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Adversity Quotes by Winston Churchill
- Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.
- A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.
- Kites rise highest against the wind - not with it.
- We shall draw from the heart of suffering itself the means of inspiration and survival.
- Here life itself, life at its best and healthiest, awaits the caprice of the bullet. Let us see the development of the day. All else…
- It always looks so easy to solve problems by taking the line of least resistance.
- You never can tell whether bad luck may not after all turn out to be good luck.
- You have to run risks. There are no certainties in war. There is a precipice on either side of you - a precipice of caution…
- God alone knows how great it is. All I hope is that it is not too late. I am very much afraid that it is.…
- We shall go forward together. The road upwards is stony. There are upon our journey dark and dangerous valleys through which we have to make…
- Danger gathers upon our path. We cannot afford - we have no right - to look back. We must look forward... The stronger the advocate…
- I will begin by saying what everybody would like to ignore or forget... we have sustained a total and unmitigated defeat... All is over. Silent,…
- Nowadays we are assailed by a chorus of horrid threats. The Nazi government exudes through every neutral state inside information about the frightful vengeance they…
- I feel like an aeroplane at the end of its flight, in the dusk, with the petrol running out, in search of a safe landing.
- If I stay on for the time being, bearing the burden at my age, it is not because of love for power or office. I…
- I look like a down-and-out drunk who has been picked out of the gutter in the Strand.
- I am weary of a task which is done and I hope I shall not shrink when the aftermath ends. My only wish is to…
- Danger gathers upon our path. We cannot afford - we have no right - to look back. We must look forward
- I could not help reflecting that the bullet which had struck the chestnut [horse] had certainly passed within a foot of my head. So at…
- There is no doubt the charge was an awful gamble and that no normal precautions were possible. The issue as far as I was concerned…
- Everything trends towards catastrophe & collapse. I am interested, geared up & happy. Is it not horrible to be built like that?
- When danger is far off we may think of our weakness; when it is near we must not forget our strength.
- Gentleman, I am hardening on this enterprise. I repeat, I am now hardening towards this enterprise.
More Adversity Quotes
- A high heart ought to bear calamities and not flee them, since in bearing them appears the grandeur of the mind and… — Pietro Aretino
- Education is an ornament in prosperity and a refuge in adversity. — Aristotle
- Misfortune shows those who are not really friends. — Aristotle
- I work best when there is adversity: I seem to get calmer the more the fur is flying. — Andrea Arnold
- One important key to success is self-confidence. An important key to self-confidence is preparation. — Arthur Ashe
- If I were to say, 'God, why me?' about the bad things, then I should have said, 'God, why me?' about the… — Arthur Ashe
- A society that does not correctly interpret and appreciate its past cannot understand its present fortunes and adversities and can be caught… — Ibrahim Babangida
- In order for the light to shine so brightly, the darkness must be present. — Francis Bacon
- Prosperity is not without many fears and distastes; adversity not without many comforts and hopes. — Francis Bacon
- Prosperity is the blessing of the Old Testament; adversity is the blessing of the New. — Francis Bacon
- Good actions are a guard against the blows of adversity. — Abu Bakr
- Patience and perseverance have a magical effect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish. — John Quincy Adams