{"quotes":[{"text":"I was a fool, alone, preparing to do what every fool did at such times—I was going to a bar to drink myself smart.","author":"Genna Rulon","tags":["alcohol","bar","drinking","fool","fools","hard-times","intelligence","smart"],"id":270,"author_id":"Genna+Rulon"},{"text":"Endure despite the pain. The key is grace of strength.","author":"Lailah Gifty Akita","tags":["adversity","challenges","christian","difficult-times","enduring","fearless","grace","hard-times","hope","inspirational-life","overcomer","overcoming-obstacles","positive-thinking","positivity","spirituality","strength"],"id":702,"author_id":"Lailah+Gifty+Akita"},{"text":"In any situation, listen and follow the first instinct, the sacred inner voice.","author":"Lailah Gifty Akita","tags":["adversity","beautiful-thoughts","challenges","cross-road","difficult-times","divorce","hard-times","hope","inner-self","inner-voice","inspirational","instincts","lailah-gifty-akita-affirmations","listen","love","marriage","overcomer","positive","positive-thinking","problems","romance","sacred","self-confidence","self-discovery","self-help","spirituality","survival-instinct"],"id":2674,"author_id":"Lailah+Gifty+Akita"},{"text":"There are two ways to live our lives , the easy way and the hard way , if you choose to live the hard way , stop expecting anything at all , don't get your hopes high , no matter how good you are , you'll get fucked up every single time and you have to accept it , get back up and try again , I'm not saying that this time you will get through , believe me you'll get fucked up over and over ! That's what it is ! Its life. Then comes the easy way , its how soon you realize that you have to learn it the hard way !","author":"Rahul Kumar","tags":["adversity","hard-times","life"],"id":4857,"author_id":"Rahul+Kumar"},{"text":"We only need grace to endure every situation.","author":"Lailah Gifty Akita","tags":["adversity","capable","challenges","christian-life","cirumstance","divine","endure","enduring","fighting-spirit","forgiveness","god-grace","grace-and-favor","grace-of-god","happy-life","hard-times","healthy-habits","inspirational","joy","mercy","patient","positive","positive-thinking","prayer","problems","situation","wise-words"],"id":17208,"author_id":"Lailah+Gifty+Akita"},{"text":"We have reached a place too dark to see, so we shall go together.","author":"John Gregory Brown","tags":["darkness","friendship","hard-times","love"],"id":17549,"author_id":"John+Gregory+Brown"},{"text":"As you focus on the greatness of God, the difficulties of life will dissolve.","author":"Lailah Gifty Akita","tags":["difficult-times","difficulties-of-life","f","faith-in-god","faith","god","gods-grace","greater-purpose","greatness","hard-times","overcome-obstacles","overcoming-challenges","problems-in-life","problems","troubles"],"id":20748,"author_id":"Lailah+Gifty+Akita"},{"text":"I’ve only been to jail a few times, but in several different countries, at that. No, I've only been to jail a few times. But I still claim the ability to write a 'serious' novel.","author":"Roman Payne","tags":["experience","growth","hard-times","hardship","jail","jailbird","learning","literature","novels","prison","roman-payne","serious","seriousness"],"id":23955,"author_id":"Roman+Payne"},{"text":"God grant me the strength to endure all things.","author":"Lailah Gifty Akita","tags":["adversity","challenges","despair","difficulties","disappointment","endurance","faith","fearless","god","happiness","hard-times","healthy-living","hope","inspirational","joy","lailah-gifty-akita-affirmations","overcomer","overcoming-challenges","positive-attitude","positive-outlook","positive-thinking","pray","strength","surviving-life"],"id":24741,"author_id":"Lailah+Gifty+Akita"},{"text":"Possibility exists in every adversity.","author":"Lailah Gifty Akita","tags":["adversity","daily-life","difficulty","encouragement","faith","fighting-spirit","hard-times","hope","inspiring","lailah-gifty-akita-affirmations","overcomer","positive-mindset","positive-outlook","positive-thinking","possibility","possible","struggle","wisdom-of-lailah-gifty-akita"],"id":25536,"author_id":"Lailah+Gifty+Akita"}],"pagination":{"page":1,"page_size":10,"total":227,"pages":23,"next":"?page=2\u0026page_size=10"}}