Howie Dorough Quotes

I've come to understand that there's always something positive, even in a negative situation.

Things could be worse. You remember that, and you go on with your life.

Our happiness is certainly mixed in with the tragedies of life. You have to find the lemonade. You have to find the silver lining in the middle of everything that happens in life.

I always felt really lucky that I only lost my legs, because it could've been so much worse.

In all troublous events we may find comfort, though it be only in the negative admission that things might have been worse.

I think loss can fuel how you lead your whole life.

I think you need to go through some stuff to really appreciate life and understand what it means to persevere, overcome and have faith. I think those tough times make you a stronger person.

After you have wept and grieved for your physical losses, cherish the functions and the life you have left.

Misfortune is never mournful to the soul that accepts it; for such do always see that every cloud is an angel's face.

Injury in general teaches you to appreciate every moment. I've had my share of injuries throughout my career. It's humbling. It gives you perspective. No matter how many times I've been hurt, I've learned from that injury and come back even more humble.

Hope, the best comfort of our imperfect condition.

Bad things do happen; how I respond to them defines my character and the quality of my life. I can choose to sit in perpetual sadness, immobilized by the gravity of my loss, or I can choose to rise from the pain and treasure the most precious gift I have - life itself.

Cancer is a very sad thing, but you can always take something from every experience.

Acceptance of what has happened is the first step to overcoming the consequences of any misfortune.

If I'm going to be a pessimist, then I should just stop writing for young people because that's too heavy a burden to put on young readers. But also, I get to meet with people who have waded through horrible things, and they get up every morning, and they try to do their best.

When any calamity has been suffered the first thing to be remembered is, how much has been escaped.

Of course, losing my father was traumatic. I was an only child. But from the time my father died, my general theme in life has been to turn adversity into opportunity.

We must accept finite disappointment, but we must never lose infinite hope.

I may have some things tougher than the average person, but there are a lot of people who are going through worse things than me. I can't live in fear.

There's a blessing in everything that happens to us.

Losing isn't bitter because it's temporary.

Today, I don't have any psychological scars, because I am a realist and an optimist. After all, I can't lose my legs twice.

Although sometimes it's very difficult, if you're willing to look hard enough, you can find positives in every situation.

Loss is the hardest thing, I said. But it's also the teacher that's the most difficult to ignore.

Everything that happens to us has a blessing built into it.