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I hope I'm worthy in my dying. I hope I can maintain myself - that I wouldn't become pathetic and needy, and the worst part of myself come out in adversity. But I'm not afraid of it. It'd be such a silly thing to do! To ruin the life you have by fearing its ending.

~Brendan Gleeson

Topics: Adversity Afraid Become Come Dying Ending Fearing Hope Life Maintain Myself Needy Out Part Pathetic Ruin Silly Thing Worst Worthy You I Can

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I consider adversity being good sometimes, you know.

~Brett Favre

Topics: Adversity Being Consider Good Know Sometimes You

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Initially, I know that I handled it worse than she did and I think partly because I've always been... every bit of adversity I've faced up until the last year and a half is adversity I brought upon myself - or the opposing teams have given me.

~Brett Favre

Topics: Adversity Always Because Been Bit Brought Did Every Faced Given Half Handled Initially Know Last Last Year Me Myself Opposing Partly She Teams Than Think Until Up Worse Year I Think

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If you ask me why I've succeeded, it's because I was in the Royal Marines. You have this unbelievable sense of achievement and of overcoming adversity. That's the confidence it breeds.

~Brian Mcdermott

Topics: Achievement Adversity Ask Because Breeds Confidence Marines Me Overcoming Royal Sense Succeeded Unbelievable Why You

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Nevadans, and all Americans, are resilient. Overcoming adversity is a part of our national heritage.

~Brian Sandoval

Topics: Adversity All Americans American Heritage National Our Overcoming Part Resilient

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In the adversity of our best friends we often find something that does not displease us.

~Brigham Young

Topics: Adversity Best Displease Does Find Friends Often Our Something Us

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Someone said adversity builds character, but someone else said adversity reveals character. I'm pleasantly surprised with my resilience. I persevere, and not just blindly. I take the best, get rid of the rest, and move on, realizing that you can make a choice to take the good.

~Brooke Shields

Topics: Adversity Best Blindly Builds Character Choice Else Get Good Just Make Move Move On Persevere Pleasantly Realizing Resilience Rest Reveals Rid Said Someone Surprised Take You

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The long, dull, monotonous years of middle-aged prosperity or middle-aged adversity are excellent campaigning weather for the devil.

~C. S. Lewis

Topics: Adversity Campaigning Devil Dull Excellent Long Middle-Aged Monotonous Prosperity Weather Years

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A lot of people think I had such a rosy career, but I wanted to identify that one of the things that helps you have a long career is learning how to deal with adversity, how to get past it. Once I learned how to get through that, others things didn't seem so hard.

~Cal Ripken, Jr.

Topics: Adversity Career Deal Get Had Hard Helps How Identify Learned Learning Long Long Career Lot Once One Of The Things Others Past People Rosy Seem Things Think Through Wanted You

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I definitely thrive off adversity. I know it's always up from there.

~Caroline Buchanan

Topics: Adversity Always Definitely Know Off Thrive Up

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