Difficult
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We don't develop courage by being happy every day. We develop it by surviving difficult times and challenging adversity.
Wherever my story takes me, however dark and difficult the theme, there is always some hope and redemption, not because readers like happy endings, but because I am an optimist at heart. I know the sun will rise in the morning, that there is a light at the end of every tunnel.
Simplicity is the most difficult thing to secure in this world; it is the last limit of experience and the last effort of genius.
Have patience. All things are difficult before they become easy.
People aren't born strong. People grow stronger little by little, encountering difficult situations, learning not to run from them.
It's strange how the simple things in life go on while we become more difficult.
Your personal life, your professional life, and your creative life are all intertwined. I went through a few very difficult years where I felt like a failure. But it was actually really important for me to go through that. Struggle, for me, is the most inspirational thing in the world at the end of the day — as long as you treat it that way.
Being brave means to know something is scary, difficult, and dangerous, and doing it anyway, because the possibility of winning the fight is worth the chance of losing it.
Our lives improve only when we take chances — and the first and most difficult risk we can take is to be honest with ourselves.
Being alone is very difficult.
The most inspiring piece of advice I've gotten is simply to persevere. My mom taught me to always keep going no matter what from an early age. When it feels too difficult to push forward, I always remind myself, 'This too shall pass', and then I redouble my efforts.
Disciplining yourself to do what you know is right and important, although difficult, is the highroad to pride, self-esteem, and personal satisfaction.
Detroit is a city that really stands out. It's been through a very difficult time. There's been a lot of pain here, and the city, physically, has suffered. You can see it in certain neighborhoods, and there's buildings downtown that have been abandoned.
Painting is easy when you don't know how, but very difficult when you do.
Most of what we call management consists of making it difficult for people to get their work done.
My mom was a source of strength. She showed me by example that women, regardless of how difficult life may get, can do it all.
I think it's difficult to say what exactly made me become a successful DJ. It depends on so many different things. If I were given an award, I would thank my family, friends, Tiesto and the great team behind me for all their support and hard work. Without them, I wouldn't be where I am today.
It is more fun to talk with someone who doesn't use long, difficult words but rather short, easy words, like 'What about lunch?'
There seems to be some perverse human characteristic that likes to make easy things difficult.
Why did I break up with Elvis? It was difficult to watch his slow demise.