Paulo Coelho Quotes

There are moments when tribulations occur in our lives, and we cannot avoid them. But they are there for some reason.

I think it's important for people to know that bad things do happen to good people and that life can throw a serious curveball at even the most cautious and "prepared" people out there.

Sometimes I think life is just a rodeo, the trick is to ride and make it to the bell.

Life is never completely without its challenges.

Into every life a little rain must fall.

...there's no rule book or game plan when it comes to the grim realities of our lives.

I learned there are troubles of more than one kind. Some come from ahead and some from behind.

I love life. I think it's fantastic. Sometimes it deals hard things, and when it deals great things, you have to seize them.

Now, no matter what background you come from, there is nobody in this world who can say that their life is without troubles. Everybody faces problems at some point in their life. All that matters is how you deal with it.

In life, you're going to have a lot of problems. Everybody's got problems. Some is worse than others. Some is sickness. Some, like me, you've got problems that you don't like that come up. But you've got to handle them.

As you move through life, it's not going to be a bright, sunshiny day every day.

Sometimes you realize that life isn't defined by the good times.

Rise to the challenges that life presents you. You can't develop genuine character and ability by sidestepping adversity and struggle.

Life is a challenge, we must take it.

Trouble is part of your life

There are bad times just around the corner, There are dark clouds travelling through the sky, And it's no good whining, About a silver lining, For we know from experience they won't roll by...

Because life constantly poses challenges, living demands courage

Life is an infiltration course. We all try and get through it. We all try and get through it unscathed - maybe not hurt, not bruised. No bones broken, maybe a few hearts here and there.

We're all going to have tests in our life... We never know when that test comes, but we know we have to be prepared for it. We're all going to be tested. The dark energy is going to knock on all of our doors.

Life is a challenge" he once told me, "and only those who rise to the challenge truly know what it means to live.

Why is this happening to me? Why am I having such a difficult time? One answer is that life is supposed to be difficult! It’s what enables us to grow. Remember, earth is not heaven!

An easy life doesn't teach us anything. In the end it's the learning that matters: what we've learned and how we've grown

Life has many ways of testing a person's will, either by having nothing happen at all or by having everything happen all at once.

Life is a series of problems.

If thou has a bundle of thorns in thy lot, there is no need to sit down on it.