Quotes of Overcoming - somelinesforyou

“ The greater the obstacle, the more glory in overcoming it. ”

- Moliere

“ All the world is full of suffering. It is also full of overcoming. ”

- Helen Keller

“ Acceptance of what has happened is the first step to overcoming the consequences of any misfortune. ”

- William James

“ He took over anger to intimidate subordinates, and in time anger took over him. ”

- Milan Kundera

“ To be overcome by the fragrance of flowers is a delectable form of defeat. ”

- Beverley Nichols

“ Success or failure in business is caused more by the mental attitude even than by mental capacities. ”

- Walter Scott

“ Success or failure in business is caused more by mental attitude even than by mental capacities. ”

- Walter D. Scott

“ We've been playing ugly. Without all of our bodies, we've been kicking it all over the shop, but fortunately we've been able to make the big buckets and rely on our defense for once. ”

- Steve Nash

“ Face your fears and doubts, and new worlds will open to you. ”

- Robert Kiyosaki

“ Deliberate violence is more to be quenched than a fire. ”

- Heraclitus

“ Whenever I was upset by something in the papers, Jack always told me to be more tolerant, like a horse flicking away flies in the summer. ”

- Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis

“ Whenever I was upset by something in the papers, Jack always told me to be more tolerant, like a horse flicking away flies in the summer. ”

- Jackie Kennedy

“ We die. That may be the meaning of life. But we do language. That may be the measure of our lives. ”

- Toni Morrison

“ To be overcome by the fragrance of flowers is a delectable form of defeat. ”

- Beverly Nichols

“ I was not content to believe in a personal devil and serve him, in the ordinary sense of the word. I wanted to get hold of him personally and become his chief of staff. ”

- Aleister Crowley

“ There is really nothing more to say except why. But since why is difficult to handle, one must take refuge in how. ”

- Toni Morrison

“ Victor and vanquished never unite in substantial agreement. ”

- Tacitus

“ I advise you to say your dream is possible and then overcome all inconveniences, ignore all the hassles and take a running leap through the hoop, even if it is in flames. ”

- Les Brown

“ In times of great stress or adversity, it's always best to keep busy, to plow your anger and your energy into something positive. ”

- Lee Iacocca

“ Thinking will not overcome fear but action will. ”

- W. Clement Stone

“ I don't measure a man's success by how high he climbs, but how high he bounces when he hits bottom. ”

- George S. Patton

“ Love conquers all. ”

- Virgil

“ There is really nothing more to say-except why. But since why is difficult to handle, one must take refuge in how. ”

- Toni Morrison

“ Art begins with resistance-at the point where resistance is overcome. No human masterpiece has ever been created without great labor. ”

- Andre Gide

“ Let us carefully observe those good qualities wherein our enemies excel us; and endeavor to excel them, by avoiding what is faulty, and imitating what is excell. ”

- Plutarch

“ I know of no higher fortitude than stubbornness in the face of overwhelming odds. ”

- Louis Nizer

“ I'm not looking to set a standard... but, I believe I have offered a challenge to others with my work. ”

- Talib Kweli

“ It is right noble to fight with wickedness and wrong; the mistake is in supposing that spiritual evil can be overcome by physical means. ”

- Lydia M. Child

“ That's my gift. I let that negativity roll off me like water off a duck's back. If it's not positive, I didn't hear it. If you can overcome that, fights are easy. ”

- George Foreman

“ Our obligation is to give meaning to life and in doing so to overcome the passive, indifferent life. ”

- Elie Wiesel
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3