Michael Eisner Quotes

Our energy is in proportion to the resistance it meets. We attempt nothing great but from a sense of the difficulties we have to encounter, we persevere in nothing great but from a pride in overcoming them.

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

I've always seen 'no' as a challenge rather than an answer.

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.

I have this drive to prove people wrong - people who thought I should give up or assumed I'd never get anywhere.

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

My earliest influences were things I heard in my household.

Whatever be the challenges, whatever be the obstacles before us, I say to you as I say to everybody else that we will overcome.

We've all been there, where it seems like all the cards are stacked against you, and you can't seem to do anything right. But you still have to say to yourself, 'You know what? That's not going to stop me. I still have to find a way.'

Most of my formative years were in Chandigarh.

To battle the odds - loss of interest, no funding, discouragement - requires someone who doesn't give up.

It's not difficult to move forward when you have nothing to lose. Right? At the time, I had nothing to lose. So, even when people were trying to degrade me, I couldn't let them take the only thing I had, which was my dream. I had to move forward and, thank God, I kept trying.

Dreams are not easy. Dreams are painful. They force work and commitment. They are challenging and motivating.

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

I accept any challenge, so challenge me

Life is a challenge, we must take it.

I hope this brings someone else the courage they need to face whatever challenge is before them.

View the events you consider obstacles as perfect opportunities to test your resolve and find your purpose.

Life always has a bit of a challenge in front of you, and that's what makes you fight for it.

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

You should at all times be showing a well-motivated character overcoming obstacles in pursuit of a goal.

I look at what I have as a challenge and I could list a whole bunch of different challenges. And I choose not to be daunted by any of them.

I mean, I think everyone at this level has a chip on their shoulder. Everyone's got a story. Everyone has had to go through some adversity to get to where they are at so, I guess, we all do.

I've always been stimulated by the sense of challenge.

Every project has its things to be overcome, but I didn't find that there was anything particularly impossible about what we were doing - it was all quite exciting.