Daniel Keyes Quotes

When I was young, a lot of things were closed off to me. I was always told, 'Don't do this, you can't do that' - instead of stopping me, it made me think, 'I can do that, I must do that.'

I turned sadness into an anthem for not letting anything or anyone slow you down.

For anyone worn down, The Impossible Will Take a Little While is a bracing double cappuccino.

If you give up at the first sign of struggle, you're really not ready to be successful.

The task must be made difficult, for only the difficult inspires the noble-hearted.

I feel like I am an example. And I hope my life is a testimony to show people no matter what you go through, how many hurdles are placed in front of you, how many bumps and bruises you get, to pick yourself up and be resilient and keep on trucking.

Adversity makes me hungrier. I thrive on being able to make a way out of no way.

Everybody faces obstacles. And I looked to people who had been through many to succeed in life. Abraham Lincoln, born to a poor family, faced defeat through most of his life. Lost eight elections, failed two businesses, had a nervous breakdown, and still became president.

Resistance is a powerful motivator precisely because it enables us to fulfill our longing to achieve our goals while letting us boldly recognize and name the obstacles to those achievements.

For every difficulty that supposedly stops a person from succeeding there are thousands who have had it a lot worse and have succeeded anyway. So can you.

There are tough times and mountains to climb, but you've got to go for it.

Jesus brought forth men's greatest efforts by the promise of obstacles not rewards.

Difficulties should act as a tonic. They should spur us to greater exertion.

It can be a challenge, but my legacy, at least for the people who came before me, is you don't run from challenges because that's more comfortable and convenient.

Every time somebody calls me out or tries to start something, it's motivation.

Well, I believe that the depth of your struggle can determine the height of your success. I was inspired to come out of everything I've been through and end up in a place where I never thought that I would be.

Passion is what gets you through the hardest times that might otherwise make strong men weak, or make you give up.

If there's no fire, there's no scream. If there's no scream, then no one hears you and no one comes to help you in the first place. The depth of my struggle has definitely determined the height of my success. To be able to teach my kids not just about success but about the struggle that comes with it.

Hope is the only bee that makes honey without flowers.

I feel like I'm a fighter. I've fought my whole life to get to where I'm at. I like fight movies. When someone gets knocked down, I like to root for him to succeed.

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

No matter how many people say you can't do something, use that as inspiration to prove them wrong.

I've been overlooked and slighted every step of the way. I think that brings out the best in me.

Despite being through 100 hurdles, I have stood up for myself.

We can take a 'It was hard to get there.' But we ain't taking no loss. We're going to win.