Andrew Garfield Quotes

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

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

The struggle I went through has value.

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

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

As with the butterfly, adversity is necessary to build character in people.

Where there is no struggle, there is no strength.

Everybody has their ups and downs, and that's what makes you tougher.

You can always learn when you lose.

I'm being tested each and every day. That's how life is.

You grow from all those things you go through.

I always believe that the experiences that you go through are what make you stronger and what help you push forward through life.

You have to go through the lows to go through the highs as well. It's something that's made me into a man.

Not everybody's journey is easy, and it wouldn't be worthwhile if you can't see what you gained without realizing what kind of battles you've been through, what kind of scars you have.

Difficulty shows what men are. Therefore when a difficulty falls upon you, remember that God, like a trainer of wrestlers, has matched you with a rough young man. Why? So that you may become an Olympic conqueror; but it is not accomplished without sweat.

We learn to fight and to grow strong by fighting.

If we didn't struggle through some things, we would never develop the strength and stamina we need to survive in this world.

I have always grown from my problems and challenges, from the things that don't work out, that's when I've really learned.

You're always going to face criticism, you're always going to face challenges, but those things are there to make you stronger and more committed.

Nothing, I am sure, calls forth the faculties so much as the being obliged to struggle with the world.

Adversity is the source of our deepest growth and greatest blessings; embrace it, dare to seek it.

You can't go through the kinds of things I've gone through, as much as I have, without re-evaluating yourself and making adjustments. And you can't endure these horrendous circumstances without developing a certain level of strength and wisdom.

My parents believe in the principle of ‘sink or swim,’ or ‘what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger ― or it kills you.” From “The Education of Robert Nifkin

The strongest oak of the forest is not the one that is protected from the storm and hidden from the sun. It’s the one that stands in the open where it is compelled to struggle for its existence against the winds and rains and the scorching sun.

Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet.