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Fresh activity is the only means of overcoming adversity. -- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
One who gains strength by overcoming obstacles possesses the only strength which can overcome adversity. -- Albert Schweitzer
Show me someone who has done something worthwhile, and I'll show you someone who has overcome adversity. -- Lou Holtz
We tend to get what we expect. -- Norman Vincent Peale
There are some defeats more triumphant than victories. -- Michel de Montaigne
You'll never find a better sparring partner than adversity. -- Golda Meir
Remorse sleeps during prosperity but awakes bitter consciousness during adversity. -- Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Noble deeds and hot baths are the best cures for depression. -- Dodie Smith
Victory is always possible for the person who refuses to stop fighting. -- Napoleon Hill
Anytime you suffer a setback or disappointment, put your head down and plow ahead. -- Les Brown
Vitality shows in not only the ability to persist but the ability to start over. -- F. Scott Fitzgerald
It is always in the midst, in the epicenter, of your troubles that you find serenity. -- Antoine de Saint-Exupery
Behind every dark cloud there is an every-shining sun. Just wait. In time, the cloud will pass. -- Marianne Williamson
You become a champion by fighting one more round. When things are tough, you fight one more round. -- James J. Corbett
Miracles arise from conviction. Be convicted about these things: Miracles can happen. Miracles do happen. Love makes them happen. -- Marianne Williamson
The firmest of friendships have been formed in mutual adversity, as iron is most strongly united by the fiercest flame. -- Charles Caleb Colton
Half of the troubles of this life can be traced to saying yes too quickly and not saying no soon enough. -- Josh Billings
The past is not clinging to you; YOU are clinging to the past. Once you are not clinging, the past simply EVAPORATES! -- Rajneesh
Some minds seem almost to create themselves, springing up under every disadvantage and working their solitary but irresistible way through a thousand obstacles. -- Washington Irving
The person who failed often knows how to avoid future failures. The person who knows only success can be more oblivious to all the pitfalls. -- Randy Pausch
If you break your neck, if you have nothing to eat, if your house is on fire, then you got a problem. Everything else is inconvenience. -- Robert Fulghum
You can sit there forever, lamenting about how bad you've been, feeling guilty until you die, and not one tiny slice of that guilt will do anything to change a single thing in the past. Forgive yourself, then MOVE ON! -- Wayne Dyer
Do you realize that your life at this very moment is the result of everything that you have ever thought , done , believed , or felt up until now ? You can start right now to consciously and deliberately attract whatever you desire in this lifetime. -- Jack Canfield
The thing about life is that you must survive. Life is going to be difficult, and dreadful things will happen. What you do is move along, get on with it, and be tough. Not in the sense of being mean to others, but being tough with yourself and making a deadly effort not to be defeated. -- Katharine Hepburn
The trick to great romance is in overcoming adversity. In realizing that love is worth some uphill climbs. -- Sarah MacLean
Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln and Roosevelt faced adversities that, in their times, seemed impregnable. Great presidents overcome great odds. -- Ron Fournier
I want to be a role model and I want to show kids that you can be strong and overcome adversity. -- Paula Creamer
The overcoming of adversity and, ultimately, denying it the rite of passage, has been a constant and perpetual motive throughout my life. -- Heather Mills
Just as we develop our physical muscles through overcoming opposition - such as lifting weights - we develop our character muscles by overcoming challenges and adversity. -- Stephen Covey
I learned to take those experiences that were difficult in my life and in the adversity that I had overcome to use it for a positive change. -- Dominique Moceanu
If you ask me why I've succeeded, it's because I was in the Royal Marines. You have this unbelievable sense of achievement and of overcoming adversity. That's the confidence it breeds. -- Brian McDermott
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. -- Nick Saban
To me, obstacles in life build character. You have to be able to overcome adversity in order to succeed and appreciate the simple things life has to offer... that's where most of my inspiration for writing and singing comes from. -- Elliott Yamin
I get Tweets every day from people telling me that 'Hey, I'm going to overcome my injury or my illness. Cancer. Different diseases. I can beat it because Adrian Peterson showed me the determination and the willpower to be able to prosper and get through adversity whenever it comes.' -- Adrian Peterson
I've never known anybody to achieve anything without overcoming adversity. -- Lou Holtz
The thrill of achievement comes from overcoming adversity in the accomplishment of an important goal. -- Brian Tracy

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