110+ Overcoming Obstacles Quotes to Gain Your Power to Face Life Problems

Quotes for Overcoming Obstacles in Life

These overcoming obstacles quotes will help you to survive in this life.

• "Oh, how I wept those first few years of my life. My tears came like tropical storms. Every pore in my body wept. I heaved and shuddered and sighed. Everything around me seemed dark and terrifying.” ― Maria Nhambu, Africa's Child

• “Hysteria may come as always, infernal dreams with their black haze. Still, I shall devour the days triumphantly chasing History and its stories.” ― The Raveness, Night Tide Musings

• “Someday, you little twat, it's going to be more than that. The way we start doesn't have to be where we end up.” ― Mackenzi Lee, The Gentleman’s Guide to Getting Lucky

• “I made such a mess out of my life that it turned into art.” ― Matt Barker

• “Because some people see a wall, and assume that's the end of their journey. Others see it, and decide it's just the beginning.” ― Angeline Trevena

• “That’s the thing I’ve learned about mountains: the joy you feel at scaling them is in direct proportion to how high and impassable the peak appears to be once you’re on the other side of it.” ― Marie Bostwick, Just In Time

• “Scars don't matter, little one. They are the marks of the battles we have won.” ― Helen Dunmore, The Deep

• “With faith in God, we shall overcome any situation.” ― Lailah Gifty Akita

• “Inspiring others can come in many forms; it can simply be by sharing your story, your struggles, and how you managed to overcome your obstacles.” ― Hagir Elsheikh, Through Tragedy and Triumph: A Life Well Traveled

• “Whoever loses faith nor hope is double defeated , in the moment of time.” ― Lailah Gifty Akita

• “No lack of time, strength or money shall prevent me from doing anything that I want to do,” was Sarah Macnaughtan’s lifelong motto, first uttered in her younger years. A compassionate and daring woman ahead of her time who stood barely over 5 feet tall, Sarah let no obstacles become roadblocks in her life.” ― Noel Marie Fletcher, The Strange Side of War: A Woman’s WWI Diary

• “Only the harshest personal experiences open our eyes to the immaculate possibilities and the splendor of our world.” ― Kilroy J. Oldster, Dead Toad Scrolls

• “It's not always easy to admit that we can step out of the Lord's will when we want our own way. Yet, these are teachable moments to grow our faith in the dark. To live and learn. To be spiritually strengthened. To deepen our trust in Him, especially when His will and our will are opposite.” ― Dana Arcuri

• “From the beginning when the Israelites were slaves to Pharaoh in Egypt to the Nazi's attempt to annihilate the Jewish race, Jews have suffered-but in the end have prevailed and become stronger. They've even overcome God's anger (Exodus 32:10). Overcoming obstacles is in my Jewish blood.” ― Simone Elkeles, How to Ruin My Teenage Life

• “Holdups serve to help you learn more about what you are trying to achieve, push your boundaries and score a lot of small victories when you overcome all these unexpected hurdles.” ― Saidi Mandala, Know What Matters

• “To be a poet you have to break all the boundaries that society has built around you so you can dig out the hidden obstacles and reveal it .” ― Debasish Deb MD

• “Try not to waste energy worrying if others get you. As long as you get yourself that’s all that matters.” ― Torron-Lee Dewar, Creativity is Everything

• “Someday you will rejoice your brave decision to come into the theme park of life refusing to settle for a mediocre ride on the merry-go-round. You chose to go on the big loop roller-coaster instead. So, stop sulking, raise up your hands and enjoy the thrill of the ride!” ― Anthon St. Maarten

• “Seek out success but don’t be fearful of failure along the way.” ― Sarah Pullen

• "Take a war to make you spend. Take a jam to make you think. Take a challenge to make you great." - Alfred Bester, The Stars My Destination

• “Each day I wake up, my goal is to be happy.” ― Veronica L. Hardy

• “Every setback is a pitstop en route to nirvana.” ― Stewart Stafford

• “You're powerful enough to overcome it all.” ― Mitta Xinindlu

Inspirational Quotes About Overcoming Obstacles

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Break all the walls with your strong spirit. Here are some overcoming obstacles quotes that can strengthen your spirit.

• “For many people challenges are an excuse to quit. Don’t even consider it.” – Rich Schaus

• “Don’t let your mind bully your body into believing it must carry the burden of its worries.” – Astrid Alauda

• “Show me someone who has done something worthwhile, and I’ll show you someone who has overcome adversity.” – Lou Holtz

• “You can’t solve a problem on the same level it was created. You have to rise above it to the next level.” – Albert Einstein

• “Obstacles are designed to make you stronger, only the weak avoid them.” – Anonymous

• “Sometimes the wrong choices bring us to the right path.” – Anonymous

• “Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly.” – Robert Kennedy

• “Set peace of mind as your highest goal, and organize your life around it.” – Brian Tracy

• “Life keeps throwing me stones. And I keep finding the diamonds.” – Ana Claudia Antunes

• “We don’t grow when things are easy, we grow when we face challenges.” – Anonymous

• “The most beautiful people I’ve known are those who have known trials, have known struggles, have known loss, and have found their way out of the depths.” – Elizabeth Kubler-Ross

• “You never know how strong you are, until being strong is your only choice.” – Bob Marley

• “When your desires are strong enough, you will appear to possess superhuman powers to achieve,” – Napoleon Hill

• “Entrepreneurs are simply those who understand that there is little difference between obstacle and opportunity and are able to turn both to their advantage.” – Niccolo Machiavelli

• “To conquer frustration, one must remain intensely focused on the outcome, not the obstacles.” – T.F. Hodge

• “Show me a person who has never made a mistake and I’ll show you someone who has never achieved much.” – Joan Collins

• “To reach your goals you’ve got to get rid of your butt. A butt is nothing more than a Barrier Undermining The Truth! The truth is you are more powerful than you realize.” ― Rodney Walker

• “Every challenge of the human self expands the divinity of the higher self.” ― Anthon St. Maarten

Famous Quotes About Overcoming Obstacles

Below are some famous overcoming obstacles quotes you probably know.

• “Be grateful for all the obstacles in your life, they have strengthened you as you continue with your journey.” – Anonymous

• “Life is 10 % of what happens to you and 90% of how you react to it.” – Charles R. Swindoll

• “The ultimate measure of a person is not her mistakes or accomplishments, but what she does with them.” – Liza M. Wiemer

• “Difficult roads often lead to beautiful destinations. Keep going.” - Anonymous

• “People are always blaming their circumstances for what they are. I don’t believe in circumstances. The people who get on in this world are the people who get up and look for the circumstances they want, and if they can’t find them, make them.” – George Bernard Shaw

• “A challenge only becomes an obstacle when you bow to it.” – Ray Davis

• “You can’t cross the sea merely by standing and staring at the water.” – Rabindranath Tagore

• “If it scares you, it might be a good thing to try.” – Seth Godin

• “You have power over your mind – not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.” – Marcus Aurelius

• “The biggest obstacles in our lives are the barrier our mind creates.” – Anonymous

• “Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goals.” – Henry Ford

• “Strength doesn’t come from what you can do. It comes from overcoming the things you once thoughts you couldn’t.” – Rikki Rogers

• "Energy and persistence conquer all things." - Benjamin Franklin

• "Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly." - Robert F. Kennedy

• "Fire is the test of gold; adversity, of strong men." - Martha Graham

• "Always listen to experts. They'll tell you what can't be done, and why. Then do it." - Robert A. Heinlein, 'Time Enough For Love'

• "Strength and growth come only through continuous effort and struggle." - Napoleon Hill

• "You can make mistakes, but you're not a failure until you start blaming others for those mistakes." - John Wooden

• "Show me someone who has done something worthwhile, and I’ll show you someone who has overcome adversity." - Lou Holtz

• "Courage is one step ahead of fear." - Coleman Young

• "There will be obstacles. There will be doubters. There will be mistakes. But with hard work, there are no limits." - Michael Phelps

• "Life keeps throwing me stones. And I keep finding the diamonds." - Ana Claudia Antunes

Bible Quotes About Overcoming Obstacles

Life is hard, but you have God on your side. Read these overcoming obstacles quotes taken from the bible.

• "For by You I can run upon a troop;
  And by my God I can leap over a wall." - Psalm 18:29
  

• "And it will be said,
  “Build up, build up, prepare the way,
  Remove every obstacle out of the way of My people.” - Isaiah 57:14
  

• "Strengthening the souls of the disciples, encouraging them to continue in the faith, and saying, “Through many tribulations we must enter the kingdom of God.” - Acts 14:22

• "There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves punishment, and the one who fears is not perfected in love." - 1 John 4:18

• "We are destroying speculations and every lofty thing raised up against the knowledge of God, and we are taking every thought captive to the obedience of Christ,..." - 2 Corinthians 10:5

• "Therefore, since we have so great a cloud of witnesses surrounding us, let us also lay aside every encumbrance and the sin which so easily entangles us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us,..." - Hebrews 12:1

• "For God has not given us a spirit of timidity, but of power and love and discipline." - 2 Timothy 1:7

• "Now it came about when all the kings of the Amorites who were beyond the Jordan to the west, and all the kings of the Canaanites who were by the sea, heard how the Lord had dried up the waters of the Jordan before the sons of Israel until they had crossed, that their hearts melted, and there was no spirit in them any longer because of the sons of Israel." - Joshua 5:1

• "They will fight against you, but they will not overcome you, for I am with you to deliver you,” declares the Lord." - Jeremiah 1:19

• "But in all these things we overwhelmingly conquer through Him who loved us." - Romans 8:37

• "Therefore, take up the full armor of God, so that you will be able to resist in the evil day, and having done everything, to stand firm.

• "He who is slow to anger is better than the mighty,
  And he who rules his spirit, than he who captures a city." - Proverbs 16:32
  

• "For whatever is born of God overcomes the world; and this is the victory that has overcome the world—our faith." - 1 John 5:4

• "Then Caleb quieted the people before Moses and said, “We should by all means go up and take possession of it, for we will surely overcome it.” - Numbers 13:30

• "...but in everything commending ourselves as servants of God, in much endurance, in afflictions, in hardships, in distresses." - 2 Corinthians 6:4

• "You will tread upon the lion and cobra,
  The young lion and the serpent you will trample down." - Psalm 91:13
  

• "They run like mighty men,
  They climb the wall like soldiers;
  And they each march in line,
  Nor do they deviate from their paths." - Joel 2:7
  

• “His harvest the hungry devour
  And take it to a place of thorns,
  And the schemer is eager for their wealth." - Job 5:5
  

• "...for the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh, but divinely powerful for the destruction of fortresses." - 2 Corinthians 10:4

• “Woe to the world because of its stumbling blocks! For it is inevitable that stumbling blocks come; but woe to that man through whom the stumbling block comes!" - Matthew 18:7

• "Do not judge so that you will not be judged." - Matthew 7:1

• "For if while we were enemies we were reconciled to God through the death of His Son, much more, having been reconciled, we shall be saved by His life." - Romans 5:10

• "And I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse, and He who sat on it is called Faithful and True, and in righteousness He judges and wages war." - Revelation 19:11

• Joshua captured all these kings and their lands at one time, because the Lord, the God of Israel, fought for Israel." - Joshua 10:42

• "Then there will be a fourth kingdom as strong as iron; inasmuch as iron crushes and shatters all things, so, like iron that breaks in pieces, it will crush and break all these in pieces." - Daniel 2:40

• "And they brought to Him a paralytic lying on a bed. Seeing their faith, Jesus said to the paralytic, “Take courage, son; your sins are forgiven.” - Matthew 9:2

• "Stand firm therefore, having girded your loins with truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness." - Ephesians 6:14

• "Was it not You who dried up the sea,
  The waters of the great deep;
  Who made the depths of the sea a pathway
  For the redeemed to cross over?" - Isaiah 51:10

To sum up, these 110 overcoming obstacles are your reminder when you feel down. We hope you can find your way to become stronger than your problems after reading this article.