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“Fresh activity is the only means of overcoming adversity.”
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
“Sometimes we stare so long at a door that is closing that we see too late the one that is open.”
Alexander Graham Bell
“Acceptance of what has happened is the first step to overcoming the consequences of any misfortune.”
William James
“The greater the obstacle, the more glory in overcoming it.”
Moliere
“Thinking will not overcome fear but action will.”
W. Clement Stone
“The way you overcome shyness is to become so wrapped up in something that you forget to be afraid”
Claudia Lady Bird Johnson
“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.”
Dr. Robert Anthony
“In times of great stress or adversity, it's always best to keep busy, to plow your anger and your energy into something positive.”
Lee Iacocca
“Challenges are what make life interesting; overcoming them is what makes life meaningful.”
Joshua J. Marine
“One who gains strength by overcoming obstacles possesses the only strength which can overcome adversity.”
Albert Schweitzer