Setback Quotes

201 quotes by 165 authors

The road to freedom is a difficult, hard road. It always makes for temporary setbacks. — Martin Luther King, Jr.
a setback is a setup for a comeback — T.D. Jakes
Taken as a whole, the story of Ruth is one of those signs. It was written to give us encouragement and hope that all the… — John Piper
Does everyone feel this way? When I was young, I was perpetually overconfident or insecure. Either I felt completely useless, unattractive, and worthless, or that… — Bernhard Schlink
Make failure your teacher, not your undertaker. — Zig Ziglar
His answer to every problem, every setback was â€œI will work harder!â€ â€”which he had adopted as his personal motto. — George Orwell
When suddenly you seem to lose all you thought you had gained, do not despair. You must expect setbacks and regressions. Don't say to yourself… — Henri Nouwen
Part of abandoning the all-or-nothing mentality is allowing yourself room for setbacks. We are bound to have lapses on the road to health and wellness,… — Jillian Michaels
Once we're able to see this world as an illusion and a phantasm, then we can see everything that happens to us as a dream,… — Fernando Pessoa
The knowledge that you have emerged wiser and stronger from setbacks means that you are, ever after, secure in your ability to survive. You will… — Joanne Kathleen Rowling
Lies are a tremendous karmic setback. Keep it up and you'll come back in the next life as something without a spine. You're not fine.… — Maureen Johnson
Losing prepares you for the heartbreak, setback, and the tragedy that you will encounter in the world more than winning ever can. By licking your… — Pat Conroy
You can tell a lot about a person not just by their successes, but by how they deal with their setbacks — Sarah Mlynowski
My mother told me that everything in life happened for a purpose. She said all things were part of God's plan, even the most disheartening… — Ronald Reagan
The ruling quality of leaders adaptive capacity, is what allows true leaders to make the nimble decisions that bring success. Adaptive capacity is also what… — Warren G
Adversity is not simply a tool. It is God's most effective tool for the advancement of our spiritual lives. The circumstances and events that we… — Charles Stanley
To achieve in sports you first have to have a dream, and then you must act on that dream. The best athletes are those who… — Dianne Holum
We suffered a setback and there were too many trades until Dave Taylor came along and Charlie Simmer. — Marcel Dionne
Every setback makes the achievement more solidly yours. — Senoraroy
- Sometimes Good Things Fall Apart So Better Things Can Fall Together. Every Story Has An End, But In Life Every End Is Just A… — Koron Steele

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