Quotes for All
So closely interwoven have been our lives, our purposes, and experiences that, separated, we have a feeling of incompleteness–united, such strength of self-association that no ordinary obstacles, difficulties, or dangers ever appear to us insurmountable. Elizabeth Cady Stanton
A little more persistence, a little more effort, and what seemed hopeless failure may turn to glorious success. There is no failure except in no longer trying. There is no defeat except from within, no really insurmountable barrier save our own inherent weakness of purpose. Elbert Hubbard
A little more persistence, a little more effort, and what seemed hopeless failure may turn to glorious success. Elbert Hubbard
About the only value the story of my life may have is to show that one can, even without any particular gifts, overcome obstacles that seem insurmountable if one is willing to face the fact that they must be overcome. Eleanor Roosevelt
It has its distinct and insurmountable limitations when applied to public personnel management. Franklin D. Roosevelt
I write novels about ordinary women who face seemingly insurmountable odds, but through courage and determination find their heart’s desire. Francis Ray
There is no hope for the fanciful idea of reaching the moon because of insurmountable barriers to escaping the earth’s gravity Forest Ray Moulton
The problem of the novelist who wishes to write about a man’s encounter with God is how he shall make the experience–which is both natural and supernatural–understandable, and credible, to his reader. In any age this would be a problem, but in our own, it is a well- nigh insurmountable one. Today’s audience is one … Read more
Lincoln’s appeal to \”the better angels of our nature\” failed to avert a fratricidal war. But the compassionate wisdom of Lincoln’s first and second inaugurals bequeathed to the Union, cemented with blood, a moral heritage which, when drawn upon in times of stress and strife, is sure to find specific ways and means to surmount … Read more
God is no longer an explanation of anything, but has instead become something that would itself need an insurmountable amount of explaining. Douglas Adams