Rosa Parks Quotes

Most of the time you need something to fight against. If something is bothering me, then the only way to get past it is to work through it.

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

There are seldom, if ever, any hopeless situations, but there are many people who lose hope in the face of some situations.

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

I’ve told you the four thunderstorms – disappointment, frustration, unfairness and isolation. You cannot avoid them, as like the monsoon they will come into your life at regular intervals. You just need to keep the raincoat handy to not let the spark die

Everyone is going to face challenges. What defines you is how you overcome those.

I love hearing stories about, you know, people who are overcoming challenges in their life. And when you experience hardships, you can either fold or rally, and just by a paradigm shift in your belief system.

Really you just gotta keep chugging along and keep a positive attitude and get through all the problems. You gotta face them, otherwise you don't get through.

You're going to have highs and lows, but it's how you get through the lows.

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

You can't. You just have to.

If we want to cultivate hopefulness, we have to be willing to be flexible and demonstrate perseverance. Not every goal will look and feel the same. Tolerance for disappointment, determination, and a belief in self are the heart of hope.

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.

When obstacles have been put in front of me, I just get around them and move past them and laugh at them.

Sometimes there is nothing you can do, and in those times, you must do something anyway.

Because in life, the question is not if you will have problems, but how you are going to deal with them. Stop failing backward and start failing forward!

The persistent winner is not discouraged by a problem - he is challenged by it.

If you ever hear yourself or anyone you care about starting to express the belief that a problem is permanent, it’s time to immediately shake that person loose. No matter what happens in your life, you’ve got to be able to believe, 'This, too, shall pass,' and that if you keep persisting, you’ll find a way.

I'm not going to wallow in self-pity and not live my life. There are always going to be some falls in life for everybody, no matter what career you have. You have to roll with the punches and keep going.

No matter how well prepared you are in life, you're gonna fall down a hole, and if you can fix the frayed ends of things, then you're better off.

When I hit bottom, I can attack the problem and get to where I want to be.

If there is no way out, the best course of action is to find a way further in.

Dark clouds may hang on me sometimes, but I'll work it out.

I do whatever pushes me hardest. It's coming at me and I try to... it's like uninvited guest and I have to wrestle them out the door or through the window - get them out and get over with them quickly.

Expect rejection, but expect even more strongly to overcome it.