Tom Daschle Quotes

Everything's a battle.

When we fight upstream against a rocky undercurrent, every foothold takes on a kind of urgency.

There's always been adversity, wherever I've gone.

Nothing comes easily for me.

A certain amount of opposition is a great help to a man. Kites rise against, not with, the wind.

Struggle

The underdog is a person that's at risk, a person that has a lot of big trials you have to overcome. I mean, that was my life.

Every draw's a tough draw.

Any opponent can make life tough for you.

Whenever I took a step forward, it seemed as though life was pushing me five steps back.

There were moments when it honestly seemed as if the world were conspiring against her.

Sometimes you face difficulties not because you're doing something wrong, but because you're doing something right.

If you try to fight the course, it will beat you.

All my life I've been rowing against the tide. What can I do? It seems I was born that way.

Everyone has their challenges.

My life is what a salmon must feel like. They are always going upstream, against the current.

There is no doubt that life is given us, not to be enjoyed, but to be overcome; to be got over.

I'm always challenged by someone.

When everything seems to be going against you, remember that the airplane takes off against the wind, not with it.

Change is never easy.

Once you get over the first hill, there is always a new, higher one lurking, of course.

Whether it's at their job, or their family, whatever - everyone feels that they're stuck in some kind of struggle. The idea is how to find your way out of it.

It's not going to be easy to change things.

I've been through a lot of struggles.

I like anything that is like an obstruction, something that I have to act through is good.