Bad is never good until worse happens. - Danish Proverb

It just wouldn't be a picnic without the ants. - Author Unknown

You may not realize it when it happens, but a kick in the teeth may be the best thing in the world for you. - Walt Disney

Adversity is like a strong wind. It tears away from us all but the things that cannot be torn, so that we see ourselves as we really are. - Arthur Golden, Memoirs of a Geisha

When the Japanese mend broken objects, they aggrandize the damage by filling the cracks with gold. They believe that when something's suffered damage and has a history it becomes more beautiful. - Barbara Bloom

There's a bit of magic in everything, and some loss to even things out. - Lou Reed, "Magic and Loss"

We turn to God for help when our foundations are shaking, only to learn that it is God who is shaking them. - Charles C. West

Things are never so bad they can't be made worse. - From the movie The African Queen

If you don't like something change it; if you can't change it, change the way you think about it. - Mary Engelbreit