Overcoming Quotes - Page 5

• Miracles arise from conviction. Be convicted about these things: Miracles can happen. Miracles do happen. Love makes them happen.

  Marianne Williamson

  Adversity, Miracle, Conviction

  FaceBook post by Marianne Williamson from Jan 05, 2010

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• To overcome difficulties is to experience the full delight of existence.

  Arthur Schopenhauer

  Delight, Coping, Existence

  Arthur Schopenhauer (2015). “The Essays of Arthur Schopenhauer - Counsels and maxims (illustrated)”, p.39, Full Moon Publications

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• A man who has not passed through the inferno of his passions has never overcome them.

  Carl Jung

  Inspirational, Passion, Thoughtful

  Errinerungen, Tr"ume, Gedanken (Memories, Dreams, Reflections, 1962) ch. 9

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• Do you realize that your life at this very moment is the result of everything that you have ever thought , done , believed , or felt up until now ? You can start right now to consciously and deliberately attract whatever you desire in this lifetime.

  Jack Canfield

  Adversity, Desire, Done

  Jack Canfield, D. D. Watkins (2007). “Jack Canfield's Key to Living the Law of Attraction: A Simple Guide to Creating the Life of Your Dreams”, p.13, Health Communications, Inc.

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• To perceive that form reveals the void, and to see that the void reveals form, is the secret for the overcoming of death. To the extent that one is unaware of space, one is unaware of one's own eternity — it's the same thing!

  Alan Watts

  Death, Space, Secret

  Alan Watts (2000). “What is Zen?”, p.81, New World Library

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• It is right noble to fight with wickedness and wrong; the mistake is in supposing that spiritual evil can be overcome by physical means.

  Lydia M. Child

  Spiritual, Philosophy, Mistake

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• Good men have the fewest fears. He has but one great fear who fears to do wrong; he has a thousand who has overcome it.

  Christian Nestell Bovee

  Men, Good Man, Literature

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• The U.S. Olympic spirit award is an award that is given to an athlete who embodies the Olympic spirit in more ways than just on the playing field, in showing incredible perseverance, in overcoming obstacles, and what we wanted to do is have everybody can vote on-line.

  Brian Boitano

  Motivational, Perseverance, Athlete

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• Not being beautiful was the true blessing. Not being beautiful forced me to develop my inner resources. The pretty girl has a handicap to overcome.

  Golda Meir

  Beauty, Beautiful, Girl

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• Although the world is full of suffering, it is full also of the overcoming of it. My optimism, then, does not rest on the absence of evil, but on a glad belief in the preponderance of good and a willing effort always to cooperate with the good, that it may prevail.

  Helen Keller

  Cheating, Evil, Optimism

  Helen Keller (2012). “Optimism”, p.5, Simon and Schuster

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• If you understand others you are smart.
  If you understand yourself you are illuminated.
  If you overcome others you are powerful.
  If you overcome yourself you have strength.
  If you know how to be satisfied you are rich.
  If you can act with vigor, you have a will.
  If you don't lose your objectives you can be long-lasting.
  If you die without loss, you are eternal.

  Laozi

  Powerful, Smart, Loss

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  The way I see it, if you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain.

  Dolly Parton

  Inspirational, Motivational, Positive

  Twitter post from Sep 12, 2013

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  Failure is the condiment that gives success its flavor.

  Truman Capote

  Inspirational, Motivational, Positive

  Truman Capote, M. Thomas Inge (1987). “Truman Capote: Conversations”, p.189, Univ. Press of Mississippi

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

  Duke Ellington

  Inspirational, Life, Positive

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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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• When you come to a roadblock, take a detour.

  Mary Kay Ash

  Inspirational, Life, Positive

  Mary Kay Ash (1986). “Mary Kay”, Harper Perennial

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• Come through for others and they will come through for you.

  Denis Waitley

  Inspirational, Relationship, Helping Others

  Denis Waitley (1988). “Being the best”, Pocket

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• The greatest achievement is to outperform yourself.

  Denis Waitley

  Inspirational, Perseverance, Ambition

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• Having limits to push against is how you find out what you can do.

  Sylvie Guillem

  Inspirational, Perseverance, Women

  "Fear is the drug" by Judith Mackrell, www.theguardian.com. September 14, 2006.

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• Within the Scripture there is a balm for every wound, a salve for every sore.

  Charles Spurgeon

  Bible, God, Christian

  Charles H. Spurgeon (2016). “The Greatest Fight in the World”, p.10, Gideon House Books

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  When we long for life without difficulties, remind us that oaks grow strong in contrary winds and diamonds are made under pressure.

  Peter Marshall

  Inspirational, Life, Encouraging

  Peter Marshall (1949). “Prayers Offered by the Chaplain, the Rev. Peter Marshall, D.D.: At the Opening of the Daily Sessions of the Senate of the United States During the Eightieth and Eighty-first Congress 1947-1949”

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• Ask God to give you the strength to endure, and rest assured, He will take care of you.

  Joel Osteen

  Strength, God, Faith

  Joel Osteen (2008). “Become a Better You: 7 Keys to Improving Your Life Every Day”, p.271, Simon and Schuster

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• When it's all said and done, you may go through the fire, through the flood, through the famine, but you'll come out standing strong.

  Joel Osteen

  Inspirational, Being Strong, Stay Strong

  Joel Osteen (2014). “Daily Readings from Break Out!: 365 Devotions to Go Beyond Your Barriers and Live an Extraordinary Life”, p.433, Hachette UK

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• I always did something I was a little not ready to do. I think that's how you grow. When there's that moment of 'Wow, I'm not really sure I can do this,' and you push through those moments, that's when you have a breakthrough.

  Marissa Mayer

  Inspirational, Life, Positive

  "Google's Marissa Mayer: Passion is a gender-neutralizing force" by Felicia Taylor, www.cnn.com. April 5, 2012.

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• Focused will is incredible. If you have a dream and you don’t give up no matter what obstacles come up, then life’s problems will fall away and you will get what you want. It happens. It works.

  Yanni

  Inspirational, Moving On, Success

  Yanni, David Rensin (2003). “Yanni in Words”, Miramax Books

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