#challenge

To remain indifferent to the challenges we face is indefensible. If the goal is noble, whether or not it is realized within our lifetime is largely irrelevant. What we must do therefore is to strive and persevere and never give up. ↗

— Dalai Lama XIV

#indifference #life #perseverance #life

Sir, no insult intended, but you said to me once that you don’t like kiss-asses and that you’d rather work with people challenging your perceptions. ↗

— Mario Stinger

#insults #nature

I've figured out why they call it a trial.  Because you try all you can to pull through it.  ↗

— Richelle E. Goodrich

#difficulty #endurance #hardship #richelle #richelle-goodrich

I think race has been a burden for black Americans. Being Muslim has also been a challenge because so many people do not understand Islam. ↗

— Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

#because #been #being #black #black americans

Happy is the son whose faith in his mother remains unchallenged. ↗

— Louisa May Alcott

#happy #his #mother #remains #son

A Bush Administration will, I believe, enjoy a better relationship with the new Congress, although President-elect Bush will be faced with real challenges in getting along with the Congress. ↗

— Richard V. Allen

#along #although #believe #better #bush

I was raised to face any challenge. ↗

— Louis Zamperini

#world-war-ii

Gender equality is more than a goal in itself. It is a precondition for meeting the challenge of reducing poverty, promoting sustainable development and building good governance. ↗

— Kofi Annan

#challenge #development #equality #gender #goal

Well I think after leaving prison, and having written three diaries about life in prison, it became a sort of a new challenge to write another novel, to write a new novel. ↗

— Jeffrey Archer

#after #another #became #challenge #diaries

Historic changes and challenges. Breakthroughs in human knowledge and opportunity. And yet, for vast numbers across the globe, the daily realities have not altered. ↗

— Abdallah II

#altered #breakthroughs #challenges #changes #daily