Quotes & Sayings About Obstacles And Overcoming Them

You will come across obstacles in life
fair and unfair. And you will discover, time and time again, that what matters most is not what these obstacles are but how we see them, how we react to them, and whether we keep our composure. You will learn that this reaction determines how successful we will be in overcoming
or possibly thriving because of
them. Where one person sees a crisis, another can see opportunity. Where one is blinded by success, another sees reality with ruthless objectivity. Where one loses control of emotions, another can remain calm. — Ryan Holiday

The more challenging the obstacles in life, the greater the satisfaction in overcoming them. — Murad S. Shah

Don't run from your weakness, you will only give it strength. — Stephen Richards

You have to dream big and go for it. Surround yourself with people who believe in you and ignore those who try to bring you down. Never give up, no matter what - overcoming obstacles makes you stronger! — Shannon MacMillan

People are always blaming their circumstances for what they are. I don't believe in circumstances. The people who get on in this world are the people who get up and look for the circumstances they want, and if they can't find them, make them. — George Bernard Shaw

If you expect life to be easy, challenges will seem difficult. If you accept that challenges may occur, life will be easier. — Rob Liano

Who can see inside the deepest recesses of your imagination and manifest those wishes into your daily experience? Who can appreciate those subtle nuances of character you've acquired by overcoming your deepest fears? Who can truly respect those things that are no longer a part of you because of all your work to release them? Who can see the strength left behind in the wake of your unique struggles and obstacles? Who will see you for who you are, appreciating everything that is there, everything that is not, everything that can be, if you do not? Who else can? — Vironika Tugaleva

God will not allow you to add the words "next time" to now faith. — Johnnie Dent Jr.

The secrets to happiness include enterprise, exploration of one's interests and the overcoming of obstacles. — Bertrand Russell

Many people who gain recognition and fame shape their lives by overcoming seemingly insurmountable obstacles, only to be catapulted into new social realities over which they have less control and manage badly. Indeed, the annals of the famous and infamous are strewn with individuals who were both architects and victims of their life courses. — Albert Bandura

Success is overcoming obstacles on the way to your dreams, — Karl Mecklenburg

To keep on battling and overcome the obstacles is what makes a true fighter. — Mauricio Rua

I am more than my scars. — Andrew Davidson

Art is always about overcoming obstacles between the inner condition and the skill for expression. — Ai Weiwei

The building of a just society means overcoming every obstacle to the creation of authentic peace. — Gustavo Gutierrez

It isnt enough to believe in something; you have to have the stamina to meet obstacles and overcome them, to struggle. — Golda Meir

If we know what can happen in a minute will could have avoid all tragedies. — Lailah Gifty Akita

Without doubt, princes become great when they overcome the difficulties and obstacles by which they are confronted, and therefore fortune, especially when she desires to make a new prince great, who has a greater necessity to earn renown than an hereditary one, causes enemies to arise and form designs against him, in order that he may have the opportunity of overcoming them, and by them to mount higher, as by a ladder which his enemies have raised. For this reason, many consider that a wise prince, when he has the opportunity, ought with craft to foster some animosity against himself so that, having crushed it, his renown may rise higher. — Niccolo Machiavelli

I once believed soft, warm, beautiful things could never flourish in an environment of hard concrete and cold, dark bricks. — Tom Winton

There is strength in every struggle. Struggles create opportunities for you to become stronger, wiser and better. The moment you shift your thinking from "I cannot" to "I must," you will begin to see 'Beyond the Pain' and draw strength from within. Learn to see each obstacle as a stepping stone and watch your life change significantly. — Kemi Sogunle

I've been motivated by overcoming challenge and overcoming the hurdles and obstacles that face me. There still is plenty out there to get motivated by. — Andre Agassi

Anybody who believes in something without reservation believes that this thing is right and should be, has the stamina to meet obstacles and overcome them. — Golda Meir

Life will throw all kinds of obstacles our way. It's our job to scramble over them and hunt for the little miracles tucked away, then leave some reminders for the people that follow behind us. — Emily Page

Life is a series of obstacles and setbacks; living is overcoming them. — Dean Karnazes

I hope you both know you mean a lot to me too. — Jayson James

The greater the destiny, the greater obstacles you'll have to overcome. No great destiny comes without great challenges and sacrifices. — Jeanette Coron

I don't believe in the Law of Attraction. There were things I wanted in my life that no amount of positive thinking was going to make it a reality for me. However, I have learned to believe in the Law of Tough Love. Life has thrown a dozen tragedies at me. I did what any Christian would do
prayed for the outcome I wanted, but God was tough and only gave me what I needed. I now realize that life is not about fulfilling a wish list; rather a need list. Good and bad experiences are on the horizon. How else does a person change, grow and evolve? And just like any warrior woman, I won't simply survive
but thrive! — Shannon L. Alder

The best method of overcoming obstacles is the team method — Colin Powell

Many times we are our worst enemy. If we could learn to conquer ourselves, then we will have a much easier time overcoming the obstacles that are in front of us. — Stephan Labossiere

I'm okay with standing in my way and in turn allowing it to impede my progress, but I'm okay with the struggle of overcoming obstacles despite myself. — Josh McDermitt

Before your reach your destination, you'll find yourself going through the wilderness. There's some survival skills that you'll need master through the wilderness journey. While in the wilderness, your faith will be tried and tested. You'll become humble. Your vision for your life will get clearer. You're in training for your purpose. You'll lose some friends, because there's some folks who are only with you because of where they think your journey will lead THEM. Don't worry, they're a little confused ... but it was meant for them to get lost during this phase. Walk on. Continue on your journey. Soon, you'll be approaching the mountain. Get ready to climb! — Yvonne Pierre

Adapt to any situation. — Lailah Gifty Akita

If you have a big destiny, you're going to have to meet and face some big demons. But the good news is that your strength and power is big enough to conquer them all. You are strong enough to overcome all obstacles in your way and to fulfill your Destiny. — Jeanette Coron

Overcoming obstacles requires commitment and strength. Despite all odds, face each journey with courage, each struggle with accomplishment, and each challenge with victory. — Lorna Jackie Wilson

God is so much bigger than our 'what ifs' that he can turn them into 'why nots — Gary Rohrmayer

Life stories with themes of ruin can trap us. Life stories that are triumphant can transform us. — Meg Jay

SEX is designed for people who like overcoming obstacles. — Philip Larkin

I would never discredit anyone that is working their way up on a show like "American Idol". I think they work so hard overcoming all of the obstacles to get on the show in the first place and then every week they are judged in front of all of America. I give them complete credit for getting up on stage. I think they deserve all the success that they get. — Mandy Moore

Obstacles are found everywhere, and in overcoming them we nourish ourselves. — David Belle

We all have obstacles. The feeling of satisfaction comes by overcoming something. — Marta

All ways will lead and take you there as long as you know where you want to go. — Auliq Ice

Faith and perseverance is the key to overcoming obstacles. — Lorna Jackie Wilson

It's part of life to have obstacles. It's about overcoming obstacles; that's the key to happiness. — Herbie Hancock

Without overcoming the obstacles on the path, how can you get to the top of the mountain? — Lailah Gifty Akita

Success is a tale of obstacles overcome, and for every obstacle overcome, an excuse not used. — Robert Breault

Plant seeds of expectation in your mind; cultivate thoughts that anticipate achievement. Believe in yourself as being capable of overcoming all obstacles and weaknesses. — Norman Vincent Peale

In the journey of life, certain paths may seem to be leading nowhere because of a mountain or hill on the way which may seem to be the end of the journey, but should a pilgrim of life climb such a mountain with tenacity and courage and gets to its apex, he would not only deeply feel and understand the tenacity and the courage it takes to climb the mountain, but he would also see ahead and have a clearer picture of the way forward better! — Ernest Agyemang Yeboah

We are the same, you and I. Whether samurai or night-hawk, the Suruga Dainagon or member of the Toudouza, it makes no difference. My sword is the proof ... — Takayuki Yamaguchi

The major lesson Tiggers need to learn is that if they don't control their impulses, their impulses will control them. No matter how much they do, Tiggers are never satisfied because they don't know the feeling of accomplishment that eventually comes when one persistently applies one's will to the attaining of non-immediately-reachable goals. — Benjamin Hoff

Face your fears and you will be able to conquer them. — Bohdi Sanders

Allow not, the shallow intentions or vile aspirations of others to taint your heart; Love always. - With an abundance of positivity you will counter the negative, always. — Tiffany Luard

Faith is not for overcoming obstacles; it is for experiencing them - all the way through! — Richard Rohr

Do not despair of your life. You have force enough to overcome your obstacles. — Henry David Thoreau

Going out on a date was very cheap in those days [1962]. I borrowed my father's station wagon, put in a gallon of gas for 29 cents, went to the movies for 50 cents a ticket, bought a pack of cigarettes for 25 cents, and had a McDonald's hamburger for 19 cents apiece. It was very doable. — Aslan Ben Eliahou

One of the hardest obstacles I've had to overcome in my life was not understanding how to draw healthy boundaries. I finally learned it's perfectly OK to say no. — Maria Canals Barrera

Male conspiracy cannot explain all female failures. I am convinced that, even without restrictions, there still would have been no female Pascal, Milton, or Kant. Genius is not checked by social obstacles: it will overcome. — Camille Paglia

Always be ready for criticism for there shall always be people who shall be ready always to criticize you. The positive lesson you learn from your critics, is the most important thing which matter and not just the matter! — Ernest Agyemang Yeboah

Don't let the situation say stop to your true purpose;say stop to the situation. Situations are situations and you are you — Ernest Agyemang Yeboah