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Challenge Quotes

"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

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"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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"Pervading nationalism imposes its dominion on man today in many different forms and with an aggressiveness that spares no one. The challenge that is already with us is the temptation to accept as true freedom what in reality is only a new form of slavery."

"Pervading nationalism imposes its dominion on man today in many different forms and with an aggressiveness that spares no one. The challenge that is already with us is the temptation to accept as true freedom what in reality is only a new form of slavery."

Pope John Paul II, Polish Clergyman

Challenge, Freedom, Man, Nationalism

5

"My biggest challenge was to make sure that the songs I did were who I am."

"My biggest challenge was to make sure that the songs I did were who I am."

Justin Timberlake, American Musician

Challenge, Songs

5

"The moment you try working on what appears difficult to you, you will start noticing it's loopholes that you can breakthrough."

"The moment you try working on what appears difficult to you, you will start noticing it's loopholes that you can breakthrough."

Israelmore Ayivor, Ghanaian Author

Challenge, Growth, Success, Obstacles

5

"The structural thinking I use in the concert hall is unnecessary to most film projects, and most film composers make better use of the enormous range of pop and other materials and techniques required of them than I probably would, faced with the same challenge."

"The structural thinking I use in the concert hall is unnecessary to most film projects, and most film composers make better use of the enormous range of pop and other materials and techniques required of them than I probably would, faced with the same challenge."

John Corigliano, American Composer

Challenge, Composers, Film, Projects

4

"Each new book is a tremendous challenge."

"Each new book is a tremendous challenge."

Peter Straub, American Writer

4

"The lopsided attitudes of college professors pose a serious challenge to learning because students are so susceptible to becoming lopsided sheep."

"The lopsided attitudes of college professors pose a serious challenge to learning because students are so susceptible to becoming lopsided sheep."

Suzanne Fields, American Columnist

Challenge, College, Learning, Sheep

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"You cannot reach space without overcoming the attraction of gravity."

"You cannot reach space without overcoming the attraction of gravity."

Debasish Mridha, American Author

Challenge, Space, Gravity, Overcoming

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"The greater the difficulty the more glory in surmounting it. Skillful pilots gain their reputation from storms and tempests."

"The greater the difficulty the more glory in surmounting it. Skillful pilots gain their reputation from storms and tempests."

Epictetus, Greek Philosopher

Challenge, Difficulty, Gain, Glory, Reputation

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"I challenge myself everywhere, onstage, on the golf course. Hey, isn't that the point of it all? To keep getting better? Otherwise why do it?"

"I challenge myself everywhere, onstage, on the golf course. Hey, isn't that the point of it all? To keep getting better? Otherwise why do it?"

Hal Linden, American Actor

Challenge, Golf

4

"Knowing the path through the forest doesn't make the trip any less daunting. Knowing the steps to your dreams doesn't make the climb any less of a challenge."

"Knowing the path through the forest doesn't make the trip any less daunting. Knowing the steps to your dreams doesn't make the climb any less of a challenge."

Richelle E. Goodrich, American Poet

Challenge, Dream, Truth, Wisdom, Life

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"We're a big check mark on everybody's schedule. I told them it's just another challenge, let's go after it."

"We're a big check mark on everybody's schedule. I told them it's just another challenge, let's go after it."

Dick Butkus, American Athlete

4

"I am now working on the second WWI story and find the challenge marvelous."

"I am now working on the second WWI story and find the challenge marvelous."

Anne Perry, British Novelist

4

"To me, Batman is definately Bruce Wayne's darker side. The challenge is playing it as two separate aspects of the same person. I have to create the illusion of a Dark Knight, who's mysterious and strong."

"To me, Batman is definately Bruce Wayne's darker side. The challenge is playing it as two separate aspects of the same person. I have to create the illusion of a Dark Knight, who's mysterious and strong."

Kevin Conroy, American Actor

Challenge, Illusion, Knight

4

"Every single book is a challenge."

"Every single book is a challenge."

Nora Roberts, American Author

4

"Give yourself an even greater challenge than the one you are trying to master and you will develop the powers necessary to overcome the original difficulty."

"Give yourself an even greater challenge than the one you are trying to master and you will develop the powers necessary to overcome the original difficulty."

William Bennett, American Politician

Challenge, Difficulty, Trying, Will

4

"That was my challenge as a composer. Like with anything, to keep yourself interested in doing what you do, you set yourself challenges. So I said, Okay, I'll try to write a hundred tunes in a year."

"That was my challenge as a composer. Like with anything, to keep yourself interested in doing what you do, you set yourself challenges. So I said, Okay, I'll try to write a hundred tunes in a year."

John Zorn, American Composer

4

"I liked the challenge of writing in a very concise structure in which both meaning and form are important."

"I liked the challenge of writing in a very concise structure in which both meaning and form are important."

Jeffery Deaver, American Writer

Challenge, Meaning, Writing

4

"It was a challenge to my teammates to help me."

"It was a challenge to my teammates to help me."

Wilt Chamberlain, American Athlete

Challenge, Help

4

"It's a challenge between me and the hurdle, and the hurdle has always won."

"It's a challenge between me and the hurdle, and the hurdle has always won."

Gail Devers, American Athlete

4

"The biggest challenge in New Orleans has been to find workers who can climb a ladder after lunch."

"The biggest challenge in New Orleans has been to find workers who can climb a ladder after lunch."

Harry Anderson, American Actor

Challenge, Workers

4

"South Africa has all the tools to compete in the new global village - an eager workforce, ready to take on any challenge."

"South Africa has all the tools to compete in the new global village - an eager workforce, ready to take on any challenge."

Tom Peters, American Businessman

Challenge, Tools

4

"I've been motivated by overcoming challenge and overcoming the hurdles and obstacles that face me. There still is plenty out there to get motivated by."

"I've been motivated by overcoming challenge and overcoming the hurdles and obstacles that face me. There still is plenty out there to get motivated by."

Andre Agassi, American Athlete

Challenge, Obstacles, Overcoming

4

"And, I'd never done Tennessee Williams, and I had done Broadway musicals, so it was a challenge."

"And, I'd never done Tennessee Williams, and I had done Broadway musicals, so it was a challenge."

Andrea Martin, Canadian Actor

4

"Most men will not swim before they are able to."

"Most men will not swim before they are able to."

Hermann Hesse, German Novelist

Challenge, Men, Ability, Learning, Fear

4

"I never dislike anyone that I am in competition with. I welcome the challenge. Besides, I get along with just about everyone."

"I never dislike anyone that I am in competition with. I welcome the challenge. Besides, I get along with just about everyone."

Dante Hall, American Athlete

Challenge, Competition

4

"I used to not back down from a challenge."

"I used to not back down from a challenge."

Elizabeth Moon, American Author

4

"Impulses are hard to come by these days."

"Impulses are hard to come by these days."

Jack Levine, American Artist

Challenge, Impulses

4

"The challenge to me as a director was for the audience to see the film as going on in a straight line, so that they did not sense all of these break-ups. I did not want a film to be a collage of all these images."

"The challenge to me as a director was for the audience to see the film as going on in a straight line, so that they did not sense all of these break-ups. I did not want a film to be a collage of all these images."

Pedro Almodovar, Spanish Director

Challenge, Film, Sense, Want

4

"The reader's challenge is to replicate the experiment by reading the poem and to draw their own conclusions."

"The reader's challenge is to replicate the experiment by reading the poem and to draw their own conclusions."

John Barton, Canadian Poet

Challenge, Reading

3

"I'm hungrier than those other guys out there. Every rebound is a personal challenge."

"I'm hungrier than those other guys out there. Every rebound is a personal challenge."

Dennis Rodman, American Athlete

3

"My biggest challenge will be to play the totally submissive woman. It takes a toll on you when you play someone who's far removed from your personality."

"My biggest challenge will be to play the totally submissive woman. It takes a toll on you when you play someone who's far removed from your personality."

Regina King, American Actress

Challenge, Personality, Play, Will

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"I've never presented. The logistics of that is a challenge."

"I've never presented. The logistics of that is a challenge."

Michael Ritchie, American Director

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"My challenge was even greater as a journalist, because this was happening in my own backyard."

"My challenge was even greater as a journalist, because this was happening in my own backyard."

Paula Zahn, American Journalist

3

"I really do believe that if you don't challenge yourself and risk failing, that it's not interesting."

"I really do believe that if you don't challenge yourself and risk failing, that it's not interesting."

Julie Taymor, American Director

Challenge, Risk

3

"If we refuse to accept as inevitable the irresponsibility and educational unconcern of the adolescent culture, then this poses a serious challenge."

"If we refuse to accept as inevitable the irresponsibility and educational unconcern of the adolescent culture, then this poses a serious challenge."

James S. Coleman, American Sociologist

Challenge, Culture

3

"The challenge of modernity is to live without illusions and without becoming disillusioned."

"The challenge of modernity is to live without illusions and without becoming disillusioned."

Antonio Gramsci, Italian Politician

Challenge, Modernity

3

"Frankly, it is clear that we would be better off in the long run without federal funding, and the challenge right now is that if we lost it altogether, we would have a lot of stations go dark."

"Frankly, it is clear that we would be better off in the long run without federal funding, and the challenge right now is that if we lost it altogether, we would have a lot of stations go dark."

Ron Schiller, American Executive

Challenge, Now, Right

3

"The way those clubs shift against Ted Williams, I can't understand how he can be so stupid not to accept the challenge to him and hit to left field."

"The way those clubs shift against Ted Williams, I can't understand how he can be so stupid not to accept the challenge to him and hit to left field."

Ty Cobb, American Athlete

3

"But we can turn challenges into opportunities if we look outwards to the realities of the global economy and modernise our internal institutions in ways that will equip Europe to meet that challenge and create confidence amongst the public."

"But we can turn challenges into opportunities if we look outwards to the realities of the global economy and modernise our internal institutions in ways that will equip Europe to meet that challenge and create confidence amongst the public."

John Hutton, English Educator

Challenge, Confidence, Economy, Europe

3

"If the material is challenging, it forces you to challenge yourself when handling it."

"If the material is challenging, it forces you to challenge yourself when handling it."

Joel Coen, American Director

3

"I realized I really liked the screen. I knew it was a challenge, but I wasn't afraid of risk."

"I realized I really liked the screen. I knew it was a challenge, but I wasn't afraid of risk."

Tom Selleck, American Actor

Challenge, Risk

3

"When you remove the risk, you remove the challenge. When you remove the challenge, you wither on the vine."

"When you remove the risk, you remove the challenge. When you remove the challenge, you wither on the vine."

Alex Lowe, American Athlete

Challenge, Risk

3

"Proving yourself in a field where the casualty rate is so notoriously high is an ongoing challenge."

"Proving yourself in a field where the casualty rate is so notoriously high is an ongoing challenge."

Richard E. Grant, British Actor

3

"The biggest challenge was that we had to shoot so quickly and with such a limited budget."

"The biggest challenge was that we had to shoot so quickly and with such a limited budget."

Debbie Allen, American Actress

3

"I want to take roles that challenge me and I want to like the script and obviously feel connected with the director because the director to me is so important."

"I want to take roles that challenge me and I want to like the script and obviously feel connected with the director because the director to me is so important."

Amy Smart, American Actress

Challenge, Want

3

"Part of the challenge of Most Wanted is trying to become the most notorious street racer on the pavement."

"Part of the challenge of Most Wanted is trying to become the most notorious street racer on the pavement."

Josie Maran, American Model

Challenge, Trying

3

"I think the most insulting thing you can do to a director is to challenge when he or she is satisfied with your interpretation."

"I think the most insulting thing you can do to a director is to challenge when he or she is satisfied with your interpretation."

Dustin Hoffman, American Actor

3

"The challenge is high. The stakes are important. I think it's manageable."

"The challenge is high. The stakes are important. I think it's manageable."

William Hedgcock Webster, American Public Servant

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