#challenge

Creating a decent pop song is a challenge - and occasionally, once in every decade - it's kind of fun to do that. ↗

— David Sylvian

#creating #decade #decent #every #fun

Sometimes when you get older—and I'm not talking about you, I'm talking generally, because everyone ages differently—things you think on and wish on start to seem real. And then you believe them, and before you know it they're a part of your history, and if someone challenges you on them and says they're not true—why, then you get offended. ↗

— Sara Gruen

#belief #challenge #history #life #offended

I have a deep appreciation for anything that challenges my morality. I tend to wonder which thing or person might overpower my beliefs and would I avoid it altogether in order to say, "It didn't conquer me," or would I accept the challenge head-on in an attempt to prevail? Which requires greater courage? ↗

— Donna Lynn Hope

#courage #temptation #courage

You must be grounded to take flight. ↗

— Lorii Myers

#challenge #flight #golf #success #business

The first ingredient to being wrong is to claim that you are right. Geniuses have a knack for raising new questions. Hence by the public they are either admired for their creativity or, even more commonly so, detested for disturbing the daily peace of mind. ↗

— Criss Jami

#challenge #challenger #changes #controversy #creativity

Changes are inevitable and not always controllable. What can be controlled is how you manage, react to and work through the change process. ↗

— Kelly A. Morgan

#change-management #inspirational #motivational #change

A true leader is not meant to be greeted with unanimous praise by his people. A leader is meant to be questioned, to be suspect, to be hated. If he is not, then one can easily assume that either he has not challenged his abilities as a leader by making a decision that creates a split between the people, or he is forcing his subjects to bow before him. ↗

— Evan Meekins

#fantasy #fantasy-fiction #fiction #leadership #praise

The strong-minded rise to the challenge of their goals and dreams. The weak-minded become haters. ↗

— Steve Maraboli

#dreams #goals #haters #life #rise

Where do you. come from?" Frank challenged, puffing his chest, a little bolder now that he could breathe. "Some of us are starting to wonder." "I come from civilization," Lucius retorted. "You wouldn't be familiar with the territory. Now pick up the books. ↗

— Beth Fantaskey

#civilization #vampire #dating

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

#ambition #challenges #dreams #goals #journey