Greatest Obstacles Quotes

Every obstacle yields to stern resolve.

Leonardo da Vinci

Perseverance, Persistence, Yield

Leonardo Da Vinci, General Press (2016). “The Notebooks of Leonardo Da Vinci”, p.250, GENERAL PRESS

21 Copy quote

Show source
When obstacles arise, you change your direction to reach your goal; you do not change your decision to get there.

Zig Ziglar

Inspirational, Motivational, Success

FaceBook post by Zig Ziglar from Nov 03, 2014

928 Copy quote

Show source
Being defeated is often a temporary condition. Giving up is what makes it permanent.

Marilyn vos Savant

Inspirational, Motivational, Positive

"Perfectionism: What's Bad About Being Too Good". Book by Miriam Adderholdt and Jan Goldberg, 1987.

86 Copy quote

Show source
The greatest obstacle to discovery is not ignorance - it is the illusion of knowledge.

Daniel J. Boorstin

Inspiring, Education, Wisdom

"Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

156 Copy quote

Show source
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

Inspirational, Life, Crush

Leonardo Da Vinci, General Press (2016). “The Notebooks of Leonardo Da Vinci”, p.250, GENERAL PRESS

63 Copy quote

Show source
Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.

John Wooden

Inspirational, Life, Motivational

"This Speech Was Given Before The #4Women4AllWomen Run" by Powdered Feet, womensrunning.competitor.com. January 25, 2017.

303 Copy quote

Show source
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

Inspirational, Strength, Adversity

Norman Vincent Peale “The Power of Positive Thinking”, Om Books International

27 Copy quote

Show source
Life's challenges are not supposed to paralyze you, they're supposed to help you discover who you are.

Bernice Johnson Reagon

Motivational, Stay Strong, Business

76 Copy quote
Stand up to your obstacles and do something about them.

Norman Vincent Peale

Persistence, Obstacles And Challenges, Strength In Adversity

Dr. Norman Vincent Peale (2003). “The Power of Positive Thinking: 10 Traits for Maximum Results”, p.123, Simon and Schuster

12 Copy quote

Show source
If at first you don't succeed, try management.

Stephen Hawking

Success, Perseverance, Persistence

82 Copy quote
If at first you don't succeed, try hard work.

William Feather

Success, Perseverance, Hard Work

83 Copy quote
A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles.

Christopher Reeve

Inspirational, Motivational, Strength

"Still Me". Book by Christopher Reeve, 1999.

128 Copy quote

Show source
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

Inspirational, Basketball, Wisdom

Michael Jordan (1994). “I can't accept not trying: Michael Jordan on the pursuit of excellence”

39 Copy quote

Show source
Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.

Confucius

Inspirational, Life, Motivational

1030 Copy quote
Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence.

Calvin Coolidge

Motivational, Wisdom, Perseverance

Quoted in Quotable Calvin Coolidge, ed. Peter Hannaford (2001).

65 Copy quote

Show source
Every sale has five basic obstacles: no need, no money, no hurry, no desire, no trust.

Zig Ziglar

Inspirational, Motivational, Business

29 Copy quote
If at first you don't succeed, try, try, try again.

William Edward Hickson

Inspirational, Success, Perseverance

"Try and Try Again". Poem by William Edward Hickson,

173 Copy quote

Show source
If you run into a wall, don't turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it.

Michael Jordan

Motivational, Basketball, Running

Michael Jordan (1994). “I can't accept not trying: Michael Jordan on the pursuit of excellence”

129 Copy quote

Show source
Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it.

Michael Jordan

Motivational, Basketball, Sports

Michael Jordan (1994). “I can't accept not trying: Michael Jordan on the pursuit of excellence”

25 Copy quote

Show source
The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather a lack of will.

Vince Lombardi

Inspirational, Motivational, Success

Vince Lombardi (2012). “What it Takes to be Number One”, p.71, Thomas Nelson

119 Copy quote

Show source
One who gains strength by overcoming obstacles possesses the only strength which can overcome adversity.

Albert Schweitzer

Motivational, Strength, Stress

19 Copy quote
Imaginary obstacles are insurmountable. Real ones aren't.

Barbara Sher

Attitude, Real, Worry

8 Copy quote
There is genius in persistence. It conquers all opposers. It gives confidence. It annihilates obstacles. Everybody believes in a determined man. People know that when he undertakes a thing, the battle is half won, for his rule is to accomplish whatever he sets out to do.

Orison Swett Marden

Confidence, Perseverance, Believe

22 Copy quote
Imaginary obstacles are insurmountable. Real ones aren't. But you can't tell the difference when you have no real information. Fear can create even more imaginary obstacles than ignorance can. That's why the smallest step away from speculation and into reality can be an amazing relief...The Reality Solution means: Do it before you're ready.

Barbara Sher

Courage, Real, Ignorance

11 Copy quote
He who is fixed to a star does not change his mind.

Leonardo da Vinci

Inspirational, Life, Perseverance

Leonardo Da Vinci, General Press (2016). “The Notebooks of Leonardo Da Vinci”, p.250, GENERAL PRESS

27 Copy quote

Show source