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A comment on Ask HN: What inspires you to persevere through adversity?.

Re:Ask HN: What inspires you to persevere through adversity? by kahrkunne on Sunday January 22, 2017 @07:39AM (#13454930)
Personally I look towards people I admire; especially times they screwed up. For example, right now Donald Trump is somebody that's very inspiring to me, because I consider him a great and admirable man, who has also made many mistakes over time. I admire his ability to pick himself back up and keep going.

You will probably have other people you admire; look for times they made mistakes. What's important is realizing everybody makes mistakes all the time. In the end, what makes a great person is their ability to pick themselves up and keep going. Never stagnate.

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Re:Ask HN: What inspires you to persevere through adversity? by sctb on Sunday January 22, 2017 @01:47PM (#13456496)
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Re:Ask HN: What inspires you to persevere through adversity? by theshire on Sunday January 22, 2017 @08:12AM (#13455031)
Trump would be last on my Admiration list, I would have went with Gandhi or any wounded soldier who risked their life for this country the list goes on.
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Re:Ask HN: What inspires you to persevere through adversity? by codr4life on Sunday January 22, 2017 @09:33AM (#13455302)
No, pushing public opinion against better knowing, that's depressing.
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Re:Ask HN: What inspires you to persevere through adversity? by imron on Sunday January 22, 2017 @08:04AM (#13455001)
He doesn't drink, smoke or do drugs.

He has a strong work ethic.

He believes in himself and doesn't give up in the face of adversity or when presented with seemingly insurmountable odds.

I might not like or agree with Trump on many things, but that doesn't mean he doesn't have any qualities deserving of admiration.

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Re:Ask HN: What inspires you to persevere through adversity? by kahrkunne on Sunday January 22, 2017 @11:29AM (#13455831)
Not sure how admiring a man who made billions of dollars, build some fantastic property, became president of the United States, is a pretty good golf player, etc. is depressing. The man has achieved more than 99.99999% of people will ever achieve.
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Re:Ask HN: What inspires you to persevere through adversity? by babygoat on Sunday January 22, 2017 @05:44PM (#13458075)
If you can't turn 8 figures into 9, you're an idiot. What has he ever done to help anyone with all his wealth and power?
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