Dan Millman Quotes

The person who can dominate during rough times is the person who can dominate, period.

Hard times may test me, they cannot destroy me.

It is only the strong who are strengthened by suffering; the weak are made weaker.

People need trouble - a little frustration to sharpen the spirit on, toughen it. Artists do; I don't mean you need to live in a rat hole or gutter, but you have to learn fortitude, endurance. Only vegetables are happy.

Adversity can strengthen us if it does not go on too long.

Life asks not merely what you can do; it asks how much can you endure and not be spoiled.

If you can't take it, you won't make it.

We learn to fight and to grow strong by fighting.

I've taken many knocks over the years but it has only made me stronger and more determined to succeed.

The struggles I'm facing, The chances I'm taking, Sometimes might knock me down, But no, I'm not breaking.

I'm slower and some days are better than others, but I'm a fighter.

Our predecessors overcame many troubles and much suffering, but each time got back up stronger than before.

Life is not for the faint of heart.

He who cannot endure the bad will not live to see the good.

The message I'm trying to say is that I'm tough because of life experience.

We are made strong by what we overcome.

Adversity defines true character.

Let me tell you something you already know. The world ain't all sunshine and rainbows. It's a very mean and nasty place and I don't care how tough you are it will beat you to your knees and keep you there permanently if you let it. You, me, or nobody is gonna hit as hard as life. But it ain't about how hard you hit. It's about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward. How much you can take and keep moving forward. That's how winning is done!

I am stronger than I thought I was. My favorite phrase has been 'This too shall pass.' I now understand it really well.

A true champion is not judged by how much he or she is admired, but by how well they can stand at the face of adversity.

Do you think a champion is made out of thin air? It’s through the hardships you endure that you’ll gain real strength.

As an elephant in the battlefield withstands arrows shot from bows all around, even so shall I endure abuse.

That which does not kill me can only make me stronger.

The rice grain suffers under the blow of the pestle. But admire its whiteness once the order is over. So it is with men and the world we live in. To be a man one must suffer the blows of misfortune.

I've become a pretty tough cookie after having a divorce. I think that I've persevered through a lot of talk.