Overcoming Quotes
1934 quotes by 1328 authors
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I do think the heart can balance out the mind, if your heart is in a good place it can give you the strength to…
— Alexis Arguello
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I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies; for the hardest victory is over self.
— Aristotle
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Above all the grace and the gifts that Christ gives to his beloved is that of overcoming self.
— Francis of Assisi
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Heroes need monsters to establish their heroic credentials. You need something scary to overcome.
— Margaret Atwood
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The meaning I picked, the one that changed my life: Overcome fear, behold wonder.
— Richard Bach
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Nature is often hidden, sometimes overcome, seldom extinguished.
— Francis Bacon
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I hear music that comes out of need, out of grief, sorrow, suffering and out of overcoming these things, as well. That journey to freedom…
— Kathleen Battle
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Filibusters should require 35 senators to... make a commitment to continually debate an issue in reality, not just in theory. The number of votes needed…
— Evan Bayh
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In the face of an obstacle which is impossible to overcome, stubbornness is stupid.
— Simone de Beauvoir
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Oprah is wildly successful, and she's a brilliant businesswoman. She's also somebody who's overcome a ton of demons in her own life, and that's really…
— Glenn Beck
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I will seize fate by the throat; it shall certainly never wholly overcome me.
— Ludwig van Beethoven
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Sometimes we stare so long at a door that is closing that we see too late the one that is open.
— Alexander Graham Bell
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But I am an optimist about Britain; and the difference between an optimist and a pessimist is not that the optimist believes the world is…
— Tony Blair
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You can look at my palm and see the storm coming. Read the book of my life and see I've overcome it.
— Mary J. Blige
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Again and again, universities have put a low priority on the very programs and initiatives that are needed most to increase productivity and competitiveness, improve…
— Derek Bok
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I've been motivated by overcoming challenge and overcoming the hurdles and obstacles that face me. There still is plenty out there to get motivated by.
— Andre Agassi
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Overcoming my dad telling me that I could never amount to anything is what has made me the megalomaniac that you see today.
— Bono
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Sports is a metaphor for overcoming obstacles and achieving against great odds. Athletes, in times of difficulty, can be important role models.
— Bill Bradley
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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…
— Les Brown
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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…
— Les Brown
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