Life Being Hard Quotes

• Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly.

  Robert Kennedy

  Inspirational, Success, Encouraging

  Robert F. Kennedy (1967). “To seek a newer world”, Doubleday Books

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  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

  Inspirational, Life, Motivational

  Dale Carnegie (2017). “How to enjoy your life and your job”, p.59, Diamond Pocket Books Pvt Ltd

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• The gem cannot be polished without friction nor man without trials.

  Confucius

  Inspirational, Life, Success

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  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”

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  Never give up, for that is just the place and time that the tide will turn.

  Harriet Beecher Stowe

  Inspirational, Motivational, Moving On

  Harriet Beecher Stowe (1896). “Oldtown folks. Sam Lawson's Oldtown fireside stories”

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• When you get into a tight place, and everything goes against you till it seems as if you could n't hold on a minute longer, never give up then, for that 's just the place and time that the tide'll turn.

  Harriet Beecher Stowe

  Inspirational, Motivational, Strength

  "Old Town Folks". Book by Harriet Beecher Stowe. Chapter 39, p. 507, 1869.

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• Problems are guidelines, not stop signs!

  Robert H. Schuller

  Inspirational, Positive, Moving On

  "Move Ahead with Possibility Thinking" by Robert H. Schuller, (p. 90), 1967.

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  The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.

  Martin Luther King, Jr.

  Inspirational, Life, Motivational

  Strength to Love (1963) ch. 3

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

  Henry Ford

  Inspirational, Motivational, Positive

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

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• Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.

  Thomas A. Edison

  Inspirational, Life, Motivational

  "From Telegraph to Light Bulb with Thomas Edison". Book by Deborah Headstrom-Page, 2007.

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• We must embrace pain and burn it as fuel for our journey.

  Kenji Miyazawa

  Inspirational, Positive, Sympathy

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• The most reliable way to predict the future is to create it.

  Abraham Lincoln

  Positive, Being Happy, Uplifting

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• 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”

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• The best way to predict the future is to study the past, or prognosticate.

  Robert Kiyosaki

  Inspirational, Motivational, Positive

  Twitter post from Jan 30, 2017

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• Nelson Mandela said: 'It always seems impossible until it's done.' Peace is possible.

  John Bonifaz

  Motivational, Perseverance, War

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• An Airplane takes off against the wind, not with it.

  Henry Ford

  Inspirational, Motivational, Positive

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• The best way to predict the future is to invent it.

  Alan Kay

  Inspirational, Motivational, Positive

  Walter Isaacson (2011). “Steve Jobs”, p.95, Simon and Schuster

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• And so rock bottom became the solid foundation on which I rebuilt my life.

  J. K. Rowling

  Inspirational, Life, Change

  J.K. Rowling (2015). “Very Good Lives: The Fringe Benefits of Failure and the Importance of Imagination”, p.38, Hachette UK

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• No matter how bad things are, you can always make things worse.

  Randy Pausch

  Good Morning, Good Day, Optimistic

  Randy Pausch, Jeffrey Zaslow (2008). “The Last Lecture”, p.143, Hachette UK

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• When you have exhausted all possibilities, remember this - you haven't.

  Thomas A. Edison

  Inspirational, Karma, Running

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• Do not pray for an easy life, pray for the strength to endure a difficult one

  Bruce Lee

  Inspirational, Life, Strength

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• Tough times never last, but tough people do.

  Robert H. Schuller

  Inspirational, Life, Motivational

  Robert H. Schuller (1993). “Robert H Schuller: The Inspirational Writings : Tough Times Never Last, But Tough People Do/Tough Minded Faith for Tender Hearted People”, Bbs Publishing Corporation

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• 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”

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• A problem is a chance for you to do your best.

  Duke Ellington

  Inspirational, Life, Positive

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• The best way to predict the future is to create it.

  Peter Drucker

  Inspirational, Life, Motivational

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