Quotes Tagged "discouraged"

You are not a victim. No matter what you have been through, you're still here. You may have been challenged, hurt, betrayed, beaten, and discouraged, but nothing has defeated you. You are still here! You have been delayed but not denied. You are not a victim, you are a victor. You have a history of victory.

When we choose to stay down, we are in reality confusing wisdom with cowardice. When we choose to stand back up, we are using wisdom to overcome cowardice.

What I learned with Cecil Taylor was strategy and survival and how to resist temptations and resist getting discouraged.

Everybody is going to have their critics. It's easy to get discouraged in life.

When things are a disappointment, try not to be so discouraged.

Edison failed 10,000 times before he made the electric light. Do not be discouraged if you fail a few times.

Eccentricity has never been discouraged in our family.

I will not be discouraged by failure; I will not be elated by success.

In fifth grade, I did 'Oklahoma!,' but I didn't get a leading role. I knew the whole play and could sing it already, but they were like, 'The sixth-grader has to get the lead.' I was really discouraged.

If I'd been easily discouraged, I could have been a one-hit wonder.

If every conceivable precaution is taken at first, one is often too discouraged to proceed at all.

Welding torches, cutting torches and any activity producing a flame outside is prohibited. Any open flame is discouraged.