Norman Douglas Quotes

Women have a real talent for bearing up under hard times.

It is the nature of the strong heart, that like the palm tree it strives ever upwards when it is most burdened.

What doesn't kill you only makes you stronger.

I didn't mind a bit of hardship.

It requires more courage to suffer than to die.

I've gone through many, many things. I tell you something, that if it doesn't kill you, you get stronger.

Tough times don't last, tough people do, remember?

One who gains strength by overcoming obstacles possesses the only strength which can overcome adversity.

Tough times never last, but tough people do.

It is inevitable that some defeat will enter even the most victorious life. The human spirit is never finished when it is defeated... it is finished when it surrenders.

Difficult years lie ahead, patience is required.

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

Everybody in life has something that they get knocked down on. The object lesson here is not that you get knocked down - it is that you get up.

The more I'm persecuted, the stronger I get.

It's been kind of tough, but tough people last.

I have been fascinated with survival and having to go on no matter what. That always appealed to me.

Disabilities and misfortune can make you stronger.

It's true - ever since I was born, I've been through some tough situations. But that's what has given me the strength and the drive to succeed.

To be honest...here is a task for all that a man has of fortitude...

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

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

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

Character is the virtue of hard times.

Don't be disquieted in time of adversity. Be firm with dignity and self-reliant with vigor.

Fortitude is a great help in distress.