Harry Emerson Fosdick Quotes

Always expect the best. Then if you have to hurdle a few tough problems, you will have generated the strength and courage to do so.

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.

Whatever life may send your way - make the best of it. Don't waste your time and energy worrying about it. Instead, find a way to do something about it. Learn from it, adjust to it, be strong, be flexible and be your best in every situation.

Everyone is going to face challenges. What defines you is how you overcome those.

When adversity strikes, that's when you have to be the most calm. Take a step back, stay strong, stay grounded and press on.

Courage is not the absence of despair; it is, rather, the capacity to move ahead in spite of despair.

With everything that's thrown at you, whether it be problems at home, problems at work - whatever - basically, if you remain positive, you can see your way out of that.

Above all, don't fear difficult moments. The best comes from them.

You have to be as strong when things go wrong, but I don't get nervous.

Sometimes things don't go exactly as you'd wish. You have to be mentally strong to overcome those moments.

Everybody has adversity in their lives and we all have to find ways of overcoming them. You've got to soldier on, make the best of it, look for the positive in everything.

Successful people are able to rise above crises by relaxing no matter what the external situation. Their belief in themselves, the strength of their self-image is impenetrable armor, which protects them against shattering events.

You can't avoid pain, but you can choose to overcome it.

Regardless of what challenge you are facing right now, know that it has not come to stay. It has come to pass. During these times, do what you can with what you have, and ask for help if needed. Most importantly, never surrender. Put things in perspective. Take care of yourself. Find ways to replenish your energy, strengthen your faith and fortify yourself from the inside out.

If we approach adversities wisely, our hardest times can be times of greatest growth, which in turn can lead toward times of greatest happiness.

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

There are seldom, if ever, any hopeless situations, but there are many people who lose hope in the face of some situations.

Bottom line is, even if you see 'em coming, you're not ready for the big moments. No one asks for their life to change, not really. But it does. So what are we, helpless? Puppets? No. The big moments are gonna come. You can't help that. It's what you do afterwards that counts. That's when you find out who you are.

Danger alone acquaints us with our own resources, our virtues, our armor and weapons, our spirit, and forces us to be strong.

In terrible moments, in moments of revolution, of war or repression, of illness or death, people react with incredible strength.

What really matters is not whether we have problems, but how we go through them. We must keep going on to make it through whatever we are facing.

Some people give their problems swimming lessons instead of drowning them.

I may have absolutely no control over what happens to us, but we can control how we respond. If we choose the right attitude, we can rise above whatever challenges we face.

The challenge is to resist circumstances. Any idiot can be happy in a happy place, but moral courage is required to be happy in a hellhole.

Life is not about focusing on the obstacles. It's about how you handle them, and whether you get enlightenment or levity from the way you do it