Overcoming Obstacles Quotes

"Remembering you are going to die is the best way to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose."

- Steve Jobs

"It’s not because things are difficult that we do not dare. It is because we do not dare that they are difficult."

- Seneca

"The beauty in being blessed with talent is rising above doubters to create a beautiful moment."

- Kobe Bryant

"Obstacles do not block the path; they are the path."

- Zen Proverb

""Problems become opportunities when the right people join together.""

- Successories

"I already had three strikes against me. One, I have light skin. Two, I’m from Miami, which wasn’t getting looked at at the time. Three, I’m Cuban. But now, I’ve made everything that stacked against me into a virtue."

- Pitbull

"If something stands between you and your success, MOVE IT! Never be denied."

- Dwayne Johnson

"Life seems to be fashioned and formed best out of the obstacles that seem unbearable."

- John Paul Warren

"Grab the broom of anger and drive off the beast of fear."

- Zora Neale Hurston

"I just want to share with everyone that no matter what challenges, adversities you face in life, that you can overcome them... and once you overcome those adversities, use your story, your testimony to others, to help others get through their storm."

- Wayne Messam

"There can be dramas in your life and you can get over them and become someone. You don't have to wallow in self-pity; you can actually use the experiences in your life to push yourself further and help others."

- Craig Revel Horwood

"Remember just because you hit bottom doesn’t mean you have to stay there."

- Robert Downey Jr.

"Fear of looking stupid is the No. 1 killer of dreams. The worst part? The people who make you feel stupid are usually the ones least qualified to judge someone else’s life."

- Anthony Moore

"Smile at the obstacle, for it is a bridge."

- Medusa

"Often it isn't the mountains ahead that wear you out, it's the little pebble in your shoe."

- Muhammad Ali

"And by the way, everything in life is writable about if you have the outgoing guts to do it, and the imagination to improvise. The worst enemy to creativity is self-doubt."

- Sylvia Plath

"Difficulties mastered are opportunities won."

- Winston Churchill

"Building is about getting around the obstacles that are presented to you."

- Jeremy Renner

"Fear is most commonly an acronym for False Evidence Appearing Real."

"Don’t let the fear of failure be greater than the excitement of success."

"To overcome fear, you must go through it, not around it."

"FEAR – Forget Everything And Run… or… Face Everything And Rise. It’s your choice."

"Fear is the brain’s way of saying that there is something important for you to overcome."

"Most of the things you worry about never even happen."

"You can transform obstacles into stepping stones, my dear."

"Every challenge presents an opportunity for you to shine."

"If you find yourself in a hole, the first thing to do is stop diggin’."

"This too shall pass. It may be an uncomfortable experience, but it will eventually end. That’s much like the passing of a kidney stone."

"Rock bottom is the first step to a clean and sober you. Not only is there nowhere to go but up, but you now have room to learn and grow."

"Don’t let an obstacle set you back. There are ways around or through anything that happens to you that don’t include the use of alcohol or drugs."