Billie Holiday Quotes

The difficult is what takes a little time; the impossible is what takes a little longer.

Nothing in this life worth achieving is easy, nor is it impossible.

Obstacles are what you see when you take your eyes off your goals.

The world loves to tell you how difficult things are, and the world's not exaggerating. But difficult doesn't mean impossible, and out of the bajillions of things in this universe that you can't control, what you can control is how hard you try, and if or when to pack it in.

Everything is possible. The impossible just takes longer.

You go through big chunks of time where you're just thinking, 'this is impossible - oh,this is impossible'. And then you just keep going and keep going, and you sort of do the impossible.

Remember brick walls let us show our dedication. They are there to separate us from the people who don't really want to achieve their childhood dreams.

The impossible we do immediately. The unimaginable takes a little while.

On your journey to your dream, be ready to face oasis and deserts. In both cases, don't stop

Every now and then you're going to get beaten, but we work hard.

The road to success may be, and generally is, obstructed by many influences which must be removed before the goal can be reached.

It is the chair in honor of all those who, however competently, embrace the impossible. Sit in that chair someday.

Perseverance is a great element of success. If you only knock long enough and loud enough at the gate, you are sure to wake up somebody.

Great works are performed not by strength but by perseverance.

It's always too early to quit.

It's the constant and determined effort that breaks down all resistance, sweeps away all obstacles.

Everything that I've ever been able to accomplish in skating and in life has come out of adversity and perseverance.

Have patience. All things are difficult before they become easy.

You cannot understand a man’s work by what he has accomplished but by what he has overcome in accomplishing it.

Sometimes they are big hurdles, but good players can overcome them. I am trying to do my best.

Not everybody gets to play their first year or second year. Some people have to go through adversity.

Don't give up, no matter how hard it is. Things are going to be tough down the road, but the more work you put in, the more achievement you're going to get out of it.

Everyone has to face obstacles. Everybody has to face hurdles. It's what you do with those that determines how successful you're going to be.

I always believe every team that wins has to go through some things.

For all of us today, the battle is in our hands. The road ahead is not altogether a smooth one. There are no broad highways to lead us easily and inevitably to quick solutions. We must keep going.