Quotes About Overcoming

Every great leader of the past, whose record I have examined, was beset by difficulties and met with temporary defeat before 'arriving

A great many years ago I purchased a fine dictionary. The first thing I did with it was to turn to the word impossible, and neatly clip it out of the book. That would not be an unwise thing for you to do.

Every adversity, every failure   and every heartache carries with it   the Seed of an equivalent   or a greater Benefit

Remember, too, that all who succeed in life get off to a bad start, and pass through many heart­breaking struggles before they "arrive.

affliction was not a liability, but an asset of great value.

Truly, my own son has taught me that handicaps can be converted into stepping stones on which one may climb toward some worthy goal, unless they are accepted as obstacles, and used as alibis.

Our only limitations are those we set up in our own minds.

These scars are the least important. The worst scars remain inside.

A good friend once told me that problems are like cockroaches. If you bring them out into the light, they get scared and leave.

A good friend once told me that problems are like cockroaches," he said in the joking tone he used when he wanted to say something serious. "If you bring them out into the light, they get scared and leave.

Do you know the best thing about broken hearts?... They can only really break once. The rest is just scratches.

Um bom amigo disse-me uma vez que os problemas são como as baratas (...) Se surgem à luz, assustam-se e vão-se embora.

En las batallas perdidas, la última defensa es la indiferencia

Sabe o que têm de melhor os corações despedaçados? - perguntou a bibliotecária. Fiz-lhe um sinal negativo. -Só se podem despedaçar uma vez. Tudo o resto são arranhões.

She gathered all the strength she didn't possess and got back on her feet.

I drink to drown my pain, but the damned pain learns to swim.

Don't waste time by thinking, acting, or praying like a victim. Feeling victimized only adds to your illness, and should it become a full-time state of mind, it would qualify as an illness in itself.

Get up in the morning and make the decision to take a step forward instead of two backward for that day. Let go of the guilt, and stop feeling sorry for yourself. Don't let the what-ifs drive you crazy, because they will if you let them. I'm speaking from experience.

What you call rock bottom, I call rebirth.

And you can use that bad experience as a crutch to hobble around on for the rest of your life, or you can get over it.

Jesus won the war, and the rest of history is simply mopping up.

There's no room for demons when you're self-possessed.

You know how I always seem to be struggling, even when the situation doesn't call for it?

Do you think courage means being fearless? Or daring? Courage, real courage, is taking three steps when it terrifies you.