Wendy Williams Quotes

When somebody says I can't do something, it motivates me to do it.

You don't overcome challenges by making them smaller but by making yourself bigger.

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

You cannot run away from weakness; you must some time fight it out or perish; and if that be so, why not now, and where you stand?

The people who influenced me most were the people who said I would never make it. They gave me a thirst for revenge.

By using novels, I show ordinary kids confronting and overcoming great odds.

I need to have people doubting me, because that's when you dig deep and find out what you're made of.

Everybody suffers through some type of adversity. Does it make you stronger or does it pull you down? And I never will let any of that pull me down or pull me away from what I've set to achieve.

You will face many defeats in your life, but never let yourself be defeated.

I always wanted to be a winner, to score goals. There was no massive bravery in terms of my mum passing away and stepping up. I just wanted to score. I know everyone would have given me a pass on it if I hadn't taken it. But I'd have had the hump with myself if I'd shirked it.

My own father had always said the measure of a man wasn't how many times or how hard he got knocked down, but how fast he got back up. I made a pledge to myself that I would get up and emerge from this debacle better for having gone through it. I would live up to the expectation I had for myself. I would be the kind of man I wanted to be.

No matter what happens, it is within my power to turn it to my advantage.

We must meet reverses boldly, and not suffer them to frighten us, my dear. We must learn to act the play out. We must live misfortune down, Trot!

Wherever you are, whatever your circumstances may be, whatever misfortune you may have suffered, the music of your life has not gone. It's inside you - if you listen to it, you can play it.

You can be angry and pissed off at the coach and put your head down and pout. Or you can rise above it, respect the decision, but also know that you're going to go and work that much harder and prove everybody wrong. And that's the road that I chose.

I really get motivated when I have doubters.

It takes a special kind of person to fight back.

Inside of a ring or out, ain't nothing wrong with going down. It's staying down that's wrong.

The one resolution, which was in my mind long before it took the form of a resolution, is the key-note of my life. It is this, always to regard as mere impertinences of fate the handicaps which were placed upon my life almost at the beginning. I resolved that they should not crush or dwarf my soul, but rather be made to blossom, like Aaron's rod, with flowers.

My enemies can take what they want, but my life is mine and so long as I breathe, it has value. I won't ever give up. Not again.

It is difficulties that show what men are. For the future, in case of any difficulty, remember that God, like a gymnastic trainer, has pitted you against a rough antagonist. For what end? That you may be an Olympic conqueror; and this cannot be without toil.

Life will knock us down, but we can choose whether or not to stand back up.

You learn you can do your best even when its hard, even when you're tired and maybe hurting a little bit. It feels good to show some courage.

Always stay true to yourself and never let what somebody says distract you from your goals.

To lose patience is to lose the battle.