Demi Lovato Quotes

'That which does not kill me makes me stronger' is not a law of the universe. What it can be, if we so choose, is a resolution.

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

I admit that when challenging times first surface, it's not first instinct to do a happy dance. But when you take time to pause and add insight to injury, you will immediately start to feel empowered to make those majorly needed life shifts.

I don't believe in being a victim. I think with information and motivation, you can do anything.

We're not defined by our circumstances, and we can always find a way to rise above it.

We need to empower ourselves and believe in ourselves, and not allow the world to take that away from us. No matter how dark we may think our world is, it's been much darker in the past, and we will make it through this.

You are not the product of your circumstances. You are a composite of all the things you believe, and all the places you believe you can go. Your past does not define you. You can step out of your history and create a new day for yourself. Even if the entire culture is saying, "You can't." Even if every single possible bad thing that can happen to you does. You can keep going forward.

From this day on, I refuse to let anyone bring me to a point where I can't take a horrible situation and spin it into something beneficial. I will never let anyone make me feel anything I don't want to feel again or rob me of the passions that make me who I am.

We've all got our own brand of problems. You can be pitiful or powerful. Take your pick.

We all have unfair situations and things we don't like. You can get bitter, discouraged and sour, or you can see it as fertilizer and say, “ This difficulty is not going to defeat me; it's going to promote me. It's not going to hinder me; it's going to help me.” Don't just go through it, grow through it.

Be a victor , not a victim.

A lot of people deal with things that are bad. Once you've been through something, you grow from it and you take a lot in. You can always turn it into something positive.

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

What doesn't kill you makes you stronger. I really believe that.

I'm taking all the negatives in my life, and turning them into a positive.

Life is not easy for any of us. But what of that? We must have perseverance and above all confidence in ourselves. We must believe that we are gifted for something and that this thing must be attained.

Any personal crisis - you have to use it to get stronger.

Sometimes to go forward you've got to go to the depths of your own personal despair and claw yourself back. From that point, no matter what happens, you know you can do it.

Life's challenges are not supposed to paralyze you, they're supposed to help you discover who you are.

We acquire the strength we have overcome.

If you will call your troubles experiences, and remember that every experience develops some latent force within you, you will grow vigorous and happy, however adverse your circumstances may seem to be.

The important thing to know is that life will always deal us a few bad cards, but we have to play those cards the best we can. And we can play to win. This was one lesson I picked up when I was a teenager. It has been my guiding principle ever since. When I wanted something, the best person to depend on was myself.

Life isn't fair. It's true, and you still have to deal with it. Whining about it rarely levels the playing field, but learning to rise above it is the ultimate reward.

I've been through a lot of things in my personal and family life. That turned me into a fighter. I always strive to be the best I possibly can.

Is life so wretched? Isn't it rather your hands which are too small, your vision which is muddled? You are the one who must grow up.