Anne Lamott Quotes

I've learned that many of the worst things lead to the best things, that no great thing is achieved without a couple of bad, bad things on the way to them, and that the bad things that happen to you bring, in some cases, the good things.

Good things are often birthed from adversity.

The greatest difficulty always comes right before the birth of a dream.

The thing is, the only real sign of life is growth. And growth requires pain. So to choose life is to accept pain.

I think there can always be beauty in struggle.

A man is the sum of his misfortunes. One day you'd think misfortune would get tired but then time is your misfortune

We cannot afford not to fight for growth and understanding, even when it is painful, as it is bound to be.

...no one who has passed through the storm has ever regretted the journey. No one stands here and wishes to go back to the other side.

Our torments also may in length of time Become our Elements.

No matter how many obstacles that are thrown in our path, there are ways to except them and to live through them.

I've learned at the book signings that everyone has obstacles.

This past year has been something else... it's opened my eyes to many things and many people. It's had its ups and downs and ins and outs. And I believe we've all been able to take something from that and grow in our own imparticular ways. We've over come obstacles, and set in motion opportunities that can change our own individual lives.

You can't be brave if you've only had wonderful things happen to you.

Out of difficulties grow miracles.

Discomfort is very much part of my master plan.

Adversity is the diamond dust Heaven polishes its jewels with.

I hope that I'm always struggling, really. You develop when you're struggling. When you're struggling, you get stronger.

Sometimes when you think you are done, it is just the edge of beginning. Probably that's why we decide we're done. It's getting too scary. We are touching down onto something real. It is beyond the point when you think you are done that often something strong comes out.

Everything that I've ever been able to accomplish in skating and in life has come out of adversity and perseverance.

In so many things, growth comes from adversity.

God, he deals you blows that at sometimes you think you can't handle and in the last year there have been things that we thought we couldn't handle but we've dealt with it up until this point.

Life is a journey that must be traveled no matter how bad the roads and accommodations.

The marvelous richness of human experience would lose something of rewarding joy if there were no limitations to overcome. The hilltop hour would not be half so wonderful if there were no dark valleys to traverse.

It's quite normal to hear of a change and see it as a problem, but it's probably an opportunity, depending on how quickly you can adjust.

It's our challenges and obstacles that give us layers of depth and make us interesting. Are they fun when they happen? No. But they are what make us unique. And that's what I know for sure... I think.