Overwhelming Odds Quotes

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  A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles.

  Christopher Reeve

  Inspirational, Motivational, Strength

  "Still Me". Book by Christopher Reeve, 1999.

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  I've always made a total effort, even when the odds seemed entirely against me. I never quit trying; I never felt that I didn't have a chance to win.

  Arnold Palmer

  Sports, Perseverance, Determination

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  Always make a total effort, even when the odds are against you.

  Arnold Palmer

  Inspirational, Sports, Hard Work

  FaceBook post by Arnold Palmer from Oct 04, 2016

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• Risks must be taken because the greatest hazard in life is to risk nothing.

  Leo Buscaglia

  Inspirational, Life, Motivational

  LEO BUSCAGLIA, PH.D. (1982). “LIVING, LOVING & LEARNING”

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• Success is not measured by what a man accomplishes, but by the opposition he has encountered and the courage with which he has maintained the struggle against overwhelming odds.

  Charles Lindbergh

  Inspirational, Success, Uplifting

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• I never felt that I didn't have a chance to win.

  Arnold Palmer

  Sports, Perseverance, Golf

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• Sometimes, a flame can be utterly extinguished. Sometimes, a flame can shrink and waver, but sometimes a flame refuses to go out. It flares up from the faintest ember to illuminate the darkness, to burn in spite of overwhelming odds.

  Karen Hesse

  Hard Times, Odds, Illumination

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• The trick is always to write in pairs because if at least two people find it funny, you've immediately halved the odds of it not being funny.

  Steve Coogan

  Writing, Odds, Two

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• Don’t be discouraged at seemingly overwhelming odds in your desire to live and to help others live God’s commandments. At times it may seem like David trying to fight Goliath. But remember, David did win.

  David B. Haight

  Fighting, Helping Others, Winning

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• To place your dreams before the crowd is to risk ridicule. To go forward in the face of overwhelming odds is to risk failure. But risks must be taken because the greatest hazard of life is to risk nothing.

  Rene Carayol

  Dream, Taken, Odds

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• The new always happens against the overwhelming odds of statistical laws and their probability, which for all practical, everyday purposes amounts to certainty; the new therefore always appears in the guise of a miracle.

  Hannah Arendt

  Odds, Law, Miracle

  Hannah Arendt (2013). “The Human Condition: Second Edition”, p.178, University of Chicago Press

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• Every great moment of social change was once a confirmed impossibility. People's determination in the face of overwhelming odds has, time and again, triumphed over what seems impossible. This is what you tell yourself.

  Tim Winton

  Determination, Odds, People

  Source: www.sas.org.uk

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• You'll face overwhelming odds; you'll be incredibly outnumbered. Fear would be your natural inclination. But keep in mind, God is with you.

  James MacDonald

  Odds, Mind, Would Be

  James MacDonald (2011). “Always True: God's 5 Promises When Life Is Hard”, p.50, Moody Publishers

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• I know of no higher fortitude than stubborness in the face of overwhelming odds.

  Louis Nizer

  Odds, Stubborn, Faces

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• The act of facing overwhelming odds produces greatness and beauty.

  Malcolm Gladwell

  Beauty, Greatness, Odds

  "Outliers". Book by Malcolm Gladwell, November 18, 2008.

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• May I say that I am delighted that my favorite alpha is feeling better. Why, you'll be running recklessly into danger against overwhelming odds anytime now.

  Ilona Andrews

  Running, Feel Better, Odds

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• When she spoke again it was in the thin, careful and above all brave voice of someone who has pulled themselves together despite overwhelming odds but might let go again at any moment.

  Terry Pratchett

  Letting Go, Odds, Voice

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• My stories are of gas chambers, shootings, electrified fences, torture, scorching sun, mental abuse, and constant threat of death. But they are also stories of faith, hope, triumph, and love. They are stories of perseverance, loyalty, courage in the face of overwhelming odds, and of never giving up!

  Livia Bitton-Jackson

  Loyalty, Perseverance, Giving Up

  Livia Bitton-Jackson (2011). “I Have Lived a Thousand Years: Growing Up in the Holocaust”, p.11, Simon and Schuster

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• Success is not measured by what you accomplish, but by the opposition you have encountered, and the courage with which you have maintained the struggle against overwhelming odds.

  Orison Swett Marden

  Motivational, Success, Meaningful

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• How is it that I could run into a gunfight against overwhelming odds and put myself between bullets and civilians, but I couldn't scrape together enough courage to speak to the one person who mattered the most to me?

  Ilona Andrews

  Running, Odds, Together

  Ilona Andrews (2012). “Gunmetal Magic: A Novel in the World of Kate Daniels”, p.32, Penguin

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• Being a member of the labor force and a full-time parent means trying to manage against overwhelming odds in an unresponsive society.

  Sheila Kamerman

  Mean, Labor Force, Odds

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