adversity Quotes

Nothing's ever easy as long as you go on living.

In the 1940s, traveling for an African was a complicated process. All Africans over the age of sixteen were compelled to carry 'Native passes' issued by the Native Affairs Department and were required to show that pass to any white policeman, civil servant, or employer. Failure to do so could mean arrest, trial, a jail sentence or fine.

I was first imprisoned in Pretoria, and then, thereafter, I was taken to Robben Island. I stayed there for a couple of weeks. I was taken back to Pretoria when I was charged in the Rivonia trial, when I was then sent to Robben Island for life.

There must always remain something that is antagonistic to good.

Most plain girls are virtuous because of the scarcity of opportunity to be otherwise.

Poverty is a veil that obscures the face of greatness. An appeal is a mask covering the face of tribulation.

As more airlines consolidated and grew larger and more focused on the bottom line, flying in the U.S. became an awful experience. Despite moves to block our airline from flying, Virgin America began service in August 2007 - with the goal of making flying good again.

Back when I was in school, few people understood dyslexia and what to do for it. My teachers thought I was lazy and not very clever, and I got bored easily... thinking of all the things I could do once I left school. I couldn't always follow what was going on.

Nobody, as long as he moves about among the chaotic currents of life, is without trouble.

The older you get the stronger the wind gets - and it's always in your face.