Goliath Quotes

• Everybody pulls for David, nobody roots for Goliath.

  Wilt Chamberlain

  Basketball, Sports, Famous Inspirational

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• Get the right perspective. When Goliath came against the Israelites, the soldiers all thought, "He is so big. We can never kill him." David looked at the same giant and thought, "He is so big. I can't miss."

  Russell Johnston

  Attitude, Perspective, Missing

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• There will be times when you will be frightened and discouraged. You may feel that you are defeated. The odds of obtaining victory may appear overwhelming. At times you may feel like David trying to fight Goliath. But remember-David did win!

  Thomas S. Monson

  Life, Fighting, Winning

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• Sometimes the Goliath in front of me looks too big & impossible to defeat. Then, God puts his hands on my shoulder, hands me 3 pebbles & a sling shot and I know it'll be okay.

  Mark Oliver

  Hands, Looks, Pebbles

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• Always remember..... Goliath was a 40 point favorite over David.

  Ralph Jordan

  Football, Motivational Sports, College

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• Our image has undergone change from David fighting Goliath to being Goliath.

  Yitzhak Shamir

  Fighting

  Daily Telegraph, January 25, 1989.

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• What has been happening more lately - of course, I also put in my bio, I say I do the voice of Goliath, but some people go - you know, I say something, and it's a funny thing when you work in this business, people will talk out loud in front of you like you're not there.

  Keith David

  Funny Things, Voice, People

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

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• Courage is what you earn when you've been through the tough times and you discover they aren't so tough after all.

  Malcolm Gladwell

  Tough Times, Tough

  Malcolm Gladwell (2013). “David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants”, p.106, Hachette UK

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• Prayer lets God do what he does best. Take a pebble & kill a Goliath. Take the common, make it spectacular! Pray & see what He can do.

  Max Lucado

  Prayer, Doe, Pebbles

  Twitter post from Mar 08, 2013

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• It's alright to be Goliath but always act like David.

  Phil Knight

  Leadership, Business Leadership, Alright

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• Goliaths, choose your Davids wisely.

  Rachel Sklar

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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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• Inside each of us is a David and a Goliath.

  Robert Kiyosaki

  Inspirational, Inspire, Rich Poor

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• Fear of something is at the root of hate for others, and hate within will eventually destroy the hater. Keep your thoughts free from hate, and you need have no fear from those who hate you.

  George Washington Carver

  Hate, Heart, Science

  "George Washington Carver: Scientist and Symbol". Book by Linda O. McMurray, p. 107, 1982.

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• When we talk about Oscars, it's almost as a symbol of excellence, and the American public and the worldwide public accept that symbol. So, a movie like 'The Artist' that costs $14 million, has to go out and compete with movies that cost $140 million. How does David deal with Goliath?

  Harvey Weinstein

  Artist, Excellence, Doe

  "Harvey Weinstein On Hollywood's Heated Oscar Race". Interview with Steve Inskeep, www.wbaa.org. December 2, 2011.

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• The Jewish people, ever since David slew Goliath, have never considered youth as a barrier to leadership.

  John F. Kennedy

  People, Youth, Barriers

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• My attitude was and still is like that of David, who was ashamed that the armies of Israel would tremble before Goliath. Without hesitation he stepped forward with complete confidence in the God who had proven Himself to be faithful (1 Sam 17). For David, the size of the giant was irrelevant.

  Dave Hunt

  Attitude, Army, Israel

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• All progress depends on the unreasonable man.

  George Bernard Shaw

  Change, Success, Creativity

  Man and Superman "Maxims for Revolutionists" (1903) See Hawthorne 18

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• We are weak little Davids. But we are stronger than the Goliath of atheism, because God is on our side. The truth belongs to us.

  Richard Wurmbrand

  Atheism, Stronger, Littles

  Richard Wurmbrand (2017). “Tortured for Christ: 50th Anniversary Edition”, p.91, David C Cook

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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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  The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man.

  George Bernard Shaw

  Life, Motivational, Change

  Man and Superman "Maxims for Revolutionists" (1903) See Hawthorne 18

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• Maybe you don't just have one Goliath. Maybe you have his whole family!

  Joyce Meyer

  Whole Family, Whole

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• It is important to live each day with a positive perspective. It is not wise to pretend problems do not exist, but it is wise to look beyond the problem to the possibilities that are in it. When Goliath came against the Israelites, the soldiers all thought, "He's so big, we can never kill him." But David looked at the same giant and thought, "He's so big, I can't miss him.

  Dale E. Turner

  Wise, Perspective, Missing

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• The one place that David is equal to Goliath is in the Supreme Court.

  Joe Biden

  Court, Equal, Supreme

  U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing on Judge Samuel Alito's Nomination to the Supreme Court, www.washingtonpost.com. January 9, 2006.

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• On I’ll pass, dragging my huge love behind me. On what feverish night, deliria-ridden, by what Goliaths was I begot – I, so big and by no one needed?

  Vladimir Mayakovsky

  Night, Delirium, Bigs

  Vladimir Mayakovsky (1985). “Селестед Воркс ин Тхрее Волумес: Селестед версе”

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