Setback Quotes

201 quotes by 165 authors

This is a setback. You get back up, you dust yourself off, and you get back in the game. We had a great singer named… — Don King
Nobodyâ€™s journey is seamless or smooth. We all stumble. We all have setbacks. Itâ€™s just lifeâ€™s way of saying, â€˜Time to change course.â€™ — Oprah Winfrey
Temporary setbacks are overshadowed by persistence. — Quentin L. Cook
If everything is smooth sailing right from the beginning, we cannot become people of substance and character. By surmounting paining setbacks and obstacles, we can… — Daisaku Ikeda
If I don't ask "Why me?" after my victories, I cannot ask "Why me?" after my setbacks and disasters. — Arthur Ashe
Nothing is a surprise to God; nothing is a setback to His plans; nothing can thwart His purposes; and nothing is beyond His control. — Joni Eareckson Tada
Failure is all a matter of perspective. Think of all the people you admire. I guarantee you they all failed at one time or another.… — Jillian Michaels
Progress. Just make progress. It's okay to have setbacks and the need for do-overs. It's okay to draw a line in the sand and start… — Lysa TerKeurst
I may think I am ready to go out there and run a Busch race tomorrow, but the reality is I have to wait, because… — Erin Crocker
Every setback might be the very thing that makes you carry on and fight all the harder and become much better. — Les Paul
If sequestration takes place, thatâ€™s going to be a great setback. We donâ€™t need to be having something like sequestration thatâ€™s going to cause these… — Maxine Waters
The battle for self-discipline may leave you a bit bruised and battered but always a better person. Self-discipline is a rigorous process at best; too… — Thomas S. Monson
Changing the destructive things you say to yourself when you experience the setbacks that life deals all of us is the central skill of optimism. — Martin Seligman
The defining characteristic of pessimists is that they tend to believe that bad events will last a long time, will undermine everything they do, and… — Martin Seligman
If we experience any failures or setbacks, we do not forget them because they offend our self-esteem. Instead we reflect on them deeply, trying to… — Robert Greene
With such a deep rooted interest you can withstand the setbacks and failures, the days of drudgery, and the hard work that are always a… — Robert Greene
Everyone has setbacks. I'm no different. I happen to have no legs. That's pretty much the fact. — Oscar Pistorius
Success in Iraq will be a major setback for terrorists and a major asset for the security of this region. The struggle for Iraq is… — Zalmay Khalilzad
It can be argued - and rightly - that Taiwan is not just another regional issue: after all, the Chinese regard it as part of… — Margaret Thatcher
I will not be distracted by noise, chatter, or setbacks. Patience, commitment, grace, and purpose will guide me. — Louise Hay

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