Adversity Quotes

"Fire is the test of gold; adversity, of strong men."

- Martha Graham

"Dancing appears glamorous, easy, delightful. But the path to paradise of the achievement is not easier than any other. There is fatigue so great that the body cries, even in its sleep. There are times of complete frustration, there are daily small deaths."

- Martha Graham

"In life, as in dance, grace glides on blistered feet."

- Alice Abrams

"Bleeding feet will bond us."

- Liza Minnelli

"It is literally impossible to be a woman."

- Gloria

"It’s literally impossible to be women!"

- Gloria

"Men look at me like I’m an object, girls hate me."

- Barbie

"Sisters, as you know, also have a unique relationship. This is the person who has known you your entire life, who should love you and stand by you no matter what, and yet it's your sister who knows exactly where to drive the knife to hurt you the most."

- Lisa See

"My sisters. My blood. My skin. What a gruesome bond we shared."

- Krystal Sutherland

"Far worse things can happen to you than some stranger hurting your feelings on the internet."

- Taylor Adams

"Bad Goodreads reviews are cyberbullying: attacking someone with an undeserved 1 star review and cruel insults. Goodreads bullies trash the author's hard work, just for fun. Simply to inflict pain on a random stranger. The bully feels strong because the author is defenseless and can't fight back, while a part of them is being publicly dragged through the mud."

- Oliver Markus Malloy

"Smokers do not smoke because they enjoy it. They do it because they are miserable without it."

- Allen Carr

"Living with an alcohol problem is just like living with an abusive partner. It leaves you physically battered, destroys your confidence and self-esteem, yet makes you feel perversely dependent on your abuser."

- Allen Carr

"Life is hard; it’s harder if you’re stupid."

- John Wayne

"Calamities come in two types: misfortunes to us and good fortune for others."

- Ambrose Bierce

"If anything can go wrong, it will."

- Murphy’s Laws

"It’s always darkest before it turns absolutely pitch black."

- Paul Newman

"Behind each victory is a long train of suffering!"

- Anonymous

"He who dances without leading is merely making the girl mad."

- Anonymous

"They who love dancing too much seem to have more brains in their feet than in their head."

- Anonymous

"It is literally impossible to be a woman. You are so beautiful, and so smart, and it kills me that you don't think you're good enough. Like, we have to always be extraordinary, but somehow we're always doing it wrong."

"You have to never get old, never be rude, never show off, never be selfish, never fall down, never fail, never show fear, never get out of line. It's too hard! It's too contradictory and nobody gives you a medal or says thank you!"

"How many people we going to lose to death, because of Social Media or Cyberbullying. Those people were not weak. It is you who is toxic and evil. Social Media it is like a gun. Used carelessly. It takes a life."

"Smoking is like paying someone to kill you. They're rich; you're dead."

"Smoking is like pouring gasoline on a fire. It only makes things worse."

"Cigarettes are a trap that keeps you addicted, unhealthy, and broke."

"What doesn’t kill you gives you a set of unhealthy coping mechanisms and a dark sense of humor."

- Anonymous

"I’m not saying I hate you, what I’m saying is that you are literally the Monday of my life."

- Anonymous

"What doesn't kill you gives you a set of unhealthy coping mechanisms and a dark sense of humor."

"Sometimes I want to go back in time and punch myself in the face."