Stedman Graham Quotes

Somebody told me that if you wake up every day and do stuff that's easy, then you're doing the wrong thing. If you wake up every day and do stuff that's really hard and you manage to get through to people, then you're doing the right thing. They might have just fooled me by telling me that, but it worked. I think that's my philosophy.

Things happen along the way in our path. Instead of looking at it as a wall that's being put up in front of us, look at it as as opportunity to scale new heights and to climb that wall - to see and do things you didn't think you were capable of.

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

Think of life and the world as a wall and that we're all climbing up the wall. So just put one hand in front of the other, keep your eye on the prize, and then get there. And then turn around and help the other people - because you're already there, so start helping.

We all love challenges.

Hard things are valuable; easy things are not so valuable. Reaching the mountaintop is rewarding because it is hard. If it was easy, everybody would do it.

Turn your stumbling blocks into steppingstones to success.

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

Sometimes when you are the closest to your breakthrough the pressure is the greatest. You have come too far to give up now!

There is not one obstacle standing in the way of your success anymore.

Adversity is something that makes reaching your goals so much more rewarding than if it didn't exist.

The joy of surmounting obstacles which once seemed unremovable, and pushing the frontier of accomplishment further — what joy is there like unto it?

My father instilled in me the attitude of prevailing. If there's a challenge, go for it. If there's a wall to break down, break it down.

Everything is theoretically impossible, until it is done.

The difficulties you meet will resolve themselves as you advance. Proceed, and light will dawn, and shine with increasing clearness on your path.

Those who say, 'It can't be done,' are usually interrupted by others doing it.

Never interrupt someone doing what you said couldn't be done.

I just want to be challenged. I want to be proud of what I do, and I want to learn new things and keep growing.

You just have to go as far as you can go. Everyone works his way up.

To break the mark definitely showed me I'm on the right track.

The greatest pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do.

Something that's fun for me is a challenge. When you have a challenge and you take on that challenge and succeed, that's the best feeling.

I do like challenge.

Winning doesn't always mean being first. Winning means you're doing better than you've ever done before.

I like to set up obstacles and defeat them.