John Bytheway Quotes

The hardest things in my life have made me who I am.

I think everybody faces challenges in their lives. I've definitely been through it - not to the extreme that Astrid did. I try to keep some kind of identity and strength.

I really believe I'm no different from anyone else. I just had a few challenges I had to learn from at a very early age.

They say everything you go through in your childhood builds character and inner strength.

You take a look back at some tough parts of your life, just bad things that have happened: they tend to build your character and make you who you are.

Adversity, and perseverance and all these things can shape you. They can give you a value and a self-esteem that is priceless.

It's murder to doubt yourself in life. It took until I was 45 to get to that point. As hard as it is in your work, it's harder in your life. But it can be done.

Life is a series of experiences, each one of which makes us bigger, even though sometimes it is hard to realize this. For the world was built to develop character, and we must learn that the setbacks and grieves which we endure help us in our marching onward.

It's a shallow life that doesn't give a person a few scars.

I've had great success and I've had catastrophic failure. It's really how you handle the rough stuff that defines you, I think.

You're not fully you until life has booted you in the behind.

The turning point in the process of growing up is when you discover the core of strength within you that survives all hurt.

I don't want to come across as a victim with a sob story. I've got a fantastic life. I'm not a victim. I thank the bullies out there for making me who I am. Some people become weaker, but the bullies made me stronger.

Growing up, when I was younger, I didn't feel all that tough or smart or strong. As I got older, I was able to discover my own strength.

Everybody goes through hardships but hardships make you the person you are, and I feel that is important.

Being in the public eye, going through so much in life personal and my work, all of that put together it's either it will destroy you or make you a better person.

We develop our character muscles by overcoming challenges and obstacles.

There is a certain kind of maturity that can be attained only through the discipline of suffering.

The middle of life is the testing-ground of character and strength.

I think I fail a bit less than everyone else.

I think it's an amazing quality to be able to roll with the punches and not be totally ruined as a person because life's been rough for you. That's a really admirable way to go through your life.

The rate at which a person can mature is directly proportional to the embarrassment he can tolerate.

Learning what all you can overcome as a person, as a human being, is very important. It's very important to understand your strength. Which is not to say you become hardened or bitter.

Life's challenges are not supposed to paralyze you, they're supposed to help you discover who you are.

From a certain age, I sort of accepted myself for what I was. And although to other people it was like nothing ever goes right, I had a really nice attitude that I'd inherited from my parents, and especially from my dad.