Corrie Ten Boom Quotes

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.

Persevering is a fight. That's what a fight is. You face something, you persevere through it, you meet it head on.

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

You have setbacks in your life, and adversity. You can be discouraged about it or have courage to get through it and be better.

I've had my ups. I've had my downs, but I've been able to push through every obstacle that's been thrown my way.

I've been in a lot of trouble and come out of it. I think it shows a lot of good character.

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

One who gains strength by overcoming obstacles possesses the only strength which can overcome adversity.

We acquire the strength we have overcome.

You got to be willing to walk in a storm. That's what I tell people all the time.

Hope is not a resting place but a starting point - a cactus, not a cushion.

God bless perseverance. Because it's not easy.

I identified in a very deep way with the individuals I was writing about because the theme that runs through this story is of extraordinary hardship and the will to overcome it.

Prolonged endurance tames the bold.

The only way round is through.

Great necessities call out great virtues.

All the adversity I've had in my life, all my troubles and obstacles, have strengthened me... You may not realize it when it happens, but a kick in the teeth may be the best thing in the world for you.

I'm always looking for a story of survival.

Have the courage to face a difficulty lest it kick you harder than you bargain for.

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.

When the going gets tough, let the tough get going.

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

Where there is no struggle, there is no strength.

To the stars through thorns.