Challenges

Challenged. Kinda my state in life right now. But no use brooding about it right? ;) Here's a wealth of wit and wisdom over the ages whose aim is to convince me there is a light at the end of the tunnel. I'd really like to get back to high spirits and chirpiness.

Some nice motivational quotes on Challenge - here's some of my favourites. The ones in red, blue and bold resonates most with me. Enjoy!

Mario Fernandez: Rise above the storm and you will find the sunshine.

African Proverb: Smooth seas do not make skillful sailors.

Norman Vincent Peale: Stand up to your obstacles and do something about them. You will find that they haven't half the strength you think they have.

Al Neuharth: The difference between a mountain and a molehill is your perspective.

Chinese proverb: The gem cannot be polished without friction, nor man perfected without trials.

Robert Green Ingersoll: The greatest test of courage on earth is to bear defeat without losing heart.

William Faulkner: The man who removes a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.

Henry Ward Beecher: Troubles are often the tools by which God fashions us for better things.

Mark Twain: Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.

Ray Bradbury: If we listened to our intellect, we'd never have a love affair. We'd never have a friendship. We'd never go into business, because we'd be too cynical. Well, that's nonsense. You've got to jump off cliffs all the time and build your wings on the way down.

Pat Riley: If you have a positive attitude and constantly strive to give your best effort, eventually you will overcome your immediate problems and find you are ready for greater challenges.

Winston Churchill: If you're going through hell, keep going.

Sir Edmund Hillary: It is not the mountain we conquer, but ourselves.

William Ellery Channing: Difficulties are meant to rouse, not discourage. The human spirit is to grow strong by conflict.

William Blake: Great things are done when men and mountains meet.

Henry B. Wilson: He who finds diamonds must grapple in mud and mire because diamonds are not found in polished stones. They are made.

B. C. Forbes: History has demonstrated that the most notable winners usually encountered heartbreaking obstacles before they triumphed. They won because they refused to become discouraged by their defeats.

Dwight D. Eisenhower: What counts is not necessarily the size of the dog in the fight - it's the size of the fight in the dog.

Charles Austin Beard: When it is dark enough, you can see the stars.

Elizabeth Barrett Browning: Who so loves believes the impossible.

Frank Scully: Why not go out on a limb? Isn't that where the fruit is?

Denis Waitley: Winners take time to relish their work, knowing that scaling the mountain is what makes the view from the top so exhilarating.

Napoleon Hill: The strongest oak tree of the forest is not the one that is protected from the storm and hidden from the sun. It's the one that stands in the open where it is compelled to struggle for its existence against the winds and rains and the scorching sun.

Martin Luther King, Jr.: The ultimate measure of a person is not where they stand in moments of comfort and convenience, but where the stand in times of challenge and controversy.

Dag Hammarskjold: Never measure the height of a mountain, until you have reached the top. Then you will see how low it was.

Jean De La Bruyere: Out of difficulties grow miracles.

John Quincy Adams: Patience and perseverance have a magical effect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish.