Quotes with overcoming

  • Jim Carrey, a comic genius, has a harder time overcoming the public's desire for him to be funny simply because he's so good at it.

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  • Charles Edward Jerningham Genius is an infinite capacity for overcoming the opposition of mediocrities.
    The maxims of Marmaduke
    Charles Edward Jerningham
    English aphorist (1854 - 1921)
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  • Thornton T. Munger Life is given for wisdom, and yet we are not wise; for goodness, and we are not good; for overcoming evil, and evil remains; for patience and sympathy and love, and yet we are fretful and hard and weak and selfish. We are keyed not to attainment, but to the struggle toward it.
    Thornton T. Munger
    American scientist and environmentalist
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  • Robert H. Schuller Possibilitizing is overcoming while you're undergoing.
    Robert H. Schuller
    American Christian televangelist, pastor, motivational speaker, and au (1926 - 2015)
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  • Molière The greater the obstacle, the more glory in overcoming it.
    Molière
    French playwright (ps. by J. B. Poquelin) (1622 - 1673)
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  • St. Francis of Assisi Above all the grace and the gifts that Christ gives to his beloved is that of overcoming self.
    St. Francis of Assisi
    Italian saint, founder of the Franciscan monastic order (1182 - 1226)
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  • William James Acceptance of what has happened is the first step to overcoming the consequences of any misfortune.
    William James
    American philosopher (1842 - 1910)
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  • William James Be willing to have it so. Acceptance of what has happened is the first step to overcoming the consequences of any misfortune.
    William James
    American philosopher (1842 - 1910)
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  • Matt Groening Families are about love overcoming emotional torture.
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  • Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe Fresh activity is the only means of overcoming adversity.
    Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
    German writer and poet (1749 - 1832)
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  • Cate Campbell Injuries aren't anything foreign to me. I am used to overcoming illness and injury; you can't complain about it. When you're standing up there on the blocks, it doesn't really matter: it's all about the next minute.
    Cate Campbell
    Malawian-born Australian athlete (1992 - )
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  • Ben Stiller Jim Carrey, a comic genius, has a harder time overcoming the public's desire for him to be funny simply because he's so good at it.
    Ben Stiller
    American actor, comedian, film producer, film director, and writer (1965 - )
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  • Robert Anthony Overcoming fear and worry can be accomplished by living a day at a time or even a moment at a time. Your worries will be cut down to nothing.
    Robert Anthony
    American psychologist and self-help writer
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  • Bono Overcoming my dad telling me that I could never amount to anything is what has made me the megalomaniac that you see today.
    Bono
    Irish singer, songwriter, philanthropist, activist and businessman (1960 - )
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  • Angela Merkel Overcoming the Cold War required courage from the people of Central and Eastern Europe and what was then the German Democratic Republic, but it also required the steadfastness of Western partner over many decades when many had long lost hope of integration of the two Germanys and Europe.
    Angela Merkel
    German politician and chancellor (1954 - )
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  • Bill Bradley Sports is a metaphor for overcoming obstacles and achieving against great odds. Athletes, in times of difficulty, can be important role models.
    Bill Bradley
    American former professional basketball player and politician (1943 - )
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  • Bell Hooks Usually, when people talk about the strength of black women.... they ignore the reality that to be strong in the face of oppression is not the same as overcoming oppression, that endurance is not to be confused with transformation.
    Bell Hooks
    American author, professor, feminist (born G.J.Watkins) (1952 - 2021)
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  • Helen Keller Although the world is full of suffering, it is full also of the overcoming of it.
    Helen Keller
    American writer (1880 - 1968)
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  • Albert Schweitzer One who gains strength by overcoming obstacles possesses the only strength which can overcome adversity.
    Albert Schweitzer
    German physician, theologian, philosopher, musician (1875 - 1965)
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