B. C. Forbes Quotes

There is no doubt that life is given us, not to be enjoyed, but to be overcome; to be got over.

The apprenticeship of difficulty is one which the greatest of men have had to serve.

Man needs his difficulties because they are necessary to enjoy success.

I look for struggle in the roles I choose - struggle and perseverance.

If there's no fire, there's no scream. If there's no scream, then no one hears you and no one comes to help you in the first place. The depth of my struggle has definitely determined the height of my success. To be able to teach my kids not just about success but about the struggle that comes with it.

I owe much to my friends; but, all things considered, it strikes me that I owe even more to my enemies. The real person springs life under a sting even better than under a caress.

Where there is no struggle, there is no strength.

Disabilities and misfortune can make you stronger.

Everything's been a struggle for me.

I've had my ups. I've had my downs, but I've been able to push through every obstacle that's been thrown my way.

No matter how many obstacles that are thrown in our path, there are ways to except them and to live through them.

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

I've gone through many, many things. I tell you something, that if it doesn't kill you, you get stronger.

Exigencies create the necessary ability to meet and conquer them.

Discomfort is very much part of my master plan.

My life is a beautiful struggle.

I identified in a very deep way with the individuals I was writing about because the theme that runs through this story is of extraordinary hardship and the will to overcome it.

The way I see things, the way I see life, I see it as a struggle. And there's a great deal of reward I have gained coming to that understanding - that existence is a struggle.

I feel like I'm a fighter. I've fought my whole life to get to where I'm at. I like fight movies. When someone gets knocked down, I like to root for him to succeed.

Adversity is a stimulus.

Life becomes inspiring, not in spite of the problems and the hard hits, but because of them.

Adversity causes some men to break; others to break records.

You cannot understand a man’s work by what he has accomplished but by what he has overcome in accomplishing it.

I thrive on adversity.

I embraced every struggle because it made me the fighter I was.