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Quotes About Challenge

But he was able to understand one thing: making a decision was only the beginning of things. When someone makes a decision, he is really diving into a strong current that will carry him to places he had never dreamed of when he first made the decision.
~ Paulo Coelho
What kills a relationship between two people is precisely the lack of challenge, the feeling that nothing is new anymore. We need to continue to be a surprise for each other.
~ Paulo Coelho
The roller-coaster is my life; life is a fast, dizzying game; life is a parachute jump; it's taking chances, falling over and getting up again; it's mountaineering; it's wanting to get to the very top of yourself and feeling angry and dissatisfied when you don't manage it
~ Paulo Coelho
The most important experiences a man can have are those that take him to the very limit; that is the only way we learn, because it requires all our courage.
~ Paulo Coelho
Every search begins with beginner's luck. And every search ends with the victor's being severely tested. The boy remembered an old proverb from his country. It said that the darkest hour of the night came just before the dawn.
~ Paulo Coelho
But he was able to understand one thing: making a decision was only the beginning of things. When someone makes a decision, he is really diving into a strong current that wil carry him into places he had never dreamed of when he first made the decision. - The Alchemist, Paulo Cohelo -
~ Paulo Coelho
If you want to achieve your objectives, you have to be prepared for a daily dose of pain or discomfort. At first, it's unpleasant and demotivating, but in time you come to realise that it's part of the process of feeling good, and the moment arrives when, if you don't feel pain, you have a sense that the exercises aren't having the desired effect.
~ Paulo Coelho
When we least expect it, life sets us a challenge to test our courage and willingness to change; at such a moment, there is no point in pretending that nothing has happened or in saying that we are not yet ready.
~ Paulo Coelho
If it's still in your mind, it is worth taking the risk
~ Paulo Coelho
Who dares, win
~ Paulo Coelho
Dreaming carries no risks. The dangerous thing is trying to transform your dreams into reality.
~ Paulo Coelho
And to those who believe that adventures are i say try routine: it kills you far more quickly.
~ Paulo Coelho
Facing the difficulties, I can choose either to be a poor victim or a great adventurer.
~ Paulo Coelho
She didn't struggle and so she didn't grow
~ Paulo Coelho
Though the brain says all is well, the soul is lost, confused, doesn't know why life is being unfair to it.
~ Paulo Coelho
We live in a vale of tears...We can have all the dreams we like, but life is hard, implacable, sad.
~ Paulo Coelho
The adrenaline and stress of an adventure are better than a thousand peaceful days.
~ Paulo Coelho
Life is a fast, dizzing game; life is a parachute jump; it's taking chances, falling over and getting up again; it's mountaineering; it's wanting to get to the very top of yourself and to feel angry and dissatisfied when you don't manage it.
~ Paulo Coelho
Difficulty is the name of an ancient tool that was created purely to help us define who we are.
~ Paulo Coelho
I'm a cornered tiger with nowhere to run; the only option that remains is to attack.
~ Paulo Coelho
La vida es un juego fuerte y alucinante, la vida es lanzarse en paracaídas, es arriesgarse, caer y volver a levantarse, es alpinismo, es querer subir a lo alto de uno mismo, y sentirse insatisfecho y angustiado cuando no se consigue.
~ Paulo Coelho
When you make a decision, you are really diving in a strong current that will bring you to places you never dreamed of when you first made that decision
~ Paulo Coelho
Try the impossible. Don't start low down because that's where you are now. Climb those rungs quickly before they take the ladder away. If you're afraid, say a prayer, but carry on.
~ Paulo Coelho
The ship is safest when it's in port, but that's not what ships were built for.
~ Paulo Coelho