Adversity Quotes

""Boot camp is like gum stuck on a shoe. Once you notice it's there, you're sad.""

- Ren

""Dear Mom, You were right boot camp is hard.""

- Jacki Druckemiller

"We were wavering around like a ship without a sail."

- Judy Holliday

"The men nodded vigorously at me. When they took hold of me and lifted me in their strong arms, I thought nothing of it. I thought they were helping me. I was so full of trust in them that I felt grateful as they carried me in the air. Only when they threw me overboard did I begin to have doubts."

- Yann Martel

"The accumulation of all powers, legislative, executive, and judiciary, in the same hands, whether of one, a few, or many, and whether hereditary, self-appointed, or elective, may justly be pronounced the very definition of tyranny."

- James Madison

"The moment the idea is admitted into society that property is not as sacred as the laws of God, and that there is not a force of law and public justice to protect it, anarchy and tyranny commence."

- John Adams

"Poverty and the rule of race that is called apartheid drive the Transkeian migrant from security on the land to work in the cities, and then back again."

- Ruth First

"A son can bear with equanimity the loss of his father, but the loss of his inheritance may drive him to despair."

- Niccolo Machiavelli

"Christmas and Easter can be subjects for poetry, but Good Friday, like Auschwitz, cannot. The reality is so horrible it is not surprising that people should have found it a stumbling block to faith."

- W.H. Auden

"My brother was everything to me. The void you left can never be filled."

"Time marches on, but the void left by your absence persists. Miss you so much, my brother."

"I still cannot believe you’ve left me alone here, brother. You were my closest friend and confidante, and I don’t know how I’ll manage without you."

"You were not just my brother but my friend, philosopher, and guide. I don’t know how I’ll recover from losing you."

"I’m mad you’re gone so soon, but I can’t even fight with you about it. You’ve left a hole in my life, my brother."

"The world seems less bright without your presence, my brother."

"The day you left me was the saddest day in my life. There’s no one like you, brother."

"Brother, you left us so soon that I couldn’t even let you know how much you mean to me."

"My heart aches whenever I think about you."

"My life was complete because you were there by my side. Now I feel like I’ve lost a part of me."

"It’s hard to explain how much I miss you every single day. You’ve gone too soon, brother."

"As your sister, I grieve profoundly. Your absence may be a void I can never fill. Rest calmly, dear brother."

"Brother, your loss is immense. memories of our bond bring both torment and comfort. Rest well in paradise."

"Brother, your passing clears out a significant distress. memories of your thoughtfulness and quality maintain me. Rest calmly."

"Each passing day deepens our longing for you, dear brother. We miss you so much."

"It’s been a long time, but I still cannot process the fact that you really are gone, my brother."

"Without you, it feels as though a part of myself is gone, dear brother."

"I feel like I’ve lost an integral part of myself with you being gone. I miss you so much, brother."

"The bond of a brother and sister is magical. There is love, care, understanding, fighting, and arguments. Now I’m left alone in this world."

"You're going to miss me when I'm gone. And I'm going to miss you, too. It's the final countdown."

"It is so bittersweet to say goodbye to your most beloved teammates, and it gets harder every year."