Are you going through tough times and you are thinking of giving up? Challenges are part of living and I encourage you not to give up no matter the challenges you are facing.
Below are 20 quotes that would inspire you to overcome life’s challenges
1. “Our very survival depends on our ability to stay awake, to adjust to new ideas, to remain vigilant and to face the challenge of change.” – Martin Luther King Jr.
2. “When we least expect it, life sets us a challenge to test our courage and willingness to change; at such a moment, there is no point in pretending that nothing has happened or in saying that we are not yet ready. The challenge will not wait. Life does not look back. A week is more than enough time for us to decide whether or not to accept our destiny.” – Paulo Coelho
3. “The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.” – Martin Luther King, Jr.
4. “Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly.” – Robert F. Kennedy
5. “You will face your greatest opposition when you are closest to your biggest miracle.” – Shannon L. Alder
6. “A challenge only becomes an obstacle when you bow to it.” – Ray Davis
7. “When we meet real tragedy in life, we can react in two ways – either by losing hope and falling into self-destructive habits, or by using the challenge to find our inner strength.” – Dalai Lama
8. “I don’t run away from a challenge because I am afraid. Instead, I run towards it because the only way to escape fear is to trample it beneath your foot.” – Nadia Comaneci
9. “Difficulties strengthen the mind, as labour does the body.” – Seneca
10. “I’ve learned that success comes in a very prickly package. Whether you choose to accept it or not is up to you. It’s what you choose to do with it, the people you choose to surround yourself with. Always choose people that are better than you. Always choose people that challenge you and are smarter than you. Always be the student. Once you find yourself to be the teacher, you’ve lost it.” – Sandra Bullock
11. “Happiness is not the absence of problems; it’s the ability to deal with them.” – Steve Maraboli,
12. “If you are facing a new challenge or being asked to do something that you have never done before don’t be afraid to step out. You have more capability than you think you do but you will never see it unless you place a demand on yourself for more.” – Joyce Meyer
13. “Take advantage of every opportunity that comes your way, with grace and humility. Be a sponge — and absorb and learn.”
14. “There are no great people in this world, only great challenges which ordinary people rise to meet.” – William Frederick Halsey, Jr.
15. “Life’s challenges are not supposed to paralyze you, they’re supposed to help you discover who you are.” – Bernice Johnson Reagon
16. “The greater the obstacle, the more glory in overcoming it.” – Molière
17. “You will enrich your life immeasurably if you approach it with a sense of wonder and discovery, and always challenge yourself to try new things.” – Nate Berkus
18. “Every challenge, every adversity, contains within it the seeds of opportunity and growth.” – Roy Bennett
19. “There would be no rainbows without sunshine and rain.” – Roy Bennett
20. “Sometimes those who challenge you most, teach you best.” – Pravinee Hurbungs
Jake