Bell Hooks Quotes

You must remember that no one lives a life free from pain and suffering.

The hilltop hour would not be half so wonderful if there were no dark valleys to traverse.

Hardships make or break people.

It is unnatural to deny effort, adversity, and pain.

I don't think one ever stops struggling.

I struggled for so many years.

I've known struggle.

Life will hit you hard in the face, wait for you to get back up just so it can kick you in the stomach. But getting the wind knocked out of you is the only way to remind your lungs how much they like the taste of air.

A man I am cross'd with adversity.

When you think life is tough, it can get a lot tougher.

Adversity can strengthen us if it does not go on too long.

You don't always get stronger on the days that everything comes easily to you.

The only thing I know is this: I am full of wounds and still standing on my feet.

Everything's been a struggle for me.

My life is a struggle.

Struggle is the best teacher.

You are bound to undergo hardships, and it has been no different for me.

Everyone has some sort of struggle.

Football is not always easy; you need to navigate through some adversity.

A little bit of pain is good for you. I feel alive. Everybody needs struggle. Once you overcome an obstacle, you springboard into the future. Life is interesting and short and it's not supposed to be easy, and if it is, you're probably just in denial and you're existing here like a zombie.

When we are crushed like grapes, we cannot think of the wine we will become.

A friend of mine who passed through a most severe trial, when I discussed it with him, he said simply, if it’s fair, it isn’t a trial.

Expand your notion of what adversity is.

Nietzsche famously said "Whatever doesn't kill you makes you stronger." But what he failed to stress is that it almost kills you.