“That trouble is not going to stop you. It’s going to move you to a level of your destiny you could have never experienced without it.”— Joel Osteen, sermonly.com
“You may not like the trouble, you’re uncomfortable, it’s not fair, but God knows what he’s doing. That trouble is transportation.”— Joel Osteen, sermonly.com
“All the adversity I’ve had in my life, all my troubles and obstacles have strengthened me.”— Walt Disney, amazon.com
“Your current situation may be super humble and challenging. You may be desperate for rent-money. Or for connections. This desperation to make something happen could be the very catalyst and constraint for success. The obstacle is often the way.”— Benjamin Hardy, psychologytoday.com
“Ruptures are difficult, because of the suffering caused by the removal of a bond. But in its place, we soon receive a boost.”— Frederic Gros, amazon.com
“There is still a lot to learn and there is always great stuff out there. Even mistakes can be wonderful.”— Robin Williams, anothermag.com
“I wouldn’t tell my younger self a thing, well, except maybe don’t get injured. That would be useful. When I learned I wasn’t going to be able to go back to World Championship to defend my title this year, I was furious. But you have to see it as an opportunity to come back stronger.”— Yohan Blake, esquire.co.uk
“Don’t get lost in your pain, know that one day your pain will become your cure.”— Rumi, rumichange.wordpress.com
“Your perceived failure can become the catalyst for profound reinvention.”— Conan O'Brien, youtube.com
“I'm afraid in order to escape this place, you will need to suffer more.”— Lisa Joy, Jonathan Nolan, Dr. Robert Ford, Anthony Hopkins, imdb.com
“You have to go through the fire. Avoiding the pain is why most people never resolve it. You have to dig deep, sit in it, and ugly cry.”— Vanessa Williams, amazon.com
“Adversity in almost all the presidents I’ve studied changes them. For Teddy Roosevelt, in 1884, losing his wife and his mother on the same day, in the same house. He goes to the Badlands, and he’s suddenly out among people. Both he and F.D.R. had to move beyond their privileged class. Polio and his…”— Doris Kearns Goodwin, vanityfair.com
“I failed in some subjects in exam, but my friend passed in all. Now he is an engineer in Microsoft and I am the owner of Microsoft.”— Bill Gates, amazon.com
“We cannot protect the young from harm. Pain must and will come.”— Jack Thorne, Albus Dumbledore, amazon.com
“Obstacles are what you see when you take your eyes off of the goal.”— Vince Lombardi, vincelombardi.com
“Pain isn't the truth; it's what you have to get through in order to find the truth.”— Deepak Chopra, amazon.com
“A person who can think long term doesn’t pity herself during short-term setbacks.”— Ryan Holiday, amazon.com