Overcome Quotes

Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has overcome. (Booker T. Washington)
Perseverance is more prevailing than violence; and many things which cannot be overcome when they are together, yield themselves up when taken little by little. View quote
Plutarch
Willpower is the key to success. Successful people strive no matter what they feel by applying their will to overcome apathy, doubt or fear. View quote
Dan Millman
The soft and weak can overcome the hard and strong. View quote
Laozi
To be innocent is to be not guilty But to be virtuous is to overcome our evil inclinations. View quote
William Penn
Nothing will ever be attempted if all possible objections must first be overcome. View quote
Samuel Johnson
Apathy can be overcome by enthusiasm, and enthusiasm can only be aroused by two things: first, an ideal, with takes the imagination by storm, and second, a definite intelligible plan for carrying that ideal into practice. View quote
Arnold J. Toynbee
The most authentic thing about us is our capacity to create, to overcome, to endure, to transform, to love and to be greater than our suffering. View quote
Ben Okri
I take great pride in having been able to overcome the Asian financial crisis and seeking the opportunities available to bring about an unprecedented growth in the economy. View quote
Zhu Rongji
We must overcome the notion that we must be regular... it robs you of the chance to be extraordinary and leads you to the mediocre. View quote
Uta Hagen
Battle is the most magnificent competition in which a human being can indulge. It brings out all that is best; it removes all that is base. All men are afraid in battle. The coward is the one who lets his fear overcome his sense of duty. Duty is the essence of manhood. (George S. Patton)
I have dreams, and I have nightmares. I overcame the nightmares because of my dreams. View quote
Jonas Salk
Let a man once overcome his selfish terror at his own infinitude, and his infinitude is, in one sense, overcome. View quote
George Santayana
There is no doubt that life is given us, not to be enjoyed, but to be overcome; to be got over. View quote
Arthur Schopenhauer
The want of belief is a defect that ought to be concealed when it cannot be overcome. View quote
Jonathan Swift
Racism is still with us. But it is up to us to prepare our children for what they have to meet, and, hopefully, we shall overcome. View quote
Rosa Parks
Art begins with resistance - at the point where resistance is overcome. No human masterpiece has ever been created without great labor. View quote
André Gide
They who overcome their desires once can overcome them always. View quote
Pierre Corneille
Difficulties are just things to overcome, after all. View quote
Ernest Shackleton
Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good. View quote
Paul
If a wise man behaves prudently, how can he be overcome by his enemies? Even a single man, by right action, can overcome a host of foes. (Saskya Pandita)
Wanting something is not enough. You must hunger for it. Your motivation must be absolutely compelling in order to overcome the obstacles that will invariably come your way. View quote
Les Brown
There has to be this pioneer, the individual who has the courage, the ambition to overcome the obstacles that always develop when one tries to do something worth while, especially when it is new and different. View quote
Alfred P. Sloan
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. View quote
Pat Riley
Any person who pursues human rights in Iran must live with fear from birth to death, but I have learned to overcome my fear. View quote
Shirin Ebadi
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