Against All Odds Quotes

• 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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• At different stages in our lives, the signs of love may vary: dependence, attraction, contentment, worry, loyalty, grief, but at heart the source is always the same. Human beings have the rare capacity to connect with each other, against all odds

  Michael Dorris

  Love, Loyalty, Grief

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• Pessimists calculate the odds. Optimists believe they can overcome them.

  Ted Koppel

  Believe, Odds, Overcoming

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• Believe in yourself and have confidence that you can compete against all odds. Have a vision of what you'd like to accomplish and be able to articulate that vision.

  Robert Johnson

  Confidence, Believe, Odds

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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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• Every successful person in life began by pursuing a passion, usually against all odds.

  Robert Kiyosaki

  Passion, Successful, Odds

  FaceBook post by Robert Kiyosaki from May 03, 2012

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• There will be a few times in your life when all your instincts will tell you to do something, something that defies logic, upsets your plans, and may seem crazy to others. When that happens, you do it. Listen to your instincts and ignore everything else. Ignore logic, ignore the odds, ignore the complications, and just go for it.

  Judith McNaught

  Inspirational, Life, Motivational

  Judith McNaught (2003). “Remember When”

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  If you fall behind, run faster. Never give up, never surrender, and rise up against the odds.

  Jesse Jackson

  Motivational, Moving On, Success

  "Q&A: The Rev Jesse Jackson". Interview with Rosanna Greenstreet, www.theguardian.com. April 13, 2012.

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• Take a look at me now, cause there's just an empty space. And you coming back to me is against all odds and that's what I've got to face.

  Phil Collins

  Odds, Space, Looks

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• You never know if you can actually do something against all odds until you actually do it.

  Abby Wambach

  Odds, Knows, Ifs

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• The odds are always against you no matter what your previous history is. You have to overcome the tendency to relax.

  Tom Osborne

  Nfl, Odds, Relax

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• We have two options, medically and emotionally: give up or fight like hell.

  Lance Armstrong

  Inspirational, Giving Up, Cancer

  "Why I'm not angry at Lance Armstrong" by Sally Jenkins, www.washingtonpost.com. December 15, 2012.

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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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• I have gotten where I am today only because I have persisted against all odds for a long time.

  Rory Block

  Odds, Long, Today

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• At the center of the Universe is a loving heart that continues to beat and that wants the best for every person. Anything that we can do to help foster the intellect and spirit and emotional growth of our fellow human beings, that is our job. Those of us who have this particular vision must continue against all odds. Life is for service.

  Fred Rogers

  Jobs, Heart, Emotional

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• Leaders are visionaries with a poorly developed sense of fear and no concept of the odds against them.

  Robert Jarvik

  Inspirational, Leadership, Fear

  "At theNAT, building a family". Interview with Lisa Deaderick, www.sandiegouniontribune.com. June 4, 2016.

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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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• I wish I could just make you turn around, turn around and see me cry
  There's so much I need to say to you, so many reasons why
  You're the only one who really knew me at all
  So take a look at me now, 'cos there's just an empty space
  And there's nothing left here to remind me, just the memory of your face
  Take a look at me now, 'cos there's just an empty space
  And you coming back to me is against all odds and that's what I've got to face

  Phil Collins

  Song, Memories, Odds

  Song: Against All Odds

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• If children have the ability to ignore all odds and percentages, then maybe we can all learn from them. When you think about it, what other choice is there but to hope? We have two options, medically and emotionally: give up, or fight like hell.

  Lance Armstrong

  Inspirational, Sports, Children

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• I'm trying to look at my blessings and how amazingly well against all odds things have turned out for me.

  James Taylor

  Blessing, Odds, Trying

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• Creating a family in this turbulent world is an act of faith, a wager that against all odds there will be a future, that love can last, that the heart can triumph against all adversities and even against the grinding wheel of time.

  Dean Koontz

  Family, Heart, Adversity

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• Abhyasa (practice) is a dedicated, unswerving, constant, and vigilant search into a chosen subject pursued against all odds in the face of repeated failures, for indefinitely long periods of time.

  B.K.S. Iyengar

  Odds, Practice, Long

  B. K. S. Iyengar (2012). “Light on the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali”, p.16, HarperCollins UK

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• I had always enjoyed the title of Commander-in-Chief until I was informed ... that the only forces that cannot be transferred from Washington without my express permission are the members of the Marine Corps Band. Those are the only forces I have. I want it announced that we propose to hold the White House against all odds at least for some time to come.

  John F. Kennedy

  Marine, White, Odds

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• The past has been there all along, reminding us: This time--maybe, hopefully, against all odds, we will get it right.

  Leslie T. Chang

  Past, Odds, Hopefully

  Leslie T. Chang (2010). “Factory Girls: Voices from the Heart of Modern China”, p.260, Pan Macmillan

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• Here's a message to the new borns, waiting to breathe: if you believe then you can achieve. Just look at me, against all odds 'though life is hard, we carry on, livin' in the projects, broke with no lights on. To all the seeds that follow me- protect your essence, born with less, but you still precious.

  Tupac Shakur

  Believe, Light, Odds

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