Quotes about "Resilience & Adversity"

For this is the mark of a wise and upright man, not to rail against the gods in misfortune. ”

When we moved to Europe when I was a teenager, I really did not want to go. I was happy in my school, with my friends, but looking back on it, it was the best experience I've ever had. We traveled every weekend. I experienced incredible new cultures, museums, cities, and it really opened up my eyes. ”

Stuff used to get me really crazy, touring stuff. I used to hide. I hid from everybody. Back in '87, when things were so hectic, I'd run away. There was so much pressure. ”

In New York, you can't really like anything. You know? Pizza's all right. I mean, I've been having pizza since back in the day, so it's whatever. ”

I got no business going to a club. I'm a terrible dancer. I got a bad back. ”

I clip hand sanitizer to my purse. I used to be a babysitter back in the day, so I got germaphobic. ”

I've been painting and drawing fish since I was very young. My mom found old pictures I did when I was around 6 or 7 of all these sharks and scuba diver looking back, a big ship, throwing a harpoon. There was already a message within what I saw. ”

All commitments require sacrifice and hardship. ”

I come from hardworking, determined people on both sides of my family... the kind who live with a hard reality from which much strength comes. ”

I love challenges, I love intensity, and I also like to challenge my mind. Believe it or not, boxing is not only about physical force. You use a lot of concentration; it's really mental. ”