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Quotes about Overcoming Obstacles
I am not bound to succeed, but I am bound to live up to what light I have.
— Abraham Lincoln
The world is moving so fast these days that the man who says it can't be done is generally interrupted by someone doing it.
— Elbert Hubbard
Love conquers all things except poverty and toothache.
— Mae West
God could have over-ruled every difficulty in your way, had he seen it expedient. But he is pleased to show you, that you depend not upon men—but upon himself; and that, notwithstanding your situation, may exclude you from some advantages in point of outward means. He who has begun a good work in you, is able to carry it on, in defiance of all seeming hindrances, and make all things (even those which have the most unfavorable appearances) work together for your good.
— John Newton
Without failure there is no sweetness in success. There's no understanding of it.
— Glenn Beck
To put away aimlessness and weakness, and to begin to think with purpose, is to enter the ranks of those strong ones who only recognize failure as one of the pathways to attainment; who make all conditions serve them, and who think strongly, attempt fearlessly, and accomplish masterfully.
— James Allen
Men are anxious to improve their circumstances, but are unwilling to improve themselves; they therefore remain bound. The man who does not shrink from self-crucifixion can never fail to accomplish the object upon which his heart is set.
— James Allen
La Voluntad humana, la fuerza invisible, La descendencia de un alma inmortal, Conquista cualquier meta sin importar, Aunque intervengan muros invencibles.
— James Allen
People who are underprivileged have more to grieve and have more to overcome.
— Sheryl Sandberg
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're a human being, you can attempt to do what other human beings have done. We don't understand talent any more than we understand electricity.
— Maya Angelou
Losing one feather does not prevent a bird from flying.
— Matshona Dhliwayo