These quotes remind us that setbacks are not the end of the road but rather opportunities for growth and transformation. They highlight the importance of perseverance and the willingness to rise again after experiencing failure or hardship. In essence, they inspire us to embrace challenges as catalysts for personal and collective advancement.
#1. Trevor Noah
“The only way to deal with adversity is to confront it head-on. You can’t avoid it. The more you shy away from it, the more it will chase you.”
#2. Martin Luther King Jr.
“The time is always right to do what is right.”
#3. Audre Lorde
“I am deliberate and afraid of nothing.”
#4. Maya Angelou
“You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. In fact, it may be necessary to encounter the defeats, so you can know who you are, what you can rise from, how you can still come out of it.”
#5. Aimee Mullins
“Adversity isn’t an obstacle that we need to get around in order to resume living our life. It’s part of our life.”
#6. William Ellery Channing
“Difficulties are meant to rouse, not discourage. The human spirit is to grow strong by conflict.”
#7. Winston Churchill
“Success is not final, failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts.”
#8. Barack Obama
“Success is not about how high you climb, but how you make a positive difference.”
#9. Jackie Joyner-Kersee
“Don’t let your circumstances control you. You change your circumstances.”
#10. Althea Gibson
“No matter what accomplishments you make, somebody helped you.”
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