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Struggle Quotes

The grind that comes before anything worth having.

This struggle quotes collection includes a defiant call to struggle and grin anyway, the shared hardship of making films with almost no budget, and a sharp line about the exhausting effort of keeping up appearances with an empty wallet. One footballer credits growing up among mixed, struggling backgrounds with teaching him more than the sport itself. See Persistence for what comes after.

Everywhere that the struggle for national freedom has triumphed, once the authorities agreed, there were military coups d'etat that overthrew their leaders. That is the result time and time again.

Quotes by Ahmed Ben Bella

My life has been a bit special, this is true. I participated in the liberation of my country. I was one of the organisers of its struggle for liberation. I likewise actively participated in all the struggles for liberation.

Quotes by Ahmed Ben Bella

When I was engaged in the struggle for my country, I was very young. My horizons were open.

Quotes by Ahmed Ben Bella

The search for justice and security, the struggle for equality of opportunity, the quest for tolerance and harmony, the pursuit of human dignity - these are moral imperatives which we must work towards and think about on a daily basis.

Quotes by Aga Khan IV

Alone Quotes

Marc Jacobs Beauty is really exciting for me; when I was at school, I would always struggle to find make-up that suited my skin tone, and I certainly wouldn't find anything from a luxury brand. I'm glad that girls don't...

Quotes by Adwoa Aboah

I had a mundane, happy childhood, without much struggle.

Quotes by Adrian Tomine

The fact that a baby can be born today and condemned to a life of hardship, struggle, and discrimination simply because of sex is enraging.

Quotes by Adora Svitak

Every revolution, bloody or not, has two phases. The first phase is defined by the struggle for freedom, the second by the struggle for power and revenge on the votaries of the ancien regime.

Quotes by Adam Michnik

I suspect that here theists and atheists would agree: Human beings have within them the ability to choose evil or good. We wake up each day facing the age-old struggle of good and evil. In some situations, mental illness clouds...

Quotes by Adam Hamilton

Journey Quotes

I wrote a song on the record called 'Flawed Design' and it's basically looking at that, and it was just exploring how everybody obviously has flaws. I think to embrace those flaws - enjoy them, embrace them - and actually...

Quotes by Adam Gontier

What is a struggle is that acting isn't a place where you go to work and you do that thing. There aren't set boundaries, like an office, where you go and work. For me, the work is always on my...

Quotes by Adam Driver

The purpose of armed struggle is not simply to kill... its purpose is to reach a political goal.

Quotes by Abu Abbas

My paramount object in this struggle is to save the Union, and is not either to save or to destroy slavery. If I could save the Union without freeing any slave, I would do it; and if I could save...

Abraham Lincoln

The probability that we may fail in the struggle ought not to deter us from the support of a cause we believe to be just.

Abraham Lincoln

Pain Quotes

We all avow to struggle for making this country a welfare state where everyone is allowed to spend life on the basis of social justice and where everyone can live in peace and honour.

Quotes by Abdul Qadeer Khan

I always think that struggle can bring out the best in people - or the worst.

Quotes by Abby Wambach

I love coming of age stories that have struggle.

Quotes by Aaron Paul

Human curiosity, the urge to know, is a powerful force and is perhaps the best secret weapon of all in the struggle to unravel the workings of the natural world.

Quotes by Aaron Klug

Justice is never given; it is exacted and the struggle must be continuous for freedom is never a final fact, but a continuing evolving process to higher and higher levels of human, social, economic, political and religious relationship.

Quotes by A. Philip Randolph

Persistence Quotes

Talking to other people who make low-budget movies, everyone kind of has the same struggle.

Quotes by Zoe Cassavetes

Frequently Asked Questions

What common thread runs through these struggle quotes?
They all point to struggle as something shared and survivable — whether it's a personal motto, a shared challenge among low-budget filmmakers, financial pretense versus reality, or growing up in a tough area. For more on pushing through hard times, see our Persistence quotes.
Is there a quote encouraging people to face struggle with a good attitude?
Yes — it says, "I always say, dare to struggle, dare to grin."
Does one quote talk about the shared struggles of independent filmmakers?
Yes. It says, "Talking to other people who make low-budget movies, everyone kind of has the same struggle." For more on the ups and downs of a creative path, check our Journey quotes.
Is there a quote about the struggle between pride and financial hardship?
Yes — it describes "the struggle between a proud mind and an empty purse" and "the keeping up of a hollow show that must soon come to an end." For more on hardship and its emotional weight, browse our Pain quotes.
Does one quote reflect on struggle growing up in a difficult area?
Yes, it recalls, "There were lots of kids from different races and poor families," and notes that "People had to struggle to get through t..." If you're facing a tough situation, know it's rarely faced entirely alone — see our Alone quotes for more.

Pair this with Pain or Journey for more on hardship and how people move through it.