Life is filled with challenges, and obstacles are a natural part of the journey.
The ability to overcome obstacles is what sets successful people apart.
Every great achievement begins with the courage to face adversity, and often, we find our greatest strength in overcoming the hardest obstacles.
These 101 overcoming obstacles quotes will inspire you to keep pushing forward when times get tough, reminding you that you can’t give up.
Best Overcoming Obstacles Quotes
“It is not the mountain we conquer, but ourselves.” – Sir Edmund Hillary
“The greater the obstacle, the more glory in overcoming it.” – Molière
“Success is not final, failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts.” – Winston Churchill
“Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goal.” – Henry Ford
“Difficulties in life are intended to make us better, not bitter.” – Dan Reeves
“The only limit to our realization of tomorrow is our doubts of today.” – Franklin D. Roosevelt
“You may have to fight a battle more than once to win it.” – Margaret Thatcher
“The harder the conflict, the greater the triumph.” – George Washington
“In the middle of every difficulty lies opportunity.” – Albert Einstein
“It always seems impossible until it’s done.” – Nelson Mandela
“You are never given a dream without also being given the power to make it come true.” – Richard Bach
“The only way to deal with this life meaningfully is to find one’s passion, and then to move with passion to overcome any obstacle.” – Bruce Lee
“When everything seems to be going against you, remember that the airplane takes off against the wind, not with it.” – Henry Ford
“Obstacles are those things you see when you take your eyes off your goal.” – Hannah More
“Believe you can and you’re halfway there.” – Theodore Roosevelt
“Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.” – Confucius
“You don’t have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great.” – Zig Ziglar
“A winner is just a loser who tried one more time.” – George M. Moore Jr.
“Tough times never last, but tough people do.” – Robert H. Schuller
“It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.” – Confucius
“Every obstacle is a stepping stone to a new and better opportunity.” – Anonymous
“Don’t limit your challenges. Challenge your limits.” – Anonymous
“The more difficult the victory, the greater the happiness in winning.” – Pele
“Obstacles are opportunities in disguise.” – Anonymous
“A smooth sea never made a skilled sailor.” – Franklin D. Roosevelt
“When you come out of the storm, you won’t be the same person who walked in. That’s what the storm is all about.” – Haruki Murakami
“Obstacles are just things to overcome, and they’re not a reason to stop.” – Anonymous
“If you’re going through hell, keep going.” – Winston Churchill
“The best way out is always through.” – Robert Frost
“You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated.” – Maya Angelou
“The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.” – Walt Disney
“It’s not whether you get knocked down, it’s whether you get up.” – Vince Lombardi
“Fall seven times, stand up eight.” – Japanese Proverb
“Obstacles do not block the path, they are the path.” – Zen Proverb
“If you have made mistakes, there is always another chance for you. You may have a fresh start any moment you choose, for this thing we call ‘failure’ is not the falling down, but the staying down.” – Mary Pickford
“Do not wait to strike till the iron is hot, but make it hot by striking.” – William Butler Yeats
“Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has overcome.” – Booker T. Washington
“There are no shortcuts to any place worth going.” – Beverly Sills
“If you think you can or think you can’t, you’re right.” – Henry Ford
“You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.” – Wayne Gretzky
“Don’t watch the clock; do what it does. Keep going.” – Sam Levenson
“Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.” – Arthur Ashe
“Overcome the notion that you must be regular. It robs you of the chance to be extraordinary.” – Uyoata Tashawak
“Nothing in the world can take the place of Persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. The slogan ‘Press On’ has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race.” – Calvin Coolidge
“In order to succeed, we must first believe that we can.” – Nikos Kazantzakis
“Nothing is impossible. The word itself says ‘I’m possible!'” – Audrey Hepburn
“There’s no traffic jam on the extra mile.” – Anonymous
“The best preparation for tomorrow is doing your best today.” – H. Jackson Brown Jr.
“Challenges are what make life interesting and overcoming them is what makes life meaningful.” – Joshua J. Marine
“It’s not the size of the dog in the fight, it’s the size of the fight in the dog.” – Mark Twain
“Sometimes adversity is what you need to face in order to become successful.” – Zig Ziglar
“In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity.” – Albert Einstein
“You will face many defeats in life, but never let yourself be defeated.” – Maya Angelou
“The obstacle is the path.” – Zen Proverb
“If you want to achieve greatness stop asking for permission.” – Anonymous
“A setback is a setup for a comeback.” – T.D. Jakes
“The harder the battle, the sweeter the victory.” – Les Brown
“Life’s challenges are not supposed to paralyze you, they’re supposed to help you discover who you are.” – Bernice Johnson Reagon
“Obstacles don’t have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don’t turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it.” – Michael Jordan
“You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated.” – Maya Angelou
“It’s not the size of the dog in the fight, but the size of the fight in the dog.” – Mark Twain
“When things go wrong, don’t go with them.” – Elvis Presley
“Success is not the absence of obstacles, it’s the ability to overcome them.” – Anonymous
“We do not grow by avoiding challenges. We grow by embracing them.” – Anonymous
“Keep your face always toward the sunshine—and shadows will fall behind you.” – Walt Whitman
“The pain you feel today will be the strength you feel tomorrow.” – Anonymous
“A failure is not always a mistake, it may simply be the best one can do under the circumstances. The real mistake is to stop trying.” – B.F. Skinner
“Obstacles are often our greatest opportunities.” – Anonymous
“Hardships often prepare ordinary people for an extraordinary destiny.” – C.S. Lewis
“You have to believe in yourself when no one else does.” – Serena Williams
“You don’t have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great.” – Zig Ziglar
“If you’re going through hell, keep going.” – Winston Churchill
“It always seems impossible until it’s done.” – Nelson Mandela
“Failure will never overtake me if my determination to succeed is strong enough.” – Og Mandino
“There is no elevator to success, you have to take the stairs.” – Anonymous
“Every obstacle is a stepping stone to a new and better opportunity.” – Anonymous
“The only way out is through.” – Robert Frost
“We are all faced with a series of great opportunities brilliantly disguised as impossible situations.” – Charles Swindoll
“When you come out of the storm, you won’t be the same person who walked in. That’s what the storm is all about.” – Haruki Murakami
“The best way to predict the future is to create it.” – Abraham Lincoln
“You can’t connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backward.” – Steve Jobs
“A strong, positive self-image is the best possible preparation for success.” – Joyce Brothers
“It always seems impossible until it’s done.” – Nelson Mandela
“Difficult roads often lead to beautiful destinations.” – Anonymous
“Never stop fighting until you arrive at your destined place—that is, the unique you.” – Lailah Gifty Akita
“Victory is always possible for the person who refuses to stop fighting.” – Napoleon Hill
“Do not wait for leaders; do it alone, person to person.” – Mother Teresa
“Don’t give up. Don’t ever give up.” – Jim Valvano
“The harder you fall, the higher you bounce.” – Anonymous
“Don’t wait for the perfect moment. Take the moment and make it perfect.” – Anonymous
“Life is tough, but so are you.” – Anonymous
“It’s not about how hard you hit. It’s about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward.” – Rocky Balboa
“The only way to do great work is to love what you do.” – Steve Jobs
“There’s no traffic jam on the extra mile.” – Anonymous
“Difficulties strengthen the mind, as labor does the body.” – Seneca
“We are made to persist. That’s how we find out who we are.” – Tobias Wolff
“You’ve got to get up every morning with determination if you’re going to go to bed with satisfaction.” – George Lorimer
“The road to success is dotted with many tempting parking spaces.” – Anonymous
“Keep your eyes on the prize and stay focused on your goals.” – Anonymous
“Great things are not accomplished by those who yield to trends and fads and popular opinion.” – Jack Kerouac
“The best way out is always through.” – Robert Frost
