Garth Stein Quotes

Being a successful person is not necessarily defined by what you have achieved, but by what you have overcome.

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

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.

It's not what you accomplish in life that matters; it's what you overcome.

It's not so much what you accomplish in life that really matters, but what you overcome that proves who you are, what you are, and whether you are a champion.

We develop our character muscles by overcoming challenges and obstacles.

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

Adversity builds character and character takes you places money can't.

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.

The world is very good at encouraging you to go along with the status quo and at basking in your successes. But when you hit a wall in your personal life, and you screw up, people don't give you a chance to navigate your way through it and tap into what's extraordinary about you.

It is not the mountain we conquer but ourselves.

As we advance in life it becomes more and more difficult, but in fighting the difficulties the inmost strength of the heart is developed.

Someone said adversity builds character, but someone else said adversity reveals character. I'm pleasantly surprised with my resilience. I persevere, and not just blindly. I take the best, get rid of the rest, and move on, realizing that you can make a choice to take the good.

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.

I think it's always the moments that are the trials that end up making you become a hero in the end. You're not a hero unless you've gone through the trials. And it makes these moments so much sweeter, so much better. I don't believe in 'deserved,' but I might believe in 'earned.'

I proved to myself that I can overcome a lot of things that probably would have broken some people.

I have overcome some demons in my path.

I had to do so much self-searching and self-work and learning how to navigate in a world that seemed very mean.

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

The thing is, the only real sign of life is growth. And growth requires pain. So to choose life is to accept pain.

Face the giants in your life, slay them, and move on. Do not be daunted by the mistakes and failures in your life.

The lion who breaks the enemy's ranks is a minor hero compared to the lion who overcomes himself.

There is no development of character without resistance, there is no growth of spirituality without overcoming.

If you are irritated by every rub, how will your mirror be polished?

Difficulty attracts the man of character because it is in embracing it that he realizes himself