Challenge Quotes

"I have also worked with leaders who have a positive outlook, and the morale is so different. Even when faced with challenges, the people looked for solutions."
Byron & Catherine Pulsifer, from Good-bye Manager, Hello Coach!

"I don't want problems solved for me. I want the fishing rod, not the fish."
Yanni

"Every problem has a gift for you in its hands."
Richard Bach

"Never bend your head. Always hold it high. Look the world straight in the eye."
Helen Keller

"You must do the thing you think you cannot do."
Eleanor Roosevelt

"Life's challenges are not supposed to paralyze you, they're supposed to help you discover who you are."
Bernice Johnson Reagon

"Before you can consider a problem water under the bridge, you must first patiently work on removing the dam."
Michelle C. Ustaszeski

"Perseverance is the ability to keep going in the face of continuous challenges. It is the ability to disregard distractions and to stay focused."
Catherine Pulsifer, from PERSEVERANCE IS THE ABILITY

"Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all."
Dale Carnegie

"Check the position of your capacity gauge, before tackling any challenge as it may take more or less than you 'have'."
Contributed by William Maphoto

"Remember, always give your best. Never get discouraged. Never be petty. Always remember, others may hate you. But those who hate you don't win unless you hate them. And then you destroy yourself."
Richard M. Nixon

"A challenge is an opportunity to prove your ability to yourself, and others."
Contributed by Joe Brown

"To be successful you must accept all challenges that come your way. You can't just accept the ones you like."
Mike Gafka

"Let your language be a source of unity but not a separating tool."
William Ngwako Maphoto

"Make every rejection moment an opportunity for revolution."
William Ngwako Maphoto

"Make every revulsion(dislike) into Attraction."
William Ngwako Maphoto

"If someone says 'can’t', that shows you what to do."
John Cage

"Troubles, like babies, grow larger by nursing."
Lady Holland

"For every mountain there is a miracle."
Robert H. Schuller

"Smooth seas do not make skilful sailors."
African Proverb

"It’s not whether you get knocked down. It’s whether you get up again."
Vince Lombardi

"The block of granite which was an obstacle in the pathway of the weak becomes a stepping-stone in the pathway of the strong."
Thomas Carlyle

"I know God will not give me anything I can’t handle. I just wish that He didn’t trust me so much."
Mother Teresa

"Experience is not what happens to a man. It is what a man does with what happens to him."
Aldous Huxley

"Little minds are tamed and subdued by misfortune; but great minds rise above it."
Washington Irving

"A desire can overcome all objections and obstacles."
Gunderson

"Obstacles are like wild animals. They are cowards but they will bluff you if they can. If they see you are afraid of them... they are liable to spring upon you; but if you look them squarely in the eye, they will slink out of sight."
Orison Swett Marden

"The greatness comes not when things go always good for you. But the greatness comes when you're really tested, when you take some knocks, some disappointments, when sadness comes. Because only if you've been in the deepest valley can you ever know how magnificent it is to be on the highest mountain."
Richard M. Nixon

“The true way to soften one’s troubles is to solace those of others.”
Mme. de Maintenon

"The true measure of a man is not how he behaves in moments of comfort and convenience but how he stands at times of controversy and challenges."
Martin Luther King Jr.

"Never look down to test the ground before taking your next step; only he who keeps his eye fixed on the far horizon will find his right road."
Dag Hammarskjold

"Keep on going and the chances are you will stumble on something, perhaps when you are least expecting it. I have never heard of anyone stumbling on something sitting down."
Charles F. Kettering

"When everything seems to be going against you, remember that the airplane takes off against the wind, not with it."
Henry Ford

"The obstacles you face are... mental barriers which can be broken by adopting a more positive approach."
Clarence Blasier

"Mountains cannot be surmounted except by winding paths."
Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

"Stand up to your obstacles and do something about them. You will find that they haven't half the strength you think they have."
Norman Vincent Peale

"Problems are the price of progress. Don't bring me anything but trouble. Good news weakens me."
Charles F. Kettering

"Don't let setbacks get you down. Studying successful people will show you that they did not attain their success without first overcoming challenges."
Catherine Pulsifer, from EVERYTHING GOING AGAINST YOU

"As you grew, we helped you find solutions.
As you leave, always remember there is a solution to every problem."
Catherine & Byron Pulsifer, from As You Grew

"In our lifetime, we meet many types of people. The ones that stand out for me are the ones who overcome challenges and have a positive outlook on life."
Catherine Pulsifer, from AN INSPIRATIONAL PERSON, JAYMAC

"Often, the most extraordinary opportunities are hidden among the seemingly insignificant events of life. If we do not pay attention to these events, we can easily miss the opportunities."
Jim Rohn

"Sometimes, life's challenges are tough to deal with. You will succeed if you focus your thoughts on how to overcome the challenge."
Catherine Pulsifer, from Thoughts are Like a Garden

"Don't think of problems as difficulties. Think of them as opportunities for action."
Author Unknown, from Ten Ways to Worry Less and Accomplish More

"The true test in life does not occur when all is going well. The true test takes place when we are faced with challenges. Some people have a positive attitude towards life only when all is well. However, when the going gets tough, their attitude changes instantly, and they become very negative or are consumed with self pity."
Catherine Pulsifer, from ALL IS GOING WELL?

"How you respond to the challenge in the second half will determine what you become after the game, whether you are a winner or a loser."
Lou Holtz

"It's not that I'm so smart, it's just that I stay with problems longer."
Albert Einstein

"We are all faced with challenges at some point in our life, challenges that we did not create. Challenges that happened beyond our control. The difference is how we respond to these challenges. You can adopt the attitude there is nothing you can do, or you can see the challenge as your call to action."
Catherine Pulsifer, from Be A Possibilitarian

"Optimists enrich the present, enhance the future, challenge the improbable and attain the impossible."
William Arthur Ward

"I discovered that certain quotes made me stop and think; they made me challenge my beliefs, while others gave me hope."
Catherine Pulsifer, from My Story

"David and his family, however, had a positive perspective on his problem that allowed him to face and overcome not only his challenge of blindness, but also the challenges of life which we all face at one time or another."
Catherine Pulsifer, from Feeling Your Way Through Life