Strength Through Adversity Quotes - Page 2

Like words written in the sand taken away by wavesThousands of years of culture discovered in lost cavesClimbing to a mountain at it's highest peakOut of no where strength when thought down and weak

Never seek to please anyone. Seek to evolve thyself.

I learned that I was never alone, that there was Someone always very close by and, indeed, within me, giving me strength in times of weakness and desolation, light in times of darkness, joy in times of great sorrow and pain, and the will to struggle on when continuing seemed futile.

Do not dwell on the past. Focus on the precious moments and gracious future.

Something contracts in my chest. The air shifts, grows heavy and dense as mud. Alexa twists her hair around her finger and whispers, "Didn't you even try to escape, Charlotte?

Every time you try and fail,Every time your hope gets stuck in the deeps,And you wonder just how you'd get through the sail-Don't forget that underneath your pain,Is an anchor of great strength and fortitudeKeep digging until you find it...And when you do,RISE!

Who wants to die? Everything struggles to live. Look at that tree growing up there out of that grating. It gets no sun, and water only when it rains. It's growing out of sour earth. And it's strong because its hard struggle to live is making it strong. My children will be strong that way.

My purely practical advice: Don't get excited. Don't raise your voice. Bite back. Bite back hard, but never cry.

If your weakness is love then you are extremely strong.

Some stories won't have a happy ending, but there's always hope that the next one will. Hope is everything. Even when there's nothing else. Especially when there's nothing else.

If you focus on all that you could have been it will never be... but if you focus on who you are and what's ahead you will always become.

We are surrounded by adversity but we shall triumph because we have a greater spirit

We are God's chosen people.We are God's treasured possession.Let us rise in mighty strength to possess our rightful places as God's children.

We have absolutely no control over what happens to us in life but what we have paramount control over is how we respond to those events.

Never lose faith, hope and courage.

. . . the sole aim of Okinawa Karate is to teach A person to handle violence and violent individuals; whether it is tactile, mental or spiritual

Life may try to knock you down but be persistent with your passions - cultivate grit, resilience, tenacity and endurance success will come.

My father is using me as a message of hope. My sister is using me as a message of fear.I don't want to be used by anybody.

You are alone because you were born alone. And though you were born alone, you found a reason and the strength to shake yourself, though as helpless as you were at birth, for the whole universe to hear and know that you have not just arrived, but you are healthy, and you commanded and moved things and people around you with your cry, even as an infant! And though it all seems you are alone, note that once you can breathe, you are never alone! Smile, for there is an indomitable power within you, given to you by God! Realize your God, realize your power! Awake and realize your true strength and the strong power within you! Face life and do not just challenge the challenges in life but conquer them with all boldness and fortitude. Step by step, complete the steps! It is always not all that easy, but, be strong and beat life no matter what!

I must rule with eye and claw — as the hawk among lesser birds. - Duke Leto Atreides

God is the source of life, honour and wealth.

My duty is to pray. I know God hears my prayers.

Defeat is only defeat if we accept it as defeat. Victory often comes after defeat, because one was too stubborn to allow it to be their reality. In the trail of any great conflict you will see the scuff marks, where the one was beaten down, but they could not be taught to stay that way.

Each second of my four years, two months, and seven days in the attic dragged on forever, and nothing ever changed. But outside the attic, everything changed, and so violently fast. Destruction and devastation for all of us, whether we were in the attic or out.

With God, you are stronger than your struggles and more fierce than your fears. God provides comfort and strength to those who trust in Him. Be encouraged, keep standing, and know that everything's going to be alright.

Strength for today, overflowing grace.

Your tears do not wash away your sorrows. They feed someone else's joy. And that is why you must learn to swallow your own tears.

I’ve noticed in my life that the people who act as my angels are not some strange angelic creatures that seem almost untouchable, but are more real than that. They are people who have tasted sorrow, who have felt pain, and in a way, that makes them capable of being an angel. In their darkest moments they have become strong.

This story is not about avoiding death, but living life.

We must learn to see it in many ways, so that when one of the ways of looking hurts us, we can take refuge in another way of looking. You must always love the city.

Your strength doesn't come from winning. It comes from struggles and hardship. Everything that you go through prepares you for the next level.

You got to face your evil, Hoodoo," Zeke said. "If people don't face the danger that's seeking them, evil will find them first.

May your find strength to pursue your dreams.

I started to walk the day I was told I was dying of cancer. I believe walking has kept me alive. I live with a constant, pressing awareness of death. Once I start to walk, I am not afraid anymore; all is well.

Sometimes events that lead us bereft of anything but grief just happen for no reason other than happenstance--a car turns left instead of right, a train is missed, a call comes too late--and the real test of our humanness is whether, in light of that knowledge, we are ever able to recover. When we again find our way despite the inability to manufacture a deeper meaning in our suffering, that I think is when God smiles upon us, proud of the strength of his creation.

Let you limitation fuel your determination to work on your strengths.

You have no control over what happens to you! You can only pray for grace and strength to endure any situation.

Your mission: May you continue to shine no matter the storms you have been through.

Break away from every yoke of bondage in Jesus Name.

Be determined to create the life you want.

Embrace who you are and your divine purpose. Identify the barriers in your life, and develop discipline, courage and the strength to permanently move beyond them, and keep moving forward.

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.

I'm not saying it's going to be easy; I'm saying it's going to be worth it. If it was easy, you would've done it by now

As with everything else, the more we separate ourselves from each other, the weaker we become.

Through the Grace of God and His medicine I am healed.” The prayer was accompanied by a vision straight out of Braveheart, a line of Scottish Highland warriors in kilts with huge shields and long spears marching in brave unison and attacking and killing the cancer. They were advancing, towards the cancer, striking and killing it with strong accurate thrusts from their sharp spears. The vision was so strong I could hear marching feet, and visibly see the cancer in me dying. “Through the Grace of God and His medicine I am healed,” became my constant prayer. The prayer awakened with me each day, coming on the wings of the morning. It followed in my heart through the day, and was on my lips as I drifted to sleep at night.

Quests always have their ups and downs,' rumbled the giant. 'The point is never to give up, even if you're falling off a cliff. You never know what might happen on the way to the bottom.

Without challenges, we fail to wonder.

Endurance precedes success.

Countless possibilities exist in any situation. You must maintain a positive outlook to see the miraculous possibilities.

Strength is not defined by the load you bear, it’s defined by the amount you can bend before breaking.

The greatest privileges:You are saved.You are a child of Most High God.You are co-heirs with Christ.You share in Christ suffering, life adversities.You share in Christ glory, strength of will and survival of life's difficulties.

Be your own solace

We must graciously endure the times.

You shall not be afraid to hear bad news. God will strengthen you.

Alexa's face whitens. The coil of hair loosens itself from her finger. "You did it for me. You never fought back. Because you thought you were keeping me safe."I pull up my gaze to meet hers. "Yeah.""I--" It's a strangled, high-pitched sound, laced with shock and grief. Then she bites her lips shut. Her chin trembles, just once, before she turns away.

You shall not be afraid to hear bad news. God will strength you.

Never strike out of anger if at all possible, this will give your enemy the advantage and strengthen his resolve and psyche

Those who are not free to live as they choose are second class citizens. The weak will lose everything to the strong, even their lives.

She hadn't seen a doctor cry before, they usually don't, that makes itharder.- Anita

Personal struggles, mistakes, and perseverance are part of every person’s life story. A proper mindset can turn failure into a gift. Specific human qualities such as intelligence and adaptive skills can be cultivated through applied effort to assist a person overcome a resounding failure. Each person would be wise to ask how does a person cope – grapple – with failure? We derive strength from our struggles.