Norman Vincent Peale Quotes

Obstacles are only opportunities to succeed or fail; how we handle them determines what will happen.

We all have challenges. You can let them be obstacles or roadblocks, or you can use them.

No matter how many obstacles that are thrown in our path, there are ways to except them and to live through them.

There's going to be good things that get you, and there's going to be bad things that get you, so you better be willing, and your skin better be thick.

Fighting, especially at this level, is about getting through adversity. You position yourself mentally to go out and take on obstacles that stand in your way. In the Octagon and in life, you face tough situations and have every chance to quit, but the more adversity you push through, the more likely you are to be successful.

There's always going to be bumps in the road. There's always going to be this and that, adversity. You just overcome it. It's what I've done all my life.

Everybody has adversity in their lives and we all have to find ways of overcoming them. You've got to soldier on, make the best of it, look for the positive in everything.

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

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

Anyone who sees only the bright side but not the difficulties cannot fight effectively for the accomplishment of the Party's tasks.

I'm trained to difficulties; difficulties can't be eliminated from life.

When things go wrong, don't go with them.

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.

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

I never fight, except against difficulties.

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.

All of us suffer difficulties in our lives. And if you say to yourself 'find a way,' you'll make it through.

I've learned at the book signings that everyone has obstacles.

Exigencies create the necessary ability to meet and conquer them.

I mean, the things you think will never happen, you have to confront; those things that come into your life that you thought you never could deal with, you do.

We should not give up and we should not allow the problem to defeat us.

Press on. Obstacles are seldom the same size tomorrow as they are today.

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

Avoid problems, and you'll never be the one who overcame them.

Challenges are meant to be met and overcome.