William Arthur Ward Quotes

The bigger your obstacle, the bigger your future. Don't get discouraged, keep moving forward.

One of the secrets of success is to refuse to let temporary setbacks defeat us.

I've spent the last decade learning to stand firm and face my problems… or at least batter them until they're unrecognizable.

Learning to expect problems saved me from a lot of wasted energy. Winners see problems as just another way to prove themselves.

What really matters is not whether we have problems, but how we go through them. We must keep going on to make it through whatever we are facing.

Young people can understand, and must understand, that we had success, we had failures, but we never gave up. We never gave in. We never became bitter. We didn't hate. We continued to press on. And that's what we're saying: There are some ups, there are some downs, and when you're not down, you must have the capacity and the ability to get up and keep going.

Why did the achievers overcome problems while thousands are overwhelmed by theirs? They refused to hold on to the common excuses for failure. They turned their stumbling blocks into stepping stones. They realized that they couldn't determine every circumstance in life but they could determine their choice of attitude towards every circumstance.

Defeat should not be the source of discouragement, but a stimulus to keep plotting.

When obstacles or difficulties arise, the positive thinker takes them as creative opportunities.

Nothing is ever a setback. If anything, it just motivates you for what's next.

You have many options in life, never make giving up one of them

My experience in Gujarat shows that howsoever big a problem might be, it is not insurmountable if we have the will to act.

What we sometimes consider a stumbling block is rather a rock we can step on.

There’s a tendency for young people to get discouraged and frustrated easily. But don’t be afraid to fail. In many ways, we learn so much more from our failures than our successes. Remind yourself that failure is nothing more than a means to a greater end. Bide your time, learn from your mistakes, and lead by example. If you believe in what you’re doing, it will show.

Don’t ever give up. Don’t see the obstacles, just the way around them. For me, of course it looked improbable, but not impossible. So as long as there was a way, I would not be discouraged.

I am a winner. I just didn't win today.

You'll encounter difficulties at any job, and the best way for me to get through them is via endurance.

Sometimes things don't go exactly as you'd wish. You have to be mentally strong to overcome those moments.

I've experienced a lot of successes. I've experienced a lot of failures. I've been able to get back up on my feet and keep going.

If you were to be put off by every little problem life throws at you, you'd get nowt done.

No matter what comes your way, shake it off and move forward. When you have a positive mindset, you can't be defeated.

Perseverance. I got cut twice. I got cut in Charlotte. I didn't have to go to Atlanta to audition. I could have said, "I'm not cut out for this." But I said, "I think I'm better than that, I can go try again." So I went to Atlanta and I made it through. Then I got cut the first time around. I could have told them I didn't want to come back for the Wild Card show but I did and look how far I got.

Remember when your plans fail, that temporary defeat is not permanent failure.

If you run into a wall, don't turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it.