Marilyn Ferguson Quotes

The next time you encounter a difficult obstacle or problem, you should smile and say, 'Here's my chance to grow.'

Those who base their lives on the belief that a loving God is acting in their behalf tend to see problems as opportunities for growth.

Every challenge is nothing more than a chance to make things better.

Bad times have a scientific value. These are occasions a good learner would not miss.

Sometimes you have got to look at things really positively - without putting your head in the sand, you have got to manage the negatives and keep putting a positive slant on it, keep trying to find answers.

I mean, the things you think will never happen, you have to confront; those things that come into your life that you thought you never could deal with, you do.

My entire life, I have viewed every problem as an opportunity - I've had no choice.

A problem is a chance for you to do your best.

It still holds true that man is most uniquely human when he turns obstacles into opportunities.

In the end, it all comes to choices to turn stumbling blocks into stepping stones.

If you are not able to do something, that is true for the present, not for the future. All the time there's a chance to go a step further. Not to be frustrated.

All my challenges have become opportunities.

There are no disappointments, just challenges.

All negative things you can turn positive, and for me, that is key.

Obstacles are Opportunities in disguise.

It's core to my beliefs now: Sometimes in being given a challenge, you're actually being given a real opportunity, and a lot of that is how you handle it. Do you feel sorry for yourself or do you think, All right! I'll see what I can make out of this? I've had that over and over. If I hang out in the disappointment, I'll just be disappointed all the time.

Consider the possibility that the little obstacles in life are not obstacles at all, but stepping stones.

I guess you never know what's going to come at you in life, but the answer is never to crawl into a box and throw in the towel. There is good that can come from anything, even if it's just a later laugh and a good story.

Every problem has a gift for you in its hands.

You can bloom wherever you're planted, if you put enough effort into it.

I've passed along some advice that Oprah [Winfrey] gave to me: When something bad is happening, it's not happening to you; it's happening for you.

Assume that whatever situation you are facing at the moment is exactly the right situation you need to ultimately be successful. This situation has been sent to help you become better, to help you expand and grow.

View all problems as challenges. Look upon negativities that arise as opportunities to learn and to grow. Don't run from them, condemn yourself, or bury your burden in saintly silence. You have a problem? Great. More grist for the mill. Rejoice, dive in, and investigate.

The best way to treat obstacles is to use them as stepping-stones. Laugh at them, tread on them, and let them lead you to something better.

Remember that adversity presents us with numerous possibilities for success, if we are just willing to see them.