Hard Times Quotes - Page 2

• There are moments when troubles enter our lives and we can do nothing to avoid them. But they are there for a reason. Only when we have overcome them will we understand why they were there.

  Paulo Coelho

  Encouraging, Wisdom, Encouragement

  FaceBook post by Paulo Coelho from Sep 14, 2016

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• Hard times always lead to something great.

  Betsey Johnson

  Inspirational, Difficult Times, Uplifting In Hard Times

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• Hard times don't create heroes.
  It is during the hard times when the "hero" within us is revealed.

  Bob Riley

  Strength, Hero, Martial Arts

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  Faith is taking the first step even when you don't see the whole staircase.

  Martin Luther King, Jr.

  Inspirational, Motivational, Change

  Atlanta Magazine, April 2008.

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• There may be times when you just have to love people from a distance.

  Joel Osteen

  Love, Inspirational, Life

  Twitter post from Oct 31, 2012

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• The real man smiles in trouble, gathers strength from distress, and grows brave by reflection.

  Thomas Paine

  Inspirational, Positive, Strength

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• Once you choose hope, anything's possible

  Christopher Reeve

  Inspirational, Positive, Uplifting

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  A successful marriage requires falling in love many times, always with the same person.

  Mignon McLaughlin

  Love, Relationship, Anniversary

  Mignon McLaughlin (2014). “Aperçus: The Aphorisms of Mignon McLaughlin”, p.32, BookBaby

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• There is only one success - to be able to spend your life in your own way.

  Christopher Morley

  Inspirational, Life, Positive

  CHRISTOPHER MORLEY (1922). “WHERE THE BLUE BEGINS”

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  Action is the foundational key to all success.

  Pablo Picasso

  Inspirational, Positive, Success

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• Out of difficulties grow miracles.

  Jean de la Bruyere

  Inspirational, Moving On, Hope

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• Problems are guidelines, not stop signs!

  Robert H. Schuller

  Inspirational, Positive, Moving On

  "Move Ahead with Possibility Thinking" by Robert H. Schuller, (p. 90), 1967.

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• I love those who can smile in trouble, who can gather strength from distress, and grow brave by reflection. 'Tis the business of little minds to shrink, but they whose heart is firm, and whose conscience approves their conduct, will pursue their principles unto death.

  Leonardo da Vinci

  Love, Motivational, Strength

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• Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional.

  Haruki Murakami

  Inspirational, Life, Motivational

  Murakami Haruki, (2012). “L'arte di correre”, p.8, Giulio Einaudi Editore

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  In times of great stress or adversity, it's always best to keep busy, to plow your anger and your energy into something positive.

  Lee Iacocca

  Inspirational, Motivational, Positive

  Lee Iacocca, William Novak (2011). “Iacocca: An Autobiography”, p.16, Bantam

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  That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

  Friedrich Nietzsche

  Inspirational, Positive, Strength

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• Unless you try to do something beyond what you have already mastered, you will never grow.

  Ralph Waldo Emerson

  Inspirational, Motivational, Success

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• close some doors today. not because of pride, incapacity or arrogance, but simply because they lead you nowhere

  Paulo Coelho

  Life, Happiness, I Hate You

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• Holding on to hope when everything is dark, is the greatest test of faith

  Yasmin Mogahed

  Dark, Tests, Holding On

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• God often hides His blessing in trouble or trial, which makes it all the sweeter when it comes our way.

  Aiden Wilson Tozer

  Faith, God, Christian

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• If you're going through hell, keep going.

  Winston Churchill

  Inspirational, Motivational, Change

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• What lies behind you and what lies in front of you, pales in comparison to what lies inside of you.

  Ralph Waldo Emerson

  Lying, Adversity, Romantic Love

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• No matter how many mistakes you've made in the past, or what sort of difficulties you struggle with now, you are destined to live in victory.

  Joel Osteen

  Life, Motivational, Mistake

  Joel Osteen (2009). “Become a Better You: 7 Keys to Improving Your Life Every Day”, p.102, Simon and Schuster

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• Storms draw something out of us that calm seas don't.

  Bill Hybels

  Encouraging, Uplifting, Courage

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• When life takes the wind out of your sails, it is to test you at the oars.

  Robert Breault

  Inspirational, Life, Moving On

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