What the British must never believe about themselves is that they are good at games, strong in adversity, but lousy in bed. It is a myth invented by jealous foreigners.

Quote by Gerald McKnight

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Adversity doesn't build your character. Adversity reveals your character.

Adversity doesn't build your character. Adversity reveals your character.

The human race has had long experience and a fine tradition in surviving adversity. But...

The human race has had long experience and a fine tradition in surviving adversity. But...

Happiness is like a sunbeam, which the least shadow intercepts, while adversity is often as...

Happiness is like a sunbeam, which the least shadow intercepts, while adversity is often as...

Fire is the test of gold; adversity, of strong men.

Fire is the test of gold; adversity, of strong men.

There is in every true woman's heart, a spark of heavenly fire, which lies dormant...

There is in every true woman's heart, a spark of heavenly fire, which lies dormant...

Comfort and prosperity have never enriched the world as much as adversity has.

Comfort and prosperity have never enriched the world as much as adversity has.

Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a mans character,...

Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a mans character,...

Life has no smooth road for any of us; and in the bracing atmosphere of...

Life has no smooth road for any of us; and in the bracing atmosphere of...

God uses adversity to bring out potential you may not have even known you had....

God uses adversity to bring out potential you may not have even known you had....

Give advice; if people don't listen, let adversity teach them

Give advice; if people don't listen, let adversity teach them

He is the best sailor who can steer within fewest points of the wind, and...

He is the best sailor who can steer within fewest points of the wind, and...

Opposition is a natural part of life. Just as we develop our physical muscles through...

Opposition is a natural part of life. Just as we develop our physical muscles through...

We become wiser by adversity; prosperity destroys our appreciation of the right.

We become wiser by adversity; prosperity destroys our appreciation of the right.

There is in every true woman's heart, a spark of heavenly fire, which lies dormant...

There is in every true woman's heart, a spark of heavenly fire, which lies dormant...

He is the best sailor who can steer within fewest points of the wind, and...

He is the best sailor who can steer within fewest points of the wind, and...

Adversity precedes growth.

Adversity precedes growth.

Prosperity discovers vice, adversity discovers virtue.

Prosperity discovers vice, adversity discovers virtue.

Prosperity is the blessing of the Old Testament; adversity is the blessing of the New.

Prosperity is the blessing of the Old Testament; adversity is the blessing of the New.

I go to bed with men, not boys.

I go to bed with men, not boys.

Angelina Jolie may get Antonio Banderas in bed for eight hours on a movie set,...

Angelina Jolie may get Antonio Banderas in bed for eight hours on a movie set,...

Sometimes, I feel discriminated against, but it does not make me angry. It merely astonishes...

Sometimes, I feel discriminated against, but it does not make me angry. It merely astonishes...

I think all foreigners should stop interfering in the internal affairs of Iraq. Those who...

I think all foreigners should stop interfering in the internal affairs of Iraq. Those who...

I don't like the word 'superstar'. It has ridiculous implications. These words - star, stupor,...

I don't like the word 'superstar'. It has ridiculous implications. These words - star, stupor,...

The most beautiful thing in the world is a ballpark filled with people.

The most beautiful thing in the world is a ballpark filled with people.