LaChanze Quotes

Most people overcome something terrible at some point in their lives.

I'm a survivor - a living example of what people can go through and survive.

I'm always looking for a story of survival.

What doesn't kill you only makes you stronger.

Where there is no struggle, there is no strength.

I don't ever remember overcoming adversities.

I had to fight; I had to fall, and I had to get hurt to be where I am.

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

Once you've been through tough times, you can only become stronger.

I'm a survivor.

Disabilities and misfortune can make you stronger.

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.

All the things I went through, my losses, those really helped me.

Suffering does not necessarily ennoble you.

I think scars are like battle wounds - beautiful, in a way. They show what you've been through and how strong you are for coming out of it.

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.

A lot of what is most beautiful about the world arises from struggle.

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

I think I'm a survivor. I could have suffered at least 100 professional deaths. I could come up with a list of the 100 times I've come closest to death, from having pneumonia as a child to car crashes.

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

I don't consider myself a survivor; that's someone who has gone through something terrible.

I speak to people who have been through so much more.

Difficulties should act as a tonic. They should spur us to greater exertion.

The darkest experiences in a human being's life allow that person to either go deeper and stay depressed or get the strength to stand up stronger than ever, and that's my case.

The struggle I went through has value.