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Overcoming Obstacles Quotes

"In the midst of chaos, there is also opportunity."
Sun Tzu
"Courage is not having the strength to go on; it is going on when you don't have the strength."
Theodore Roosevelt
"The boy who is going to make a great man must not make up his mind merely to overcome a thousand obstacles, but to win in spite of a thousand repulses and defeats."
Theodore Roosevelt
"The more violent the storm, the quicker it passes."
Paulo Coelho
"Life has a way of testing a person’s will, either by having nothing happen at all or by having everything happen at once."
Paulo Coelho
"When we least expect it, life sets us a challenge to test our courage and willingness to change; at such a moment, there is no point in pretending that nothing has happened or in saying that we are not yet ready. The challenge will not wait. Life does not "
Paulo Coelho
"There is just one thing that makes your dream become impossible: the fear of failure."
Paulo Coelho
"There are moments when troubles enter our lives and we can do nothing to avoid them. But they are there for a reason. Only when we have overcome them will we understand why they were there."
Paulo Coelho
"Most great people have attained their greatest success just one step beyond their greatest failure."
Napoleon Hill
"Every adversity, every failure, every heartache carries with it the seed of an equal or greater benefit."
Napoleon Hill
"Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up."
Thomas Edison
"When you come to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on."
Samuel Johnson
"When you reach the end of your rope, tie a knot in it and hang on."
Samuel Johnson
"If you're trying to achieve, there will be roadblocks. I've had them; everybody has had them. But obstacles don't have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don't turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it."
Michael Jordan
"If you hear a voice within you say "you cannot paint," then by all means paint and that voice will be silenced."
Vincent Van Gogh
"Only when I fall do I get up again."
Vincent Van Gogh
"Courage isn't having the strength to go on - it is going on when you don't have strength."
Napoleon Bonaparte
"Impossible is a word to be found only in the dictionary of fools."
Napoleon Bonaparte
"Wanting something is not enough. You must hunger for it. Your motivation must be absolutely compelling in order to overcome the obstacles that will invariably come your way."
Les Brown
"Life has no limitations, except the ones you make."
Les Brown