Art Garfunkel Quotes

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.

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

To me, faith is being thankful when things in life are going well and also being thankful when they are not. Its often through our most difficult times when faith lifts us up and gives us the courage and the strength to work even harder to accomplish a new goal or do something we never thought we could.

There are reasons to go on living despite what horrors may come in your life. And love informs those reasons.

Bear the Cross cheerfully and it will bear you.

I must thank my good friend Nigel Brennan. His strength of character in the midst of extreme hardship inspired me during the darkest days. Despite our separation, he always managed to find small ways to remind me that there are gentlemen in the world, even when I was surrounded by just the opposite.

I would never wish my upbringing on anyone... but I wouldn't take it back for the world.

We're all human beings, and we all have the same problems. I do remember how blessed I am, and no matter how bad things are, they can always get worse.

My illness has taught me something about the nature of humanity, love, brotherhood and relationships that I never understood, and probably never would have. So, from that standpoint, there is some truth and good in everything.

Ten thousand difficulties do not make one doubt.

He who knows no hardships will know no hardihood. He who faces no calamity will need no courage. Mysterious though it is, the characteristics in human nature which we love best grow in a soil with a strong mixture of troubles.

And the smile that is worth the praises of earth is the smile that shines through tears.

Horrible things can happen to you, and horrible things happened to us on September 11. But if we look for love and happiness and fulfillment, we will find it.

The truth is, we all face hardships of some kind, and you never know the struggles a person is going through. Behind every smile, there's a story of a personal struggle.

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

Never lose hope under adverse situations.

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.

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

Love becomes greater and nobler in calamity.

Cancer opens many doors. One of the most important is your heart.

No matter how bad you think you have it, there's always - always somebody who's got it way, way worse.

Difficult times often bring out the best in people.

My philosophy is: Life is hard, but God is good. Try not to confuse the two.

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!