Ricky Steamboat Quotes

I just take it as it comes, and if I'm not offered something, there's always a reason, and usually it's a pretty good one. I'm not worried about it. You know, I've had an incredible career, and I'm blessed.

If falling into desperation worked to make things better, then I would say, 'Let's all jump into despair.' But it doesn't help. The only way to truly find meaning and fulfillment is to look at the disaster, the pain, the difficulty, and know with complete certainty that good can come from this.

Suffer not thy wrongs to shroud thy fate, But turn, my soul, to blessings which remain.

Whatever life throws at me I'll take it and be grateful for it as well.

I've had a very happy life, and although I have had tragedy, I've never suffered from any darkness.

I'm generally pretty happy about life.

This is a beautiful life we lead in spite of whatever things come against us or whatever team loses or wins.

Look at my life. I ain't got nothing to be mad about.

I have learnt that life is full of ups and downs. And even though I've had rough times, I can't complain.

I'm still here and kicking and, you know, I have all my limbs so you'll never hear me complain.

Although sometimes it's very difficult, if you're willing to look hard enough, you can find positives in every situation.

Hard times may have held you down, but they will not last forever. When all is said and done, you will be increased.

Hope doesn't require a massive chain where heavy links of logic hold it together. A thin wire will do...just strong enough to get us through the night until the winds die down.

The trick is to find happiness in the brief gaps between disasters.

I like my time on earth. And no matter what kind of cards I've been dealt, I'm happy to be there.

I'm grateful for the experiences I've accumulated. Of course, there are certain things you wish were not on anyone's list of life experiences, but it's a life. It's a good life. And I like what's there.

Hope means hoping when things are hopeless, or it is no virtue at all... As long as matters are really hopeful, hope is mere flattery or platitude; it is only when everything is hopeless that hope begins to be a strength.

A burthen cheerfully borne becomes light

Positive things come out of even the most difficult times.

It's that kind of Dublin mentality: you just have to grin and bear some things.

I'm not like a preacher or philosopher, but at the end of the day, life is about happiness.

Life treats me very well, as has always been the case, no matter where I have been.

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

I've enjoyed my life. There has been great tragedy but also moments of great happiness. I've taken both in my stride, and if I were to replay my life, I would do it all over again.

Tough times don't last. Tough people do. I preach that, and I guess you have to live to it.