Valleys Quotes

• One sees great things from the valley; only small things from the peak.

  Gilbert K. Chesterton

  Nature, Adversity, Mountain Peaks

  "The Hammer of God". Short story by G. K. Chesterton, December 1910.

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• Mountaintops inspire leaders but valleys mature them.

  Winston Churchill

  Leadership, Moving, Inspiration

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• Mountaintops are for views and inspiration, but fruit is grown in the valleys.

  Billy Graham

  Inspiration, Views, Fruit

  Billy Graham (2013). “Quotes from Billy Graham: A Legacy of Faith”, p.146, B&H Publishing Group

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• All of life is peaks and valleys. Don't let the peaks get too high and the valleys too low.

  John Wooden

  Life Is, Lows, Peaks And Valleys

  Scott Howard's Installation Speech as President of Valley Beth Shalom, www.vbs.org. September 08, 2016.

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• I have a dream that one day every valley shall be exalted, every hill and mountain shall be made low, the rough places will be made straight and the glory of the Lord shall be revealed and all flesh shall see it together.

  Martin Luther King, Jr.

  Dream, Peace, One Day

  I Have a Dream, delivered 28 August 1963, at the Lincoln Memorial, Washington D.C.

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• You go through life in a series of peaks and valleys.

  Gloria Grahame

  Peaks And Valleys, Series

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

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• I've come to realize that real growth of character takes place in the valleys of life.

  Dave Dravecky

  Inspirational, Real, Character

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• I love the Valley. There's no attitude.

  Jeremy London

  Attitude

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• Only if you have been in the deepest valley, can you ever know how magnificent it is to be on the highest mountain.

  Richard M. Nixon

  Inspirational, Life, Hiking

  Farewell Remarks to White House Cabinet and Staff, delivered 9 August 1974

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• Let us not wallow in the valley of despair.

  Martin Luther King, Jr.

  Despair, I Have A Dream Speech

  I Have a Dream, delivered 28 August 1963, at the Lincoln Memorial, Washington D.C.

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• A friend who is far away is sometimes much nearer than one who is at hand. Is not the mountain far more awe-inspiring and more clearly visible to one passing through the valley than to those who inhabit the mountain?

  Khalil Gibran

  Friendship, Best Friend, Real Friends

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• Learn to deal with the valleys and the hills will take care of themselves.

  Count Basie

  Care, Hills, Deals

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• Life has all sorts of hills and valleys, and sometimes you don't end up doing what you had your heart set out on, but sometimes that's even better.

  Ruth Buzzi

  Life Lesson, Heart, Sometimes

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• As you go through life, you've got to see the valleys as well as the peaks.

  Neil Young

  Life, Peaks And Valleys, Wells

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• You have to go through those mountains and valleys - because that's what life is: soul growth.

  Wayne Newton

  Soul, Growth, Mountain

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• Before climbing the summits, you must first walk in the down valleys!

  Mehmet Murat Ildan

  Climbing, Firsts, Walks

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• There is no easy walk to freedom anywhere, and many of us will have to pass through the valley of the shadow of death again and again before we reach the mountaintop of our desires.

  Nelson Mandela

  Inspirational, Inspiring, Encouraging

  "Long Walk to Freedom". Book by Nelson Mandela, 1995.

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• The hilltop hour would not be half so wonderful if there were no dark valleys to traverse.

  Helen Keller

  Dark, Half, Wonderful

  Helen Keller (2007). “My Religion”, p.186, Book Tree

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• Study how water flows in a valley stream, smoothly and freely between the rocks. Also learn from holy books and wise people. Everything - even mountains, rivers, plants and trees - should be your teacher.

  Morihei Ueshiba

  Sports, Wise, Teacher

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• The marvelous richness of human experience would lose something of rewarding joy if there were no limitations to overcome. The hilltop hour would not be half so wonderful if there were no dark valleys to traverse.

  Helen Keller

  Inspirational, Life, Happiness

  Helen Keller (1994). “Light in My Darkness”

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• Never stay up on the barren heights of cleverness, but come down into the green valleys of silliness.

  Ludwig Wittgenstein

  Clever, Intelligent, Green

  "Culture and Value" by Ludwig Wittgenstein, translated by Peter Winch, (p. 76e), 1980.

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• When you are in the valley, keep your goal firmly in view and you will get the renewed energy to continue the climb.

  Denis Waitley

  Positive, Views, Goal

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• Between Peaks There Are Always Valleys. How You Manage Your Valley Determines How Soon You Reach Your Next Peak.

  Spencer Johnson

  Next, Determine, Manage

  Spencer Johnson (2010). “Peaks and Valleys: Making Good And Bad Times Work For You--At Work An”, p.37, Simon and Schuster

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• If you have never visited the valleys, the view from the mountain top is not breathtaking.

  Robin Sharma

  Views, Mountain, Breathtaking

  Robin Sharma (2003). “Who Will Cry When You Die?: Life Lessons From The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari”, p.23, Jaico Publishing House

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• On the road from the City of Skepticism, I had to pass through the Valley of Ambiguity.

  Adam Smith

  Cities, Progress, Economy

  Adam Smith (1978). “Powers of Mind”

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