Overcoming Quotes

1934 Overcoming quotes by 1283 unique authors

Of all the intellectual hurdles which the human mind has confronted and has overcome in the last fifteen hundred years the one which seems to… — Herbert Butterfield
A veritable incubator of short cuts, schemes and devices to overcome the truth. — David Stockman
My greatest desire is that the hope that has overcome fear in my country will help vanquish it around the world. — Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva
When I felt rather overcome with [my father's] opposition, I said as firmly as I could, that I must have this or something else, that… — Elizabeth Garrett Anderson
Then you know that Sam was the true hero of the tale,' Sayna said. 'That he faced far greater and more terrible foes than he… — Jim Butcher
My God, Sweetness beyond words, make bitter all the carnal comfort that draws me from love of the eternal and lures me to its evil… — Thomas a Kempis
Your success in life and work will be determined by the kinds of habits that you develop over time. The habit of setting priorities, overcoming… — Brian Tracy
You have within you many strong and cruel enemies to overcome. You must know that there are still a thousand ties which you must break.… — Johannes Tauler
To overcome this obstacle, and to discover and dismantle Saddam Hussein's weapons of mass destruction, UNMOVIC and the IAEA must interview relevant persons securely and… — Joe Biden
I'm not trying to overcome my father or fill his shoes or reach any kind of level that he did. We're talking about a Mozart… — Sean Lennon
The thrill of achievement comes from overcoming adversity in the accomplishment of an important goal. — Brian Tracy
It is a bad world, Donatus, an incredibly bad world. But I have discovered in the midst of it a quiet and good people who… — Cyprian
God allows us to give rise to the practice of two beautiful virtues: perseverance, which leads us to attain the goal, and constancy, which helps… — Vincent de Paul
(1) Be convinced that exactness in rising is one of the most important practices in the Company and that as the day begins so the… — Vincent de Paul
Necessity is laid upon us. We must fight. There are no promises in the Lord Jesus Christ's epistles to the seven churches, except to those… — J C Ryle
I would not that death should take me asleep. I would not have him merely seize me, and only declare me to be dead, but… — John Donne
I am exclusively occupied with the problem of gravitation and hope with the help of a local mathematician friend [Marcel Grossman] to overcome all the… — Albert Einstein
Arguing, after all, is less about seeking truth than about overcoming opposing views. — Sharon Begley
A vital team characteristic is the ability to overcome adversity. Any team acquires experience and endurance as it learns to fight back. This in turn… — Tom Landry
I hope we can all overcome any differences of culture, race, and language. — James E. Faust
In overcoming prejudice, working together is even more effective than talking together. — Ralph Washington Sockman
Men's prejudices rest upon their character for the time being and cannot be overcome, as being part and parcel of themselves. Neither evidence nor common… — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
A truly successful person knows how to overcome the past, use the present, and prepare for the future-but unless we can first surmount the past,… — Sydney J. Harris
Sport has the power to overcome old divisions and create the bond of common aspirations — Nelson Mandela
Let a man overcome anger by love. — Gautama Buddha

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