When Adversity Strikes Quotes

#1. What to do when adversity strikes? There is only one thing to do. Stand steady and see it through. Stay steadfast, constant, and true. The real tragedy in the whirlwinds of life comes only when we allow them to blow us off our true course.

David S. Baxter

#2. It feels good when guys reach out to be inspired - and you have shown people an example of how you can come back and be better than you were before when adversity strikes; and when the world predicts the opposite, you show them you not only can be successful but be great.

Adrian Peterson

#3. When adversity strikes, that's when you have to be the most calm. Take a step back, stay strong, stay grounded and press on.

LL Cool J

#4. Reincarnation is a process in which a finite being will go through a series of transmutations and will perceive different things. There will be a continuity of perception.

Frederick Lenz

#5. I always felt there was some kind of nobility centered in my desire and passion for what I do.

Richie Sambora

#6. God strikes not as an enemy, to destroy; but as a father, to correct.

John H. Aughey

#7. Hetero - normative behavior and herd mentality is dangerous. It's okay to be different. It's okay to stand out for whatever reason. Some people are just born that way and instead of trying to tear them down, learn something new. Be curious and open because maybe that's a pathway out for you, too.

Rose McGowan

#8. All the great evils which men cause to each other because of certain intentions, desires, opinions, or religious principles, are likewise due to non-existence, because they originate in ignorance, which is absence of wisdom.

Maimonides

#9. During cycles long anterior to the creation of the human race, and while the surface of the globe was passing from one condition to another, whole races of animals-each group adapted to the physical conditions in which they lived-were successively created and exterminated.

Roderick Murchison

#10. But still, he reflected, I ought to wash my pajamas more often. Life is so uncertain: you never know what could happen. One way to deal with that is to keep your pajamas washed.
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Haruki Murakami

#11. to some asshole who has more credit in his pockets than I do? Not going to happen.

D.L. Jackson

#12. True patriots believe that freedom from responsibility is selfishness, freedom from sacrifice is cowardice, freedom from tolerance is prejudice, freedom from stewardship is exploitation, and freedom from compassion is cruelty.

Eric Liu

#13. Attitude allows you to see the possibilities when opportunity strikes -- because it often shows up in the form of adversity. How well do you spot opportunity?

Jeffrey Gitomer