Rough Patches Quotes

• I always feel stupid giving advice since I've been married, what, a year? I can say this: Be in it for the long haul and just know there are going to be rough patches. No two people are the same, there are going to be areas where you just don't click

  Nick Lachey

  Stupid, Years, Two

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• Much may be done in those little shreds and patches of time which every day produces, and which most men throw away.

  Charles Caleb Colton

  Time, Journey, Men

  Charles Caleb Colton (1824). “Lacon, Or, Many Things in a Few Words: Addressed to Those who Think”, p.185

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• One rough patch is not the big picture.

  Ellen DeGeneres

  Bigs, Big Picture, Patches

  "Ellen DeGeneres: Nice Girls Finish First". Interview with David Hochman, www.goodhousekeeping.com. September 10, 2011.

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• The definition of a true friend is not someone who swoops in when you're going through a rough patch. True friendship is when someone can appreciate your happiness - celebrate your happiness, even when she's not necessarily happy herself.

  Sarah Jio

  True Friend, Appreciate, Definitions

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• When a feminist as strident as Garofalo is defending the Hussein regime, you have to wonder if her newfound sobriety has hit a rough patch.

  Ann Coulter

  Sobriety, Feminist, Hussein

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• The truth is that things matter. They have to, they are what we live with and touch each and every day. They represent what we've seen, who we've loved and where we hope to go next. They remind us of the good times and the rough patches and everything in between that's made us who we are.

  Nate Berkus

  Love, Life, Meaningful

  Nate Berkus (2012). “The Things That Matter”, p.10, Spiegel & Grau

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• I have had a few rough patches in my life, but these last few years have been among the roughest. A few years ago, I left my job as host of the television show Extra. Our parting of ways was completely amicable; they were amazing to me. I had spent over a quarter of my life at that job, and without it, I felt like I had lost my compass. People didn't know how to introduce me anymore, because in L.A., you are your job.

  Dayna Devon

  Jobs, Years, People

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• It is extremely rough to follow through with my goals, but I felt a responsibility to show the world what the African Americans are facing through this rough patch.

  Ida B. Wells

  Responsibility, Goal, African American

  Source: evekathygean.wordpress.com

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• There's a great Albert Camus quote: 'The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that your very existence is an act of rebellion.' When I first re-emerged, I was embarrassed to walk down the street. People would come up and say, 'I heard you were dead!' But I had to remind myself that a lot of the stuff I went through was pretty brutal. I'm definitely thankful that some of the rough patches are behind me.

  Natasha Lyonne

  People, World, Stuff

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• The best advice I can give to anyone going through a rough patch is to never be afraid to ask for help.

  Demi Lovato

  Inspiring, Stay Strong, Giving

  "My New Song!" by Demi Lovato, www.seventeen.com. July 11, 2011.

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• I think every relationship is going to go through a few rough patches. Those are what make it stronger, I think.

  Ryan Reynolds

  Thinking, Stronger, Patches

  "Ryan Reynolds & Jason Bateman Interview". "AskMen" Interview, au.askmen.com.

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• Every portfolio benefits from bonds; they provide a cushion when the stock market hits a rough patch. But avoiding stocks completely could mean your investment won't grow any faster than the rate of inflation.

  Suze Orman

  Mean, Benefits, Portfolios

  "Suze Orman: Are you making these financial mistakes". Article by Suze Orman, www.cnn.com. May 27, 2010.

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• You have to go through rough patches to achieve great things

  Victoria Azarenka

  Achieve, Great Things, Patches

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• As a believer, I know that Jesus Christ has a plan and it's not going to be my plan. It's not always succeeding and looking back it's amazing looking back to see how God works in mysterious ways, not always good ways, rough ways but those rough times, those rough patches, and those swamps and all those things that I went through are looking back, were such an incredible life lessons for me not only to shape and build me as an athlete but most importantly, my character as a person.

  Jennie Finch

  Jesus, Life Lesson, Athlete

  Interview with Gary Leland, fastpitch.tv. March 13, 2014.

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• Those who remember New York in the 1970s, as I do, look back on a city that had hit a very rough patch - decaying, bankrupt, and crime-ridden. But fun.

  Graydon Carter

  New York, Fun, Cities

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• An employer of mine back in the '80s was kind enough to take me on after a rough patch, and it made a big difference in my life that I knew I was the sort of person who showed up on time. It's a basic tell of character.

  Anthony Bourdain

  Character, Differences, Kind

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