Anne Bradstreet Quotes

If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant.

It's strange how the simple things in life go on while we become more difficult.

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

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

I lived through the garbage. I might as well dine on the caviar.

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!

If there were no night, we would not appreciate the day, nor could we see the stars and the vastness of the heavens. We must partake of the bitter with the sweet. There is a divine purpose in the adversities we encounter every day. They prepare, they purge, they purify, and thus they bless.

Although I grew up in very modest and challenging circumstances, I consider my life to be immeasurably rich.

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

In prosperity remember adversity.

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

Real life isn't always going to be perfect or go our way, but the recurring acknowledgement of what is working in our lives can help us not only to survive but surmount our difficulties.

To enjoy the rainbow, first enjoy the rain.

Trouble is part of your life

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.

This is life! It can harden and it can exalt!

One of the advantages of having lived a long time is that you can often remember when you had it worse. I am grateful to have lived long enough to have known some of the blessings of adversity.

The hilltop hour would not be half so wonderful if there were no dark valleys to traverse.

Love shows itself more in adversity than in prosperity; as light does, which shines most where the place is darkest.

Embrace struggle... It is your greatest teacher.

Without your downs, without your hardships, I don't think you appreciate the ups as much.

We didn't have a lot when I was growing up, and it's the best thing that happened to me because I appreciate everything. I developed a strong work ethic, and I don't take anything for granted.

Every burden is a blessing.

My dad always supported me. Sometimes we didn't have anything to eat for breakfast, but if we could eat lunch and dinner, we weren't poor.

I still have my bad days when I think I'm not getting everything I deserve. But those pass quickly once my Mother gets on the phone and says, 'listen, we used to eat rocks and walk 80 miles a day to school.