Challenges Quotes - Page 31

• The great challenge of adulthood is holding on to your idealism after you lose your innocence.

  Bruce Springsteen

  Innocence, Holding On, Idealism

  99 Copy quote

• being afraid to take chances is scarier than actually doing things that challenge you.

  Simone Elkeles

  Take A Chance, Chances Are, Being Afraid

  Simone Elkeles (2013). “Leaving Paradise”, p.135, Simon and Schuster

  37 Copy quote

  Show source
• 

  A character is defined by the kinds of challenges he cannot walk away from. And by those he has walked away from that cause him remorse.

  Arthur Miller

  Character, Causes, Kind

  Arthur Miller (2013). “Timebends: A Life”, p.281, Grove/Atlantic, Inc.

  39 Copy quote

  Show source

• The thing is, some girls think they can actually change guys. And what’s funny is that if they actually did change them, they’d get bored. They’d have no challenge left. You just have to give girls some time to think of a new way of doing things, that’s all. Some of them will figure it out here. Some later. Some never. I wouldn’t worry about it too much.

  Stephen Chbosky

  Girl, Thinking, Giving

  6 Copy quote

• It can be challenge enough to have to eat with myself.

  Jonathan Safran Foer

  Enough, Food Safety

  "Eating Animals". Book by Jonathan Safran Foer, November 2, 2009.

  4 Copy quote

  Show source

• I was going to say he's aimless," the witch replied. "I know he's a bit old to be old to living at home with his mom, but he's had a difficult time holding a job. He's worked at Wendy's, Taco Bell, and Burger King, but it all ends the same way- he challenges his manager to combat, takes over the restaurant, and enslaves his coworkers. Then it's back to video games." - Morgan le Fay

  Michael Buckley

  Mom, Kings, Jobs

  4 Copy quote

• Though we have rightly applauded our ancestors for their spiritual achievements (and do not and must not discount them now), those of us who prevail today will have done no small thing. The special spirits who have been reserved to live in this time of challenges and who overcome will one day be praised for their stamina by those who pulled handcarts.

  Neal A. Maxwell

  Spiritual, Achievement, Special

  7 Copy quote

• One thing is certain: the arts keep you alive. They stimulate, encourage, challenge, and, most of all, guarantee a future free from boredom. They allow growth and even demand it in that time of life we call maturity but too often enter it with a childish faith that what we learned in youth is sustenance enough for the years when most men are mentally famished but won't admit it—or when they are apt to curb their hunger with the sops of complacency, security, and the assurance of death.

  Vincent Price

  Art, Maturity, Men

  34 Copy quote

• Now, as far as I knew, he (Luke) was still sailing around on his demon-infested cruise ship while the chopped-up Lord Kronos re-formed, bit by bit, in a golden sarcophagus, biding his time until he had enough power to challenge the Olympian gods. In demigod-speak, we call this a “problem.” - Percy, 'The Battle of the Labyrinth

  Rick Riordan

  Sailing, Labyrinth, Battle

  8 Copy quote

• The challenges in our lives are there to STRENGTHEN our CONVICTIONS. They are NOT there to run us over.

  Nick Vujicic

  Running, Disability, Conviction

  Twitter post from Jan 12, 2017

  15 Copy quote

  Show source

• None of us makes it through this life without problems and challenges — and sometimes tragedies and misfortunes. After all, in large part we are here to learn and grow from such events in our lives. We know that there are times when we will suffer, when we will grieve, and when we will be saddened. However, we are told, “Adam fell that men might be; and men are, that they might have joy.” How might we have joy in our lives, despite all that we may face? Again from the scriptures: “Wherefore, be of good cheer, and do not fear, for I the Lord am with you, and will stand by you."

  Thomas S. Monson

  Cheer, Men, Grieving

  "Be of Good Cheer". Talk by Thomas S. Monson, www.lds.org. April 2009.

  15 Copy quote

  Show source

• Of course it does, Jomes answered earnestly. Many of life's treasures remain hidden from us simply because we never search for them. Often we do not ask the proper questions that might lead us to the answer to all our challenges. We are so caught up in fear and regret, that hope seems a foolish endeavor. Proof of hope, however, is not only possible, it is an overlooked law of the universe.

  Andy Andrews

  Regret, Law, Doe

  5 Copy quote

• No, whoever was out there didn't want to take her in. But his sights were on her, gun sights, steady. Clear. She stared into them, and with a mocking smile, mouthed the words, I dare you!" (Cassie Sinclair) *** He smiled at the challenge. One day, she just might dare him too far, but he doubted it would be a bullet he'd penetrate her with. (Unknown Breed)

  Lora Leigh

  Gun, Sight, One Day

  4 Copy quote

• When in doubt, just spit it out. That all challenges can be overcome by speaking the truth, no matter how itcomes out.

  Dan Brown

  Doubt, Overcoming, Matter

  Dan Brown (2006). “Deception Point”, p.251, Simon and Schuster

  4 Copy quote

  Show source

• Compassion asks us to go where it hurts, to enter into the places of pain, to share in brokenness, fear, confusion, and anguish. Compassion challenges us to cry out with those in misery, to mourn with those who are lonely, to weep with those in tears. Compassion requires us to be weak with the weak, vulnerable with the vulnerable, and powerless with the powerless. Compassion means full immersion in the condition of being human.

  Henri Nouwen

  Lonely, Hurt, Pain

  Henri J. M. Nouwen (2017). “You are the Beloved: Daily Meditations for Spiritual Living”, Hachette UK

  738 Copy quote

  Show source

• Where are the leaders?' Sapphique asked. 'In the fortresses,' the swan replied. 'And the poets?' 'Lost in dreams of other worlds.' 'And the craftsmen?' 'Forging machines to challenge the darkness.' 'And the Wise, who made the world?' The swan lowered its black neck sadly. 'Dwindled to crones and sorcerers in towers.

  Catherine Fisher

  Wise, Dream, Swans

  Catherine Fisher (2011). “Incarceron”, p.205, Penguin

  4 Copy quote

  Show source

• Feminist effort to end patriarchal domination should be of primary concern precisely because it insists on the eradication of exploitation and oppression in the family context and in all other intimate relationships. It is that political movement which most radically addresses the person – the personal – citing the need for the transformation of self, of relationships, so that we might be better able to act in a revolutionary manner, challenging and resisting domination, transforming the world outside the self.

  Bell Hooks

  Intimate Relationships, Self, Feminist

  bell hooks (2014). “Talking Back: Thinking Feminist, Thinking Black”, p.34, Routledge

  24 Copy quote

  Show source

• All efforts at self-transformation challenge us to engage in on-going, critical self-examination and reflection about feminist practice, and about how we live in the world. This individual commitment, when coupled with engagement in collective discussion, provides a space for critical feedback which strengthens our efforts to change and make ourselves anew.

  Bell Hooks

  Commitment, Reflection, Self

  12 Copy quote

• No matter how difficult something you or a loved one faces, it should not take over your life and be the center of all your interest. Challenges are growth experiences,temporary scenes to be played out on the background of a pleasant life. Don’t become so absorbed in a single event that you can’t think of anything else or care for yourself or for those who depend upon you. Remember, much like the mending of the body, the healing of some spiritual and emotional challenges takes time.

  Richard G. Scott

  Spiritual, Healing, Emotional

  5 Copy quote

• People aren't born good or bad. Maybe they're born with tendencies either way, but it's the way you live your life that matters. And the people you know. Valentine was Hodge's friend, and I don't think Hodge really had anyone else in his life to challenge him or make him be a better person. If I'd had that life, I don't know how I would have turned out. But I didn't. I have my family. And I have you.

  Cassandra Clare

  Valentine, Thinking, People

  Cassandra Clare (2012). “Cassandra Clare: The Mortal Instruments Series (5 books): City of Bones; City of Ashes; City of Glass; City of Fallen Angels, City of Lost Souls”, p.1154, Simon and Schuster

  4 Copy quote

  Show source

• It is a gift when someone can challenge you and open your mind to new ideas.

  Terri Irwin

  Ideas, Mind, New Ideas

  Terri Irwin (2012). “My Steve”, p.6, Simon and Schuster

  7 Copy quote

  Show source

• Always in the big woods when you leave familiar ground and step off alone into a new place there will be, along with the feelings of curiosity and excitement, a little nagging of dread. It is the ancient fear of the Unknown, and it is your first bond with the wilderness you are going into.

  Wendell Berry

  Feelings, Risk, Curiosity

  10 Copy quote

• When you trust in the Lord, when you are willing to let your heart and your mind be centered in His will, when you ask to be led by the Spirit to do His will, you are assured of the greatest happiness along the way and the most fulfilling attainment from this mortal experience. If you question everything you are asked to do, or dig in your heels at every unpleasant challenge, you make it harder for the Lord to bless you.

  Richard G. Scott

  Heart, Mind, Way

  20 Copy quote

• I don’t understand all the nuances of the women’s movement. But I do understand that there are feminists who want to challenge the dominant paradigm, not only of patriarchy, but of where the original wealth came from and the relationship of that wealth to other peoples and the earth. That is the only way that that I think you can really get to the depth of the problem.

  Winona LaDuke

  Thinking, Feminist, Depth

  24 Copy quote

• I find that I have more allies on the left than on the right, and that is because the left is, by and large, filled with people who are challenging the present paradigm and power structure. I’m interested in totally transforming the structure that exists now, because it is not sustainable.

  Winona LaDuke

  People, Allies, Structure

  36 Copy quote