Harry Emerson Fosdick Quotes

You do the best you can with what's thrown at you, then you try again.

Let us resolve to do the best we can with what we've got.

Accomplishment comes from making positive efforts, even in the face of negative circumstances.

People always say to me, "What if it doesn't work?" If it doesn't work, we redouble our effort. We're not going to cry like a bunch of babies. We're going to redouble our effort.

As long as you are trying your very best, there can be no question of failure.

Trying is always enough.

Whatever life may send your way - make the best of it. Don't waste your time and energy worrying about it. Instead, find a way to do something about it. Learn from it, adjust to it, be strong, be flexible and be your best in every situation.

I try all things, I achieve what I can.

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.

If you try anything, if you try to lose weight, or to improve yourself, or to love, or to make the world a better place, you have already achieved something wonderful, before you even begin. Forget failure. If things don't work out the way you want, hold your head up high and be proud. And try again. And again. And again!

Whatever that day has given, you have to make it the best of the best. That's one thing I've learned over my years. On days when you can't make everything what you want, do what you do best, make it as positive as possible, and go from there. Learn from your mistakes.

It makes me feel resilient when you tackle different things.

If you don't like something, change it. If you can't change it, change your attitude.

Someone said adversity builds character, but someone else said adversity reveals character. I'm pleasantly surprised with my resilience. I persevere, and not just blindly. I take the best, get rid of the rest, and move on, realizing that you can make a choice to take the good.

When you're in a situation, you can complain about it, you can feel sorry for yourself, you can do a lot of things. But how are you gonna make the situation better?

If I don't make the team out of spring training, I'll keep a good attitude. I'll just go polish up the parts of my game that made me not stay in the big leagues.

Human beings will make the best out of any situation.

I think it's important to try to find the positives. Then, look at the things that you don't like and see if you can change them or not.

You have to look at your situation, and 'how do I make the best of my situation every single night?' That's what I looked to do.

Be positive. Keep grinding. Stay positive.

God grant me to SERENITY to accept what I cannot change the TENACITY to change what I may and the GOOD LUCK not to f*** up too often

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

We all, we all good people just trying to escape the negative influence that come around us and that's the story of my life, you know? Trying my best to get around the ills and I bumped my head a few times but I think, you know, music is my savior for right now, for me and my whole group.

There's always a way. Where there's a will there is a way. You have to believe.

The individual who knows the score about life sees difficulties as opportunities