{"quotes":[{"text":"Against all odds, when the 'no' out-weighs the 'yes' faith become the only bridge to your answer.","author":"Ikechukwu Izuakor","tags":["against-all-odds","answer","bridge","church","faith","god","grace","jesus","love","no","out-weigh","prayer","weigh","yes"],"id":24189,"author_id":"Ikechukwu+Izuakor"},{"text":"Why don't I just go against all reason, ignore past experiences and fall in love with you?","author":"Ahmed Mostafa","tags":["against-all-odds","experience","experience","experiences","fall-in-love","fall-in-love","fall-in-love-with-a-woman","ignore","ignoring","ignoring-history","love","love","thoughts"],"id":80315,"author_id":"Ahmed+Mostafa"},{"text":"Although I'm an atheist, I try not to crap all over people's belief in God. It may be nothing more than a placebo, a fairy tale that gives the hopeless hope, but sometimes a little hope is all people need to get through the day. Imagine a unit of soldiers under heavy enemy fire. They are told by their superiors to hold their position, even in the face of overwhelming fire power. The soldiers are being told that reinforcements are on the way, and that thought alone gives them the hope and courage to continue fighting, even if ultimately the reinforcements never arrive. I think some people simply need to believe that God is sending them reinforcements, to get through another day.","author":"Oliver Gaspirtz","tags":["against-all-odds","atheism","belief","belief-in-god","belief-in-self","courage","courage-under-fire","faith","faith-in-god","fighting","god","hope","hopeless","hopelessness","placebo","religion","soldier","soldiers","under-fire","war"],"id":99375,"author_id":"Oliver+Gaspirtz"},{"text":"Against all odds, a seed rises from darkness and beautifies the universe.","author":"Matshona Dhliwayo","tags":["adversity","against-all-odds","beauty","challenges","darkness","life-lesson","life-lessons","life","life","life-and-sayings","motivation","motivational","obstacles","overcome","overcomer","overcoming-adversity","overcoming-challenges","overcoming-fear","overcoming-obstacles","overcoming","perseverance","persistence","press-on","press-onward","resilience","rise","seeds","seeds","success","universe","universe"],"id":106698,"author_id":"Matshona+Dhliwayo"},{"text":"During your struggle society is not a bunch of flowers, it is a bunch of cactus.","author":"Amit Kalantri","tags":["adage","advertisement","against-all-odds","alliterations","amit-kalantri","amit-kalantri","amit-kalantri-writer","blaming","blog","blogging","book-writing","bouquet","bunch","cactus","caste","catch-lines","catchphrases","characters","community","creative-writing","criticism","criticize","demotivate","enemy","essay","failures","flowers","group","harshness","inspirational","knowledge","motivational","movie","movie-dialogue","neighbors","novel-writing","philosophy","poking","proverbs","public-speaking","punchline","quotes","rhetoric","script","script-writing","scriptwriting","slogans","social-networking","society","speech","speechwriting","story","struggle","struggling","struggling-artist","support","tag-lines","wisdom","working-hard","writing"],"id":122156,"author_id":"Amit+Kalantri"},{"text":"It's never the differences between people that surprise us. It's the things that, against all odds, we have in common.","author":"Jodi Picoult","tags":["against-all-odds","common","differences","house-rules","people"],"id":122570,"author_id":"Jodi+Picoult"},{"text":"Swords. That is no faenorn ; that is slaughter.” The Grand Seneschal shrugged. “The Master did not protest. And, indeed, what weapon could he have suggested that would suit him any better?” “Fire,” she said. “He would not,” said the Seneschal. “You know he would not.","author":"Robin McKinley","tags":["against-all-odds","challenge","dueling","sportsmanship"],"id":157538,"author_id":"Robin+McKinley"},{"text":"Life shall surely show you different situations. Yes! The good and the bad situations of life shall come your way. We are definitely bound to meet the ups and downs of life. Sometimes, it may seem that all odds are against you and you may have the real reasons to leave in sorrow but, if all things leave you, never ever leave smile.","author":"Ernest Agyemang Yeboah","tags":["against-all-odds","bad-times","be-cheerful-always","difficulties-of-life","good-times","life-challenges","life-choices","never-leave-smile","rejoice","smile","smile-anyway","sorrowful","sorrowful-times","the-odds-of-life"],"id":210456,"author_id":"Ernest+Agyemang+Yeboah"},{"text":"Understanding” may become “misunderstanding”, if no commitment or no responsibilities are assumed, no specific objectives set, no definite expectations met and common values and interests no longer shared. Mutual understanding may then, against all odds, end up in heartache, confusion and bewilderment. ('Mutual understanding' ).","author":"Erik Pevernagie","tags":["against-all-odds","assume","bewilderment","commitment","common-values","confusion","end-up","expectations","heartache","interests","misunderstanding","mutual-understanding","objectives","responsibilities","share","specific","understanding"],"id":222567,"author_id":"Erik+Pevernagie"},{"text":"I've learned that the only things we are in control of are the choices we make at any one given moment.","author":"Patricia Vanasse","tags":["against-all-odds","choice","life","patrica-vanasse"],"id":249638,"author_id":"Patricia+Vanasse"}],"pagination":{"page":1,"page_size":10,"total":15,"pages":2,"next":"?page=2\u0026page_size=10"}}