Edwin Hubbel Chapin Quotes

The pursuit of the difficult makes men strong

I look for struggle in the roles I choose - struggle and perseverance.

I thrive on adversity.

A little adversity can't hold me down.

You can't grow strong without resistance.

Who would attain to summits still and fair,Must nerve himself through valleys of despair.

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

I've been in a lot of trouble and come out of it. I think it shows a lot of good character.

I'm a very tough guy, and I fight hard, and I don't give up. And that makes me friends and that makes me enemies, and I know that.

I identified in a very deep way with the individuals I was writing about because the theme that runs through this story is of extraordinary hardship and the will to overcome it.

Prolonged endurance tames the bold.

He who does not tire, tires adversity.

If there's no fire, there's no scream. If there's no scream, then no one hears you and no one comes to help you in the first place. The depth of my struggle has definitely determined the height of my success. To be able to teach my kids not just about success but about the struggle that comes with it.

When the going gets tough, let the tough get going.

You cannot understand a man’s work by what he has accomplished but by what he has overcome in accomplishing it.

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

I embraced every struggle because it made me the fighter I was.

A lot of times, losing a fight is tough. In your darkest hours, I guess your true colors show.

I'm a fighter. I'm a survivor, and I'll get through anything people can throw at me.

I know exactly what it is like to fight against the odds and to overcome adversity.

The way that I've been raised and the things I've had to do has given me grit that is unmatchable unless you were beside me.

Not everything happens as we want or desire. It doesn't matter. I'm a fighter, and I'm ready to fight every time.

Disabilities and misfortune can make you stronger.

Just because you get punched in the nose doesn't mean that you throw in the towel.

There is no final victory, as there is no final defeat. There is just the same battle. To be fought, over and over again. So toughen up, bloody toughen up.