Quotes About Overcoming Obstacles

Looking for some motivation to face life's challenges? Read on for some truly inspiring quotes for overcoming obstacles.
Obstacles, adversities, setbacks - whatever you may choose to call them, are some things, that we humans, do not ever want to cross paths with, in our lives. But honestly, is it really possible? Or even if it is possible, do you really think that the human race can ever be happy, if it had no problems to solve or goals to achieve. Personally, I do not think so. These obstacles are actually opportunities for us humans, which we should grab immediately, so that they do not get lost. Here are some quotes, given by people who took to life's challenges like a fish takes to water, and emerged winners all the way.

Motivational Quotes on Overcoming Obstacles

I remember the time when I was really down and out in my life, and did not know what to do. I was so overwhelmed with my personal and professional failures that my life became a burden for me. It was then that I read one of the most powerful and popular of all motivational quotes given by Winston Churchill, which inspired me to take my life again in my hands. So I would like to start with this famous quote by Winston Churchill.

Never, never, never, never give up. ~ Winston Churchill

Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goal. ~ Henry Ford

Wanting something is not enough. You must hunger for it. Your motivation must be absolutely compelling in order to overcome the obstacles that will invariably come your way. ~ Les Brown

We are built to conquer environment, solve problems, achieve goals, and we find no real satisfaction or happiness in life without obstacles to conquer and goals to achieve. ~ Maxwell Maltz

Stand up to your obstacles and do something about them. You will find that they haven't half the strength you think they have. ~ Norman Vincent Peale

You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You are able to say to yourself, "I have lived through this horror. I can take the next thing that comes along." . . . You must do the thing you think you cannot do. ~ Eleanor Roosevelt

Obstacles don't have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don't turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it. ~ Michael Jordan

Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in getting up every time we do. ~ Confucius

Nothing will ever be attempted if all possible objections must first be overcome. ~ Samuel Johnson

Out of difficulties grow miracles. ~ Jean De La Bruyere

Stop worrying about the potholes in the road and celebrate the journey! ~ Barbara Hoffman

The way I see it, if you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain. ~ Dolly Parton

A man's success should be measured 'not so much by the position he has reached as by the obstacles which he has overcome. ~ Booker T. Washington

It's not that I'm so smart, it's just that I stay with problems longer. ~ Albert Einstein

I do believe that when we face challenges in life that are far beyond our own power, it's an opportunity to build on our faith, inner strength, and courage. I've learned that how we face challenges plays a big role in the outcome of them. ~ Sasha Azevedo

If you find a path with no obstacles, it probably doesn't lead anywhere. ~ Frank A. Clark

The above quotes about overcoming obstacles are not just meant to be read and forgotten. People should actually apply the things mentioned in these quotes for overcoming failure in their lives. If they are able to do so, they will find unimaginable strength and courage, to stand up in any situation, and face challenges in life, head on.
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Published: 4/2/2010
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