Challenges Quotes - Page 2

• Opposition is a natural part of life. Just as we develop our physical muscles through overcoming opposition - such as lifting weights - we develop our character muscles by overcoming challenges and adversity.

  Stephen Covey

  Life, Motivational, Change

  Stephen R. Covey, A. Roger Merrill, Rebecca R. Merrill (1997). “First Things First Every Day: Daily Reflections- Because Where You're Headed Is More Important Than How Fast You Get There”, p.115, Simon and Schuster

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• Things end. People leave. And you know what? Life goes on. Besides, if bad things didn't happen, how would you be able to feel the good ones?

  Elizabeth Scott

  Inspirational, Life, Positive

  Elizabeth Scott (2010). “Perfect You”, p.276, Simon and Schuster

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  Everyting negative - pressure, challenges - is all an opportunity for me to rise.

  Kobe Bryant

  Basketball, Opportunity, Nba

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• Opportunities to find deeper powers within ourselves come when life seems most challenging.

  Joseph Campbell

  Inspirational, Motivational, Military

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• I like the challenge of trying different things and wondering whether it's going to work or whether I'm going to fall flat on my face.

  Johnny Depp

  Inspirational, Fall, Trying Different Things

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• When life takes the wind out of your sails, it is to test you at the oars.

  Robert Breault

  Inspirational, Life, Moving On

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• Obstacles can't stop you. Problems can't stop you. Most of all, other people can't stop you. Only you can stop you.

  Jeffrey Gitomer

  Inspirational, Motivational, Change

  Twitter post from Nov 26, 2015

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• If you are facing a new challenge or being asked to do something that you have never done before don’t be afraid to step out. You have more capability than you think you do but you will never see it unless you place a demand on yourself for more.

  Joyce Meyer

  Fear, Thinking, Done

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• Each one of us has lived through some devastation, some loneliness, some weather superstorm or spiritual superstorm, when we look at each other we must say, I understand. I understand how you feel because I have been there myself. We must support each other and empathize with each other because each of us is more alike than we are unalike.

  Maya Angelou

  Life, Sympathy, Spiritual

  FaceBook post by Maya Angelou from Nov 05, 2012

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• A positive attitude and personal motivation allow you to remain excited about what you are doing - no matter how difficult the challenges may be day to day.

  Zig Ziglar

  Motivation, Attitude, May

  FaceBook post by Zig Ziglar from Feb 07, 2013

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• Challenges make you discover things about yourself that you never really knew. They're what make the instrument stretch - what make you go beyond the norm.

  Cicely Tyson

  Life, Women, Adversity

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

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• As we rise to meet the challenges that are a natural part of living, we awaken to our many undiscovered gifts, to our inner power and our purpose.

  Susan L. Taylor

  Purpose, Natural, Inner Power

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• If you have a positive attitude and constantly strive to give your best effort, eventually you will overcome your immediate problems and find you are ready for greater challenges.

  Pat Riley

  Positive, Basketball, Motivational Sports

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• Stand up to your obstacles and do something about them. You will find that they haven't half the strength you think they have.

  Norman Vincent Peale

  Inspirational, Strength, Adversity

  Norman Vincent Peale “The Power of Positive Thinking”, Om Books International

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• It is time for us all to stand and cheer for the doer, the achiever - the one who recognizes the challenges and does something about it.

  Vince Lombardi

  Motivational, Encouraging, Encouragement

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• Instead of being afraid of the challenge and failure, be afraid of avoiding the challenge and doing nothing

  Soichiro Honda

  Doing Nothing, Avoiding, Being Afraid

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• Challenges are gifts, opportunities to learn.

  Andy Andrews

  Opportunity, Opportunities To Learn

  Andy Andrews (2005). “The Traveler's Gift: Seven Decisions that Determine Personal Success”, p.33, Thomas Nelson Inc

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  You cannot find peace by avoiding life.

  Virginia Woolf

  Life, Meaningful, Peace

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• Keep challenging yourself to think better, do better, and be better.

  Robin Sharma

  Thinking, Challenge Yourself

  FaceBook post by Robin Sharma from Apr 11, 2014

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• Embrace each challenge in your life as an opportunity for self-transformation.

  Bernie Siegel

  Opportunity, Self, Transformation

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• Fear-of not being loved, of abandonment, of being thought to be selfish-is the main thing that keeps us vulnerable and bound in the chains of emotional dependence. Therefore, our two most difficult challenges are to truly believe it is okay for us to be ourselves and to learn to live with, move through, and heal our fears.

  Sue Thoele

  Being Yourself, Selfish, Believe

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  Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.

  Thomas A. Edison

  Inspirational, Motivational, Positive

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• If you aren't in over your head, how do you know how tall you are?

  T. S. Eliot

  Adversity, Hard Times, Tough Times

  " Valerie Eliot's death deprives poetry of its strongest advocate" by David Morley, www.theguardian.com. November 13, 2012.

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• Challenges come so we can grow and be prepared for things we are not equipped to handle now.

  Iyanla Vanzant

  Be Prepared, Grows, Handle

  Twitter post from Sep 24, 2016

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• Greatness finds us by obstacles in front of us. I don’t look at hurdles as obstacles blocking my path but opportunities to overcome.

  Lolo Jones

  Inspirational, Success, Sports

  FaceBook post by Lolo Jones from Aug 04, 2012

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