“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.”— Hank Aaron
“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.”— Ben Affleck
“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.”— Ben Affleck
“I went from being a millionaire to being homeless. It was a very humbling experience.”— Willie Aames
“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.”— Chinua Achebe
“True friendship is a plant of slow growth, and must undergo and withstand the shocks of adversity before it is entitled to the appellation.”— William R. Alger
“The accident was a blessing in disguise. It opened my eyes to a lot of things. It made me a better person.”— Rick Allen
“We all have an unsuspected reserve of strength inside that emerges when life puts us to the test.”— Isabel Allende
“The chains that break you are the chains that make you. And the chains that make you are the chains you break.”— Marc Anthony
“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.”— Maurice Barrès
“Anyone can see the adversity in a difficult situation, but it takes a stronger person to see the opportunity.”— Drew Brees