Quotes About Challenge

Growing up in New York with artist parents - a very liberal environment, where we were always encouraged to challenge the status quo - I think for a long time I confused jingoism with patriotism. And that is a mistake.

The funny thing about New York City is that if you hide from her, she's just gonna say, 'Whatever, kid!' and leave you in the dust.

New York is where you go to catch a big fish.

New York is a place that can grind you down and spit you out. A true New Yorker doesn't get ground down - he gets polished.

Yorkshire is a hard place to ride a bike.

Seven years ago, when I started free soloing long, hard routes in Yosemite - climbing without a rope, gear or a partner - I did it because it seemed like the purest, most elegant way to scale big walls. Climbing, especially soloing, felt like a grand adventure, but I never dreamed it could be a profession.

A lot of people think that when you have grand scenery, such as you have in Yosemite, that photography must be easy.

We jump every day in Yosemite.

You never let a serious crisis go to waste. And what I mean by that it's an opportunity to do things you think you could not do before.

Opportunity does not knock, it presents itself when you beat down the door.

Accept the challenges so that you can feel the exhilaration of victory.

The revolution is not an apple that falls when it is ripe. You have to make it fall.

To be a champion, I think you have to see the big picture. It's not about winning and losing; it's about every day hard work and about thriving on a challenge. It's about embracing the pain that you'll experience at the end of a race and not being afraid. I think people think too hard and get afraid of a certain challenge.

If you never try, you'll never know what you are capable of.

The more you seek the uncomfortable, the more you will become comfortable.

Growth is uncomfortable; you have to embrace the discomfort if you want to expand.

The climb might be tough and challenging,but the view is worth it. There is a purpose for that pain; you just can't always see it right away.

You can't be successful in business without taking risks. It's really that simple.

What happens is not as important as how you react to what happens.

You can't pee like a puppy if you wanna run with the big dogs.

If you are not willing to risk the unusual, you will have to settle for the ordinary.

If you take no risks, you will suffer no defeats. But if you take no risks, you win no victories.

You must do the things you think you cannot do.

I find human beings to be so complex and full of beauty. Creativity is our way to express and challenge and flow. So, all you humans, create and flow! I'll be over here thinking you are beautiful and creepy and freaky and wonderful!