Dalai Lama Quotes

One who gains strength by overcoming obstacles possesses the only strength which can overcome adversity.

It takes facing obstacles to grow strong enough to overcome them.

The more you practive overcoming your obstacles, the more you will welcome them & be unafraid.

We develop our character muscles by overcoming challenges and obstacles.

Obstacles are found everywhere, and in overcoming them we nourish ourselves.

No man, with a man's heart in him gets far on his way without some bitter, soul-searching disappointment. Happy is he who is brave enough to push on to another stage of the journey.

You're always going to face criticism, you're always going to face challenges, but those things are there to make you stronger and more committed.

I like challenges and I don't believe in failure. I don't believe in regrets. I believe suffering, failure - all those concepts - are things that are absolutely necessary to make us the best people that we can be, the best at whatever we want to do.

It is natural that we face obstacles in pursuit of our goals. But if we remain passive, making no effort to solve the problems we meet, conflicts will arise and hindrances will grow. Transforming these obstacles into opportunities is a challenge to our human ingenuity.

None of us can come to the highest maturity without enduring the summer heat of trials.

Life is meant to be a challenge, because challenges are what make you grow.

There comes a time in a man's life when to get where he has to go - if there are no doors or windows he walks through a wall.

I need to learn how to face challenges.

When we tackle obstacles, we find hidden reserves of courage and resilience we did not know we had. And it is only when we are faced with failure do we realise that these resources were always there within us. We only need to find them and move on with our lives.

Setbacks are just learning experiences.

The best way out is always through.

No difficulty can discourage, no obstacle dismay, no trouble dishearten the man who has acquired the art of being alive. Difficulties are but dares of fate, obstacles but hurdles to try his skill, troubles but bitter tonics to give him strength; and he rises higher and looms greater after each encounter with adversity.

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

I don't like whining about the challenges I face while I work. I know they are for the better so I can rise stronger and better.

The more blows you have in life, the better, because it means you're challenging yourself.

It hasn't always been a sweet ride. When I was 15, I almost hated racing in finals because I was so nervous. But as I got more experienced, I had to choose between fight and flight - and I've fought every time.

If you let tragedies stop you along the way, then you're never going to grow as a person.

I find my joy of living in the fierce and ruthless battles of life, and my pleasure comes from learning something.

Difficulty shows what men are. Therefore when a difficulty falls upon you, remember that God, like a trainer of wrestlers, has matched you with a rough young man. Why? So that you may become an Olympic conqueror; but it is not accomplished without sweat.