“All experiences of life seems to prove that the impediments thrown in the way of the human advancement may for the most part be overcome by steady good conduct, honest zeal, activity, perseverance and above all, by a determined resolution to surmount.” WayHumansMaySeemsHonestActivityProveOvercomingPerseveranceDeterminedThrownResolutionSteadyAdvancementZealImpediments Book:Self-help: With Illustrations of Character and Conduct Source: Self-help: With Illustrations of Character and Conduct
“Whoever takes it upon himself to write an honest intellectual history of twentieth-century Europe will need a strong stomach. But he will need something more. He will need to overcome his disgust long enough to ponder the roots of this strange and puzzling phenomenon.” NeedsWritingLongEnoughStrongCenturyHonestStrangeIntellectualEuropeRootsOvercomingPhenomenonStomachDisgustingTwentieth CenturyPonderingPuzzling Author:Mark Lilla
“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 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 think it's my personality to overcome things, learn from them and become stronger, both personally and professionally. To be honest, I welcome those hardships.” ThinkingHonestPersonalityOvercomingStrongerWelcomeBeing HonestHardshipSports Psychology Author:Hope Solo
“I believe that religion, generally speaking, has been a curse to mankind - that its modest and greatly overestimated services on the ethical side have been more than overcome by the damage it has done to clear and honest thinking.” ThinkingBelieveHas BeensDoneReligionI BelieveSidesClearAtheismMankindHonestOvercomingCurseDamageEthicalModestAgnosticismBelive Author:H. L. Mencken
“I found my love when I was 17-years-old and my love is one hundred percent honest. We've never had any ugly, rocky things to overcome.” YearsFoundLove IsHonestPercentHundredOvercomingUgly Author:Bo Derek
“I had to learn to be honest with myself. I had to recognize my pain threshold. When I hit the floor, I have to realize it's not as if I broke a bone. Pushing yourself over the barrier is a habit. I know I can do it and try something else crazy. If you want to win the war, you've got to pay the price.” IfsKnowsWantTryingI CanWarPainWinningSportsCan DoRealizingPayCrazyHonestHabitOvercomingBonesAfrican AmericanBrokeBeing HonestBarriersPushingOvercoming AdversityThresholdI Can Do ItPay The PricePush YourselfPain Threshold Author:Flo Hyman
“Prose pretends to be straightforward in its application to the truth, but truth itself is a dissembler. Poetry, much more honest, knows the deception can't be overcome.” KnowsHonestOvercomingDeceptionProseApplicationStraightforward Author:Laurence Overmire