“Americans have always been able to handle austerity and even adversity...” — James Reston Quote

Americans have always been able to handle austerity and even adversity. Prosperity is what is doing us in.

The ship of state is the only known vessel that leaks from the top.

This is the very devilish thing about foreign affairs: they are foreign and will not always conform to our whim.

All politics are based on the indifference of the majority.

Stick with the optimists. It's going to be tough enough even if they're right.

I've faced adversity countless, countless times throughout my life. One thing I've always preached is keep pushing.

Without adversity a person hardly knows whether they are honest or not.

You do not want cricketers who are cowed by adversity, waiting for someone to tell them what to do.

I didn't have successful, educated role models in my life. But what I did have - I had the hopes and dreams of my mother, who taught me at a very early age that I could face any challenge or adversity put in my path by being compassionate and being kind.

Adversity is simply part of earth life. From it we can grow and progress if we choose to. Yes, some trials come because of our own disobedience, but many trials are simply part of life.