Top 222 Struggled Quotes

In my country of South Africa, we struggled for years against the evil system of apartheid that divided human beings, children of the same God, by racial classification and then denied many of them fundamental human rights.

Both my parents were actors and they struggled, so I was raised with that. Being raised in this industry from a young age definitely forces you to grow up a little faster than maybe the normal kid.

I struggled with being a Latino growing up in Los Angeles. I felt very American. I still do. I went to 35 bar mitzvahs before I went to a single quinceanera. I could talk all day about my culture and what it means to me.

I struggled with each of these studies and I was uncertain about what they meant, and often confused, and then I tried to put together what I was seeing.

Having struggled with food issues and eating disorders myself, particularly when I was younger, I’ve long been interested in using it within my books.

I’ve always struggled with having frizzy hair, and it doesn’t really cooperate the way I want it to.

When I came to Aston Villa, they had struggled for two years before then.

Too many people struggled, suffered, and died to make it possible for every American to exercise their right to vote.

I struggled to find an agency in London because no one knew whether they should put me in the men’s board or the women’s board. There was a lot of uncertainty about my commercial viability.

I was born to a single mother and often struggled to find my next meal. With the right opportunities from public education and mentors, I achieved the American dream.

I was not a studious kid, and I struggled to find things that would command my attention and engage my ideas and energies.

I kind of always struggled writing in Malay, because Malay is such a beautiful language. And it gets really hard, you know, if you want to make it into a song. You have to make it sound beautiful, use the right words.

I had come from Poland and the attention on you is much bigger when you get to the Premier League, so everything was doubled or tripled. Obviously, there were times when I struggled to deal with the criticism.

I had insecurities and fears like everybody does, and I got over it. But I was interested in the parts of me that struggled with those things.

The Trump administration has struggled with ethics vetting for Cabinet nominees and faced criticism for the president’s decision to remain invested in his business empire.

I have a strong sympathy for all women who have struggled and suffered.

When I first came to Oxford, I struggled to feel comfortable in an Anglican, public school-dominated institution.

I struggled to kick the habit – I would make a decision to give up smoking, but it was hard. I couldn’t resist the urge to steal a smoke. It was at that time that I was gifted Allen Carr’s book ‘The Easy Way to Stop Smoking.’ After I read that book, I didn’t touch a fag again.

I struggled with the pressure of having the successful record after the first record. Second album syndrome. I’m living proof; it’s very real.

I definitely, when I was younger, struggled a little to understand my identity and who I wanted to be.

I love my bandmates, and they’re my friends, and even though we had fun and got to tour and I got to play the drums a lot, which I’ll always appreciate, we had a really rough time. We toured and tried to get people to come to our shows and put out records, and we really struggled.

I was in the team and then I had COVID and came out, and struggled to get back in.

I’ve struggled so much, growing up, with just feeling that my life is valid because it’s not filled with these hyper-dramatic moments, and I think a lot of people of my generation feel that way. We’re so inundated with hyper-drama that people crave everyday life.

I started Shutterstock out of my own need. I’d previously created a few software companies, and each time, I struggled to find affordable images to use on my websites.

I too have my own demons, and I have struggled. I’ve made my own mistakes, and I’m not proud of them.

I have struggled for decades now with the fear of and resistance to change – mostly in the realms of technology, transportation, and the ways people choose to communicate. If I had a theme song, it would be that lovely song ‘I’m Old-Fashioned,’ as sung by Ella Fitzgerald.

I’ve struggled so much in my life and I’ve seen so much of rejection, insult and humiliation, that it can turn into a film.

I’d always struggled with being a very depressed and anxious person in high school. If I had let that kind of dark moment consume me, I wouldn’t be able to climb out of it. So I became a bit of a shark.

We lived in a hotel for many years as we struggled financially, but I always loved football.

I’m one of those people who has always struggled with emotions and revealing them. When my dog Orson died, I did this very male thing of ‘It’s just a dog and I’ll just move on.’ I was very slow to grasp the emotion. But Orson is the reason I started writing about dogs.

I struggled for many, many years following ‘Music and Lyrics’ – I mean really struggled.

For a number of years, I struggled and put distance between God and me. But He was faithful and patient and provided gradual healing and strength.

By a series of violent shocks, the nations in succession have struggled to shake off the Past, to reverse the action of Time and the verdict of success, and to rescue the world from the reign of the dead.

I struggled for 15 years in this business before Miami Vice came along.

I’ve struggled to get respect and dignity for my profession, and I do it in the way I lead my life as a fighter and as a human being.

In my early teens, I was working in a Wimpy Bar and delivering cab company cards to make cash. I also ran a tuck shop at school. I struggled academically because of being dyslexic. When I saw other families and what they had, it inspired me. I thought, ‘I can get that, too, if I work hard.’

I come from a family of eight on public assistance, my parents were separated. My mother struggled, my father struggled.

When I was younger, I really struggled with confidence.

The reality is that a person who has always struggled with numbers is unlikely to be a great accountant or statistician.

I think that my biggest role models are people that have maybe struggled for a while and then finally gotten to their destination.

It seems to be the fate of idealists to obtain what they have struggled for in a form which destroys their ideals.

I struggled academically in high school because it was hard to focus. It was hard to focus on those things that were other than artistic stuff.

I grew up thinking that it’s okay to be sad, angry, and express your emotions. I have also banged doors and fought, as I have seen my mom do that when she would fight with my dad. Everything that I’ve learnt is from them, so I’ve never struggled to express myself.

Generally, I’m terrified of shopping. I like the idea of being well-dressed, but I’ve always struggled to get anything that fits. I envy those that go into old vintage shops.

I struggled with my confidence a lot.

For a while, when I got out of college, I tried to write fiction. I’d grown up more around novelists, and my initial attraction was to write fiction. But I was much less suited for it. I always struggled to figure out what people were saying or doing in a particular moment.

Its been such a journey with my skin. My biggest thing now is that Im trying to be as gentle as possible. In the past Ive struggled with hormonal acne – I would get really harsh products to treat it and it would backfire. Now Im learning that the gentler I am, the better.

The third stage was the reaction that came when the body struggled to compensate for its ills – when, for instance, the white count not only returned to normal but increased to much higher than normal levels.

I’ll just put it this way: I’ve struggled enough as a working actor – and, most of the times, a not working actor – to know that anytime you are working is a blessing.

Food is a fairly significant aspect of my life. I have struggled mightily with food. With my weight. And I’m conscious of it. So I have a sensitivity to people who struggle with their weight.

When I struggled with a depressive episode in 2013, I realized that I had a glitch in my thinking about my own motivation. I had separated learning and teaching into different concepts.

There are definitely some folks in my hometown who are unhappy with the way I portrayed my hometown… But I think most folks realize I wrote this book not to disparage the hometown but to really try to understand why so many kids who grew up like I did struggled.

When I was part of McGregor’s sparring camp, I struggled to find words to compliment him; I knew he couldn’t fight from the first moment we sparred. It’s very hard to find nice things to say about his skills. Perhaps his best attribute is his intensity, but he has to do it cleanly.

No one could understand the bond between me and my brother. I struggled to understand the forces that drove his soul in one direction and mine in another.