Laura Hillenbrand Quotes

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

The most beautiful people we have known are those who have known defeat, known suffering, known struggle, known loss, and have found their way out of those depths.

Oh, I'm a survivor. My whole life has been surviving.

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

They've pushed me down a big ravine, but I'll get back up to the top.

Where there is no struggle, there is no strength.

Disabilities and misfortune can make you stronger.

I have a different kind of experience than other girls had. I've had to face a lot of different styles and adjust to them. I had to face a lot of bad situations and come back. I've had to fight with my eyes swollen shut and my nose broken and bloody.

I've always believed in survival.

I like underdogs, I like anti-heroes - people that have a hard time overcoming things in life.

Sometimes even to live is an act of courage.

I'm always looking for a story of survival.

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 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.

To the stars through thorns.

You can't cry when things get a little bit hard. You've just got to push through and know that there's a reason and end to the means.

Everybody in life has something that they get knocked down on. The object lesson here is not that you get knocked down - it is that you get up.

I thrive on adversity.

Every day, across our state, we see grit and resilience.

You were not built for comfort and convenience. You were built to overcome.

People striving, being knocked down and coming back... this is what builds character in a man.

I know exactly what it is like to fight against the odds and to overcome adversity.

I didn't mind a bit of hardship.

Not everything happens as we want or desire. It doesn't matter. I'm a fighter, and I'm ready to fight every time.

Tough times don't last. Tough people do. I preach that, and I guess you have to live to it.