---
title: "11 Limitations People Quotes by 11 authors"
description: "Browse 11 Limitations People quotes by 11 authors. Discover the best Limitations People sayings and thoughts."
image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/11d/adebayo-akinfenwa-5817_defy_defy-the-limitations-people-put-on-you-2_2566475.jpg"
---

> [Defy the limitations people put on you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adebayo-akinfenwa/defy-the-limitations-people-put-on-you/)

[Adebayo Akinfenwa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adebayo-akinfenwa/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/11d/adebayo-akinfenwa-5817_defy_defy-the-limitations-people-put-on-you-2_2566475.jpg)

> [Don't accept the limitations of other people who claim things are 'unchangeable'. If it's written in stone, bring your hammer and chisel.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-mcwilliams/don-t-accept-the-limitations-of-other-people-who-claim-things-are/)

[Peter McWilliams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-mcwilliams/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c8d/peter-mcwilliams-2236_accepting_don-t-accept-the-limitations-of-other-pe_2268287.png)

> [Stop living within the limitations of what people think of you and never look back.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/camilia/stop-living-within-the-limitations-of-what-people-think-of-you-and/)

[Camilia](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/camilia/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/138/camilia-9325_limits_stop-living-within-the-limitations-of-wh_244048.jpg)

> [My belief is that most of the limitations people have or face are self-imposed.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rush-limbaugh/my-belief-is-that-most-of-the-limitations-people-have-or-face-are/)

[Rush Limbaugh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rush-limbaugh/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/80f/rush-limbaugh-28_belief_my-belief-is-that-most-of-the-limitation_1057889.jpg)

> [Stop living within the limitations of what people think you are and never look back](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/stop-living-within-the-limitations-of-what-people-think-you-are-and/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/126/anonymous-1_lifehappiness_stop-living-within-the-limitations-of-wh_142167.jpg)

> [I don't think in terms of failure…I don't feel like anyone outside of me should be setting limitations. People should be encouraged…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/whoopi-goldberg/i-don-t-think-in-terms-of-failure-i-don-t-feel-like-anyone-outside-of/)

[Whoopi Goldberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/whoopi-goldberg/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f52/whoopi-goldberg-3323_be-encouraged_i-don-t-think-in-terms-of-failure-i-don_1808617.jpg)

> [My dad didn't see limitations in himself or in other people. He did what he did his way and left behind an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shannon-lee/my-dad-didn-t-see-limitations-in-himself-or-in-other-people-he-did/)

[Shannon Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shannon-lee/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/057/shannon-lee-12926_dad_my-dad-didn-t-see-limitations-in-himself_219970.jpg)

> [“Why do we insist on putting limitations on what people are capable of doing?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gaby-rodriguez/why-do-we-insist-on-putting-limitations-on-what-people-are-capable-of/)

[Gaby Rodriguez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gaby-rodriguez/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/12a/gaby-rodriguez-59458_limitations_why-do-we-insist-on-putting-limitations_382258.jpg)

> [The Universe and Spirit do not understand limitations...PEOPLE invented limitations!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennifer-o-neill/the-universe-and-spirit-do-not-understand-limitations-people-invented/)

[Jennifer O'Neill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jennifer-o-neill/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c89/jennifer-o-neill-11538_limitation_the-universe-and-spirit-do-not-understan_3141007.jpg)

> [We need to diversify the people who are backstage and producing and marketing these shows. It's the limitations of these people that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lynn-nottage/we-need-to-diversify-the-people-who-are-backstage-and-producing-and/)

[Lynn Nottage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lynn-nottage/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/165/lynn-nottage-4259_backstage_we-need-to-diversify-the-people-who-are_84839.png)

> [“People always judge others by taking as a model their own limitations, and other people’s opinions are often full of prejudice and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paulo-coelho/people-always-judge-others-by-taking-as-a-model-their-own-limitations/)

[Paulo Coelho](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paulo-coelho/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/24f/paulo-coelho-10_fear_people-always-judge-others-by-taking-as_988140.jpg)

```json
{
    "@context": "https://schema.org",
    "@graph": [
        {
            "@type": "ItemList",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/limitations-people/#itemlist",
            "name": "Limitations People Quotes",
            "numberOfItems": 11,
            "itemListElement": [
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 1,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "Defy the limitations people put on you.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Adebayo Akinfenwa"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adebayo-akinfenwa/defy-the-limitations-people-put-on-you/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/11d/adebayo-akinfenwa-5817_defy_defy-the-limitations-people-put-on-you-2_2566475.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/11d/adebayo-akinfenwa-5817_defy_defy-the-limitations-people-put-on-you-2_2566475.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/11d/adebayo-akinfenwa-5817_defy_defy-the-limitations-people-put-on-you-2_2566475.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“Defy the limitations people put on you.” — Adebayo Akinfenwa",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 2,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "Don't accept the limitations of other people who claim things are 'unchangeable'. If it's written in stone, bring your hammer and chisel.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Peter McWilliams"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-mcwilliams/don-t-accept-the-limitations-of-other-people-who-claim-things-are/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c8d/peter-mcwilliams-2236_accepting_don-t-accept-the-limitations-of-other-pe_2268287.png",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c8d/peter-mcwilliams-2236_accepting_don-t-accept-the-limitations-of-other-pe_2268287.png",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c8d/peter-mcwilliams-2236_accepting_don-t-accept-the-limitations-of-other-pe_2268287.png",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“Don't accept the limitations of other people who claim things are 'unchangeable'. If it's written in stone…” — Peter McWilliams",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 3,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "Stop living within the limitations of what people think of you and never look back.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Camilia"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/camilia/stop-living-within-the-limitations-of-what-people-think-of-you-and/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/138/camilia-9325_limits_stop-living-within-the-limitations-of-wh_244048.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/138/camilia-9325_limits_stop-living-within-the-limitations-of-wh_244048.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/138/camilia-9325_limits_stop-living-within-the-limitations-of-wh_244048.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“Stop living within the limitations of what people think of you and never look back.” — Camilia",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 4,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "My belief is that most of the limitations people have or face are self-imposed.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Rush Limbaugh"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rush-limbaugh/my-belief-is-that-most-of-the-limitations-people-have-or-face-are/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/80f/rush-limbaugh-28_belief_my-belief-is-that-most-of-the-limitation_1057889.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/80f/rush-limbaugh-28_belief_my-belief-is-that-most-of-the-limitation_1057889.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/80f/rush-limbaugh-28_belief_my-belief-is-that-most-of-the-limitation_1057889.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“My belief is that most of the limitations people have or face are self-imposed.” — Rush Limbaugh",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 5,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "Stop living within the limitations of what people think you are and never look back",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Anonymous"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/stop-living-within-the-limitations-of-what-people-think-you-are-and/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/126/anonymous-1_lifehappiness_stop-living-within-the-limitations-of-wh_142167.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/126/anonymous-1_lifehappiness_stop-living-within-the-limitations-of-wh_142167.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/126/anonymous-1_lifehappiness_stop-living-within-the-limitations-of-wh_142167.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“Stop living within the limitations of what people think you are and never look back” — Anonymous",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 6,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "I don't think in terms of failure…I don't feel like anyone outside of me should be setting limitations.  People should be encouraged to shoot for the moon.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Whoopi Goldberg"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/whoopi-goldberg/i-don-t-think-in-terms-of-failure-i-don-t-feel-like-anyone-outside-of/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f52/whoopi-goldberg-3323_be-encouraged_i-don-t-think-in-terms-of-failure-i-don_1808617.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f52/whoopi-goldberg-3323_be-encouraged_i-don-t-think-in-terms-of-failure-i-don_1808617.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f52/whoopi-goldberg-3323_be-encouraged_i-don-t-think-in-terms-of-failure-i-don_1808617.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“I don't think in terms of failure…I don't feel like anyone outside of me should be setting limitations…” — Whoopi Goldberg",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 7,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "My dad didn't see limitations in himself or in other people. He did what he did his way and left behind an extremely unique footprint.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Shannon Lee"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shannon-lee/my-dad-didn-t-see-limitations-in-himself-or-in-other-people-he-did/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/057/shannon-lee-12926_dad_my-dad-didn-t-see-limitations-in-himself_219970.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/057/shannon-lee-12926_dad_my-dad-didn-t-see-limitations-in-himself_219970.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/057/shannon-lee-12926_dad_my-dad-didn-t-see-limitations-in-himself_219970.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“My dad didn't see limitations in himself or in other people. He did what he did his way and left behind an…” — Shannon Lee",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 8,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "“Why do we insist on putting limitations on what people are capable of doing?”",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Gaby Rodriguez"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gaby-rodriguez/why-do-we-insist-on-putting-limitations-on-what-people-are-capable-of/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/12a/gaby-rodriguez-59458_limitations_why-do-we-insist-on-putting-limitations_382258.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/12a/gaby-rodriguez-59458_limitations_why-do-we-insist-on-putting-limitations_382258.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/12a/gaby-rodriguez-59458_limitations_why-do-we-insist-on-putting-limitations_382258.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“Why do we insist on putting limitations on what people are capable of doing?” — Gaby Rodriguez",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 9,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "The Universe and Spirit do not understand limitations...PEOPLE invented limitations!",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Jennifer O'Neill"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennifer-o-neill/the-universe-and-spirit-do-not-understand-limitations-people-invented/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c89/jennifer-o-neill-11538_limitation_the-universe-and-spirit-do-not-understan_3141007.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c89/jennifer-o-neill-11538_limitation_the-universe-and-spirit-do-not-understan_3141007.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c89/jennifer-o-neill-11538_limitation_the-universe-and-spirit-do-not-understan_3141007.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“The Universe and Spirit do not understand limitations...PEOPLE invented limitations!” — Jennifer O'Neill",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 10,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "We need to diversify the people who are backstage and producing and marketing these shows. It's the limitations of these people that are holding Broadway back.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Lynn Nottage"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lynn-nottage/we-need-to-diversify-the-people-who-are-backstage-and-producing-and/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/165/lynn-nottage-4259_backstage_we-need-to-diversify-the-people-who-are_84839.png",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/165/lynn-nottage-4259_backstage_we-need-to-diversify-the-people-who-are_84839.png",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/165/lynn-nottage-4259_backstage_we-need-to-diversify-the-people-who-are_84839.png",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“We need to diversify the people who are backstage and producing and marketing these shows. It's the…” — Lynn Nottage",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 11,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "“People always judge others by taking as a model their own limitations, and other people’s opinions are often full of prejudice and fear. Join with all those who experiment, take risks, fall, get hurt and then take more risks. Stay away from those who affirm truths, who criticise those who do not think like them, people who have never once taken a step unless they were sure they would be respected for doing so, and who prefer certainties to doubts.”",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Paulo Coelho"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paulo-coelho/people-always-judge-others-by-taking-as-a-model-their-own-limitations/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/24f/paulo-coelho-10_fear_people-always-judge-others-by-taking-as_988140.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/24f/paulo-coelho-10_fear_people-always-judge-others-by-taking-as_988140.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/24f/paulo-coelho-10_fear_people-always-judge-others-by-taking-as_988140.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“People always judge others by taking as a model their own limitations, and other people’s opinions are often…” — Paulo Coelho",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@type": "CollectionPage",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/limitations-people/#webpage",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/limitations-people/",
            "name": "Limitations People Quotes",
            "isPartOf": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website"
            },
            "mainEntity": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/limitations-people/#itemlist"
            },
            "primaryImageOfPage": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/11d/adebayo-akinfenwa-5817_defy_defy-the-limitations-people-put-on-you-2_2566475.jpg"
            },
            "description": "Browse 11 Limitations People quotes by 11 authors. Discover the best Limitations People sayings and thoughts.",
            "breadcrumb": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/limitations-people/#breadcrumb"
            }
        },
        {
            "@type": "BreadcrumbList",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/limitations-people/#breadcrumb",
            "itemListElement": [
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 1,
                    "name": "Home",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 2,
                    "name": "Quotes",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 3,
                    "name": "Topics",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/categories/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 4,
                    "name": "Limitations People Quotes",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/limitations-people/"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@type": "WebSite",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website",
            "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/",
            "publisher": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
            }
        },
        {
            "@type": "Organization",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization",
            "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/",
            "logo": {
                "@type": "ImageObject",
                "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/themes/sq/assets/icons/icon-512.png",
                "width": 512,
                "height": 512
            }
        }
    ]
}
```