100 Inspirational Quotes to Overcome Obstacles and Achieve Success

"By prevailing over all obstacles and distractions, one may unfailingly arrive at his chosen goal or destination."

- Christopher Columbus

"Fear can be good when you're walking past an alley at night or when you need to check the locks on your doors before you go to bed, but it's not good when you have a goal and you're fearful of obstacles. We often get trapped by our fears, but anyone who has had success has failed before."

- Queen Latifah

"Joy is of the will which labours, which overcomes obstacles, which knows triumph."

- William Butler Yeats

"Achieving success is a challenge but so is struggling so you may as well choose success."

- Rob Liano

"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

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

- Robert F. Kennedy

"Our very survival depends on our ability to stay awake, to adjust to new ideas, to remain vigilant and to face the challenge of change."

- Martin Luther King Jr.

"Worry never accomplishes anything. When you have a problem, it is best to concentrate on the solution to that problem, not the problem itself."

- Thomas D. Willhite

"Don't be distracted by criticism. Remember-the only taste of success some people have is when they take a bite out of you."

- Zig Ziglar

"Being challenged in life is inevitable, being defeated is optional."

- Roger Crawford

"A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles."

- Christopher Reeve

"I thrive on obstacles. If I'm told that it can't be told, then I push harder."

- Issa Rae

"Love conquers all difficulties, surmounts all obstacles, and effects what to any other power would be impossible."

- William Godwin

"Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goal."

- Henry Ford

"Wanting something is not enough. You must hunger for it. Your motivation must be absolutely compelling in order to overcome the obstacles that will invariably come your way."

- Les Brown

"The boy who is going to make a great man must not make up his mind merely to overcome a thousand obstacles, but to win in spite of a thousand repulses and defeats."

- Theodore Roosevelt

"Every adversity, every failure, every heartache carries with it the seed of an equal or greater benefit."

- Napoleon Hill

"When we tackle obstacles, we find hidden reserves of courage and resilience we did not know we had. And it is only when we are faced with failure do we realise that these resources were always there within us. We only need to find them and move on with our lives."

- A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

"Super-success is not for everyone, and you will endure weeks and months and years of hard work, obstacles, failures, victories, pain, and any manner of 'negative' experiences to reap the rewards of success, drink from the golden goblet, own the brass ring."

- Dan Pena

"Obstacles are necessary for success because in selling, as in all careers of importance, victory comes only after many struggles and countless defeats."

- Og Mandino

"I have a motto on my bedroom wall: 'Obstacles are what you see when you take your eye off the goal.' Giving up is not my style. I just want to do something that's worthwhile."

- Chris Burke

"At the end of the day, you're going to go through obstacles, but with passion, you will be successful, and you will accomplish whatever your dreams are."

- Brie Bella

"It's the constant and determined effort that breaks down all resistance, sweeps away all obstacles."

- Claude M. Bristol

"If the leader is filled with high ambition and if he pursues his aims with audacity and strength of will, he will reach them in spite of all obstacles."

- Carl von Clausewitz

"You can be extremely bright and still have dyslexia. You just have to understand how you learn and how you process information. When you know that, you can overcome a lot of the obstacles that come with dyslexia."

- Tim Tebow

"If you find a path with no obstacles, it probably doesn't lead anywhere."

- Frank A. Clark

"There will always be obstacles and challenges that stand in your way. Building mental strength will help you develop resilience to those potential hazards so you can continue on your journey to success."

- Amy Morin

"History has demonstrated that the most notable winners usually encountered heartbreaking obstacles before they triumphed. They won because they refused to become discouraged by their defeats."

- B. C. FORBES

"Dont give up. Obstacles can be overcome through strategy and learning."

- Hidetaka Miyazaki

"One who gains strength by overcoming obstacles possesses the only strength which can overcome adversity."

- Albert Schweitzer

"Obstacles are things a person sees when he takes his eyes off his goal."

- E. Joseph Cossman

"Stand up to your obstacles and do something about them. You will find that they haven't half the strength you think they have."

- Norman Vincent Peale

"Patience and perseverance have a magical effect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish."

- John Quincy Adams

"Permanence, perseverance and persistence in spite of all obstacles, discouragements, and impossibilities: It is this, that in all things distinguishes the strong soul from the weak."

- Thomas Carlyle

"I've always found that anything worth achieving will always have obstacles in the way and you've got to have that drive and determination to overcome those obstacles on route to whatever it is that you want to accomplish."

- Chuck Norris

"When there's a setback, someone with a fixed mindset will start thinking, 'Maybe I don't have what it takes?' They may get defensive and give up. A hallmark of a successful person is that they persist in the face of obstacle, and often, these obstacles are blessings in disguise."

- Carol S. Dweck

"No difficulty can discourage, no obstacle dismay, no trouble dishearten the man who has acquired the art of being alive. Difficulties are but dares of fate, obstacles but hurdles to try his skill, troubles but bitter tonics to give him strength; and he rises higher and looms greater after each encounter with adversity."

- Ella Wheeler Wilcox

"A man does what he must - in spite of personal consequences, in spite of obstacles and dangers and pressures - and that is the basis of all human morality."

- John F. Kennedy

"It's not that I'm so smart, it's just that I stay with problems longer."

- Albert Einstein

"All the adversity I've had in my life, all my troubles and obstacles, have strengthened me... You may not realize it when it happens, but a kick in the teeth may be the best thing in the world for you."

- Walt Disney

"Show me someone who has done something worthwhile, and I’ll show you someone who has overcome adversity."

- Lou Holtz

"Everyone has to face obstacles. Everybody has to face hurdles. It's what you do with those that determines how successful you're going to be."

- Craig Sager

"In order to succeed, people need a sense of self-efficacy, to struggle together with resilience to meet the inevitable obstacles and inequities of life."

- Albert Bandura

"There has to be this pioneer, the individual who has the courage, the ambition to overcome the obstacles that always develop when one tries to do something worthwhile, especially when it is new and different."

- Alfred P. Sloan

"It's part of life to have obstacles. It's about overcoming obstacles; that's the key to happiness."

- Herbie Hancock

"I know those challenges that come up from time to time in life are our little learning tools, our little steppingstones. If we didn't have those things in our life, how would we learn anything? We would just be walking around like nothing. We need those obstacles in our life because I know one thing - I'm a much better person for them."

- Gladys Knight

"It is your reaction to adversity, not the adversity itself, that determines how your life story will develop."

- Dieter F. Uchtdorf

"Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved."

- Helen Keller

"In the middle of a difficulty lies opportunity."

- Albert Einstein

"Strength does not come from winning. Your struggles develop your strengths. When you go through hardships and decide not to surrender, that is strength."

- Arnold Schwarzenegger

"Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will."

- Mahatma Gandhi

"You never know how strong you are until being strong is your only choice."

- Bob Marley

"Once you choose hope, anything is possible."

- Christopher Reeve

"The greater the obstacle, the more glory in overcoming it."

- Molière

"Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has overcome."

- Booker T. Washington

"The greatest obstacles in life are often the ones we create in our own minds."

- Albert King

"I can be changed by what happens to me, but I refuse to be reduced by it."

- Maya Angelou

"All the adversity I’ve had in my life, all my troubles and obstacles, have strengthened me… You may not realize it when it happens, but a kick in the teeth may be the best thing in the world for you."

- Walt Disney

"Believe you can and you’re halfway there."

- Theodore Roosevelt

"I hated every minute of training, but I said, ‘Don’t quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion.’"

- Muhammad Ali

"Some minds seem almost to create themselves, springing up under every disadvantage and working their solitary but irresistible way through a thousand obstacles."

- Washington Irving

"People are always blaming their circumstances for what they are. I don't believe in circumstances. The people who get on in this world are the people who get up and look for the circumstances they want, and if they can't find them, make them."

- George Bernard Shaw

"Many times we are our worst enemy. If we could learn to conquer ourselves, then we will have a much easier time overcoming the obstacles that are in front of us."

- Stephan Labossiere

"It’s not what happens that determines the major part of your future. What happens, happens to us all. It is what you do about what happens that counts."

- Jim Rohn

"I can accept failure," said the wise one, knowing failure is just a stepping stone to epic success. It's like a crash course in winning, teaching you what not to do on the path to greatness. So, embrace failure like your quirky sidekick, guiding you through the plot twists of life with humor and resilience. Remember, failure isn't the end; it's the prequel to your legendary comeback story!"

- Life is Positive

"Failure is not the end, but a stepping stone; it teaches us resilience and refines our purpose. Embrace each setback as a lesson that fuels your journey toward success."

- Dr Prem Jagyasi

"Even the darkest night will end and the sun will rise."

- Victor Hugo

"Difficulties in life are intended to make us better, not bitter."

- Dan Reeves

"Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all of the darkness."

- Desmond Tutu

"Happiness is dependent on self-discipline. We are the biggest obstacles to our own happiness. It is much easier to do battle with society and with others than to fight our own nature."

- Dennis Prager

"You show me anybody that’s great in anything they do, I’ll show you somebody that’s persevered, demonstrated that mental toughness to overcome some obstacles and adversity."

- Sean McVay

"Our greatest obstacles present the most opportunity."

- Chad Foster

"Life without obstacles removes opportunity for growth."

- Chad Foster

"Victims stay trapped, but visionaries bounce back."

- Chad Foster

"It’s less about our ability, and more about our willingness to try, and our determination to follow through."

- Chad Foster

"Sometimes adversity is what you need to face in order to become successful."

- Zig Ziglar

"Adversity is preparation for greatness."

- Andy Andrews

"Adversity introduces a man to himself."

- Albert Einstein

"I can’t change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination."

- Jimmy Dean

"Just as we develop our physical muscles through overcoming opposition - such as lifting weights - we develop our character muscles by overcoming challenges and adversity."

- Stephen R. Covey

"Architecture and building is about how you get around the obstacles that are presented to you. That sometimes determines how successful you'll be: How good are you at going around obstacles?"

- Jeremy Renner

"The gem cannot be polished without friction, nor man perfected without trials."

- Chinese Proverb

"Obstacles, of course, are developmentally necessary: they teach kids strategy, patience, critical thinking, resilience and resourcefulness."

- Naomi Wolf

"We all have obstacles. The feeling of satisfaction comes by overcoming something."

- Marta

"There will be many obstacles in the pursuit of your dreams. I had long hours of training, balancing studies and badminton."

- P. V. Sindhu

"Within ourselves, there are voices that provide us with all the answers that we need to heal our deepest wounds, to transcend our limitations, to overcome our obstacles or challenges, and to see where our soul is longing to go."

- Debbie Ford

"I've stood the test of time, weathered a lot of storms and hurdled a lot of obstacles."

- Ginuwine

"It was so risky and so scary, and yet at the same time, so beautiful. Maybe the truth was, it shouldn't be easy to be amazing. Then everything would be. It's the things you fight for and struggle with before earning that have the greatest worth. When something's difficult to come by, you'll do that much more to make sure it's even harder -if not impossible- to lose."

- Sarah Dessen

"Some fish love to swim upstream. Some people love to overcome challenges."

- Amit Ray

"The tests we face in life's journey are not to reveal our weaknesses but to help us discover our inner strengths. We can only know how strong we are when we strive and thrive beyond the challenges we face."

- Kemi Sogunle

"Always bear in mind that your own resolution to success is more important than any other one thing."

- Abraham Lincoln

"Turn your wounds into wisdom."

- Oprah Winfrey

"Rock bottom became the solid foundation in which I built my life."

- J.K. Rowling

"We don’t develop courage by being happy every day. We develop it by surviving difficult times and challenging adversity."

- Barbara De Angelis

"My attitude is that if you push me towards something that you think is a weakness, then I will turn that perceived weakness into a strength."

- Michael Jordan

"You can’t be brave if you’ve only had wonderful things happen to you."

- Mary Tyler Moore

"Well, if it can be thought, it can be done, a problem can be overcome,"

- E.A. Bucchianeri

"Without being push to the wall, we will have remained in our comfortable zone. But this circumstance challenges us to find the courage to move on."

- Lailah Gifty Akita

"The pressure of adversity is the most powerful sustainer of accountability. It's as though everything you do is multiplied by 50 in order to surpass those with a head-start. I was never capable of slacking when at the threshold of failure."

- Criss Jami

"Success is 99 percent failure."

- Soichiro Honda

"Adversity makes men, and prosperity makes monsters."

- Victor Hugo

"Even if you find a legitimate reason to fail, how does that serve you?"

- Chad Foster

"Keep your face always toward the sunshine—and shadows will fall behind you."

- Walt Whitman

"Always listen to experts. They'll tell you what can't be done, and why. Then do it."

- Robert A. Heinlein

"Excuses are for losers."

- Chad Foster

"If you’re not failing from time to time, you’re not aiming high enough."

- Chad Foster

"The biggest influence in your life is you."

- Chad Foster

"I am more than my scars."

- Andrew Davidson

"The man who can articulate the movements of his inner life need no longer be a victim of himself, but is able slowly and consistently to remove the obstacles that prevent the spirit from entering."

- Henri Nouwen

"Life always gives us another change: It's called "To Move On"."

- Ana Claudia Antunes

"In my life, I don't have roadblocks and obstacles. I might have something you would call a 'challenge.' I throw that out the window, and I call that a wonderful opportunity."

- Frances Hesselbein

"Don't take yourself too seriously. Know when to laugh at yourself, and find a way to laugh at obstacles that inevitably present themselves."

- Halle Berry

"Mental discipline and tenacity in the face of obstacles are traits that have greatly helped me in both my personal and professional journey thus far. I am also very optimistic by nature and tend to focus on the positive and remain hopeful when faced with adversity."

- Priyamvada Natarajan

"Man learns through experience, and the spiritual path is full of different kinds of experiences. He will encounter many difficulties and obstacles, and they are the very experiences he needs to encourage and complete the cleansing process."

- Sai Baba

"If you expect life to be easy, challenges will seem difficult. If you accept that challenges may occur, life will be easier."

- Rob Liano

"But the cure for most obstacles is, Be decisive."

- George Weinberg

"There are plenty of difficult obstacles in your path. Don't allow yourself to become one of them."

- Ralph Marston

"Take a limitation and turn it into an opportunity. Take an opportunity and turn it into an adventure by dreaming BIG!"

- Jo Franz

"Those who don't know how to suffer are the worst off. There are times when the only correct thing we can do is to bear out troubles until a better day."

- Deng Ming-Dao

"Never trust someone that claims they care nothing of what society thinks of them. Instead of conquering obstacles, they simply pretend they don't exist."

- Tiffany Madison

"For a long time, society put obstacles in the way of women who wanted to enter the sciences."

- Sally Ride

"Convince your enemy that he will gain very little by attacking you; this will diminish his enthusiasm"

- Sun Tzu

"Today's tears water tomorrow's gardens."

- Matshona Dhliwayo

"Freedom in general may be defined as the absence of obstacles to the realization of desires."

- Bertrand Russell

"The ADA is essential in helping me overcome the obstacles I face as a Wounded Warrior and empowers me to assist other veterans. It allows me to be physically active, have my pilot's license, and serve in Congress."

- Tammy Duckworth

"Emotions aren't the obstacles to a successful negotiation; they are the means."

- Christopher Voss

"Positivity is the spark that lights the fire of resilience, turning challenges into opportunities for growth."

- Anonymous

"I learned that one's mentality can influence how they react to physical obstacles."

- Lee Seung-gi

"Green growth is one vehicle through which technology, globalisation and environmental challenges can be turned from obstacles to solutions for problems related to growth, jobs and competitiveness."

- Chuka Umunna

"The most important reason for your “no” is that you need your downtime so you won’t behave like a jerk because you’re depleted. And you don’t want to battle an appetite spiked by the stress of overcommitment. But that’s your secret; others don’t need that information. So just smile, say no, thank you, and keep moving."

- Holly Mosier

"Mary’s childhood was rough. She was frequently beaten and chastised by the nuns who served as her protectors and brutalized by the older girls in the orphanage. Oh how I wept those first few years of my life. My tears came like tropical storms. Every pore in my body wept. I heaved and shuddered and sighed. Everything around me seemed dark and terrifying."

- Maria Nhambu

"Home is not defined by walls; it's the unwavering sense of love and protection we carry within us, wherever we may go."

- Ionut Alin Hoisan

"Love's melody plays on, even when the dance slows down."

- Rendi Ansyah

"Hope is the heartbeat of the soul, a rhythm that keeps us dancing through even the darkest days."

"Every sale has five basic obstacles: no need, no money, no hurry, no desire, no trust."