Adversity Quotes

“I never doubted my ability, but when you hear all your life you're inferior, it makes you wonder if the other guys have something you've never seen before. If they do, I'm still looking for it.”

“Scars are like tattoos with better stories.”

“I've seen the highest of the highs and the lowest of the lows. I don't know one person who hasn't been through some turbulence in their life.”

“There's an old saying, 'That which doesn't kill you, makes you stronger.' I don't believe that. I think the things that try to kill you make you angry and sad.”

“I went from being a millionaire to being homeless. It was a very humbling experience.”

“Hollywood can be a tough town. It's not for the faint of heart.”

“When suffering knocks at your door and you say there is no seat for him, he tells you not to worry because he has brought his own stool.”

“A thick skin is a gift from God.”

“If you can't join them, beat them.”

“True friendship is a plant of slow growth, and must undergo and withstand the shocks of adversity before it is entitled to the appellation.”

“Circumstance does not make the man; it reveals him to himself.”

“Adversity does not make us frail; it only shows us how frail we are.”

“The accident was a blessing in disguise. It opened my eyes to a lot of things. It made me a better person.”

“We all have an unsuspected reserve of strength inside that emerges when life puts us to the test.”

“The chains that break you are the chains that make you. And the chains that make you are the chains you break.”

“Our enemies are more useful to us than our friends, for our friends show us what we can do and our enemies what we must do.”

“Anyone can see the adversity in a difficult situation, but it takes a stronger person to see the opportunity.”

“When life knocks you down, try to land on your back. Because if you can look up, you can get up.”

“It was a difficult time, but running was my escape.”

“Of all the virtues we can learn, no trait is more useful, more essential for survival, and more likely to improve the quality of life than the ability to transform adversity into an enjoyable challenge.”