Thomas S. Monson Quotes

You gotta face the hand you're dealt with and deal with it, and make your problems be the smallest part of who you are.

If we can accept whatever hand we've been dealt - no matter how unwelcome - the way to proceed eventually becomes clear.

You have to deal with what you encounter. But you must not be reduced. And so a way not to be reduced is don't whine! Don't let the incidents which take place in life bring you low.

It's not the circumstances that determine who you're gonna be but how you deal with these problems and pains that come your way.

Many things happen in life. There are joyous days and times of suffering. Sometimes unpleasant things occur. But that's what makes life so interesting. The dramas we encounter are part and parcel of being human. If we experienced no change or drama in our lives, if nothing unexpected ever happened, we would merely be like automatons, our lives unbearably monotonous and dull. Therefore, please develop a strong self so that you can enact the drama of your life with confidence and poise in the face of whatever vicissitudes you may encounter.

You are free to smile in the midst of massive tests and challenges, knowing that you have chosen to play this game, and that you have dominion over all the appearances of earth.

There is nothing in afflictions which ought to disturb our joy.

Although it may seem like it, life will never give you more than you can handle. That doesn't mean it's going to be easy; in fact, quite the opposite.

Our greatest problems in life come not so much from the situations we confront as from our doubts about our ability to handle them.

I don't see life as an opportunity to see how far you can go in the pursuit of pain, although I think I've challenged it a bit.

Bad times can make you bitter or better.

We have become accustomed to living our life with joy amidst pain and challenges.

None of us can be free of conflict and woe. Even the greatest men have had to accept disappointments as their daily bread. ... The art of living lies less in eliminating our troubles than in growing with them.

A happy life consists not in the absence, but in the mastery of hardships.

We all have unfair situations and things we don't like. You can get bitter, discouraged and sour, or you can see it as fertilizer and say, “ This difficulty is not going to defeat me; it's going to promote me. It's not going to hinder me; it's going to help me.” Don't just go through it, grow through it.

It takes energy, mental toughness and spiritual reinforcement to successfully deal with life's opportunities, and to reach your objectives.

Things are not as we would like them to be. There is only one way to deal with it, namely to try and be all right oneself.

Life is not linear; you have ups and downs. It's how you deal with the troughs that defines you.

Life does throw some hard stuff at you as you get older, much harder. But you are more able to deal with things.

Just because you're scarred for life doesn't mean you should be scared to live.

You know, you have to have some inner philosophy to deal with adversity.

I've always loved life, irrespective of all the ups and downs that have filled my journey.

I think, in every person's life, you have ups and downs. You learn so much about yourself, sometimes even more, in the down times. Unfortunately, I had to go through it in public, which was not easy.

Everybody has their ups and downs, and that's what makes you tougher.

Every child deserves to grow up knowing their potential and feeling confident that they won't fall at the first hurdle - that they cope with life's setbacks.