David Brinkley Quotes

I've taken many knocks over the years but it has only made me stronger and more determined to succeed.

It is very rare that you meet with obstacles in this world, which the humblest man has not faculties to surmount.

My dad always said, 'Champ, the measure of a man is not how often he is knocked down, but how quickly he gets up.'

Avoid problems, and you'll never be the one who overcame them.

Challenges are meant to be met and overcome.

Yield not to calamity, but face her boldly.

Greatness is not measured by what a man or woman accomplishes, but by the opposition he or she has overcome to reach his goals.

To the stars through thorns.

Whatever be the challenges, whatever be the obstacles before us, I say to you as I say to everybody else that we will overcome.

You can all get what you want to get, and so my journey was to show you how many times along the way adversity has stared me right in the face, and I've looked it right back and said, 'No.'

I'm not easily scared; from the age of 8, I learned what it means to have everything you know taken away and what it means to persevere. I approach politics the same way.

I've had to be tough my whole life.

There will be roadblocks but we will overcome them.

There are few misfortunes in this world that you cannot turn into a personal trimuph if you have the iron will and the neccessary skill.

Obstacles cannot bend me. Every obstacle yields to effort.

I was raised to face any challenge.

Don't be afraid of a little opposition. Remember that the 'Kite' of success generally rises AGAINST the wind of Adversity, not with it.

If there's no fire, there's no scream. If there's no scream, then no one hears you and no one comes to help you in the first place. The depth of my struggle has definitely determined the height of my success. To be able to teach my kids not just about success but about the struggle that comes with it.

Nobody travels on the road to success without a puncture or two.

I feel like I'm a fighter. I've fought my whole life to get to where I'm at. I like fight movies. When someone gets knocked down, I like to root for him to succeed.

Don't give up because of the dark days. Succeed in spite of them. The dark days make the bright days seem even brighter. So bright you can hardly stand it.

A true champion can adapt to anything.

They've pushed me down a big ravine, but I'll get back up to the top.

Obstacles don't have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don't turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it.

Precious, she gets hit by life so many different ways and so many times, but she doesn't yield to it. She continues to get up and she continues to struggle for a better life.