Our scars are like the rings in a tree trunk, showing its progress through life. How we heal and move forward through adversity . . . that is what makes the difference.

“Some countries are very risk adverse and will take advantage of the situation to sever ties in normal trading relationships with Canada ? or any other country for that matter ? that would perform this kind of surveillance.”

“I have always instilled in him everything has a purpose, whether it's to be good or not so good, it has a purpose. He is always looking for a window of opportunity even in adversity.”

“I'm very pleased that we've been able to go through as much adversity as we have and still be able to play as well as we have. That's what I'm impressed with.”

“I'm proud of the kids for staying together through adversity, because they did. They believed in each other, and they believed in the coaches. I think that's what pulled us through tonight.”

“We should see continued consumer weakness in October and November, while industry overall does quite well. The soft trajectory going into the fourth quarter has adverse implications.”

“The Republic need to be passed through chastening, purifying fires of adversity and suffering; so these came and did their work and the verdure of a new national life springs greenly, luxuriantly, from their ashes”

“I almost wanted to take the weekend off because we were so sick and banged up, but the guys really wanted to wrestle. They wanted to learn how to wrestle with adversity.”

“Every time we've had adversity, we've responded. That's one of the unique things about this team. When you have the unselfishness that they have, you're willing to step it up.”

“The human race has had long experience and a fine tradition in surviving adversity. But we now face a task for which we have little experience, the task of surviving prosperity.”