Jasper Fforde Quotes

Most of our obstacles would melt away if, instead of cowering before them, we should make up our minds to walk boldly through them.

When obstacles have been put in front of me, I just get around them and move past them and laugh at them.

Because a thing seems difficult for you, do not think it impossible for anyone to accomplish.

Just go out there and do it. It's not the easiest path.

Go forward, knowing that you are greater than the challenges of your time.

I feel that I can face any challenge.

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.'

No man is beaten until his hope is annihilated, his confidence gone, As long as a man faces life hopefully, confidently, triumphantly, he is not a failure; he is not beaten until he turns his back on life.

Get yourself out. Be brave. Don't leave before you're ready, because you should know that you tried everything. So there's a conviction and a confidence when you step away from something that may or may not be conducive to your life. I think if you run away too quickly, you're going to have that "Oh God, did I try everything?" feeling. Try everything. Make it work. Do everything you can. If it's not working, then know when the signal is and move on. Change. Try something different.

I accept any challenge, so challenge me

I've always come back from adversity, and I've always had the mentality of proving people wrong.

Stand up to your obstacles and do something about them.

I look at what I have as a challenge and I could list a whole bunch of different challenges. And I choose not to be daunted by any of them.

Yeah, so if that guy can make it in drunk, surely we can make it in sober. I mean, we’re ninjas.' 'Well, maybe you’re a ninja,' I said. 'You’re just a really loud, awkward ninja,' Margo said, 'but we are both ninjas.

I have been seriously afraid at times but have used my fear as a stimulating factor rather than allowing it to paralyse me. My abilities have not been outstanding, but I have had sufficient strength and determination to meet my challenges and have usually managed to succeed with them.

You'll be bothered from time to time by storms, fog, snow. When you are, think of those who went through it before you, and say to yourself, 'What they could do, I can do.'

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.

Life, like classical music, is full of difficult passages that are conquered as much through endurance and determination as through any particular skill.

Everyone thought I was going to fall down on my shoes and I kept saying, 'Well if I do I'll just get up!'

I was raised to face any challenge.

Faith in something greater than ourselves enables us to do what we have said we'll do, to press forward when we are tired or hurt or afraid, to keep going when the challenge seems overwhelming and the course is entirely uncertain.

They biggest man with the biggest ideas can be shot down by the smallest man with the smallest mind-think big anyway.

You learn you can do your best even when its hard, even when you're tired and maybe hurting a little bit. It feels good to show some courage.

Now if you know what you're worth then go out and get what you're worth. But ya gotta be willing to take the hits, and not pointing fingers saying you ain't where you wanna be because of him, or her, or anybody! Cowards do that and that ain't you! You're better than that!

Everybody has down times and stuff that they have to work through. I worked through that stuff because I've always wanted to be playing soccer.