was bullied and picked on because I was so different to everyone else, and I definitely didn't believe or even know I was fabulous back then. But those hard times made me everything I am today. It's all water under the bridge now, but being bullied and going through adversity definitely made me stronger.

Quotes by Kimora Lee Simmons

I'll say this for adversity: people seem to be able to stand it, and that's more than I can say for prosperity.

Quotes by Kin Hubbard

All interesting, worthwhile humans suffered and struggled and overcame adversity of one sort or another. Pain is constructive. Misery can be useful. I believed this the way I believe the sun rises in the east. Then I had children, and I slowly began to disbelieve and disavow it.

Quotes by Kim Brooks

Talking through troubles, staying calm in the face of adversity, that's what my father taught me. It's an invaluable lesson because there's no shortage of adversity and mistakes to be dealt with.

Quotes by Kevin Frazier

Everyone is handed adversity in life. No one's journey is easy. It's how they handle it that makes people unique.

Quotes by Kevin Conroy

I am so much more than what happened to me. I’m a mother and a businesswoman; I run a charity that supports others overcoming adversity; and, most importantly, I’m happy.

Quotes by Katie Piper

I know exactly what it is like to fight against the odds and to overcome adversity.

Quotes by Karen Handel

What defines someone as a 'man' should not be the clothes they wear or how deep their voice is. It should be the content of his character, his strength in the face of overwhelming adversity, and his ability to still love and help others when the world has turned its back on him.

Quotes by Karamo Brown

The moment we believe that success is determined by an ingrained level of ability as opposed to resilience and hard work, we will be brittle in the face of adversity.

Quotes by Joshua Waitzkin

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