From Ron White's newsletter, quotes on CHALLENGES:“Contentment is for cows; a challenging purpose is for people.”
-Denis Waitley-
“Problems are only opportunities in work clothes.”
-Henry J. Kaiser-
“The most rewarding things you do
in life are often the ones that look
like they cannot be done.”
-Arnold Palmer-
“When you’ve got something to prove,
there’s nothing greater than a challenge.”
-Terry Bradshaw-
“Great spirits have always encountered
violent opposition from mediocre minds.”
-Albert Einstein-
“There aren’t any great men.
There are just great challenges
that ordinary men like you and me
are forced by circumstances to meet.”
-William F. Halsey-
“I will say this for adversity:
People seem to be able to stand it,
and that is more than I can say for prosperity.”
-Kin Hubbard-
“When we long for life without difficulties,
remind us that oaks grow strong
in contrary winds and diamonds
are made under pressure.”
-Peter Marshal-
“Challenges make you discover things
about yourself that you never really knew.
They’re what make the instrument stretch
—what makes you go beyond the norm.”
-Cicely Tyson-
“A feeling of confidence and personal power comes
from facing challenges and overcoming them.”
-Brian Tracy-
“Strength does not come from winning.
Your struggles develop your strengths.
When you go through hardships and decide
not to surrender, that is strength.”
-Arnold Schwarzenegger-
“The walking of Man is falling forwards.”
-Ralph Waldo Emerson-
“Fortunately, problems are in everyday part of our life.
Consider this: If there were no problems,
most of us would be unemployed. Realistically, the
more problems we have, and the larger
they are, the greater our value to our employer.”
-Zig Ziglar-
“You may have to fight a battle more than once to win it.”
-Margaret Thatcher-
