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Some minds seem almost to create themselves, springing up under every disadvantage and working their solitary but irresistible way through a thousand obstacles.
Sep 10, 2025
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.
Permanence, perseverance and persistence in spite of all obstacle s, discouragement s, and impossibilities: It is this, that in all things distinguishes the strong soul from the weak.
Stand up to your obstacles and do something about them.
Through hard work, perseverance and a faith in God, you can live your dreams.
Nothing is more common than unsuccessful people with talent.
Anyone who does not believe in miracles is not a realist.
Adversity, and perseverance and all these things can shape you. They can give you a value and a self-esteem that is priceless.
Stand up to your obstacles and do something about them. You will find that they haven't half the strength you think they have.
If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant.
Just put one foot in front of the other.
The slogan 'press on' has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race.
If we had not winter, the spring would not be so pleasant; if we did not sometimes taste of adversity, prosperity would not be so welcome.
If you're going through hell, keep going.
Adversity is like a strong wind. I don't mean just that it holds us back from places we might otherwise go. It also tears away from us all but the things that cannot be torn, so that afterward we see ourselves as we really are.
He who does not tire, tires adversity.
One who gains strength by overcoming obstacles possesses the only strength which can overcome adversity.
A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles.
Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.
Hard work spotlights the character of people: some turn up their sleeves, some turn up their noses, and some don't turn up at all.
The gem cannot be polished without friction nor man without trials.
In the confrontation between the stream and the rock, the stream always wins, not through strength but by perseverance.
There is genius in persistence. It conquers all opposers. It gives confidence. It annihilates obstacles. Everybody believes in a determined man. People know that when he undertakes a thing, the battle is half won, for his rule is to accomplish whatever he sets out to do.
Everything that I've ever been able to accomplish in skating and in life has come out of adversity and perseverance.
Courage is not the absence of fear...
Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgement that
Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not: nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not: the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent.
Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.
There is nothing more common than unsuccessful men with talent.
Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence.
Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent.
The world is full of educated derelicts.
Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not: nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent.
Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm.
We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.
Courage is not the absence of fear, but the mastery of it.
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