Setback Quotes

• Anytime you suffer a setback or disappointment, put your head down and plow ahead.

  Les Brown

  Inspirational, Motivational, Moving On

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• Life is a series of experiences, each one of which makes us bigger, even though sometimes it is hard to realize this. For the world was built to develop character, and we must learn that the setbacks and grieves which we endure help us in our marching onward.

  Henry Ford

  Inspirational, Life, Education

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• Every setback is a setup for a comeback!

  Joel Osteen

  Comeback, Setups

  Joel Osteen (2013). “Daily Readings from Every Day a Friday: 90 Devotions to Be Happier 7 Days a Week”, p.175, Hachette UK

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• Sometimes small setbacks are just blessings in disguise. They enhance your determination and whole-hearted dedication to achieving your goals.

  Robert Cheeke

  Motivational, Determination, Blessing

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• Your ability to face setbacks and disappointments without giving up will be the measure of your ability to succeed.

  Calvin Coolidge

  Giving Up, Disappointment, Faces

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• Remember that setbacks are only challenges in disguise. Look at them as lessons . . . don't waste time beating yourself up. Just get back on track and focus on what you want. It's up to you , and you will do it!

  Jorge Cruise

  Track, Focus, Challenges

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• I don’t believe in failure; I believe there are setbacks that are put into our path to teach us something and move us in a different direction.

  Geri Jewell

  Believe, Moving, Different

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• The difference between stepping stones and stumbling blocks is not in the event itself but how you think about it and what you do after it. Every failure and setback can become part of your success or an excuse for quitting or failing. People who develop the discipline of positivity are both happier and more successful.

  Michael Josephson

  Block, Positivity, Successful

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• I think whether you're having setbacks or not, the role of a leader is to always display a winning attitude.

  Colin Powell

  Attitude, Winning, Thinking

  "A Conversation With Colin Powell: What Startups Need To Know". Interview with Dan Schawbel, www.forbes.com. May 17, 2012.

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• Make failure your teacher, not your undertaker.

  Zig Ziglar

  Inspirational, Teacher, Mistake

  FaceBook post by Zig Ziglar from Dec 11, 2014

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• Every event has a purpose and every setback a lesson. Failure is essential to personal expansion. It brings inner growth and a whole host of psychic rewards. Never regret your past. Rather embrace it as the teacher it is.

  Robin S

  Teacher, Regret, Past

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• Give yourself a break. Stop beating yourself up! Everyone makes mistakes, has setbacks and failures. You don't come with a book on how to get it right all the time. You will fail sometimes, not because you planned to, but simply because you're human. Failure is a part of creating a great life. Stand up to it and handle it with grace. Because, you can.

  Les Brown

  Mistake, Book, Creating

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• Leaders must pick causes they won't abandon easily, remain committed despite setbacks, and communicate their big ideas over and over again in every encounter.

  Rosabeth Moss Kanter

  Talking, Ideas, Leader

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• It is your choice to be happy. Make up your mind to enjoy this day, to have a blessed, prosperous, victorious year. You may have some setbacks and your circumstances may change, but don't let that change your mind. Keep it set on happiness.

  Joel Osteen

  Attitude, Blessed, Years

  "Every Day a Friday". Book by Joel Osteen, abcnews.go.com. September 13, 2011.

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• The ability to bounce back after a setback is the single most important trait an entrepreneurial venture can possess.

  Richard Branson

  Important, Venture, Entrepreneurial

  Twitter post from Aug 5, 2010

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• There will be setbacks and false starts. There are many who won't agree with every decision or policy I make as president. And we know the government can't solve every problem. But I will always be honest with you about the challenges we face. I will listen to you, especially when we disagree. And, above all, I will ask you to join in the work of remaking this nation, the only way it's been done in America for 221 years -- block by block, brick by brick, calloused hand by calloused hand.

  Barack Obama

  Block, America, Government

  President-Elect Victory Speech, delivered 4 November 2008, Grant Park, Chicago, Illinois

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• Setbacks are what build character. They are what separate the lucky from the truly successful.

  Cherie Carter-Scott

  Character, Successful, Challenges

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• Every setback means you're one step closer to seeing the dream come to pass.

  Joel Osteen

  Inspirational, Success, Moving On

  Joel Osteen (2012). “I Declare: 31 Promises to Speak Over Your Life”, p.19, Hachette UK

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• No human being is immune to adversity or personal setbacks.

  Hillary Clinton

  Adversity, Challenges, Humans

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• If you have a setback, Don’t take a step back- Get ready for a comeback!

  Tim Storey

  Steps, Comeback, Ready

  FaceBook post by Tim Storey from Jul 11, 2012

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• Life's greatest setbacks reveal life's biggest opportunities.

  Robin Sharma

  Opportunity

  Robin Sharma (2003). “Who Will Cry When You Die?: Life Lessons From The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari”, p.7, Jaico Publishing House

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• Nothing is a surprise to God; nothing is a setback to His plans; nothing can thwart His purposes; and nothing is beyond His control.

  Joni Eareckson Tada

  Christian, Purpose, Surprise

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• Your setback is just a setup for your comeback.

  Steve Harvey

  Comeback, Setups

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• If I don't ask "Why me?" after my victories, I cannot ask "Why me?" after my setbacks and disasters.

  Arthur Ashe

  Personality, Victory, Why Me

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• That's what building a body of work is all about. It's about the daily labor, the many individual acts, the choices large and small that add up over time, over a lifetime to a lasting legacy. It's about not being satisfied with the latest achievement, the latest gold star, because the one thing I know about a body of work is that it's never finished. It's cumulative. It deepens and expands with each day you give your best. You may have setbacks and you may have failures, but you're not done.

  Barack Obama

  Stars, Giving, Choices

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