Quotes on Tough Times

If you aren't in over your head, how do you know how tall you are?

An Airplane takes off against the wind, not with it.

So often we think that Allah only tests us with hardships, but this isn't true. Allah also tests with ease. He tests us with na`im (blessings) and with the things we love, and it is often in these tests that so many of us fail. We fail because when Allah gives us these blessings, we unwittingly turn them into false idols in the heart.

Brick walls are there for a reason. They give us a chance to show how badly we want

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

Tough times never last, but tough people do.

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

I have heard there are troubles of more than one kind. Some come from ahead and some come from behind. But I've bought a big bat. I'm all ready you see. Now my troubles are going to have troubles with me!

Prosperity is a great teacher; adversity is a greater. Possession pampers the mind; privation trains and strengthens it.

These are the times that try men's souls.

Again and again, I learn how much friendship enriches my life, bringing warmth, assurance, humour, inspiration, a sense of security. It depends on honesty, trust, loyalty. It's about giving. It's for sharing the good times, but also the tough times, hurt, grief, sadness.

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.

When it’s too easy to get money, then you get a lot of noise mixed in with the real innovation and entrepreneurship. Tough times bring out the best parts of Silicon Valley.

Once you choose hope, anything's possible

If you're trying to achieve, there will be roadblocks. I've had them; everybody has had them. But obstacles don't have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don't turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it.

Keep in mind that part of growing up is dealing with difficult issues, and the benefits can be great if you have the courage to ask for help. Human beings are not designed to go through life alone. No one has to bear the burden of tough times all by themselves.

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

Success in business requires training and discipline and hard work. But if you're not frightened by these things, the opportunities are just as great today as they ever were.

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

The bravest sight in the world is to see a great man struggling against adversity.

My music has been a sort of personal therapy. It's got me out of tough times, it has been the friend that I needed, when I didn't have a friend there.