Jennifer Donnelly Quotes

A lot of life is about trying to turn bad experiences into something good. Usually if you work at it, you can figure out a way to do it. Even our worst misfortunes are gifts.

There's always going to be something positive that can come out of any negative situation.

I am not a person who can really sit around and think about regrets because with every bad experience that you have, there is weirdly something good that comes from it.

Everything bad happens to set up something good. I've always found that to be true. I think if most folks look back on the history of their lives, they'll see that.

I feel that things happen for a reason and open up new opportunities.

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

Even the most seemingly unpleasant situations - if you become aligned with it, something good will emerge from that.

Every time something bad happens to me, I don't ask the question, 'Why did it happen to me?' The question I ask is, 'Why did it happen for me?'

I think everything bad that happens can be good in a way, if you're thinking about it after a while.

I really believe that some things happen for a reason, and they make you a better person.

Even when it doesn't look good, it's always good. Even the worst thing, there's always something good that comes out of it. I've learned that.

There's always a silver lining to every cloud and everything has to happen for a reason and if everything's really challenging, then you can make it into a positive.

You wouldn't wish hardship on anyone, but when it comes, you would be crazy not to see the huge growth that will come from it.

I think in every lesson there's a blessing, and there's so many blessings from all the lessons I've had to go through in life.

You have to think there's a reason for everything. When a door closes another door opens.

Every person gets negative things, they learn from those negative things, and you become a positive person.

I have always believed, and I still believe, that whatever good or bad fortune may come our way we can always give it meaning and transform it into something of value.

Each experience through which we pass operates ultimately for our good. This is a correct attitude to adopt and we must be able to see it in that light.

But who cares? I can honestly look back and realize that everything happened for a reason. Everything that fell apart has fallen back into place beautifully and magically.

What I thought at the moment was the worst thing that could happen was absolutely the biggest gift I've received.

Life is not about dwelling on the bad.

I see possibilities in everything. For everything that's taken away, something of greater value has been given.

And at the time, it is funny how you can look at something and say, for example with my shoulder injury, when it first happened I said this is the worst thing that could happen to me. Why me, why now? Now I look back and say it was probably the best thing that happened to me.

When great evils happen, I am in the habit of looking out for what good may arise from them …

If you are not able to do something, that is true for the present, not for the future. All the time there's a chance to go a step further. Not to be frustrated.