Killer Mike Quotes

There's so many things that life is, and no matter how many breakthroughs, trials will exist and we're going to get through it. Just be strong.

The most audacious thing I could possibly state in this day and age is that life is worth living. It's worth being bashed against. It's worth getting scarred by. It's worth pouring yourself over every one of its coals.

Life has never been easy. Nor is it meant to be. It is a matter of being joyous in the face of sorrow.

Whatever you're going through in your life, don't ever give up.

We all have life storms, and when we get the rough times and we recover from them, we should celebrate that we got through it. No matter how bad it may seem, there's always something beautiful that you can find.

The depth of darkness to which you can descend and still live is an exact measure of the height to which you can aspire to reach.

There are so many beautiful things that are a part of the world, and I've always looked at life that way; I've always tried to put on a smile and a brave front, not just for my kids but in my own life and all the difficulties that I've gone through.

Sometimes life hits you in the head with a brick. Don't lose faith.

You have to continue to smile through life. And it's good when you get to bring that out in a character.

No matter what happens to us in life, we must get back on our feet and continue on the path.

Nothing can resist the person who smiles at life - I don't mean the ironic and disillusioned smile of my grandfather, but the triumphant smile of the person who knows that he will survive, or that at least he will be saved by what seems to be destroying him.

I have learnt that life is full of ups and downs. And even though I've had rough times, I can't complain.

You can hit the lowest low and face the darkest dark, but you can always get back up and get in the light. All of this is what actually makes life worth living.

We've all lived through something horrific, but the strength and beauty and knowledge that we're going to win eventually is what keeps me going.

I’m grateful I had the strength to fight. It takes courage to believe the best is yet to come, especially when you are flat on your back and don’t know if you’re going to see tomorrow. I’m no Pollyanna, but I believe optimism is a choice — a muscle that gets stronger with use. Right foot, left foot…just keep moving.

You can look at my palm and see the storm coming. Read the book of my life and see I've overcome it.

Although the world is full of suffering, it is also full of the overcoming of it.

I always try to see the good in everything, and that gives me strength. Even when I lost in the London Olympics quarterfinals, I said to myself, 'Don't lose heart, God has his own plans.' Actually, life just goes on; you have to accept whatever challenge you face and become stronger.

It is only in sorrow bad weather masters us; in joy we face the storm and defy it.

Suffer not thy wrongs to shroud thy fate, But turn, my soul, to blessings which remain.

I know that in life there will be sickness, devastation, disappointments, heartache - it's a given. What's not a given is the way you choose to get through it all. If you look hard enough, you can always find the bright side.

Do not look upon this world with fear and loathing. Bravely face whatever the gods offer.

When I said the city would be stronger, I didn't know that. I just hoped it. There are parts of you that say, 'Maybe we're not going to get through this.' You don't listen to them.

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.