Tough Times Quotes

• I don't like people who have never fallen or stumbled. Their virtue is lifeless and it isn't of much value. Life hasn't revealed its beauty to them.

  Boris Pasternak

  Inspirational, Life, Failure

  Doctor Zhivago ch. 13 (1958) (translation by Max Hayward and Manya Harari)

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• Tough times never last, but tough people do.

  Robert H. Schuller

  Inspirational, Life, Motivational

  Robert H. Schuller (1993). “Robert H Schuller: The Inspirational Writings : Tough Times Never Last, But Tough People Do/Tough Minded Faith for Tender Hearted People”, Bbs Publishing Corporation

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• You are the sky. The clouds are what happens, what comes and goes.

  Eckhart Tolle

  Encouraging, Uplifting, Hard Times

  Eckhart Tolle (2006). “Eckhart Tolle's Findhorn Retreat: Stillness Amidst the World”, p.13, New World Library

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• 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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• Character produces endurance and persistence when the going gets tough, and life truly is an endurance race, not a sprint.

  Zig Ziglar

  Character, Persistence, Race

  FaceBook post by Zig Ziglar from Sep 29, 2014

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• It is under the greatest adversity that there exists the greatest potential for doing good, both for oneself and others.

  Dalai Lama

  Love, Inspirational, Family

  His Holiness The Dalai Lama (1998). “Path To Tranquility”, p.17, Penguin Books India

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• When it's all said and done, you may go through the fire, through the flood, through the famine, but you'll come out standing strong.

  Joel Osteen

  Inspirational, Being Strong, Stay Strong

  Joel Osteen (2014). “Daily Readings from Break Out!: 365 Devotions to Go Beyond Your Barriers and Live an Extraordinary Life”, p.433, Hachette UK

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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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• The strongest oak of the forest is not the one that is protected from the storm and hidden from the sun. It’s the one that stands in the open where it is compelled to struggle for its existence against the winds and rains and the scorching sun.

  Napoleon Hill

  Motivational, Strength, Success

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• Character isn't who you are when life goes your way. Character is who you really are when the bottom falls out.

  LeCrae

  Fall, Character, Way

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• Every storm runs out of rain, just like every dark night turns into day.

  Gary Allan

  Running, Rain, Dark

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• Tough times don't last, but tough people do. And I've been through some tough times, and I know a lot of people can recall tough times, and maybe are going through some tough times right now, but they don't last.

  Alonzo Mourning

  People, Lasts, Recalls

  "Alonzo Mourning: The Edge of Sports Interview". Interview with Dave Zirin, bleacherreport.com. January 27, 2009.

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• I'm an optimist.
  I've always believed the future is going to be better than the past.
  And I also believe I have a role in that.
  The great thing about human beings, myself in particular, is that I can change.
  I can do better.
  If you can get up every day, stay optimistic, and believe the future is better than the past, those few things get you through a lot of tough times.

  Jeffrey R. Immelt

  Inspirational, Life, Change

  "The Fast Company Interview: Jeff Immelt". Interview with John R. Byrne, www.fastcompany.com. July 1, 2005.

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• Behind the cloud the sun is still shining.

  Abraham Lincoln

  Encouraging, Uplifting, Healing

  Abraham Lincoln (2008). “The Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln”, p.191, Wildside Press LLC

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• If you’re controlled by your circumstances, life is going to be a roller coaster with ups and downs. God wants you to be stable, consistent, not moved by any of these things. When you face an adversity, when you hit a tough time, one of the best things you can do is simply stay calm. Keep your peace.

  Joel Osteen

  Adversity, Stay Calm, Want

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  Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.

  Abraham Lincoln

  Inspirational, Leadership, Wisdom

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  Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.

  Thomas A. Edison

  Inspirational, Motivational, Positive

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• Hope is important because it can make the present moment less difficult to bear. If we believe that tomorrow will be better, we can bear a hardship today.

  Nhat Hanh

  Positive, Uplifting, Hope

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• These are the times that try men's souls.

  Thomas Paine

  Veterans Day, Time, Motivation

  The American Crisis, 19 Dec. 1776

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• Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved.

  Helen Keller

  Inspirational, Life, Motivational

  Helen Keller (1957). “The Open Door”, Garden City, N.Y. : Doubleday

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• Next to trying and winning, the best thing is trying and failing.

  Lucy Maud Montgomery

  Positive, Encouraging, Uplifting

  Lucy Maud Montgomery (2016). “Anne of Green Gables”, p.235, Xist Publishing

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• We grow through our dreams. All great men and women are dreamers. Some, however, allow their dreams to die. You should nurse your dreams and protect them through bad times and tough times to the sunshine and light which always come.

  Woodrow Wilson

  Dream, Sunshine, Men

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• I've learned a lot this year.. I learned that things don't always turn our the way you planned, or the way you think they should. And I've learned that there are things that go wrong that don't always get fixed or get put back together the way they were before. I've learned that some broken things stay broken, and I've learned that you can get through bad times and keep looking for better ones, as long as you have people who love you.

  Jennifer Weiner

  Love, Failure, Learning

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• If you are having a tough time today, push past those boundaries, because by challenging your fears
  today will become the strength you feel tomorrow... DO WHAT YOU FEAR, DON'T FEAR WHAT YOU DO.

  Hrithik Roshan

  Past, Challenges, Today

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• Tough times are inevitable in life and in business. But how you compose yourself during those times defines your spirit and will define your future.

  Richard Branson

  Spirit, Your Future, Inevitable

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