Marvin J. Ashton Quotes

Life is a series of experiences, each one of which makes us bigger, even though sometimes it is hard to realize this. For the world was built to develop character, and we must learn that the setbacks and grieves which we endure help us in our marching onward.

Life is not linear; you have ups and downs. It's how you deal with the troughs that defines you.

But life is a great school. It thrashes and bangs and teaches you.

In my life I had no other choice than to become a strong person.

People think my life has been tough, but I think has been a wonderful journey. The older you get, the more you realise it's not what happens, but how you deal with it.

I overcame a lot of obstacles in my life and in my childhood.

Someone once said, 'Adversity introduces a man to himself.' For some reason, that's scary, but most people discover that adversity does make them stronger.

I don't see life as an opportunity to see how far you can go in the pursuit of pain, although I think I've challenged it a bit.

Like I tell everyone, I say the bottom line to my life is that I've gone through torments in my life, but it made me stronger. I haven't lost my mind, I haven't become a dope fiend, I'm not a drug pusher, I'm not a stick-up man.

What doesn't kill you only makes your book longer.

Adversity, and perseverance and all these things can shape you. They can give you a value and a self-esteem that is priceless.

It was definitely some tough moments throughout my life, but I kind of stayed focused and came through the other end of the tunnel.

Sometimes life has a way of putting us on our backs to force us to look up.

Many men owe the grandeur of their lives to their tremendous difficulties.

It's a shallow life that doesn't give a person a few scars.

I know that in life there will be sickness, devastation, disappointments, heartache - it's a given. What's not a given is the way you choose to get through it all. If you look hard enough, you can always find the bright side.

Boxing is real easy. Life is much harder.

When I hear somebody say 'Life is hard', I am always tempted to ask 'Compared to what?'

Life is a struggle, but not a warfare.

You're not going to live your life unscathed.

Adversity isn't an obstacle that we need to get around in order to resume living our life. It's part of our life.

I never said I wanted a 'happy' life but an interesting one. From separation and loss, I have learned a lot. I have become strong and resilient, as is the case of almost every human being exposed to life and to the world. We don't even know how strong we are until we are forced to bring that hidden strength forward.

I have had many troubles in my life, but the worst of them never came.

Now, no matter what background you come from, there is nobody in this world who can say that their life is without troubles. Everybody faces problems at some point in their life. All that matters is how you deal with it.

Life does throw some hard stuff at you as you get older, much harder. But you are more able to deal with things.