Quotes about Challenges

“All successful people learn that success is buried on the other side of frustration. Unfortunately, some people don’t get to the other side… They allow frustration to keep them from taking the necessary actions that would support them in achieving their desire. You get through this roadblock by plowing through frustration, taking each setback as feedback you can learn from, and pushing ahead.” ~ Anthony Robbins

“Challenges are gifts, opportunities to learn.” ~ Andy Andrews, The Traveler’s Gift

“Greatness as a leader is measured in part by your willingness to accept daunting challenges. Achieving tough goals requires practicing the secret of commitment: Risk all to win all.” ~ Toyotomi Hideyoshi, The Swordless Samurai

“We develop our character muscles by overcoming challenges and obstacles.” ~ Stephen Covey

“It’s lack of faith that makes people afraid of meeting challenges, and I believed in myself.” ~ Muhammad Ali

“Adversity introduces a man to himself.” ~ Author Unknown

“Obstacles cannot crush me. Every obstacle yields to stern resolve. He who is fixed to a star does not change his mind.” ~ Leonardo Da Vinci

“Water is fluid, soft, and yielding. But water will wear away rock, which is rigid and cannot yield. As a rule, whatever is fluid, soft, and yielding will overcome whatever is rigid and hard. This is another paradox: what is soft is strong.” ~ Lao Tzu

“Challenges make life interesting, however, overcoming them is what makes life meaningful.” ~ Mark Twain

“Who hath not known ill fortune, never knew himself, or his own virtue.” ~ Mallett

“Life’s challenges are not supposed to paralyze you; they’re supposed to help you discover who you are.” ~ Bernice Johnson Reagon

“To be successful you must accept all challenges that come your way. You can’t just accept the ones you like.” ~ Mike Gafka

“Difficulties should act as a tonic. They should spur us to greater exertion.” ~ B. C. Forbes