Adversity

“It’s almost like I did my best to get away from it, but it wouldn’t leave me.”

“你要不停接受新嘅挑戰，係難呀，咁你咪解決問題囉，世界上係冇嘢解決唔到！”

“I was not a youngster, stirred by momentary enthusiasm, and my determination was based on much practical work in Siberia in hard and trying circumstances.”

“A burden can weigh you down, or it can challenge you to rise to the demands that it imposes.”

“Embrace your frustration, your fears, because that's what makes life interesting.”

“The difficult way is often the best way.”

“But I always knew what I wanted to do. I used it as fuel to prove everyone wrong.”

“It is sometimes a hopelessly one-sided battle, but it needs to be fought.”

“I mean, I've lasted this long. You've got to be tough.”

“To make a film is easy, to make a good film is war. To make a very good film is a miracle.”

“Every step is a step forward. One step at a time — keep going.”

“I cannot do it.”

“It’s victory scars, bro. Every time it pains, I remember what the sacrifice was worth.”

“Eu queria ser comediante, mas não tinha como.”

“We are always caught between bad choices and not too bad choices.”

“The good keeps you going. The bad motivates you, too.”

“Os desistentes nunca vencem e os vencedores nunca desistem”

“Failure meant a stripping away of the inessential.”