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Challenge Quotes

"Woman must not accept; she must challenge. She must not be awed by that which has been built up around her; she must reverence that woman in her which struggles for expression."

"Woman must not accept; she must challenge. She must not be awed by that which has been built up around her; she must reverence that woman in her which struggles for expression."

Margaret Sanger, American Activist

Challenge, Expression, Woman

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"The duty of youth is to challenge corruption."

"The duty of youth is to challenge corruption."

Kurt Cobain, American Musician

Challenge, Corruption, Duty, Youth

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"The challenge as we saw in the Nigerian project was to restructure the economy decisively in the direction of a modern free market as an appropriate environment for cultivation of freedom and democracy and the natural emergence of a new social order."

"The challenge as we saw in the Nigerian project was to restructure the economy decisively in the direction of a modern free market as an appropriate environment for cultivation of freedom and democracy and the natural emergence of a new social order."

Ibrahim Babangida, Nigerian Statesman

Challenge, Democracy, Direction, Economy

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"It's a great challenge to come from little New Zealand and beat the odds in Hollywood."

"It's a great challenge to come from little New Zealand and beat the odds in Hollywood."

Martin Henderson, New Zealander Actor

Challenge, Hollywood

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"Writing in English was a major challenge. I didn't want other songwriters to write for me. I wanted to preserve the spirit of my songs in Spanish. I am the same Shakira in English as I am in Spanish."

"Writing in English was a major challenge. I didn't want other songwriters to write for me. I wanted to preserve the spirit of my songs in Spanish. I am the same Shakira in English as I am in Spanish."

Shakira, Colombian Musician

Challenge, English, Songs, Spirit

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"I always look for a challenge and something that's different."

"I always look for a challenge and something that's different."

Tom Cruise, American Actor

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"I felt that I had to write. Even if I had never been published, I knew that I would go on writing, enjoying it and experiencing the challenge."

"I felt that I had to write. Even if I had never been published, I knew that I would go on writing, enjoying it and experiencing the challenge."

Gwendolyn Brooks, American Poet

Challenge, Writing

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"The challenge of screenwriting is to say much in little and then take half of that little out and still preserve an effect of leisure and natural movement."

"The challenge of screenwriting is to say much in little and then take half of that little out and still preserve an effect of leisure and natural movement."

Raymond Chandler, American Writer

Challenge, Effect, Leisure

10

"The challenge is always before us. Whenever we lose sight of the principles that mattered to our founders we run into trouble."

"The challenge is always before us. Whenever we lose sight of the principles that mattered to our founders we run into trouble."

Jesse Helms, American Politician

Challenge, Principles, Sight, Trouble

10

"Global warming is not a conqueror to kneel before - but a challenge to rise to. A challenge we must rise to."

"Global warming is not a conqueror to kneel before - but a challenge to rise to. A challenge we must rise to."

Joe Lieberman, American Politician

Challenge, Globalwarming

9

"How you respond to the challenge in the second half will determine what you become after the game, whether you are a winner or a loser."

"How you respond to the challenge in the second half will determine what you become after the game, whether you are a winner or a loser."

Lou Holtz, American Coach

Challenge, Will

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"We took this challenge before our Lord and our conscience, and it must be done, because this man, Hitler, he is the ultimate evil."

"We took this challenge before our Lord and our conscience, and it must be done, because this man, Hitler, he is the ultimate evil."

Claus von Stauffenberg, German Soldier

Challenge, Conscience, Evil, Man

8

"If I'm daring at all, I guess it would be emotionally. I try to keep things interesting for myself and to do things that challenge me."

"If I'm daring at all, I guess it would be emotionally. I try to keep things interesting for myself and to do things that challenge me."

Ed Harris, American Actor

8

"The real challenge was to model all the interest rates simultaneously, so you could value something that depended not only on the three-month interest rate, but on other interest rates as well."

"The real challenge was to model all the interest rates simultaneously, so you could value something that depended not only on the three-month interest rate, but on other interest rates as well."

John Hull, American Economist

Challenge, Interest, Value

8

"Because, sometimes, things happen to people and they're not equipped to deal with them."

"Because, sometimes, things happen to people and they're not equipped to deal with them."

Suzanne Collins, American Novelist

Challenge, Struggle, Life, Events, Emotion

8

"The challenge of social justice is to evoke a sense of community that we need to make our nation a better place, just as we make it a safer place."

"The challenge of social justice is to evoke a sense of community that we need to make our nation a better place, just as we make it a safer place."

Marian Wright Edelman, American Activist

Challenge, Community, Justice, Nation

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"When you've got something to prove, there's nothing greater than a challenge."

"When you've got something to prove, there's nothing greater than a challenge."

Terry Brennan, American Football Coach

Challenge, Nothing

7

"I'm never sure what's coming next, but I'm an open minded person and I welcome any challenge."

"I'm never sure what's coming next, but I'm an open minded person and I welcome any challenge."

Sarah Polley, Canadian Actress

Challenge, Open

6

"The challenge for me has first been to see things as they are, whether a portrait, a city street, or a bouncing ball. In a word, I have tried to be objective."

"The challenge for me has first been to see things as they are, whether a portrait, a city street, or a bouncing ball. In a word, I have tried to be objective."

Berenice Abbott, American Photographer

Challenge, First, Word

6

"I think the challenges for me was to go into the studio with these incredible jazz players and come up to their level of excellence. That's always a challenge."

"I think the challenges for me was to go into the studio with these incredible jazz players and come up to their level of excellence. That's always a challenge."

Rita Coolidge, American Musician

Challenge, Excellence, Jazz

6

"With a theatre audience there's always the additional sense of a sustained challenge of which I'm acutely aware and for which you need to have the tools ready - your voice, physicality, brain."

"With a theatre audience there's always the additional sense of a sustained challenge of which I'm acutely aware and for which you need to have the tools ready - your voice, physicality, brain."

Greta Scacchi, Italian Actress

Challenge, Sense, Theatre, Tools

6

"We were therefore obliged to unload our boats of their cargoes and pass them empty over the falls by means of long cords which we had provided for such purposes."

"We were therefore obliged to unload our boats of their cargoes and pass them empty over the falls by means of long cords which we had provided for such purposes."

William Henry Ashley, American Businessman

Challenge, Boats

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"Striking out Ruth and Gehrig in succession was too big an order."

"Striking out Ruth and Gehrig in succession was too big an order."

Carl Hubbell, American Athlete

Challenge, Order

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"I have always liked a challenge."

"I have always liked a challenge."

Damon Hill, British Athlete

6

"Challenge yourself, its fine not to be a totally finished person."

"Challenge yourself, its fine not to be a totally finished person."

Leigh Steinberg, American Businessman

6

"Don't be afraid to challenge the pros, even in their own backyard."

"Don't be afraid to challenge the pros, even in their own backyard."

Colin Powell, American Statesman

6

"We who have the final word can speak softly or angrily. We can seek to challenge and annoy, as we need not stay docile and quiet."

"We who have the final word can speak softly or angrily. We can seek to challenge and annoy, as we need not stay docile and quiet."

William O. Douglas, American Judge

Challenge, Quiet, Word

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"Perhaps first and foremost is the challenge of taking what I find as a reader and making it into a poem that, primarily, has to be a plausible poem in English."

"Perhaps first and foremost is the challenge of taking what I find as a reader and making it into a poem that, primarily, has to be a plausible poem in English."

Marilyn Hacker, American Poet

Challenge, English, First

6

"Look, the president is elected to lead and to face the country's biggest challenges. The country's biggest challenge domestically speaking, no doubt about it, is a debt crisis, and I'm really hoping that he is going to give us a budget that tackles this debt crisis."

"Look, the president is elected to lead and to face the country's biggest challenges. The country's biggest challenge domestically speaking, no doubt about it, is a debt crisis, and I'm really hoping that he is going to give us a budget that tackles this debt crisis."

Paul Ryan, American Politician

Challenge, Country, Crisis, Debt

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"When Niki and I moved to Paris, there was also the challenge of Paris, an extremely daunting city."

"When Niki and I moved to Paris, there was also the challenge of Paris, an extremely daunting city."

Harry Mathews, American Author

Challenge, Paris

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"I challenge record companies to show me evidence of a single penny they've lost due to Napster."

"I challenge record companies to show me evidence of a single penny they've lost due to Napster."

Dave Rowntree, English Musician

5

"I really enjoy comedy. It's a real challenge."

"I really enjoy comedy. It's a real challenge."

Ted Levine, American Actor

Challenge, Comedy

5

"I've always loved a challenge."

"I've always loved a challenge."

Lana Turner, American Actress

5

"Today, some chess games can't go in 40 minutes. One game not every time can finish fast, sometimes it's difficult to win and the ways are odd."

"Today, some chess games can't go in 40 minutes. One game not every time can finish fast, sometimes it's difficult to win and the ways are odd."

Deyth Banger, American Blogger

Challenge, Truth, Regret, Life, Wisdom

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"If the challenge to fight was there, I always took it."

"If the challenge to fight was there, I always took it."

Chuck Zito, American Celebrity

Challenge, Fight

5

"So it's like starting over again, but I look forward to the challenge."

"So it's like starting over again, but I look forward to the challenge."

Lee Majors, American Actor

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"There is nothing like a challenge to bring out the best in man."

"There is nothing like a challenge to bring out the best in man."

Sean Connery, Scottish Actor

Challenge, Man, Nothing

5

"To date, nearly 100,000 Hispanics have died with AIDS. Since Hispanics are the fastest growing minority group in the United States, our challenge is even greater."

"To date, nearly 100,000 Hispanics have died with AIDS. Since Hispanics are the fastest growing minority group in the United States, our challenge is even greater."

Solomon Ortiz, American Politician

Challenge, Minority, States, United

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"That's really the challenge of this century, to develop spokespeople."

"That's really the challenge of this century, to develop spokespeople."

Jim Fowler, American Scientist

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"There's no such thing as a perfect guy. I think it would be strange if somebody was absolutely everything you always wanted, because then there'd be no challenge. Also, you'd feel inferior."

"There's no such thing as a perfect guy. I think it would be strange if somebody was absolutely everything you always wanted, because then there'd be no challenge. Also, you'd feel inferior."

Jessica Alba, American Actress

5

"Maintaining our standard; that's our challenge day-in and day-out."

"Maintaining our standard; that's our challenge day-in and day-out."

Tim Rice, British Musician

5

"Sometimes I feel as if I'm racing with my own shadow."

"Sometimes I feel as if I'm racing with my own shadow."

Haruki Murakami, Japanese Writer

Challenge, Struggle, Shadow, Competition

5

"I think the greatest challenge in environmentalism and the most rewarding challenge is trying to figure out how humans can meet their needs while protecting the environment."

"I think the greatest challenge in environmentalism and the most rewarding challenge is trying to figure out how humans can meet their needs while protecting the environment."

Gale Norton, American Public Servant

Challenge, Environment, Needs, Trying

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"In working class districts, you had several families living together in the one house, and it was very difficult to get a house, because the politicians who controlled housing were doing so in a very discriminatory fashion."

"In working class districts, you had several families living together in the one house, and it was very difficult to get a house, because the politicians who controlled housing were doing so in a very discriminatory fashion."

John Hume, Irish Politician

Challenge, Class, Fashion, Living, Politicians

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"It's a big challenge for me to keep my integrity and some of my privacy intact."

"It's a big challenge for me to keep my integrity and some of my privacy intact."

Sarah McLachlan, Canadian Musician

Challenge, Integrity, Privacy

5

"But it is a delightful challenge to try to depict interesting aliens."

"But it is a delightful challenge to try to depict interesting aliens."

David Brin, American Author

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"The challenge is what was making it exciting. You don't want to do anything that's too easy or that you know that you can pull off, otherwise it's really not worth doing."

"The challenge is what was making it exciting. You don't want to do anything that's too easy or that you know that you can pull off, otherwise it's really not worth doing."

Robert Rodriguez, American Director

Challenge, Want, Worth

5

"When someone says you can't do something because of XYZ, is that true? Or are they playing with your life with their good intentions to keep you safe?"

"When someone says you can't do something because of XYZ, is that true? Or are they playing with your life with their good intentions to keep you safe?"

Richie Norton, American Author

Challenge, Limit, Truth, Courage, Freedom

5

"I can't laugh, be happy, present myself at any prize and also win on the centre court."

"I can't laugh, be happy, present myself at any prize and also win on the centre court."

Gabriela Sabatini, Argentinian Athlete

Challenge, Court, Present

5

"It's hard as hell to hold onto your dignity when the risen sun is too bright in your losing eyes, and that's what I was thinking about as we hunted for bad guys through the ruins of a city that didn't exist."

"It's hard as hell to hold onto your dignity when the risen sun is too bright in your losing eyes, and that's what I was thinking about as we hunted for bad guys through the ruins of a city that didn't exist."

John Green, American Author

Challenge, Dignity, Loss, Survival, Hope

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