“It takes a lot out of you to do a stage play, but I'd love to do that. I'd love to continue to do challenging material, whatever shape or form that comes in.” PlayFormChallengesStageMaterialsShapesStage Play Author:Jeremy Renner
“It's always really challenging trying to go from player to player/coach. You have a kind of friendship basis of relationship with all of your teammates and now you go to this power position where you have to make decisions that might hurt people's feelings.” PeopleTryingKindFeelingsMightChallengesHurtDecisionPlayerPositionBasesCoachesTeammate Author:Abby Wambach
“Every movie I do is challenging for me. There is some element of imaginative that you wouldn't have in a typical movie.” ChallengesElementsTypicalImaginative Author:Michel Gondry
“The reason I'm interested in alternative worlds and near-future settings is that it allows us to look at our own limitations in our worldviews. These settings allow me to explore how our world might evolve if we allow individualistic kinds of success to remain our primary value. I'm not trying to be overly bleak, and I don't feel bleak or sad about our world. I want empowered and educated people who understand a lot about the world's challenges to strive to be noble, rather than cynical. I think we still need more champions out there.” PeopleIfsThinkingWorldWantNeedsFeelsTryingLooksKindStillsReasonMightValuesChallengesStriveNobleSettingEducatedSettingsAlternativesPrimariesLimitationEvolveChampionOur WorldCynicalEmpoweredWorldviewBleakIndividualistic Author:Jennifer Phang
“I worked as a title searcher for almost 25 years. It took awhile for it to become fulfilling because it doesn't pay a whole lot, takes a long time to learn, and in the years of learning there are endless frustrations. And then it creeps up on you that you're able to solve problems, answer questions and rebut any challenges to your work.” YearsLongWholeProblemAbleChallengesAnswersPayLong TimeSolveEndlessTitlesFrustrationFulfillingCreepsSearchers Author:Larry Howes
“Getting back into shape [after bringing twing] was challenging, like it is for anybody who has a baby. The first few pounds drop off really fast. And then you're like stuck with those last 10 to 20 pounds, let's say, and then you've really got to get disciplined.” FirstsLastsChallengesBabyShapesStuckPounds Author:Jennifer Lopez
“My role is to promote the authors image and their new books. I'm also brought on board when the author is "between books" to keep the name in front of the reading public. That's a challenging time for an author.” BookReadingNamesChallengesRolesFrontsBoardsNew BooksChallenging Times Author:Tom Robinson
“Raising children is a journey generously sprinkled with what many view as teachable moments, perhaps none as challenging as those surrounding faith and religion.” ChildrenMomentsChallengesViewsJourneyRaising ChildrenTeachableTeachable Moments Author:Judy Woodruff
“I enjoyed being president, but the campaign against Guinea worm [horrible disease] has opened up a completely new career that is challenging and unpredictable and adventurous - and very gratifying.” PresidentChallengesCareersDiseaseCampaignsHorribleEnjoyedUnpredictableWormsAdventurousGuineaNew CarNew Career Author:Jimmy Carter
“The rush of creating sounds and mixing sounds is always an interesting challenge, especially for someone like me, who doesn't know about sound.” KnowsSoundChallengesInterestingCreatingLike MeMixing Author:Hank Williams III
“Every year is different. I'm not getting any younger trying to keep it going. It's always a challenge. It's like a boxer going into a ring. You never can tell what's going to work and what's not going to work until you're in action and everything is going on around you. It's very intense and always a challenge and always a thrill.” TryingYearsDifferentActionChallengesRingsIntenseThrillGoing To WorkBoxers Author:Hank Williams III
“I'm not looking to be the greatest pop star of all time. I want to be an artist. I want to influence people and I want to get people to think about the world, to think and talk to each other and connect. To challenge one another.” PeopleThinkingWorldWantArtistStarsChallengesInfluencePopsAll TimePop StarsInfluencing People Author:Jillian Hervey
“Once you fall into habits, I think, you're dead as an artist. You have to challenge yourself and never rest on your laurels, never think about what you've done in the past.” ThinkingDonePastArtistFallChallengesHabitLaurelsChallenge Yourself Author:Jonathan Lethem
“I hate drama. But at the same time, nothing bothers me more than when life's perfect. And that's the sick part. I just love a challenge, whether it's a relationship, my career, clothing.” HateChallengesPerfectCareersDramaSickI HateBotherClothings Author:Rihanna
“Each Middle East country has their own unique kinds of challenges; but the fundamentals, the desire for democracy and freely elected governments is a common thread throughout.” KindCountryGovernmentDesireChallengesCommonDemocracyMiddleUniqueFundamentalsEastMiddle EastThreadCommon Threads Author:John McCain
“There is always an element of realpolitik that has to be present in the conduct of any nation's national security affairs. At the same time, we have to also have a balance between realpolitik and Wilsonian principles of freedom and democracy and human rights. And maintaining that balance is the greatest challenge that we in the West, including the Federal Republic of Germany, have to face because it's many times a very difficult decision-making process.” HumansFacesNationsProcessDifficultChallengesDecisionPrinciplesDemocracyRightsSecurityBalanceElementsWestIncludingAffairHuman RightsGermanyDecision MakingRepublicNational SecurityMaintainingDifficult DecisionsDecision Making ProcessDemocracy And Human RightsRealpolitik Author:John McCain
“A lot of people ask, "What do you pull on in your own life from your character?" In all honesty, it's not something that really works that way for me. I tend to look at these things as an imaginative process and a challenge of imagination and empathy, to some degree. I get much more out of meeting people who have lived these lives than I do digging around in my own limited experiences.” PeopleWayLooksCharacterAsksProcessImaginationChallengesMy OwnHonestyDegreesEmpathyMeetingsImaginativeDigging Author:Edward Norton
“I had been working predominantly and steadily as a dancer, so after awhile, you don't have to audition. I was just in that world, and I had certain goals I wanted to reach, but I definitely always wanted to keep going and challenge myself and become an actor.” WorldWantedCertainActorsGoalChallengesDancerKeep GoingAuditions Author:Kenny Wormald
“Obviously, I'm quite young and I haven't really thought about what films I'd like to go into yet. I love challenging films, really. I'd prefer to do some gritty, challenging roles. That would be awesome, and really fun. I want to be as diverse as possible.” WantWould BeFilmYoungFunChallengesRolesHavensDiverse Author:Charlie Rowe
“Each job you have has it's own challenges. One of the great things about my job, is that each film is a different journey.” DifferentJobsFilmChallengesJourneyGreat Things Author:Sam Worthington
“I've got to challenge myself more, and not listen to anybody else, and not listen to any media or bloggers, but just listen to myself. I've got to push myself. If I don't believe I'm growing, and I believe I'm just coasting, then I've got to get off the train. If I feel I'm growing, I have to keep going. It's a long marathon.” IfsFeelsBelieveLongI BelieveChallengesGrowingMediaTrainDon't BelieveKeep GoingMarathonJust ListenBloggers Author:Sam Worthington
“Fight sequence to me isn't just about the athleticism. It so often is about what the emotion that is behind it and how willing you are to really, really challenge that emotion or really take that emotion to that place so you're feeling a certain intensity for the whole time when you're shooting the actual physical scenes.” WholeFeelingsCertainFightingChallengesEmotionBehindsWillingSceneShootingIntensitySequenceOften IsAthleticism Author:Vin Diesel
“The trick is not to look back, but keep on expressing where I'm at now. It's challenging to create something new, so it's crucial to dwell in the present moment.” LooksMomentsChallengesTricksSomething NewPresent MomentCrucial Author:Eric Drooker
“The most challenging work is producing. The physical act of getting a production up and running is extremely taxing, and you never have any guarantee that your years of work on any given project will ever bear fruit.” YearsRunningGivenChallengesBearsProjectsFruitProductionsGuaranteesGuarantees ThatChallenging Work Author:David Hayter
“The reality is each new day and each project is another opportunity to learn, experiment and try something I haven't done before. I've found that's what keeps me motivated and moving forward - learning new things and challenging myself on a daily basis to improve as a composer, recording engineer, percussionist, guitarist, producer...the list goes on and on!” TryingDoneRealityMovingFoundOpportunityChallengesHavensGoes OnProjectsBasesListsExperimentsMoving ForwardProducersMotivatedComposerNew ThingsEngineersNew DayGuitaristOpportunities To LearnLearning NewChallenging MyselfEach New DayLearning New ThingsAnother Opportunity Author:Jason Graves
“I don't really look for challenges as much as I like adventures. Other than that I'm just trying to find stories I want to tell.” WantTryingLooksStoriesChallengesAdventure Author:Wes Anderson
“I always want to challenge myself as a writer. I consider myself more of a writer than I do a director.” WantChallengesDirectors Author:Lena Waithe
“You're always looking for roles and other creatives who are going to be challenging to you, because you're always a better actor after the experience.” ActorsChallengesRoles Author:David Oyelowo
“It takes people who have a widespread series of experiences to develop future leaders. It takes people who aren't afraid to challenge and move forward.” PeopleMovingChallengesLeaderSeriesMoving ForwardFuture Leaders Author:Julian Bond
“One of the biggest challenges I have with certain clients is convincing them to take a vacation - metaphorically. You're dealing with egos, and with egos the answer to everything is "more me." Sometimes the situation calls for less you.” SometimesCertainChallengesAnswersSituationEgoVacationClientsConvincing Author:Eric Dezenhall
“Thank God for movie music. It preserves the rich vocabulary in classical music through challenging times.” ChallengesRichPreservesThank GodVocabularyClassical MusicChallenging Times Author:Michael Tilson Thomas
“For Twilight, I wasn't thinking it was going to be a crazy success, or anything. It had been rejected by all the major studios. Nobody wanted to make it and they didn't think it would make any money, but I read the book and I thought, "Wow, I want to capture that feeling of just being crazy in love. I wonder if I can do that in a film." That was my challenge.” IfsThinkingWantI CanBookFeelingsWantedFilmCan DoChallengesWonderCrazyMajorsStudiosCaptureWowTwilightJust BeingRejectedBeing CrazyCrazy Love Author:Catherine Hardwicke
“It's a challenge to work a character's arc into a format in which you only have a very limited amount of time to grow and develop a character.” CharacterGrowsChallengesAmountFormatArcs Author:Ginnifer Goodwin
“To be honest, I don't really consider myself a prodigy. Learning the piano, I have encountered some difficulties. There are many challenges in playing and I've grown frustrated at times... But because I like to play the piano, I never thought of giving up. I was always able to overcome difficulties in pianistic techniques. Yes, there might be some 'traffic lights', but they all turned 'green'.” GivingPlayLightMightAbleChallengesHonestGiving UpOvercomingDifficultyGreenTechniqueBeing HonestPianoFrustratedTrafficProdigiesTraffic Light Author:George Li
“I think every actor is looking for a challenge, and to play something different, and to be a part of a project with other great actors.” ThinkingDifferentPlayActorsChallengesProjectsGreat Actors Author:Hilary Duff
“I thought it would be quite a challenge to direct a mystery thriller. I hadn't really done something like that.” DoneWould BeChallengesMysteryDirectThrillers Author:Catherine Hardwicke
“Directing music videos, especially ones that are concept/narrative driven is challenging in itself, but Directing a music video within a digital video environment is even more difficult.” DifficultChallengesEnvironmentConceptsDrivenVideoNarrativeDigital Author:Jon Jon Augustavo
“The biggest challenge, I think, is always maintaining your moral compass.” ThinkingChallengesMoralCompassMaintainingMoral Compass Author:Barack Obama
“For one movie, I'm learning to play a violin, and I had never picked up a violin in my life. That's a big challenge. That's what I see as one of the advantages of this business. You get to do things you'd never do, in a normal lifestyle.” PlayBigsChallengesNormalAdvantageLifestyleViolinBig Challenges Author:Luke Evans
“The biggest thing for me is I don't want to let people down. At the same time I love things that scare me and challenge me. If your job doesn't do that and doesn't excite you there's no point in doing it.” PeopleIfsWantJobsChallengesScareNo Point Author:Alex Pettyfer
“I like to play test cricket. It is really challenging, because you need to really score runs, stay in the wicket and continue for five days.” NeedsPlayRunningChallengesFiveTestsScoreCricket Author:Kumar Sangakkara
“I'm getting so old - it's more uncomfortable to do those scenes now than when I was 20. I mean, I don't have a big problem with nudity on screen. But usually the days when you do those naked love scenes are the weirdest ones on set. Everyone is uncomfortable. You're like, 'Hi. How are you?' Then the next minute you're with an actress who you don't know and you're pretending to make love to her in front of all the crew. The acting challenge is pretending things are OK.” KnowsMeanProblemBigsNextChallengesActingMinutesFrontsSceneActressesScreensNakedUncomfortablePretendingMaking LoveCrewNudityBig Problems Author:Javier Bardem
“That's one of our biggest challenges is finding out how to do that. There are times when you have to scale back. You might be performing on a five-by-five stage in front of 12 people. That's an exaggeration but there are times when you have to turn the corner and do an acoustic set.” PeopleMightTurnsChallengesFiveStageFrontsFindingsCornersScalesPerformingExaggerationAcoustics Author:Alan Powell
“In some places, there's the concept of one religion, one truth. In the Muslim world, there's the notion of Allah. The Western, multireligious modern society is some kind of a challenge to this. These, I feel, are the main causes [for terrorism], and, when combined with lots of anger and frustration, cause a huge amount of hate.” WorldFeelsKindHateCausesChallengesModernHugeAmountConceptsWesternNotionTerrorismFrustrationModern SocietyMuslim WorldAnger And Frustration Author:Dalai Lama
“Every day in life there are challenges; whether you're an accountant, a race car driver or whatever you do.” ChallengesRaceCarDriversAccountantsRace CarRace Car Driver Author:Justin Allgaier
“There are so many lies out there about what the good life is whether that's making as much money as you can or just being the best you can be. I just want to challenge those lies and look at what God says the good life is in His Word. He says that the good life is about believing in God and embracing everything that He has for us.” WantBelieveLooksLife IsLyingChallengesBeing The BestBelieve In GodGood LifeJust Being Author:Trip Lee
“My perspective has blossomed. There's always more to learn and more challenges.” ChallengesPerspective Author:LeCrae
“Living is like training for an athletic event. You have to have goals and challenges; you need to exercise and eat right.” NeedsGoalChallengesEventsExerciseTrainingAthletic Author:Jack LaLanne
“You should be proud of what you're doing, but not conceited. If you can't be proud of yourself, you're a failure. And discipline. To do anything in life you have to have discipline. To accomplish anything, you have a goal, challenge yourself, and work until you accomplish that goal. Practice what you preach.” IfsShouldGoalChallengesPracticeProudDisciplineAccomplishBe ProudConceitedProud Of YouAnything In LifeChallenge YourselfProud Of YourselfPractice What You PreachBe Proud Of Yourself Author:Jack LaLanne