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Challenge Quotes

"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

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"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

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"We all start in this medium because of the magic and the challenge is to keep it going."

"We all start in this medium because of the magic and the challenge is to keep it going."

John Sexton, American Educator

Challenge, Magic

11

"No, only disappointment in myself on those occasions I didn't manage to rise to the occasion as I felt I should've done. I can always see how to do it, and then the challenge is, Can I manage that each and every day?"

"No, only disappointment in myself on those occasions I didn't manage to rise to the occasion as I felt I should've done. I can always see how to do it, and then the challenge is, Can I manage that each and every day?"

Christian Bale, Welsh Actor

Challenge, Day, Disappointment

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"There can be no possible question that cold is felt much more keenly in the thin air of nineteen thousand feet than it is below."

"There can be no possible question that cold is felt much more keenly in the thin air of nineteen thousand feet than it is below."

Hudson Stuck, English Explorer

Challenge, Feet, Question

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"In trying to scramble out of a hole, it sometimes digs it deeper."

"In trying to scramble out of a hole, it sometimes digs it deeper."

Wellington Mara, American Businessman

Challenge, Trying

11

"Impulses are hard to come by these days."

"Impulses are hard to come by these days."

Jack Levine, American Artist

Challenge, Impulses

11

"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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"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

11

"Differences challenge assumptions."

"Differences challenge assumptions."

Anne Wilson Schaef, American Psychologist

10

"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

10

"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

10

"This film, Tomb Raider 2, is a big challenge. It's quite exhausting."

"This film, Tomb Raider 2, is a big challenge. It's quite exhausting."

Jan de Bont, Dutch Director

Challenge, Film

10

"There is no greater challenge than to have someone relying upon you; no greater satisfaction than to vindicate his expectation."

"There is no greater challenge than to have someone relying upon you; no greater satisfaction than to vindicate his expectation."

Kingman Brewster, Jr., American Educator

Challenge, Expectation, Satisfaction

10

"AIDS is the biggest challenge, the major disaster facing this country and we would have wished for something more specific and far-reaching."

"AIDS is the biggest challenge, the major disaster facing this country and we would have wished for something more specific and far-reaching."

Mangosuthu Buthelezi, South African Leader

Challenge, Country, Disaster

10

"There's a challenge to playing these fantasy figures because they are fantasy figures. You have to enter into this sort of imaginative world of the writer."

"There's a challenge to playing these fantasy figures because they are fantasy figures. You have to enter into this sort of imaginative world of the writer."

Ralph Fiennes, British Actor

Challenge, Fantasy, World, Writer

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"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

10

"We are all one - or at least we should be - and it is our job, our duty, and our great challenge to fight the voices of division and seek the salve of reconciliation."

"We are all one - or at least we should be - and it is our job, our duty, and our great challenge to fight the voices of division and seek the salve of reconciliation."

Roy Barnes, American Politician

Challenge, Duty, Fight, Job

10

"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

10

"I have always liked a challenge."

"I have always liked a challenge."

Damon Hill, British Athlete

10

"Roddick can challenge him as well if he serves big consistently for the entire match. If he does that, then he is tough to break even for a guy like Federer."

"Roddick can challenge him as well if he serves big consistently for the entire match. If he does that, then he is tough to break even for a guy like Federer."

Richard Krajicek, Dutch Athlete

10

"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

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"After climbing a great hill, one only finds that there are many more hills to climb."

"After climbing a great hill, one only finds that there are many more hills to climb."

Nelson Mandela, South African Statesman

Challenge, Effort, Journey, Persistence, Observation

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"I don't know what my limitations are until I reach them. I look for the challenge."

"I don't know what my limitations are until I reach them. I look for the challenge."

Joseph Fiennes, British Actor

Challenge, Limitations

10

"Not knowing it was hard, knowing it was harder."

"Not knowing it was hard, knowing it was harder."

Toni Morrison, American Novelist

Challenge, Difficulty, Knowledge, Hardship, Learning

10

"Let me just tell you how thrilling it really is, and how, what a challenge it is, because in 1988 the question is whether we're going forward to tomorrow or whether we're going to go past to the - to the back!"

"Let me just tell you how thrilling it really is, and how, what a challenge it is, because in 1988 the question is whether we're going forward to tomorrow or whether we're going to go past to the - to the back!"

Dan Quayle, American Vice President

Challenge, Past, Question, Tomorrow

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"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

10

"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

9

"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

9

"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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"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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"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

9

"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

9

"Right now we have a closure rate between discovery and exploitation of four to six months. We need to be more in the realm of seven to 10 days. That is an enormous challenge."

"Right now we have a closure rate between discovery and exploitation of four to six months. We need to be more in the realm of seven to 10 days. That is an enormous challenge."

John W. Thompson, American Businessman

Challenge, Discovery, Exploitation, Months

9

"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

9

"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

9

"It took me about 12 years to reach my million-word mark. The challenge now is to continue to challenge myself."

"It took me about 12 years to reach my million-word mark. The challenge now is to continue to challenge myself."

Lynn Abbey, American Author

Challenge, Now, Years

9

"The biggest challenge has been simulating a tornado with wind machines and dirt and debris. Right when you walk on the set, you feel the energy of a tornado. But the hardest thing is trying to get dialogue out in all of that."

"The biggest challenge has been simulating a tornado with wind machines and dirt and debris. Right when you walk on the set, you feel the energy of a tornado. But the hardest thing is trying to get dialogue out in all of that."

Mark-Paul Gosselaar, American Actor

Challenge, Energy, Machines, Right

9

"It is a challenge to have your launch date slip continuously."

"It is a challenge to have your launch date slip continuously."

Marc Garneau, Canadian Astronaut

9

"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

9

"I'd like to meet a lovely man who shares my interests. On the other hand, I possibly will not. It's part of the hand you're dealt. It's a challenge-and I'm not atypical."

"I'd like to meet a lovely man who shares my interests. On the other hand, I possibly will not. It's part of the hand you're dealt. It's a challenge-and I'm not atypical."

Barbara Feldon, American Actress

Challenge, Man, Will

9

"For me, it's a bigger challenge, it's much harder to do and much more rewarding to do well, then just to think up stuff of your own, hit or miss, because you've got to see to it that you don't torpedo any of his punch lines."

"For me, it's a bigger challenge, it's much harder to do and much more rewarding to do well, then just to think up stuff of your own, hit or miss, because you've got to see to it that you don't torpedo any of his punch lines."

Humphrey Lyttelton, British Musician

9

"The greatest grand challenge for any scientist is discovering how to prevent the spread of HIV and finding the cure or an effective vaccine for AIDS."

"The greatest grand challenge for any scientist is discovering how to prevent the spread of HIV and finding the cure or an effective vaccine for AIDS."

Philip Emeagwali, Nigerian Scientist

Challenge, Cure

9

"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

9

"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

9

"During these continued tough economic times, writing a sensible, fair budget that provides real opportunities for Washington families, workers and businesses is always a challenge."

"During these continued tough economic times, writing a sensible, fair budget that provides real opportunities for Washington families, workers and businesses is always a challenge."

Jeanne Kohl Welles, American Politician

Challenge, Washington, Workers, Writing

9

"In response to the challenge of strangers, sport arose as a sublimated representation of a community's armed might as well as its pride of place and clan."

"In response to the challenge of strangers, sport arose as a sublimated representation of a community's armed might as well as its pride of place and clan."

John Thorn, American Historian

Challenge, Community, Pride, Strangers

9

"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

8

"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

8

"To portray a maniac offers a compelling challenge."

"To portray a maniac offers a compelling challenge."

Bela Lugosi, Austrian Actor

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