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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.

Competition keeps you young. It motivates you. It challenges your ego. Messi and Ronaldo have this with each other.

Quotes by Diego Forlan

One of the biggest challenges is for women to find an organization that's willing to accept them back after they leave the work force to raise children without taking a cut in compensation and responsibility.

Quotes by Diane Garnick

I'd like to have another opportunity to serve. I believe in service. I enjoy it. I also like coming and going, you know, because I think that my private-sector life has contributed to how I think about public-sector challenges and...

Quotes by Deval Patrick

Becoming Miss Universe made me realize that women worldwide face the same challenges daily, such as various forms of violence and crime, physical and emotional abuse, and toxic relationships, among others.

Quotes by Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters

I was the Secretary of State of New Jersey in November 2000. I paid careful attention to the challenges that stemmed from inadequate voting systems in various places.

Quotes by DeForest Soaries

With the recent news that the State of Florida has agreed to purchase 181,000 acres of U.S. Sugar land, we have an historic opportunity for our larger restoration efforts and for the people of Florida. This too will not come...

Quotes by Debbie Wasserman Schultz

Making this movie was a great opportunity for me to explore high-definition. I'm glad I got to see what the challenges are, what makes it better. It works wonderfully.

Quotes by Debbie Allen

Within ourselves, there are voices that provide us with all the answers that we need to heal our deepest wounds, to transcend our limitations, to overcome our obstacles or challenges, and to see where our soul is longing to go.

Quotes by Debbie Ford

I think that we have a number of different health care challenges in our country, and certainly addressing the uninsured is one, and the second is making sure that those with health insurance actually get the care that they assume...

Quotes by Debbie Stabenow

Educators and school personnel work on the front lines of childhood obesity, but every day they face the challenges of budget cuts, mandated tests, rushed lunch periods, and a decrease in time for physical activity.

Quotes by Dean Ornish

Let's all be more humble about the evidence behind medical advice but also respect the challenges to providing accessible lifestyle guidance.

Quotes by Dean Ornish

Contemporary audiences are interested in watching characters navigate ethical challenges and moral dilemmas.

Quotes by David Zabel

Catholic schools prepare every student to meet the challenges of their future by developing their mind, yes, but also their body and their soul and spirit.

Quotes by David Vitter

I look for challenges. I really do.

Quotes by David Slade

Every project is an opportunity to learn, to figure out problems and challenges, to invent and reinvent.

Quotes by David Rockwell

Congress needs strong parties, but it also needs the capacity to deal with budget and entitlement challenges that are likely beyond the reach of pure partisan exertion.

Quotes by David Price

Most parliamentarians don't have a clue as regards the challenges or the opportunities the games industry faces.

Quotes by David Puttnam

There are a lot of challenges I undeniably have faced as a black person both in the U.K. and in the U.S. that contrived to make me feel lesser than what I am.

Quotes by David Oyelowo

As a practicing neurologist, I can tell you first hand that working with Parkinson's patients offers clinical challenges. But from an emotional perspective, this disease can border on overwhelming.

Quotes by David Perlmutter

The progress in Iraq is still fragile. And it could still be reversed. Iraq still faces innumerable challenges, and they will be evident during what will likely be a difficult process as the newly elected Council of Representatives selects the...

Quotes by David Petraeus

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.