Life Challenges Quotes

"My interest in life comes from setting myself huge, apparently un-achievable challenges, and trying to rise above them." "The older you get the stronger the wind gets - and it's always in your face." "We can’t be brave without fear." "My toughest fight was with my first wife." "The one thing I couldn’t identify with was the blue cowboy outfit he put on. I was a bit challenged when I was younger to stay on the right path." "Life, as we find it, is too hard for us; it brings us too many pains, disappointments and impossible tasks." "Nothing in the world is worth having or worth doing unless it means effort, pain, difficulty… I have never in my life envied a human being who led an easy life. I have envied a great many people who led difficult lives and led them well." "It is impossible to win the great prizes of life without running risks, and the greatest of all prizes are those connected with the home." "I’m not saying that love always takes you to heaven. Your life can become a nightmare. But that said, it is worth taking the risk." "Life has a way of testing a person’s will, either by having nothing happen at all or by having everything happen at once." "The two hardest tests on the spiritual road are the patience to wait for the right moment and the courage not to be disappointed with what we encounter." "Life is divided into the horrible and the miserable." "Every adversity, every failure, every heartache carries with it the seed of an equal or greater benefit." "Lots of people want to ride with you in the limo, but what you want is someone who will take the bus with you when the limo breaks down." "Although there may be tragedy in your life, there's always a possibility to triumph. It doesn't matter who you are, where you come from. The ability to triumph begins with you. Always." "When written in Chinese, the word 'crisis' is composed of two characters. One represents danger and the other represents opportunity." "You need chaos in your soul to give birth to a dancing star." "When you come to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on." "What would life be if we had no courage to attempt anything?" "Only when I fall do I get up again."