Obstacles aren't roadblocks, they're stepping stones.

No matter how dark things seem to be or actually are, raise your sights and see the possibilities - always see them, for they're always there.

Out of the mountain of despair, a stone of hope.

I have learned that 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 while trying to succeed.

Sometimes hath the brightest day a cloud; and after summer evermore succeeds barren winter, with his wrathful nipping cold: so cares and joys abound, as seasons fleet.

Life is a series of experiences, each one of which makes us bigger, even though sometimes it is hard to realize this. For the world was built to develop character, and we must learn that setbacks and griefs which endure help us in our march forward.

Put your greatest possession on the tallest shelf, so if you fall you have something to reach for.

Success is determined not by whether or not you face obstacles, but by your reaction to them. And if you look at these obstacles as a containing fence, they become your excuse for failure. If you look at them as a hurdle, each one strengthens you for the next.

To remain indifferent to the challenges we face is indefensible. If the goal is noble, whether or not it is realized within our lifetime is largely irrelevant. What we must do therefore is to strive and persevere and never give up.

There will be obstacles. There will be doubters. There will be mistakes. But with hard work, there are no limits.

I find the great thing in this world is not so much where we stand, as in what direction we are moving: To reach the port of heaven, we must sail sometimes with the wind and sometimes against it—but we must sail, and not drift, nor lie at anchor.

By prevailing over all obstacles and distractions, one may unfailingly arrive at his chosen goal or destination.

Stand up to your obstacles and do something about them. You will find that they haven't half the strength you think they have.

Plant seeds of expectation in your mind; cultivate thoughts that anticipate achievement. Believe in yourself as being capable of overcoming all obstacles and weaknesses.

One would think it would be most unwise in a man to be afraid of a skeleton, since Nature has set curious and quite insuperable obstacles to his running away from it.

Against all odds and despite all the obstacles, we are going to make it.

Obstacles are necessary for success because in selling, as in all careers of importance, victory comes only after many struggles and countless defeats.

Most obstacles melt away when we make up our minds to walk boldly through them.

And, more importantly, reach for the stars. And realize that it is never too late—not now, not ever—for you to pursue you passion, your pursuit of perfection. And most importantly, your perseverance for making it happen.

Good business leaders create a vision, articulate the vision, passionately own the vision, and relentlessly drive it to completion.

There is a force that somehow pushes us to choose the more difficult path whereby we can transcend the mire and muck into which we are so often born. Despite all that resists the process, we do become better human beings.

Through perseverance many people win success out of what seemed destined to be certain failure.

Half-finished work generally proves to be labor lost.

For great and low there's but one test: 'Tis that each man do his best.

Patience and perseverance have a magical effect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish.

Continuous effort — not strength or intelligence — is the key to unlocking our potential.