Michael Huffington Quotes

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.

Adversity is the mother of progress.

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

There is no doubt that life is given us, not to be enjoyed, but to be overcome; to be got over.

A certain amount of opposition is a great help to a man. Kites rise against, not with, the wind.

My life is a beautiful struggle.

I look for struggle in the roles I choose - struggle and perseverance.

I overcame a lot of obstacles in my life and in my childhood.

Adversity tests us from time to time and it is inevitable that this testing continues during life.

Adversity is a stimulus.

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

Difficulty is our most reliable narrative engine.

When 'stuff' hits the fan, it has a way of making you stronger.

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

Flom had the same experience...He didn't triumph over adversity. Instead, what started out as adversity ended up being an opportunity.

Difficulties are just things to overcome, after all.

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

Crises are challenges, not calamities.

I've learned that many of the worst things lead to the best things, that no great thing is achieved without a couple of bad, bad things on the way to them, and that the bad things that happen to you bring, in some cases, the good things.

No pressure, no diamonds.

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

Difficulty, my brethren, is the nurse of greatness - a harsh nurse, who roughly rocks her foster - children into strength and athletic proportion.

The apprenticeship of difficulty is one which the greatest of men have had to serve.

Man needs his difficulties because they are necessary to enjoy success.

Show me someone who has done something worthwhile, and I'll show you someone who has overcome adversity.