“It doesn’t matter who you are, where you come from. The ability to triumph begins with you. Always.”— Oprah Winfrey, passiton.com
“Defeat may serve as well as victory to shake the soul and let the glory out.”— Edwin Markham, pinterest.com
“All obstacles that are perceived with love can transform into the greatest life lessons.”— Gabby Bernstein, twitter.com
“At the time, my life just seemed too complete, and maybe we have to break everything to make something better out of ourselves.”— Chuck Palahniuk, amazon.com
“All the adversity I’ve had in my life, all my troubles and obstacles have strengthened me.”— Walt Disney, amazon.com
“Your current situation may be super humble and challenging. You may be desperate for rent-money. Or for connections. This desperation to make something happen could be the very catalyst and constraint for success. The obstacle is often the way.”— Benjamin Hardy, psychologytoday.com
“I tuned out the boos through the rounds and stayed the course. I did what I had to do.”— Justin Gatlin, telegraph.co.uk
“You know how mountains get moved? Everyone who can move a couple, move a couple. Those who can move rocks, move rocks. Those who can move boulders, move boulders. That’s how mountains get moved. If every one of us did everything we could, I believe we would be in a different world.”— Chris Gardner, amazon.com
“Don't ever let someone tell you, you can't do something. Not even me. You got a dream, you got to protect it. People can’t do something themselves, they want to tell you you can’t do it. You want something, go get it. Period.”— Chris Gardner, amazon.com
“Strong people stand up for themselves. Stronger people stand up for others.”— Chris Gardner, amazon.com
“The secret to success: find something you love to do so much, you can’t wait for the sun to rise to do it all over again.”— Chris Gardner, amazon.com
“Still a dreamer, yet more of a realist than ever before, I knew this was my time to sail. On the horizon I saw the shining future, as before. The difference now was that I felt the wind at my back. I was ready.”— Chris Gardner, amazon.com
“Wealth can also be that attitude of gratitude with which we remind ourselves everyday to count our blessings.”— Chris Gardner, amazon.com
“Walk that walk and go forward all the time. Don't just talk that talk, walk it and go forward. Also, the walk didn't have to be long strides; baby steps counted too. Go forward.”— Chris Gardner, amazon.com