Logo - Feel The Words

Challenges Quotes

On facing hard things, together and alone.

This set starts from a simple truth - everyone faces their own challenges - then moves into a personal account of a car accident that brought unexpected clarity and drive. Related reading: Face.

At a certain point, if you still have your marbles and are not faced with serious financial challenges, you have a chance to put your house in order. It's a cliche, but it's underestimated as an analgesic on all levels....

Quotes by Leonard Cohen

Go forward, knowing that you are greater than the challenges of your time.

Quotes by Leon Panetta

The challenges that the homeless face aren't dissimilar to those in developing countries.

Quotes by Leila Janah

We've definitely had our share of ups and downs as a group, and there were times we've faced some pretty big challenges, but we were able to get through these times, which allowed our bond to grow stronger.

Quotes by Lee Tae-min

For generations, the Jewish and African-American communities have stood together, helping each other overcome their greatest challenges and triumph in the face of sweeping discrimination, all while securing a brighter future for all of our children.

Quotes by Lee Zeldin

I think we are elected with a responsibility to take tough votes, tackle tough challenges today. There's too much punting.

Quotes by Lee Zeldin

But despite this breathtaking pace, I believe in the capacity of our democracy to meet these challenges.

Quotes by Lee H. Hamilton

I love taking challenges, as my name Leander means 'lion's heart.'

Quotes by Leander Paes

With Liquid Robotics' innovative technology and Boeing's leading intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance solutions, we are helping our customers address maritime challenges in ways that make existing platforms smarter, missions safer, and operations more efficient.

Quotes by Leanne Caret

We need to understand where our issues and challenges are and confront them head on. Because you can fix anything if you know there's a problem.

Quotes by Leanne Caret

I am pleased to be part of Promontory's steady efforts to assist banks and other financial firms in meeting legal and regulatory obligations and challenges.

Quotes by Laurence D. Fink

There are new challenges every day when starting a business and growing a brand, but I'm fortunate to have an amazing team that is always willing to work hard and navigate through whatever obstacle comes our way.

Quotes by Lauren Bush

I love overcoming challenges and fear.

Quotes by Laura Wilkinson

But despite the challenges, I love being your Mayor.

Quotes by Laura Miller

Well, we've faced very difficult decisions and challenges in our country, every one of us have, as we - since September 11th, as we fought the war on terror, all of those decisions that the President had to make to...

Quotes by Laura Bush

The presidential candidates are offering prescriptions for everything from Iraq to healthcare, but listen closely. Their fixes are situational and incremental. Meanwhile, the underlying structural problems in American politics and government are systemic and prevent us from solving our most...

Quotes by Larry J. Sabato

A lot challenges me! Not psyching myself out, not doubting myself, not comparing myself to others... all of that challenges me. But inevitably, challenges are put into our lives so that we may grow and become the best version of...

Quotes by Lana Condor

The intersection of being female and a showrunner carries difficult challenges.

Quotes by Laeta Kalogridis

'Altered Carbon' is one of the most seminal pieces of post-cyberpunk hard science fiction out there - a dark, complex noir story that challenges our ideas of what it means to be human when all information becomes encodable, including the...

Quotes by Laeta Kalogridis

I want to find material that piques my interest, keeps me outside the box and challenges me.

Quotes by Kyle Chandler

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the common thread in these "challenges" quotes?
Each one acknowledges that challenges are part of life — whether personal, like recovering from an accident, or much larger, like poverty or the ambitions of an entire era.
Is there a simple quote about everyone facing challenges?
Yes — one line puts it plainly: "Everyone has their challenges."
Is there a quote about overcoming a personal setback?
There is. One speaker shares that after a car accident, they "came out of that experience with more clarity about my career and the energy to continue to pursue it hard, no matter what the challenges." Browse more on our Life quotes page.
Is there a quote about children facing the challenges of poverty?
Yes — one quote observes that "children facing the challenges of poverty attend schools that aren't designed to meet their extra needs." You can find more on our Face quotes page.
Is there a quote about societies rising to meet big challenges?
Yes. One quote reflects that "when societies have been faced with big challenges, they've put their best people on them," pointing to the Space Race as an example. For more, see our Great and Love quotes pages.

Broader challenges appear too: children navigating poverty in schools not built for their needs, and societies historically rallying their best people around the biggest problems. See also Great and Life.