According to the ancient Chinese proverb, A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step.
It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare; it is because we do not dare that things are difficult
The gem cannot be polished without friction nor man without trials.
The hunger for love is much more difficult to remove than the hunger for bread.
All things are difficult before they are easy.
To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan, but also believe.
Tough times never last, but tough people do.
A problem is a chance for you to do your best.
You can do anything you decide to do.
The most difficult thing in life is to know yourself.
Accept yourself as you are. And that is the most difficult thing in the world, because it goes against your training, education, your culture.
In the Universe the difficult things are done as if they were easy.
We ask these players to do some very difficult things, for the team, the coaching staff, the school - at risk of injury. And when they do those things, I feel as if I'm in their debt. It's an honor to coach those guys. I want to be of service to them.
The most difficult thing to understand during conversation is silence.
Simplification is one of the most difficult things to do.
Writin songs is like a mystery. The most difficult thing to do is have a good idea. If you have a decent idea, the songs are the easy part. Actually having something to say is the hard part. If you get an idea for a song, then it pulls you along. There are just some ideas that you get that are really hard to edit out; it's hard to stop thinking about some bad ideas. So you just finish it and you end up putting it on a record.
The most difficult thing in any negotiation, almost, is making sure that you strip it of the emotion and deal with the facts.
I know it is possible not only to restore trust but to actually enhance it. The difficult things that we got through with the important people in our lives can become fertile ground for the growth of enduring trust - trust that is actually stronger because it's been tested and proved through challenge.
Doing the difficult things that you've never done awakens the talents you never knew you had.
All difficult things have their origin in that which is easy, and great things in that which is small.
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