I got the breaks. Starting from nowhere in the corn belt, I helped edit a country weekly, then was jack-of-all-departments on an… — George Ade Copy Share Image
President-elect Donald Trump says he's looking for a simple plan for defeating ISIS within his first 30 days of taking office. But… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
You know, everybody has setbacks in their life, and everybody falls short of whatever goals they might set for themselves. That's part… — Hillary Clinton Copy Share Image
It is your choice to be happy. Make up your mind to enjoy this day, to have a blessed, prosperous, victorious year.… — Joel Osteen Copy Share Image
Doggedness depends on emotional traits - enthusiasm and persistence in the face of setbacks - above all else. — Daniel Goleman Copy Share Image
Why, I wonder, do people who at one time or another have all been young themselves, and who ought therefore to know… — Vera Brittain Copy Share Image
For any model in this industry, you never know if you're going to get work. You never know if people are going… — Carmen Carrera Copy Share Image
I contend that not only can you laugh at adversity, but it is essential to do so if you are to deal… — Allen Klein Copy Share Image
Does everyone feel this way? When I was young, I was perpetually overconfident or insecure. Either I felt completely useless, unattractive, and… — Bernhard Schlink Copy Share Image
Adversity is not simply a tool. It is God's most effective tool for the advancement of our spiritual lives. The circumstances and… — Charles Stanley Copy Share Image
Setbacks, on the other hand, just make us feel weak and stupid: I should have conquered this by now. I happened on… — Beth Moore Copy Share Image
If you’re going to do anything great in life, there will be opposition, setbacks, delays and critics. When you have big dreams,… — Joel Osteen Copy Share Image
The desire of Lain Americans to live in just and egalitarian societies is too strong; it cannot be destroyed overnight. There were… — Andre Vltchek Copy Share Image
Meditation has made me happy, loving, and peaceful-but not every single moment of the day. I still have good times and bad,… — Sharon Salzberg Copy Share Image
Every time I get an injury or suffer from a personal setback, that's exactly what I do: I persevere. — Edge Copy Share Image
Against my will, I became a witness to the most terrible defeat of reason and to the most savage triumph of brutality… — Stefan Zweig Copy Share Image
I've had disappointments and heartbreaks and setbacks and roles I didn't get, but something always came along that either made me better… — Lee Majors Copy Share Image
Writing for publication is an art, a craft, and a business, so you need to develop skill sets in multiple areas. You… — Brian Hodge Copy Share Image
Jesus will turn your sorrow into joy. One can only imagine the shock and bewilderment the Apostles felt when the Lord told… — Patrick Madrid Copy Share Image
Optimists, by contrast, look for specific, limited, short-term explanations for bad events, and as a result, in the face of a setback,… — Paul Tough Copy Share Image
I hope I have a little talent, but a lot of it was luck. I went through setbacks. People said I looked… — Katie Couric Copy Share Image
When suddenly you seem to lose all you thought you had gained, do not despair. You must expect setbacks and regressions. Don't… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
The knowledge that you have emerged wiser and stronger from setbacks means that you are, ever after, secure in your ability to… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
