Lupita Nyong'o Quotes

The sweetest pleasure arises from difficulties overcome.

Turn your stumbling blocks into steppingstones to success.

I never thought I'd be successful. It seems in my own mind that in everything I've undertaken I've never quite made the mark. But I've always been able to put disappointments aside. Success isn't about the end result; it's about what you learn along the way.

Success is a process... During that journey sometimes there are stones thrown at you, and you convert them into milestones.

Everyone is going to face challenges. What defines you is how you overcome those.

Scars are reminders of the obstacles we've overcome. Wear them proudly.

She thinks, I failed twice. If I failed twice I'm going to fail forever. No! That is not the law of life. If you failed twice that means you can learn. It's just a learning experience. It's an obstacle. An imaginary obstacle. She made it real. She made failing a journey of life... Instead do again and make a journey of your life.

One who gains strength by overcoming obstacles possesses the only strength which can overcome adversity.

I had to play the cards that I was dealt to get better mentally, physically, and push myself to limits that I didn't think I was capable of.

The more you practive overcoming your obstacles, the more you will welcome them & be unafraid.

No matter what comes your way, shake it off and move forward. When you have a positive mindset, you can't be defeated.

It's not what you accomplish in life that matters; it's what you overcome.

Real difficulties can be overcome; it is only the imaginary ones that are unconquerable.

We develop our character muscles by overcoming challenges and obstacles.

I have insecurities about being a good mom, or balancing my career with motherhood. All of those are very strong, very real obstacles. My motto is just unconsciously, and maybe now consciously because I'm saying it, is sink or swim. I'm a fighter.

Defeat should not be the source of discouragement, but a stimulus to keep plotting.

One of the secrets of success is to refuse to let temporary setbacks defeat us.

You can't lose confidence in yourself, or you've lost already. When you get knocked down, you've got to keep getting back up.

The air will always be to filled with something. Your body too sore or tired. Your father too drunk. Your wife too cold. You will always have some excuse not to live your life.

I decided to try things, and I started to do things that would take me out of my comfort zone, and a lot of the times, that will cause you to either sink or swim. Really, I just lean on my inner circle and my faith to try to continue to encourage me so that I'm never out. I can be down, but I'm never out.

You have incredible lives ahead of you. You have incredible things that you can accomplish. If you feel that, you will have an amazing life. Do not let anything build a wall too high for you to get over. And I know that might seem very cliche, but I've had alot of friends who had hurt themselves. And when you're younger, a lot of that stuff is so temporary. You can get through it. You're stronger than you think. You'll ALWAYS be stronger than you think. Feel with your heart and do what you want.

I've a long list of things I don't know how I've done, but I've done them. In the end, it's always about perseverance.

When you reach an obstacle, turn it into an opportunity. You have the choice. You can overcome and be a winner, or you can allow it to overcome you and be a loser. The choice is yours and yours alone. Refuse to throw in the towel. Go that extra mile that failures refuse to travel. It is far better to be exhausted from success than to be rested from failure.

Don't ask the world to stop moving because you have doubts.

You must make a decision that you are going to move on. It wont happen automatically. You will have to rise up and say, ‘I don’t care how hard this is, I don’t care how disappointed I am, I’m not going to let this get the best of me. I’m moving on with my life.