Difficult Times Quotes

When we are youths in the Dominican, we pick up bats and balls because baseball is part of what we grow up with. The fun feeling you get playing keeps your head up when you encounter difficult times. ~ Vladimir Guerrero

God, who knows me by name, [is] right next to me. ~ Shirley Corder

A soldier is the most-trusted profession in America. Americans have trust in you because you trust each other. No matter how difficult times are, those of us who love the Army must stick with it. ~ Richard A. Kidd

Someone once said anyone can be great under rosy circumstances, but the true test of character is measured by how well a person makes decisions during difficult times. ~ Jack Gantos

There are many men who deserve to die, but they live. I can't see the end, the purpose. Even wise men can't. We can put a barrier, a wall, around ourselves, but try as we might, we can't keep the world out. ~ Cate Campbell Beatty

There are also several practical aspects to learning more about
our eternal home. Having a better perspective on the purpose of
our lives helps us to handle difficult times better. It helps us focus
on what is truly important. It also helps us to enjoy this life more
fully. ~ Vance C. Kessler

I started sharpening pencils at the census and how that was a difficult time in my life because my marriage was ending and I had quit cartooning and I didn't know what to do with myself. ~ David Rees

Your first step in taking responsibility is to quit blaming others and quit blaming the world. You must accept that opportunity is everywhere. Opportunity is all the time. It does not disappear in the difficult times, in fact it's even greater. ~ Robert T. Kiyosaki

Scripture suggests that meditating on the Word of God can have an always-on effect of peace and strength in difficult times. ~ David Jeremiah

In difficult times, it's so hard to look around and to see what to be grateful for. ~ Alice Barrett

I am having a very difficult time. Things happen unexpectedly. ~ Koki Hirota

Often the deep valleys of our PRESENT will be UNDERSTOOD only by LOOKING BACK on them from the mountains of our FUTURE experience. Often we can't see the LORD'S HAND in our lives until long after the trials have passed. Often the most difficult times of our lives are ESSENTIAL building blocks that form the FOUNDATION of our CHARACTER and pave the way to FUTURE opportunity, understanding, and happiness. ~ Dieter F. Uchtdorf

These black times go as they come and we do not know how they come or why they go. But we know that God controls them, as he controls the whole vast cobweb of the mystery of things. ~ Elizabeth Goudge

My mother is a special story. She went through so much to bring us up, four men at home, especially when our country was going through really difficult times. ~ Novak Djokovic

In difficult times, people just like to hear music. They like to be moved by what they hear. And music speaks different languages. ~ Itzhak Perlman

Sorrow is an opportunity to appreciate happiness. ~ Lailah Gifty Akita

Difficult times disrupt your conventional ways of thinking and push you to forge better habits of thought, performance and being. ~ Robin S. Sharma

Difficult times are pregnant with glory moments just waiting to be birthed in the lives of those willing to labor through the pain. ~ Sharon Jaynes

To manage to smile and have a good laugh in the midst of difficult times makes you look younger. ~ Euginia Herlihy

The biggest influence in my life has been by husband, who is also my partner in the business. We started our companies together, and he's always been there encouraging me to take on new challenges in my life. And when I do take them on, he's right beside me supporting and helping me through all the difficult time. ~ Anousheh Ansari

Those who put you in difficult times are enemies.
Those who forsook you in difficult times are acquaintances.
Those who stood by you in difficult times are friends.
Those who fought for you in difficult times are family. ~ Matshona Dhliwayo

The women kept washing floors. It seemed to be what they did in difficult times. Unvarying things, she saw, must have a deeper value than we know. ~ Don DeLillo

These are very difficult times for new artists. Back in the day, a hit song could really seep into a person's DNA with radio and MTV. A hit today is not the same as a hit twenty years ago. Now there is so much competition, it is very hard to reach the people. The music scene is so overly saturated. There are no gatekeepers like there used to be. ~ Vivian Campbell

Egypt is going through difficult times and we cannot allow it to carry on. ~ Hosni Mubarak

Whatever you are going through- don't give up. It has been my experience that the biggest breakthroughs are usually preceded by the darkest times. If you quit- you will never know whats on the other side of the coin. But if you have the tenacity and fortitude to endure, you will eventually overcome. Remember, even tough times dont last forever. Eventually something has to give ; it will either be you or the obstacle. Choose to persist and eventually the obstacle will start to crack. However, during these difficult times, never miss reading for 15 minutes a day. Thats where your strength will come from. As evangelist Joel Osteen says "The darkest hour is just before dawn ~ Andy Holligan

I have a difficult time sitting down for long periods. ~ Kamala Harris

Tell me, who have never be knocked down by life's circumstances? ~ Lailah Gifty Akita

I started to get so many letters from unlikely people; a single mum going, "I watch your show, I'm not into survival, but I hold down four jobs and I get it when you say it's about persistence and putting a positive attitude into things during difficult times." That for me was a great liberator to realize that the show isn't about me running around, jumping off stuff and flexing muscles, it's about inspiring people. That makes me really happy. ~ Bear Grylls

For every bad there might be a worse; and when one breaks his leg let him be thankful it was not his neck. ~ Joseph Hall

Every life has peaks and shadows and times when it seems that the birds don't sing and bells don't ring. Yet in spite of discouragement and adversity, those who are happiest seem to have a way of learning from difficult times, becoming stronger, wiser, and happier as a result. ~ Joseph B. Wirthlin

Ukraine is going through a difficult time. There is nothing extraordinary of the resignation of the Ukrainian government ahead of the upcoming parliamentary elections ~ Vladimir Putin

The reason anyone can withstand trying and difficult times is because they
have the fingerprint of an eternal God. ~ Ngina Otiende

Even in the midst of difficult times when everything seems to be out of control, you can still control one thing. You can commit yourself to pray every day and to trust God no matter the circumstances, so He could guide you and fill you with His peace that surpasses all understanding. ~ Yilda B. Rivera

Troubles, they may come and go, but good times, they're the gold. ~ Dave Matthews Band

It doesn't matter how many people you offend, as long as you're getting your message to your consumers. I say to those people who do not want to offend anybody: You are going to have a very, very difficult time having meaningful advertising. ~ Phil Knight

I always thought I'd be the one to go first. The world might be mourning an Everly Brother, but I'm mourning my brother Phil. ~ Don Everly

There is no problem with Islam itself or with the Muslims, but these are difficult times, and the difficulty stems from radical Islam. ~ Daniel Pipes

Difficult times never last.
Patient to preserve is a peaceful altitude for surviving the stormy waters. ~ Lailah Gifty Akita

Only when peace lives within each of us, will it live outside of us. We must be the wombs for a new harmony. When it is small, peace is fragile. Like a baby, it needs nurturing attention. We must protect peace from violence and perversion if it is to grow. We must be strong to do this. But force, even in the name of honor, is always tragic. Instead, we must use the strength of wisdom and conscience. Only that power can nurture peace in this difficult time. ~ Ming-Dao Deng

Never abandon your dreams due to encounter with a hurdle. Seek grace to overcome the hurdle. ~ Lailah Gifty Akita

Difficult times produce strong men and women. Keep on your struggle to achieve your dreams! ~ Avijeet Das

Indeed, Russia and the U.S. were allies during the two tragic conflicts of the Second and the First World Wars, which allows us to think there's something objectively bringing us together in difficult times, and I think - I believe - it has to do with geopolitical interests and also has a moral component. ~ Vladimir Putin

It is easy to be pessimistic. These are extraordinarily difficult times, and the collective psyche is teetering. But we are closer to righting the wrongs that got us into this economic mess than most of us believe. ~ Mark Zandi

But my experience is that people who have been through painful, difficult times are filled with compassion. ~ Amy Grant

If you're having a difficult time making the best decision then consider fasting. Fasting is simply taking something you regularly do and replacing it with praying and seeking God. For example instead of eating a meal you can take that time to seek God and allow Him to speak to you about the decision. ~ Dan Black

Doing the work to transform your dreams into reality is like walking across the earth. It can be that hard, and it can take that long. If you walk from the North Pole to the South Pole, at one point you will go through the desert. It is part of the journey. ~ Dragos Bratasanu

I hope you find true meaning, contentment, and passion in your life. I hope you navigate the difficult times and come out with greater strength and resolve. I hope you find whatever balance you seek with your eyes wide open. And I hope that you - yes, you - have the ambition to lean in to your career and run the world. Because the world needs you to change it. ~ Sheryl Sandberg

In difficult times, we're not supposed to quit believing; we're not supposed to quit growing. ~ Joel Osteen

Difficult times are ways to know and understand yourself and others in a better way.
(From 'Voyage to Happiness') ~ Sanchita Pandey

Difficult times have helped me to understand better than before how infinitely rich and beautiful life is in every way, and that so many things that one goes worrying about are of no importance whatsoever. ~ Karen Blixen

Difficult times don't come your way just so you can survive them; God uses these times in your life to form and refine you. ~ Joel Osteen

There is something very healthy about finding support from others during difficult times. I needed it for my own healing. ~ Beth Moore

The hardest lesson are the ones that from ourselves we don't learn.
The everlasting ones are those we are not able to forget. ~ Lamine Pearlheart

Don't just do something because it's a trendy idea and will make you a lot of money. The reason I say that is because any kind of venture involves going through difficult times. If you're doing something you are passionate about and really believe in, then that will carry you through. ~ Jerry Greenfield

Adversity tests the limit of your strength. ~ Lailah Gifty Akita

You have to be willing to endure the discomfort, the doubts and unknowing, you somehow find the courage to walk through your doubts and the difficult times because you are living the life you are meant to live. ~ Mary Pope Osborne

She had little patience with people who got intellectually lazy when faced with a difficult concept. ~ Beth Fantaskey

Because you'll be married soon. And you need to know that it won't always be easy. In difficult times, you must always turn to each other, never away" -Braelaura ~ Erin Beaty

The book also says that coping with difficult times is like being in a conical shell-shaped spiral and there is a point at each turn that is very painful and difficult. That is your particular problem or sore spot. When you are at the narrow, pointy end of the spiral you come back to that situation very often as the rotations are quite small. As you go round, you will go through the troubled time less and less frequently but still you must come back to it, so you shouldn't feel when it happens that you are back to square one. Trouble ~ Helen Fielding

I like myself a lot more than I used to. I had a very difficult time in my twenties especially. It was hard for me to look in the mirror and find something that I liked about myself. ~ Janet Jackson

Opportunities come once in a life time, but it is when we are able to see opportunities in difficult times that the leader in us is born. ~ Archibald Tapuwa Gumiro

In college, I was like most young men, doing what pleased me and looking out mainly for my own interest. I had success in baseball and was very popular in school but all these things, which the world chases after, left me empty and unfulfilled. Through a series of trials and difficult times, the Lord opened my eyes to my sin and what would truly fulfill me. June 9, 2001, I received forgiveness and the gift of eternal life through Jesus Christ. ~ Luke Scott

There's a belief that whatever it is I'm looking for is out there, but I have a really difficult time finding it. Search algorithms alone are falling short in being able to provide real context around information. ~ Chris Shipley

This I know of life's difficult times: there is always a time for them to begin and a time for them to end, and the man who knows this knows he must thank God for each day he has suffered because that is always one day closer to the sun, the real sun. ~ Andre Dubus III

PRECIOUS FATHER, you are the almighty Lord of the universe, and yet you are my friend. May I not grieve your Spirit but rather return the love that you have given me without reservation. I give you my heart, Lord. Thank you for walking with me during difficult times. I rejoice in the peace and shelter of your love that comes only from knowing you. IT IS BUT RIGHT THAT OUR HEARTS SHOULD BE ON GOD, WHEN THE HEART OF GOD IS SO MUCH ON US. Richard Baxter (1615-1691) ~ Cheri Fuller

We are living in complex, difficult times and I wanted Syriana to reflect this complexity in a visceral way, to embrace it narratively. There are no good guys and no bad guys and there are no easy answers. The characters do not have traditional character arcs; the stories don't wrap up in neat little life lessons, the questions remain open. The hope was that by not wrapping everything up, the film will get under your skin in a different way and stay with you longer. This seemed like the most honest reflection of this post 9-11 world we all find ourselves in. ~ Stephen Gaghan

It requires courage to make good choices, even when others around us choose differently. As we make righteous choices day by day in little things, the Lord will strengthen us and help us choose the right during more difficult times. ~ W. Craig Zwick

Difficult times are the greatest opportunities in disguise. When we face difficult times we have to put in determined work to get ourselves into joy. Difficult times are your greatest opportunity to practice yourself into joy! ~ Rhonda Byrne

One of the most difficult times in my life was when I escaped from Romania in November of 1989. ~ Nadia Comaneci

We have gone through some difficult times like everyone else and perhaps our working together and respecting each other's abilities, in addition to that little thing called love, helped us survive. ~ Cynthia Weil

We must remain human, even in the most difficult times ...
Because, despite everything, there must always be humanity within us. We have to bring it to others. ~ Vittorio Arrigoni

I can't control the waves of the ocean, but I can learn how to navigate my ship. ~ Debasish Mridha

You can strive in life with courage, faith and hope. ~ Lailah Gifty Akita

It's those difficult times that inform the next wonderful time, and it's a series of trade-offs, of events, of wins and losses. ~ Brad Pitt

In difficult times bring to mind my words and the sound of my voice. In that way, I shall always be present for you. ~ Carolyn Meyer

Together with God you can successfully handle any difficulty. ~ Jim George

Difficult times are sharpeners for the mind ~ Ela Crain

The Marathon distance is very difficult to cover and without the support of all of the fans and people cheering us on and the other runners, we would have a very difficult time to run the full race. So we work together to make a marathon happen. ~ Tilahun Regassa

I went through this difficult time [in the 1984] when we were making our third record where I kind of lost my mind. That's when the bulimia kicked in. And that's when I got really freaky. ~ Michael Stipe

Our inability to imagine the length of the rest of existence magnifies our problems. ~ Mokokoma Mokhonoana

A friendship with the Lord will sustain you in difficult times. ~ Elizabeth George

Black people were very angry with me for writing the book. A lot of people didn't believe me, or didn't want to believe me, and that used to really bother me. It was a very painful and difficult time. ~ LaToya Jackson

Angels appear in many different forms to hold your hand through the difficult times. ~ Doreen Virtue

There are many, many difficult times, god knows. If a person wants to stand on her own two feet, I recommend undertaking the care and feeding of something. It could be children, or it could be house plants, you know? By doing that you come to understand your own limitations. That's where it starts. ~ Banana Yoshimoto

When I took over, the economy had almost collapsed. I told Malawians we needed to pass through difficult times. Two days ago I even cut my own salary by 30% to show we are making sacrifices. ~ Joyce Banda

I was a true atheist then and I am an atheist now. It was not an easy task to face that ordeal. Beliefs make it easier to go through hardships, even make them pleasant. Man can find a strong support in God and an encouraging consolation in His Name. If you have no belief in Him, then
there is no alternative but to depend upon yourself. It is not child's play to stand firm on your feet amid storms and strong winds. In difficult times, vanity, if it remains, evaporates and man cannot find the courage to defy beliefs held in common esteem by the people. If he really revolts against such beliefs, we must conclude that it is not sheer vanity; he has some kind of extraordinary strength. This is exactly the situation now. ~ Bhagat Singh

With faith, I know that everything will be taken care of. Even the difficult times become learning experiences to help make my faith stronger. ~ Torii Hunter

I'm fascinated with worlds where there's a small population left, whether it's a movie or these TV shows that fascinate me - 'Falling Skies' or 'The Walking Dead' - they are about survival and triumphing over difficult times. I just have a thing for 'em. ~ Cam Gigandet

I am facing the most difficult thing of my life, my own greatest failure. ~ Richard Paul Evans

How thankful we ought to be ... how thankful we are, for a prophet to counsel us in words of divine wisdom as we walk our paths in these complex and difficult times. The solid assurance we carry in our hearts, the conviction that God will make his will known to his children through his recognized servant is the real basis of our faith and activity. We either have a prophet or we have nothing: and having a prophet, we have everything ~ Gordon B. Hinckley

Devon Franklin

Oprah: One of the things that you say that really struck me is that if we look at our life as a movie and God as the director of our movie, then we use our faith to help propel us forward in trusting in the director, correct?
Devon Franklin: Yes. Absolutely. Because what I realized is that sometimes we, in the most difficult times in our story, we begin to lose faith.
Oprah: And start to think we're in control of things. But all it takes is one wrong turn and we quickly remember that's just not true. Here is what I love. You say: "The truth is, you and I are in control of only two things: how we prepare for what might happen, and how we respond to what just happened. The moment when things actually do happen belongs to God."
Devon: Amen.
Oprah: Brilliant. Brilliant.
Devon: It's true. Because what happens is, the moments when things happen in our life, we don't control. In a moment, life can change for the better or what in the moment may seem for the worse. So our job is to prepare.
Oprah: Prepare for only two things.
Devon: That's right.
Oprah: Prepare for what might happen. And then how we respond to what has happened.
Devon: That's right. Because so many times what keeps us in that valley of depression, what keeps us in that valley of frustration, is our response to a moment and not recognizing that it is exactly that. It's a moment. It's one scene of your movie. And what makes a great movie are scenes ~ Oprah Winfrey

You can't just run away from uncomfortable situation. You have to develop new strategy to graciously handle the situation. ~ Lailah Gifty Akita

Individuals somehow are led to find my books at times that are important to them. The mail that I get very, very often will say, "I was at a difficult time in my life, and someone gave me a copy." ~ Richard Bach

There are neither winners nor losers; there are only stages that must be gone through. When the human heart understands this, it is free and able to accept difficult times without being deceived by moments of glory ~ Paulo Coelho

Endurance of life problems, spirit of survival. ~ Lailah Gifty Akita

At difficult times of my life, books have been an incredible comfort. When I was 12, I changed schools and my parents split up. It was then that I became addicted to reading. A great writer can attach themselves to your mind and heart, and you feel you understand the world better. As long as you have the capacity to read, you needn't be alone any more. I remember thinking as a child, "If I could give one person the comfort I keep getting from books, then I want to write." ~ Elliot Perlman

Austin had a concussion tonight. That's the way it goes for us. We get one back, we lose one. Or lose two. We've had the most difficult time the last two years just keeping a full roster. Hopefully at some point at the end of the tunnel some good things can happen for the Indiana Pacers. ~ Jermaine O'Neal

Enhanced interrogation is not to be considered lightly, but the use of enhanced interrogation techniques does not require moral people to abandon their beliefs. Rather, it is precisely during these difficult times that one's beliefs about life, justice and mercy become indispensible. ~ Gary Bauer

I look back to the Great Depression, and what Roosevelt was able to do in very difficult times, to get Social Security through back in the time when it was seen as - well, it wasn't what it is today. It was sort of a last-ditch, if you really need it, you got it, but, today, it's much more a part of your retirement program. ~ Chris Matthews

Having the ability to recognize and appreciate your blessing during difficult times in life is a blessing. ~ Angel Moreira