Dave Willis Quotes

We develop our character muscles by overcoming challenges and obstacles.

I think it's an amazing quality to be able to roll with the punches and not be totally ruined as a person because life's been rough for you. That's a really admirable way to go through your life.

If you let tragedies stop you along the way, then you're never going to grow as a person.

That loss was to breed an independence, a toughness of spirit, and an awareness of adversity and discipline that have never left me,.

You cannot build up a character in a solitude; you need a formed character to stand a solitude.

Weakness of attitude becomes weakness of character; it becomes lack of power to act with courage proportionate to danger. All this must lead to the destruction of our intellectual life unless the danger summons up strong personalities able to fill the lukewarm and discouraged with new strength and resolution.

This world and life of ours are filled with inequalities. The worst possible use to make of this fact, however, is to allow resentments to possess us. All of us have imagined limitations, but we have also the privilege of pushing them aside, and spreading our lives out! We never know any of our limitations until we put ourselves to the test. There are always "growing pains" working within us.

Self-discipline, as a virtue or an acquired asset, can be invaluable to anyone.

A life without problems would be a barren existence, without the opportunity for spiritual growth.

Life is getting through the moment. The philosopher William James says to cultivate the cheerful attitude. Now nobody had more trouble than he did -- except me. I had more trouble in my life than anybody. But your first big trouble can be a bonanza if you live through it. Get through the first trouble, you'll probably make it through the next one.

Having to struggle gave me the chance to demonstrate strength of character.

Like I tell everyone, I say the bottom line to my life is that I've gone through torments in my life, but it made me stronger. I haven't lost my mind, I haven't become a dope fiend, I'm not a drug pusher, I'm not a stick-up man.

With training and self discipline; clear focus and confidence; problems can be overcome and even lead to unexpected gains

Self-discipline is the golden key; without it, you cannot be happy.

If you grow yourself to become a successful person, in strength of character and mind, you will naturally be successful in anything and everything you do.

Talent develops in quiet, alone; character is sharpened in the torrent of the world.

Do not pray for easy lives. Pray to be stronger men.

Life is challenging. I wish I could tell you that you’ll always be on top of the mountain, but the reality is that there are days when nothing will go right, when not only will you not be on top, you may not even be able to figure out which way is up. Do yourself a favor, and don’t make it any harder than it has to be. In those moments, be careful how you speak to yourself; be careful how you think of yourself; be careful how you conduct yourself; be careful how you develop yourself.

To be emotionally resilient and to overcome your circumstances, not through fighting, but through being courageous and having endurance was something I thought was of primary importance.

There's always a positive to those negative times, because you come out of it so much stronger and wiser. Strength comes from every hardship, and it's been a lesson for me.

Even when there's pressure and distractions and expectations from others or myself, it's a good thing. It just makes me a better person. It makes me stronger.

Of course we all break and we all cry and stumble. It's whether you allow the negative experiences to define you or shape you and make you become who you are in the best possible way. You use them as tools.

The measure of who we are is how we react to something that doesn't go our way.

It's interesting to see people overcome things. Because if you didn't overcome, you wouldn't be writing it.

The challenges we face in life are always lessons that serve our soul's growth.