Quotes about Struggle

“Become a possibilitarian. No matter how dark things seem to be or actually are, raise your sights and see possibilities — always see them, for they’re always there.” ~ Norman Vincent Peale

“There is a saying in Tibetan, ‘Tragedy should be utilized as a source of strength.’ No matter what sort of difficulties, how painful experience is, if we lose our hope, that’s our real disaster.” ~ Dalai Lama

“Storms make trees take deeper roots.” ~ Dolly Parton

“You think your pain and your heartbreak are unprecedented in the history of the world, but then you read. It was books that taught me that the things that tormented me most were the very things that connected me with all the people who were alive, or who had ever been alive.” ~ James Baldwin

“In life you can never be too kind or too fair; everyone you meet is carrying a heavy load. When you go through your day expressing kindness and courtesy to all you meet, you leave behind a feeling of warmth and good cheer, and you help alleviate the burdens everyone is struggling with.” ~ Brian Tracy

“It may seem difficult at first, but everything is difficult at first.” ~ Miyamoto Musashi

“Don’t let your struggle become your identity.” ~ Ralston Bowles

“Good timber doesn’t grow with ease; the stronger the wind, the stronger the trees.” ~ J. Willard Marriott

“Rock bottom became the solid foundation on which I rebuilt my life.” ~ J.K. Rowling

“Where there is no struggle, there is no strength.” ~ Oprah Winfrey

“The probability that we may fail in the struggle ought not to deter us from the support of a cause we believe to be just.” ~ Abraham Lincoln

“Opposition can be your friend. Opposition can be the fire that tempers the better sword, as well as the ice that cools a fiery temper. Don’t ever run from it; learn from it!” ~ Jack R. Rose

“It’s not the load that breaks you down, it’s the way you carry it.” ~ Lou Holtz

“I’m selfish, impatient and a little insecure. I make mistakes, I am out of control and at times hard to handle. But if you can’t handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don’t deserve me at my best.” ~ Marilyn Monroe

“Opportunity follows struggle. It follows effort. It follows hard work. It doesn’t come before.” ~ Shelby Steele

“Yesterday I dared to struggle. Today I dare to win.” ~ Bernadette Devlin

“Strength does not come from winning. Your struggles develop your strengths. When you go through hardships and decide not to surrender, that is strength.” – Arnold Schwarzenegger