Adversity

Adversity is a word which here means "trouble," and there are very few people in this world who have had the sort of troubling adversity that follows these three children wherever they go.

Excerpt: The Austere Academy by Lemony Snicket 2000

Adversity is part of it; distractions are part of it.

New sheriff in Pittsburgh is laying down the law 2007

'' Adversity is what makes you better, and today we had a lot of adversity and we will learn from it, '' coach Mike Nolan said.

USATODAY.com - Football - San Francisco vs. Chicago 2006

Quote of the day, thanks to Logan: "Adversity is the diamond dust with which Heaven polishes its jewels."

Who Killed Lilly Kane? 2005

Quote of the day, thanks to Logan: "Adversity is the diamond dust with which Heaven polishes its jewels."

Archive 2005-05-01 2005

Adversity is here described as much to the life as prosperity was in the foregoing chapter, and the height of that did but increase the depth of this.

Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume III (Job to Song of Solomon) 1721

"Adversity" had already sharpened her wits to the extent of making her alert to the selfishness disguised as generosity which the prosperous love to shower upon their little brothers and sisters of the poor.

The Second Generation David Graham Phillips 1889

The daughter of Jove to whom he dedicates his hymns too often is 'Adversity'.

Proserpine and Midas Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley 1824

While it is true that our program "Adversity" was discontinued late last year, it does not mean that The One Club has discontinued all diversity-outreach efforts.

MultiCultClassics HighJive 2010

Dancing with a partner whose middle name should have been "Adversity," I began to notice that it's easy to point fingers at the mistakes people make and that worrying about what the critics will say only removes the enjoyment from what you're trying to achieve.

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