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When Bad Things Happen

We should not permit our grievances to overshadow our opportunities.
— Booker T. Washington

Problems are the price you pay for progress.
— Branch Rickey

Those held in highest esteem by most people are those who master a hard lot with their head held high.
— Viktor Frankl

Things can always be better, but they can always be worse. Why not look on the good side?
— Fuzzy Zoeller

When will we ever learn that there are no hopeless situations, only people who have grown hopeless about them? What appears as an unsolvable problem to us is actually a rather exhilarating challenge. People who inspire others are those who see invisible bridges at the end of dead-end streets.
— Charles Swindoll

Opportunities in Disguise

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Adversity often produces the unexpected opportunity. Look for it. Appreciate and utilize it.
— John Wooden

In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity.
— Bruce Lee

Entrepreneurs are simply those who understand there is little difference between obstacle and opportunity and are able to turn both to their advantage.
— Victor Kiam

The opportunity of a lifetime is seldom so labeled.
— American proverb

In everybody’s lifetime there will come a time when one door will close on you. If you’re so concerned with the one that closes, you’ll never find the one that’s open.
— Tommy Lasorda, on retiring from the Dodgers

Overcome Difficulties

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Few destinations have one point of access. The same is true of your vision. If your initial approach is blocked, look for alternatives.
— Andy Stanley

We must never despair; our situation has been compromising before, and it has changed for the better; so I trust it will again.
— George Washington

It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare; it is because we do not dare that they are difficult.
— Seneca

You can always take what you have and make it better.
— Ted Williams

I am a woman who came from the cotton fields of the South. From there I was promoted to the washtub. From there I was promoted to the cook kitchen. And from there I promoted myself into the business of manufacturing hair products.
— C.J. Walker

The Power of Goals

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The key to a happy, productive life is having multiple goals.
— Gary Player

If you don’t know where you are going, every road seems like the wrong one.
— Susan Page

No one ever accomplishes anything of consequence without a goal. Goal setting is the strongest human force for self-motivation.
— Paul Myer

There is a time when we must firmly choose the course we will follow, or the relentless drift of events will make the decision.
— Herbert Prochnow

I feel that the most important step in any major accomplishment is setting a specific goal. This enables you to keep your mind focused on your goal and off the many obstacles that will arise when you’re striving to do your best.
— Kurt Thomas

The Adversity Advantage

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It is only because of problems that we grow mentally and spiritually.
— M. Scott Peck

The ability to accept adversity and overcome it is one of the most important virtues, because it offers us the greatest opportunities for growth.
— Gary Player

I definitely believe that with all that I’ve gone through in my life with my injuries and illnesses I’m a stronger person. I’m more determined and I don’t think there is anything that I can’t encounter or conquer after what I’ve gone through.
— Gail Devers, on battling Grave’s Disease

Grief drives men into the habits of serious reflection, sharpens the understanding and softens the heart.
— John Adams

I found this out about a tragedy: it either leaves you diminished or enhanced. If you face up to it, if you make the best of it, you’re a better person. You appreciate love. You appreciate life. You appreciate all of the things of being with people.
— Art Linkletter, on the LSD death of his daughter and fatal car crash of his son

Responsibility

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A new position of responsibility will usually show a man to be a far stronger creature than was supposed.
— William James

When a leader takes responsibility for his own actions and mistakes, he not only sets a good example, he shows a healthy respect for people on his team.
— Mike Krzyzewski

Commit to taking total responsibility for everything that happens to you. This one change in thinking has the power to launch you to the world-class level faster than any other single idea.
— Steve Siebold

We have no choice of what color we’re born or who our parents are or whether we’re rich or poor. What we do have is some choice over what we make of our lives once we’re here.
— Mildred Taylor

The best years of your life are the ones in which you decide your problems are your own. You do not blame them on your mother, the ecology or the president. You realize that you control your own destiny.
— Albert Ellis