Joseph B. Wirthlin Quotes

It's the trials and tribulations that really test a person, and coming through those difficulties is what shapes a person's character.

A gem cannot be polished without friction, nor a man perfected without trials.

We all have to face pain, and pain makes us grow.

I went through a lot, but as I went through it, I learned from the situations.

Everyone goes through adversity in life, but what matters is how you learn from it.

I've learned at the book signings that everyone has obstacles.

Build up your weaknesses until they become your strong points.

We acquire the strength we have overcome.

Our trials, our sorrows, and our grieves develop us.

I think you need to go through some stuff to really appreciate life and understand what it means to persevere, overcome and have faith. I think those tough times make you a stronger person.

I hope that I'm always struggling, really. You develop when you're struggling. When you're struggling, you get stronger.

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

Sometimes good comes through adversity. I would not be who I am today had it not been for the internment, and I like who I am.

In so many things, growth comes from adversity.

What is hard to remember when you're in the middle of it is that when you get through to the other side, you always walk away with a gift. If you can stand in there and not walk away from it, you get transformed by it.

Above all, don't fear difficult moments. The best comes from them.

Where there is no struggle, there is no strength.

I wouldn't trade a thing. Even the troubles that I had. I have become the husband and mate to my wife that I have because of what I went through, including the bad times. I wouldn't trade that.

I do believe in the old saying, 'What does not kill you makes you stronger.' Our experiences, good and bad, make us who we are. By overcoming difficulties, we gain strength and maturity.

The hardest things in my life have made me who I am.

You grow from all those things you go through.

In my life, I think I have had more than two hundred significant breakthroughs that exponentially accelerated my life forward. However, each and every one of them was preceded by a breakdown that was not pretty, was often scary, and often felt like something I would not get past.

I'm very very happy for my hardships and misfortunes: they build character and make you a better person. Even if I think it's something you have to carry with you, it's definitely something that makes you more empathic towards other people, makes you understand people and relationships so much better.

I think without struggle, you can't grow as a person - I think you need that in your life.

You need bad times to become a better and strong player.