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title: "23 Uphill battles Quotes by 20 authors"
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> [Most ideas never happen. It's an uphill battle against the status quo and our own tendencies.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-belsky/most-ideas-never-happen-it-s-an-uphill-battle-against-the-status-quo/)

[Scott Belsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-belsky/)

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> [It's always an uphill battle to defeat a Supreme Court nominee, but this is a fight worth having.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kim-gandy/it-s-always-an-uphill-battle-to-defeat-a-supreme-court-nominee-but/)

[Kim Gandy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kim-gandy/)

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> [Innovations seem inevitable in retrospect, but at the time it's an uphill battle.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jessica-livingston/innovations-seem-inevitable-in-retrospect-but-at-the-time-it-s-an/)

[Jessica Livingston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jessica-livingston/)

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> [It's always a struggle. It's an uphill battle the whole time. But you know what? The rewards are so graet, I wouldn't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennifer-lopez/it-s-always-a-struggle-it-s-an-uphill-battle-the-whole-time-but-you/)

[Jennifer Lopez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jennifer-lopez/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dde/jennifer-lopez-1227_battle_it-s-always-a-struggle-it-s-an-uphill-ba_1901561.jpg)

> [But until we get rid of that shame, then people are going to stay underground, they are not going to get tested,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elton-john/but-until-we-get-rid-of-that-shame-then-people-are-going-to-stay/)

[Elton John](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elton-john/)

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> [But you also are facing an uphill battle if you are trying to be the first teacher who asks students to think…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johnny-burnette/but-you-also-are-facing-an-uphill-battle-if-you-are-trying-to-be-the/)

[Johnny Burnette](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johnny-burnette/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1e4/johnny-burnette-66307_asks_but-you-also-are-facing-an-uphill-battle_783586.jpg)

> [I'm grateful that I had that uphill battle for 10 years of going onstage and having nobody know who I was, because…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patton-oswalt/i-m-grateful-that-i-had-that-uphill-battle-for-10-years-of-going-2/)

[Patton Oswalt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patton-oswalt/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/184/patton-oswalt-2795_battle_i-m-grateful-that-i-had-that-uphill-batt_1617493.png)

> [If you cast a film incorrectly, then you're going to be fighting an uphill battle.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clint-eastwood/if-you-cast-a-film-incorrectly-then-you-re-going-to-be-fighting-an/)

[Clint Eastwood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clint-eastwood/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5dd/clint-eastwood-513_battle_if-you-cast-a-film-incorrectly-then-you_2800624.jpg)

> [For many years prior to landing my big break with WWE, I learned a lot about uphill battles. I had to scratch…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/natalya-neidhart/for-many-years-prior-to-landing-my-big-break-with-wwe-i-learned-a-lot/)

[Natalya Neidhart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/natalya-neidhart/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1dd/natalya-neidhart-5783_battles_for-many-years-prior-to-landing-my-big-b_2602371.jpg)

> [There's always gonna be another mountain, I'm always gonna wanna make it move, Always gonna be a uphill battle, Sometimes I'm gonna…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/miley-cyrus/there-s-always-gonna-be-another-mountain-i-m-always-gonna-wanna-make/)

[Miley Cyrus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/miley-cyrus/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4a4/miley-cyrus-613_battle_there-s-always-gonna-be-another-mountain_542631.jpg)

> [Casting a film is to me one of the most important things next to the writing. If you cast it properly everything…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clint-eastwood/casting-a-film-is-to-me-one-of-the-most-important-things-next-to-the/)

[Clint Eastwood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clint-eastwood/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/09b/clint-eastwood-513_actor_casting-a-film-is-to-me-one-of-the-most_2911417.jpg)

> [You can curl up in the fetal position and try to wish away all the things that need doing, or you can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/noel-fisher/you-can-curl-up-in-the-fetal-position-and-try-to-wish-away-all-the/)

[Noel Fisher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/noel-fisher/)

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> [Tackling malaria in a country like the Central African Republic is a huge uphill battle, and my experiences there have been a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mandy-moore/tackling-malaria-in-a-country-like-the-central-african-republic-is-a/)

[Mandy Moore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mandy-moore/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/087/mandy-moore-2646_battle_tackling-malaria-in-a-country-like-the-c_1081124.jpg)

> [If you're fighting against a minimum wage increase, you're fighting an uphill battle, because most Americans, even most Republicans, are okay with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-luntz/if-you-re-fighting-against-a-minimum-wage-increase-you-re-fighting-an/)

[Frank Luntz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frank-luntz/)

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> [I believe that humanity has an uphill battle to wage in its fight to attain real health, and I honestly believe -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-vithoulkas/i-believe-that-humanity-has-an-uphill-battle-to-wage-in-its-fight-to/)

[George Vithoulkas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-vithoulkas/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aae/george-vithoulkas-87999_battle_i-believe-that-humanity-has-an-uphill-ba_1493262.png)

> [Given the brief - and generally misleading - exposure most people have to mathematics at school, raising the public awareness of mathematics…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/keith-devlin/given-the-brief-and-generally-misleading-exposure-most-people-have-to/)

[Keith Devlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/keith-devlin/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/563/keith-devlin-19829_awareness_given-the-brief-and-generally-misleading_1167614.jpg)

> [The casting is the most important thing. If you cast a picture really well a lot of things take care of themselves.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clint-eastwood/the-casting-is-the-most-important-thing-if-you-cast-a-picture-really/)

[Clint Eastwood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clint-eastwood/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/296/clint-eastwood-513_actor_the-casting-is-the-most-important-thing_3195086.jpg)

> [And the stigma hasn't really changed that much in 31 years. You are still getting people - it's a shame-based disease. It's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elton-john/and-the-stigma-hasn-t-really-changed-that-much-in-31-years-you-are/)

[Elton John](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elton-john/)

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> [One of the reasons I'm lucky is to be around an owner like Jerry Jones. I'm not just saying it. The reality…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-romo/one-of-the-reasons-i-m-lucky-is-to-be-around-an-owner-like-jerry/)

[Tony Romo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-romo/)

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> [I'm not interested in what the public thinks. My fight is in the courts. And while I have been fighting with the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-wayne-gacy/i-m-not-interested-in-what-the-public-thinks-my-fight-is-in-the/)

[John Wayne Gacy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-wayne-gacy/)

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> [When I came to Harvard, there were no tenured women except one, who was in a chair reserved for a woman. It's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martha-c-nussbaum/when-i-came-to-harvard-there-were-no-tenured-women-except-one-who-was/)

[Martha C. Nussbaum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martha-c-nussbaum/)

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> [Antigun advocates have always faced an uphill battle in this country. Americans have, to begin with, a constitutional right to gun ownership.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-kopel/antigun-advocates-have-always-faced-an-uphill-battle-in-this-country/)

[Dave Kopel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-kopel/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d31/dave-kopel-53531_amendment_antigun-advocates-have-always-faced-an-u_1135266.png)

> [The music industry went through such a strange stretch in 1977, especially in this country, with the whole punk rock thing coming…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-winwood/the-music-industry-went-through-such-a-strange-stretch-in-1977/)

[Steve Winwood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-winwood/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a27/steve-winwood-13379_atmosphere_the-music-industry-went-through-such-a-s_1565348.jpg)

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