The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.
Everything in my life has been challenging but rewarding.
In the middle of every difficulty lies opportunity.
When we are no longer able to change a situation - we are challenged to change ourselves.
There were over 40,000 pages of FBI documents of which only about half are currently available to scholars and researchers. I think that this 40th anniversary of the assassination is a good opportunity for us to say that now is the time to declassify all FBI material on Malcolm X. There really is a need for us to challenge the US government for its refusal to open up its own archives 40 years after the death of Malcolm.
The great challenge is to refuse to let the bad things that happen to us do bad things to us. That is the crucial difference between adversity and tragedy.
To be successful you must accept all challenges that come your way. You can't just accept the ones you like.
Faith is the ability to see things that don't yet exist. Faith, though, can turn difficulty into reality, positive reality.
It isn't the mountain ahead that wears you out; it's the grain of sand in your shoe.
Our experience has taught us that with goodwill a negotiated solution can be found for even the most profound problems.
One thing I have learned in my 46 years on this planet is that the greatest opportunity for growth and understanding comes through the challenges that we encounter.
The most rewarding things you do in life are often the ones that look like they cannot be done.
Accept the challenges so that you can feel the exhilaration of victory.
Avoiding problems you need to face is avoiding the life you need to live.
Difficulties are meant to rouse, not discourage. The human spirit is to grow strong by conflict.
You don't overcome challenges by making them smaller but by making yourself bigger.
Life's challenges are not supposed to paralyze you, they're supposed to help you discover who you are.
Never underestimate your problem or your ability to deal with it.
Troubles are often the tools by which God fashions us for better things.
Great things are done when men and mountains meet.
Always face your challenges head on and make them your strengths.
Life is very interesting... in the end, some of your greatest pains, become your greatest strengths.
The greatness comes not when things go always good for you. But the greatness comes when you're really tested, when you take some knocks, some disappointments, when sadness comes. Because only if you've been in the deepest valley can you ever know how magnificent it is to be on the highest mountain.
You don't have wisdom for tomorrow's problems. But you will tomorrow. You don't have resources for tomorrow's needs. But you will tomorrow. You don't have courage for tomorrow's challenges. But you will when tomorrow comes.
Life is a challenge, meet it! Life is a dream, realize it! Life is a game, play it! Life is love, enjoy it!
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