Paulo Coelho Quotes

Every search begins with beginner’s luck. And every search ends with the victor’s being severely tested.

A search always starts with Beginner's Luck and ends with the Test of the Conqueror.

It's always darkest before the dawn. The bigger your challenge, the closer you are to your victory.

Where there is no difficulty there is no praise.

Know that what you do in the time of your greatest trial can be your greatest triumph

... you need more than luck to navigate successfully through a thousand sieves in succession.

They never said winning was easy.

We just did an awesome job of not dying.

When 'tis an aven thing in th' prayin', may th' best man win ... an' th' best man will win.

It's a lot easier to lose than it is to win. It's easier, but it's not more comfortable.

Behold! thou hast one more chance! Strive for immortal glory!

When I'm pushing myself, testing myself, that's when I'm happiest. That's when the rewards are greatest.

Before the gates of excellence the high gods have placed sweat; long is the road thereto and rough and steep at first; but when the heights are reached, then there is ease, though grievously hard in the winning.

I spent most of my 20s playing music. I was in a band and we worked really hard and did not get very far. I was really close to being this guy who used to be in this band who is still playing and trying to get some recordings together, but I got really lucky. That's never lost in me, that I went through Saturday Night Live.

Who would attain to summits still and fair,Must nerve himself through valleys of despair.

The thrill of achievement comes from overcoming adversity in the accomplishment of an important goal.

It is easy to get to the top after you get through the crowd at the bottom.

The bigger the challenge, the bigger the sense of accomplishment when you get to the end of it.

I hope you're as lucky as I am. The world needs inventors--great ones. You can be one. If you love what you do and are willing to do what it really takes, it's within your reach. And it'll be worth every minute you spend alone at night, thinking and thinking about what it is you want to design or build. It'll be worth it, I promise.

Boys never believe I can beat them, she told me back then. But I always win in the end.

When things gets difficult, and it seems like the intensity has been turned up, that’s a sign you are close to your victory.

I was like every other boy in India, with a dream of playing for my country. Yet I could never have imagined a journey so long and so fulfilling. No dream is ever chased alone.

What a joy it is that the road ahead is an uphill climb. For where it leads is all the way to the top.