Austin Seferian-Jenkins Quotes

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

He who knows no hardships will know no hardihood. He who faces no calamity will need no courage. Mysterious though it is, the characteristics in human nature which we love best grow in a soil with a strong mixture of troubles.

I don't ever remember overcoming adversities.

I can muster up the courage in the difficult situations to get me through.

One who gains strength by overcoming obstacles possesses the only strength which can overcome adversity.

If you so choose, the challenges can make you stronger. If you so choose, the disappointments can make you more determined.

My life is a beautiful struggle.

Ten thousand difficulties do not make one doubt.

I look for struggle in the roles I choose - struggle and perseverance.

Life constantly presents the greatest opportunity brilliantly disguised as the biggest disaster.

Life is easy when you're hot. But what happens when the ball bounces the other way? You just keep getting back up and climbing up.

Above all, don't fear difficult moments. The best comes from them.

They've pushed me down a big ravine, but I'll get back up to the top.

I embraced every struggle because it made me the fighter I was.

I will continue to keep fighting sucking the marrow out of life as life sucks the marrow out of me.

Never lose hope under adverse situations.

I'm a survivor.

I don't define myself by my successes. I define myself by adversity and how I've persevered.

I want to share the things I've done, the things I've survived, the things I've struggled through.

It's true - ever since I was born, I've been through some tough situations. But that's what has given me the strength and the drive to succeed.

We can take suffering to be an opportunity to learn and to grow. But if we are honest, we should remember that this is making the best of a bad job, and that minimising suffering takes priority over optimising its outcome.

I've been in a lot of trouble and come out of it. I think it shows a lot of good character.

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

I don't consider myself a survivor; that's someone who has gone through something terrible.

It is the nature of the strong heart, that like the palm tree it strives ever upwards when it is most burdened.