Mary-Kate Olsen Quotes

A man is insensible to the relish of prosperity 'til he has tasted adversity.

I look at old photos of me, and I don't feel connected to them at all. I would never wish my upbringing on anyone... but I wouldn't take it back for the world.

I've been through some very difficult stages in my life, but I wouldn't change anything.

My background wasn't one blessed with all the luxuries in life. Nothing is forever and I realize that.

I was raised in unique and trying environments, but they were also amazing platforms for me to have an extraordinary life. Going through hell as a kid made me sensitive to what others in this world go through, too.

It was terrible. 2012, no voice. I would fall to my knees and look up at God and say, 'Oh, man, this is tough. I don't know how to be a person.' And finally, I would sing some shows where the voice crapped out. There were people in the audience. I did my best. I saw that there was lots of love and support.

When I look back on my childhood, I wonder how I survived at all.

Struggling has done a couple of things for me. It is an experience to have and it makes you appreciate the good stuff.

You don't forget where you came from. I came from nothing. I was in Marseille in a bad area. We didn't have anything. We were rich in love.

I fought for my survival since infancy.

I'm so grateful for everything I went through. We learn from the hardships.

War made my everyday problems seem much smaller, and when it is hard sometimes, I just remember that it could be much worse.

We grew up in a small house with four bedrooms. I shared a bedroom with three brothers. But I enjoy the way that I was brought up. It kept me hungry. It kept me humble.

I think about my mom and the things she went through, and things could always be a lot worse.

I'm not insecure. I've been through way too much f**king sh*t to be insecure. I've got huge balls. But I've been humbled. That makes you grateful for every day you have.

I seen the worst of the worst. I deserve every blessing I receive I'm from the dirt.

Going through tough times is a wonderful thing, and everybody should try it. Once.

A lot of people say if they could go back in time they would not change anything. But, to be honest with you, I like it and I don't like it. I like the fact that all I went through as a youngster made me a great man, but just goin' through what I went through - I wouldn't wanna go through that again. I wouldn't wish that on nobody.

Deliverance is about what I went through the first time. And I chalk it up as a learning experience.

I think you need to go through some stuff to really appreciate life and understand what it means to persevere, overcome and have faith. I think those tough times make you a stronger person.

If you're actually talking to someone who's been through a disastrous number of years, that only means one thing: They survived it.

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

We become wiser by adversity; prosperity destroys our appreciation of the right.

But life is a great school. It thrashes and bangs and teaches you.

You have to remember that the hard days are what make you stronger. The bad days make you realize what a good day is. If you never had any bad days, you would never have that sense of accomplishment!