Overcoming Adversity Quotes

Use the dirt life throws at you to plant the seeds of your success.

A bird that fears falling off of a tree branch is ignorant of its gifts.

Conquering hills today prepares you for conquering mountains tomorrow.

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.

Shatter the limits in your mind and you shatter the limits in your life.

Champions are made in the dark before they are revealed in light.

Our confident hope is our great trust in God.

If roses did not suffer thorns on their journey to beauty, they would lose out on becoming masterpieces.

Today’s caterpillars are tomorrow’s butterflies.

A rainbow earns its colors in the storm.

Run the race of life with all perseverance and endurance.

Rise above your fears and you rise above your world.

Harsh winters precede pleasant springs.

If seeds saw dirt as their enemy, they would lose out on the opportunity to grow.

Turn your adversity into building blocks for the palace of your dreams.

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.

Trust in God gives self-power.

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.

A diamond is just a rock that refused to break under heat and pressure.

Adversity only makes us stronger.Every adversity we overcome makes our spirit and soul grow stronger.

Rainbows are birthed in storms, not in sunshine.

I work with great gladness for what I want.

Failing over and over again is how you learn to succeed over and over again.

The future glory far outweigh the present troubles.

Beware trying to iron out all your quirks, perceived flaws and doubts. It's often these things that help you find strength, compassion, empathy for others and heart.

God will only push you off a cliff if He's going to give you wings to fly.

Life is uncertain. We can never predict when hard times shall strike.

Strength doesn't come from what you can do. It comes from overcoming the things you once thought you couldn't.

You’ll learn, as you get older, that rules are made to be broken. Be bold enough to live life on your terms, and never, ever apologize for it. Go against the grain, refuse to conform, take the road less traveled instead of the well-beaten path. Laugh in the face of adversity, and leap before you look. Dance as though EVERYBODY is watching. March to the beat of your own drummer. And stubbornly refuse to fit in.

Rise in your mind and you will rise in your world.

If you stay determined, the obstacles cannot stop your progress. You will triumph over every mountain.

A bird must overcome its fear of heights before it can rule the skies.

Stumbling up a hill strengthens you more than sprinting down a mountain.

Be like stars; when darkness tries to stop you from shining, shine all the more.

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

Be like a rose; no matter how many thorns you encounter in life, bloom.

Reach for the stars, not your fears.

If a flower can flourish in the desert, you can flourish anywhere.

You have to conquer every mountain to fulfill the dream.

Do not run away from your challenges. You must endure and overcome each challenge.

I have all the patient to wait for what I want.

A butterfly is a caterpillar which refused to give up its dreams to fly.

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.]

Time has always been the greatest ally to Truth, because Time eventually relieves and reveals all.

Count your summers, not your winters.

As believers, our reaction to crisis reveals our heart toward God.

If rocks did not persevere under heat and pressure, they would never become diamonds.

Those who find courage to pursue their dreams, manifest gladness of their souls.

Moving rocks today strengthens you for moving mountains tomorrow.

Today's tears are an investment into tomorrow's smiles.

You don’t have to wait for a storm to pass to paint your own rainbow.

The bigger the bricks critics throw at you the bigger the palace you are going to build.

The prettiest flower still had to struggle to surface.

A butterfly is a caterpillar who never gave up on his dream to fly.

Awake my great strength.

In the darkest time, I have always believed, the light will shine.

Learn from seeds to rise, no matter how much dirt is thrown at you.

Dare to overcome life difficulties to fulfil your dreams.

A rose’s beautiful scent is extracted only when it is crushed.

Wind either breaks a tree or teaches it to dance.