“Once, a French journalist told me that all my films are the same. I said, 'Excuse me? I work hard to make them different.' What she meant was that in my films there is a character that faces insurmountable odds, and they overcome them. But I thought that might be true, but you need certain factors for drama, and you need to overcome them.” NeedsSaidDifferentHardCharacterMightFilmFacesCertainHard WorkDramaOvercomingExcuseFactorsBeing TrueJournalistOddsExcuse MeInsurmountableInsurmountable Odds Author:Danny Boyle
“The great fear I've had to overcome is the fear of failure. You have to be willing to be afraid, if you're going to be an artist.” IfsArtistWillingOvercomingFear Of Failure Author:Carmen Ejogo
“Why would I want to read something about somebody that's just a really nice, decent person who overcomes terrible trials? That's not how life is to me.” WantPersonsLife IsNiceTerribleOvercomingTrialsDecentReally Nice Author:Tama Janowitz
“The heartbeat of your originality is deep within a body of thought that continually wrestles with the contradictions and limitations that we're constantly trying to overcome, the curiosities and the ignorances of the people we seek to help.” PeopleTryingHeartHelpingBodyIgnoranceOvercomingCuriosityLimitationContradictionOriginalityHeartbeatDeep Within Author:Michael Eric Dyson
“Part of my message is that God never said that we weren't going to have difficulties, but you know what, He said to stay full of joy and I'm going to help you overcome. So I think that is what resonates with people and helps draw so many people. Because it is not a message that you are barely going to make it, you're a victim. We are not victims, we are victors.” PeopleThinkingKnowsSaidHelpingJoyMessagesDrawsOvercomingDifficultyVictim Author:Joel Osteen
“I wrote the book 'Grace, Gold & Glory' because I had to overcome many challenges and hardships. I wanted to share my story to let anyone facing hardships know that your dream is still possible.” KnowsStillsBookStoriesDreamWantedChallengesGraceShareGloryGoldOvercomingYour DreamsHardship Author:Gabby Douglas
“Going against Jim Brown wasn't any different than going against Jim Taylor and any of the other guys. He's just an obstacle that we have to overcome. We just couldn't put anything together.” DifferentTogetherGuyOvercomingObstaclesOther Guys Author:Lenny Moore
“I agree completely that nothing is more important for transgender people than to have access to excellent health care in trans-affirmative environments, to have the legal and institutional freedom to pursue their own lives as they wish, and to have their freedom and desire affirmed by the rest of the world. This will happen only when transphobia is overcome at the level of individual attitudes and prejudices and in larger institutions of education, law, health care, and kinship.” PeopleWorldImportantCareDesireIndividualWishAttitudeEnvironmentOvercomingPrejudiceAgreeHealth CareExcellentTransgenderKinship Author:Judith Butler
“We're all products of our environment, and I suspect that strength of will - the feeling, "I'm going to be able to do whatever you put in front of me" - is honed in an environment where not everything is easy. Ironically, growing up in that environment, you don't have a sense of aggrievement or entitlement. You just have a sense of overcoming.” FeelingsEasyGrowing UpEnvironmentOvercomingOur EnvironmentEntitlement Author:Condoleezza Rice
“For whatever reason, people know that car crashes can happen but they don't live with that fear every day when they're driving, or they're able to overcome it.” PeopleReasonCarOvercomingDrivingCrashCar Crash Author:Karan Mahajan
“Poverty is so significant that we can't expect to overcome the impacts of poverty in schools.” SchoolPovertyOvercomingSignificant Author:Michelle Rhee
“The notion about education has changed and that now it’s sort of much more aligned with, “Well, schools can’t combat poverty. We can’t possibly expect schools to do the work to overcome poverty.” I think that notion which has changed over the last few decades is part, not all, but part of what is maybe leading to people feeling less of a sense of possibility.” PeopleThinkingFeelingsSchoolPovertyPossibilityChangedOvercoming Author:Michelle Rhee
“As writers and readers, we're drawn to conflict. It's that ancient theory of plot that's written on the whiteboard during every fiction workshop, characters who want something overcoming obstacles as a way to create narrative momentum and suspense. So there's that, that trauma gives us more plot.” GivingCharacterConflictOvercomingAncientObstaclesTrauma Author:Leslie Pietrzyk
“In this system called America, white privilege reigns supreme but to me, I have to embrace what I am and how special we are as a people. I have to know that God put me here for a real reason and He blessed me with divine privilege and there's a divine system that I can tap into that can help me overcome any obstacle that stands in my way.” PeopleRealReasonHelpingSpecialDivineOvercomingBlessedEmbraceObstaclesMy WayHelp Me Author:Charlamagne Tha God
“It's important in our role as leaders that we use the platform to address issues, to address barriers, to identify best practices for overcoming these challenges with businesses small and large. Maybe there are some public policy issues that we need to address. Maybe some of them are at the federal level and some are at the state or local level.” ImportantChallengesLeaderPolicyOvercomingBarriersPublic Policy Author:Martha McSally
“I wouldn't say that I have overcome opposition so much as I have tried to understand it. The lash of judgment carries a wounding sting, and there's a deeply instinctual tendency to want to respond in kind. I am not proud that my thoughts were blackened with vile opinions about the nature of those who were attacking me.” KindOpinionProudJudgmentOvercomingMy Thoughts Author:W. Bruce Cameron
“Business success is not determined by government policy. It's not determined by regulation. The people succeed in business have to overcome all the obstacles put in their way by people like Democrats and Obama. That's what Trump knows, how to overcome these guys, how to get the things they put in his way out of the way, while they don't even know it's happening. And that would go for much of the political commentariat, too, folks, that are totally immersed in politics and know nothing else, other than they swear allegiance to free markets, but that's about it.” PeoplePoliticalGuyPolicySucceedOvercomingDemocratObstaclesDeterminedSwearFree Market Author:Rush Limbaugh
“Divorce is the hardest obstacle I've had to overcome in my life. I would like to believe that most people don't get married anticipating divorce. When I reached that crossroad, I felt like such a failure. After years of therapy together, I realized that staying together was emotionally destructive. My husband didn't want the divorce, but I did. So there was a lot of bitterness initially. Although we are still divorced, we still call each other "family." It was a journey to get there, but it's a beautiful place to be.” PeopleBelieveTogetherBeautifulJourneyHusbandMarriedOvercomingObstaclesDivorceI RealizedTherapyMy HusbandBitternessDivorcedBeautiful Places Author:Regina King
“Nietzsche saw that ultimately the problem of nihilism is the problem of what to do with time: Why keep investing in the future when there is no longer any transcendental guarantor, a positive end of time as ultimate reconciliation or redemption, ensuring a pay-off for this investment? Nietzsche's solution - his attempted overcoming of nihilism - consists in affirming the senselessness of becoming as such - all becoming, without reservation or discrimination.” ProblemSolutionsUltimateOvercomingInvestmentDiscriminationRedemptionEnd TimesReconciliationNihilismTranscendentalAffirming Author:Ray Brassier
“Playing so many important games in a prestigious competition like the Champions League, I have experience to call upon and I'm thankful for that. I hope the other players can feel more confident because of that. Of course we're facing a very tough tie; we know Juventus F.C. are the favourites, but sometimes excitement, desire, effort and bravery can overcome individual ability.” ImportantSometimesDesireIndividualAbilityEffortPlayerToughOvercomingBraveryCompetitionLeagueExcitementChampion Author:Iker Casillas
“I'm not suggesting that you have to overcome your fear of death. But we have to be willing to recognize at any moment, death could come.” MomentsOvercomingFear Of Death Author:Gangaji
“I'm absolutely terrified of heights, so maybe it's something I'd like to do in the future... although even saying it scares me! But I would absolutely love to overcome my fear of heights.” OvercomingScare Author:Danny Miller
“Germany must continue to champion the world's biggest free single market, and under its leadership, the EU can overcome its internal differences.” OvercomingChampion Author:Anthony Glees
“For as long as the power of America's diversity is diminished by acts of discrimination and violence against people just because they are black, Hispanic, Asian, Jewish, Muslim or gay, we still must overcome.” PeopleLongStillsAmericaBlackViolenceGayDiversityOvercomingDiscriminationAsianHispanic Author:Ron Kind
“Unless we improve our ability to provide a quality education for underprivileged kids, we're not going to really overcome in a massive way our past.” KidsPastAbilityQualityOvercomingOur Past Author:Condoleezza Rice
“Climate change is not about climate change. It's about the people in it getting rich off of an ever-expanding, growing, controlling government. It's all about expanding the government and government control over people. It's about creating victims. When you successfully turn somebody into a victim, you have automatically made them a dependent on you. You are essentially telling them they have lost the power necessary to solve their own problems. And you create within them a mentality that they can't overcome their own problem because they're victims.” PeopleProblemRichOvercomingVictimClimate ChangeMentalityGet Rich Author:Rush Limbaugh
“I think in many ways president Trump views himself as someone who has the ability to overcome every obstacle and to do something that no other president has been able to do. And I think that's the way he views himself, as it relates to his legacy and how history will view him.” ThinkingPresidentAbilityOvercomingObstaclesLegacy Author:Bob Corker
“On a given day, Serena Williams could beat some players. I believe because she's so incredibly strong mentally that she could overcome some situations where players would choke 'cause she's been in it so many times, so many situations at Wimbledon, The U.S. Open, etc. But if she had to just play the circuit - the men's circuit - that would be an entirely different story.” BelieveDifferentStrongI BelieveSituationPlayerOvercomingChokeStrong Man Author:John McEnroe
“I think people often forget how powerful they are. Sometimes it just takes one voice to save a life. When we speak up we can not only change a life or save a life, but we can also make it possible for other people to speak up. If we harness the collective power of people's voices around America to address the opioid epidemic, I have no doubt that we can overcome it.” PeopleThinkingSometimesSpeakForgetPowerfulDoubtOvercoming Author:Vivek Murthy
“I have a very positive and optimistic view about what we can do together. That's why the slogan of my campaign is 'Stronger Together.' Because I think if we work together, if we overcome the divisiveness that sometimes sets Americans against one another, and instead we make some big goals - and I've set forth some big goals: Getting the economy to work for everyone, not just those at the top, making sure that we have the best education system from preschool through college, making it affordable, and so much else.” ThinkingSometimesTogetherGoalEconomyCollegeOvercomingOptimisticWorking TogetherSlogansAffordableEducation SystemVery PositiveBest EducationPreschool Author:Hillary Clinton
“It can be difficult going through a period of time where you feel depressed because it can become your identifier. In the sense that you wake up, you're depressed; you talk to your friends, you're complaining that you're depressed; you talk to your parents, you're unmotivated. You know what you could do to try to overcome it - although obviously there's no cure - but you start to feel like, 'what will happen to me if I feel better? Who am I when I'm happy. I'm so used to feeling like this.'” TryingFeelingsParentDifficultOvercomingWake UpComplainingFeel Better Author:Halsey
“My major concern about leaving enhancement to the marketplace is that then the rich will be able to buy themselves genetically superior children and the poor will not - sharpening the class divisions we have now. That problem could be overcome if, genetic enhancement were available to all, subsidized by the state - and that would, over time, have benefits for society as well.” ChildrenProblemPoorRichConcernOvercomingLeaving Author:Peter Singer
“That's critical to me, the community. When I was 12 years old, I had a mental breakdown; I went berserk for a long time. I felt rejection from the white community. Couldn't understand why the pigmentation of my skin kept me from doing. Everybody always told me "You're going to be something." And of course, I began to raise questions about why it is that white folks treat us the way they do. The breakdown was very vivid. I just all of a sudden felt like I had been overcome by a train.” LongCommunitySkinsOvercomingTrainRejectionBreakdownBerserk Author:Cecil Williams
“I'm full of admiration for the Queen. She's done a fantastic job. She has had an awful lot of blocks along the road and has overcome them all. I'm anything but an antimonarchist.” DoneOvercomingBlockFantasticAdmiration Author:Dick Clement
“We have to create conditions where people feel safe to feel and to care. That goes against a lot of our programming about how to make something change in the world. Sometimes you can pressure people into changing, you can force them, but the powers-that-be have more force than we do. I don't think we're going to win in a contest of force. I think we need to induce a change of heart. The narrative of "us versus them" is ultimately part of the problem. Traditional activism, which is about overcoming the latest bad guy, isn't deep enough. It just brings us another version of the same.” PeopleThinkingWorldHeartSometimesEnoughProblemCareGuyWinningOvercomingActivismThings ChangeChange Of Heart Author:Charles Eisenstein
“Traditional spirituality often made pleasure, joy, good feelings. the things to overcome. It said you couldn't just indulge in your desires; that would be selfish. Anyone who has been in a spiritual community recognizes the dangers of this kind of joyless spirituality, where everything is somber and heavy and serious. We recognize that as kind of a trap, a false path.” KindFeelingsSpiritualJoyDesireSpiritualityCommunityPleasurePathDangerSeriousOvercomingSelfishIndulgeBeing SelfishSomber Author:Charles Eisenstein
“Approximately 400 cuts - that would make 25 percent of the total - use CGI. I worked on the Steamboy's animation production based on the usual handwriting method. Digital animation is just supplementary. I didn't do anything surprising, because the idea is to overcome the limitation of expressions done by handwriting with the help of CGI.” DoneHelpingCuttingOvercomingLimitationAnimation Author:Katsuhiro Otomo
“Although all studios are now moving towards digitalization, a foundation in which we draw pictures by hand hasn't changed, so I foresee that we will continue to keep it in the future. After all, we used the digital method based on a conception of expanding and advancing the expression of the traditional animation cel in Steamboy. The first goal of this project was to overcome limitations of camera angles caused by platforms. On that aspect, I won't go back to the traditional method. I hoped to combine the merits of the traditional method of cel animation with the merits of the new CGI method.” MovingGoalChangedOvercomingLimitationAnimation Author:Katsuhiro Otomo
“What interests us is not the person who is pitying himself or who is sitting, stewing in their pain and their suffering. What interests us is the person who's overcome it, who's doing their best to move away from it.” PainMovingSufferingInterestOvercoming Author:Dominic Rains
“To overcome cultural resistance I think it's important to start with strong analysis, so you're sure that you're right about what needs changing or fighting. And then you have to articulate the best case you can and start working patiently to build support and to mobilize allies.” ThinkingImportantFightingStrongSupportOvercoming Author:Joseph Badaracco
“I can't swim. I can float. But nothing could prepare me for that, to be honest. I mean, cold is cold and this was quite extreme. I actually treasure that experience, because it was challenging enough for me to discover new strength in me. Especially the discipline and the ability to concentrate and focus so much on one thing that I can overcome some obstacles and boundaries.” MeanEnoughChallengesAbilityFocusHonestColdDisciplineOvercomingObstaclesBoundariesBeing HonestSwim Author:Alicja Bachleda-Curus
“I feel like if we stopped pushing people away in trying to get to the top, we could work together. My goal is to start with my family and my friends, progressively get better and create opportunities for them to express themselves and become happy people, then have them affect the people they're around. [I want to] create this growing effect of positivity and inspired a willingness to overcome any obstacles that are in front of you, whether it be from our government or from our daily lives.” PeopleTryingTogetherOpportunityGoalMy FamilyOvercomingInspiredPositivityObstaclesGet BetterWorking TogetherDaily LifeWillingnessHappy People Author:Ryan Guzman
“Do I have bad days? Absolutely. But there are ways to overcome these things and that's perhaps what I do differently: I don't allow myself to dwell day after day on my imperfections.” OvercomingImperfectionBad Day Author:Crystal Renn
“Being a part of a band is easier to brainstorm, and it's fun - you're encouraged and inspired by the others. In this band, it's especially that way for me, because they're my favorite musicians - they've been my favorite musicians for so long, and I get to play with them now. A lot of times onstage, I'm overcome with admiration or something, which also means that you need to step up, you need to really bear down to match the level of musicianship or artistry. It's really challenging.” MeanLongFunChallengesMusicianOvercomingInspiredMy FavoriteAdmirationArtistryStep Up Author:Brendan Benson
“The reason I wouldn't dare to write a Western is simply because that seems to be so much a part of American culture. Maybe if I want to write a Western enough I should try to overcome that fear, but I'll certainly feel like I'm trespassing. I feel that that is so much a part of American foundation myth, it's part of the myth of America, the American vision of what America is, which people have glorified and then challenged and then vilified.” PeopleWritingTryingReasonEnoughCultureVisionOvercomingWesternDareMythAmerican Culture Author:Kazuo Ishiguro
“People have all these preconceived notions about magicians, like that they're lonely and bitter or they're socially awkward people. I don't know what magician hurt all these people, but I'm constantly having to overcome all these stereotypes. So, no. I'm sure there are just as many magicians who are lonely and bitter as there are comedians, lawyers, or any profession.” PeopleHurtLonelyOvercomingProfessionLawyerBitterComedianAwkwardStereotypeMagicianPreconceived Notions Author:Justin Willman
“It's difficult to overcome what you're getting beamed into your brain by the television every day. The worthlessness of journalism today is just making the country confused and bewildered and lost.” CountryTodayDifficultBrainOvercomingJournalismConfusedWorthlessness Author:Aaron McGruder
“I do not believe that marijuana is a gateway drug, and having been a mayor trying to keep my community safe, if there was any drug that was driving violence, more than marijuana, it was alcohol which is legal. And so I just don't think this is a gateway drug. And by the way, if you regulate it you're actually going to overcome a lot of problems with people having to go to the streets to buy their drug. You don't know how dangerous that is.” PeopleThinkingTryingBelieveProblemCommunityViolenceDangerousDrugOvercomingAlcoholDrivingMarijuana Author:Cory Booker
“One of the challenges to our nation today is overcoming the notion that art is kind of a nice-to-have, when in reality art is a need-to-have.” KindArtRealityTodayChallengesArt IsOvercoming Author:John Maeda
“I've definitely had some tough schoots. I'd say everything that I've done has had some sort of challenge that I've had to overcome. But it's the most satisfying feeling once you have and that's what I love about acting, sort of signing on to it knowing that it's going to be challenging.” DoneFeelingsChallengesActingToughOvercoming Author:Hailee Steinfeld