Setback Quotes

201 quotes by 165 authors

Optimism boosts your energy and focuses your sights on reaching your goals, rather than wallowing in your setbacks. — Denis Waitley
Every event has a purpose and every setback its lesson. I have realized that failure, whether of the personal, professional or even spiritual kind, is… — Robin Sharma
Exceptional people convert life's setbacks into future successes, — Carol S. Dweck
I knew that I did not have to buy into society's notion that I had to be handsome and healthy to be happy. I was… — Warren Mitchell
It would be wonderful if we could avoid the setbacks with timely exits, but nobody has figured out how to predict them. — Peter Lynch
I've wanted to win at everything, every day, since I was a kid. And time doesn't change a person, it just helps you get a… — Dara Torres
There really are two Americas, one for the grifter class and one for everybody else. In everybody-else land, the world of small businesses and wage-earning… — Matt Taibbi
I donâ€™t believe in failure; I believe there are setbacks that are put into our path to teach us something and move us in a… — Geri Jewell
Happiness canâ€™t be reduced to a few agreeable sensations. Rather, it is a way of being and of experiencing the worldâ€”a profound fulfillment that suffuses… — Matthieu Ricard
Failure and setbacks and struggles are where all the good stuff happens. — Teri McKeever
When the mathematician says that such and such a proposition is true of one thing, it may be interesting, and it is surely safe. But… — Edward Kasner
Happiness isn't about what happens to us - it's about how we perceive what happens to us. It's the knack of finding a positive for… — Lyn Peters
Setbacks have an upside; they fuel new dreams. — Dara Torres
If you so choose, even the unexpected setbacks can bring new and positive possibilities. If you so choose, you can find value and fulfillment in… — Ralph Marston
The difference between stepping stones and stumbling blocks is not in the event itself but how you think about it and what you do after… — Michael Josephson
A great champion deals with setback with a comeback, — Donna de Varona
You would be very ashamed if you knew what the experiences you call setbacks, upheavals, pointless disturbances, and tedious annoyances really are. You would realize… — Jean-Pierre de Caussade
Genius involves figuring out who you are, and owning yourself. It's about amplifying your best traits and compensating for the rest. Geniuses grab life by… — Scott Barry Kaufman
You have to keep pushing toward those dreams no matter what setbacks happen. — Anthony Hamilton
The overall situation has now become clear the DPJ has suffered a great setback. — Katsuya Okada

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