Challenges Quotes

"Great things are done when men and mountains meet; This is not done by jostling in the street" "There are no classes in life for beginners: right away you are always asked to deal with what is most difficult." "A bit of advice given to a young Native American at the time of his initiation: As you go the way of life, you will see a great chasm Jump It is not as wide as you think" "Only during hard times do people come to understand how difficult it is to be master of their feelings and thoughts." "Sometimes we don't know what we're capable of until we get pushed and we have to push back" "Even without wars, life is dangerous and broken enough. Even in the ordinary, an ordinary life is filled with ordinary wars." "It's always one step forward and three steps back" "What I enjoy most are the challenges that the writing process presents" "You have to motivate yourself with challenges. That’s how you know you’re still alive." "Carrying the weight of the world on my shoulders " "When everything is coming your way, you're in the wrong lane." "Even from situations of challenge, from our mistakes, there grows the ability to be even stronger." "Love is fragile. And we're not always its best caretakers. We just muddle through and do the best we can. And hope this fragile thing survives against all odds" "There is no easy way from the earth to the stars " "Every problem is a gift—without problems we would not grow." "Pressure makes diamonds " "War is the supreme test of man in which he rises to heights never approached in any other activity " "Man needs difficulties; they are necessary for health" "I am an optimist, even though I am not daunted by the contradictions and the nightmare future that is emerging." "Difficulties increase the nearer we get to the goal "