You face challenges in life, and it's unavoidable. But those challenges are not permanent. Instead of thinking negatively about them, you should look at their positive side. Difficulties in life will leave you valuable lessons that will make you stronger. It will also serve as a guide for not making the same fault in the future. May these life challenges quotes help you acquire a positive mindset to overcome the hard times that come your way.
1. “Bad times have a scientific value. These are occasions a good learner would not miss.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
2. “Embrace each challenge in your life as an opportunity for self-transformation.” – Bernie Siegel
3. “Well, if it can be thought, it can be done, a problem can be overcome.” – E.A. Bucchianeri
4. “Don't handicap your children by making their lives easy.” – Robert A. Heinlein
5. “I've got the key to my castle in the air, but whether I can unlock the door remains to be seen.” – Louisa May Alcott
6. “The key to life is accepting challenges. Once someone stops doing this, he's dead.” – Bette Davis
7. “Getting a job scared her but she was determined not to shy away from risk. That’s what life’s all about. Climbing out onto the airplane wing and jumping off.” – Wally Lamb
8. “Be the kind of person who dares to face life's challenges and overcome them rather than dodging them.” – Roy T. Bennett
9. “Difficulties strengthen the mind, as labor does the body.” – Lucius Annaeus Seneca
10. “The future will present insurmountable problems only when we consider them insurmountable.” – Thomas S. Monson
11. “The challenge of life is regretless decision making, relentless pursuit of vision with faith, forgiving others, enduring pain with a smile and achieving goals with an extra mile.” – Sujit Lalwani
12. “Don't give up. It's not over. The universe is balanced. Every setback bears with it the seeds of a comeback.” – Steve Maraboli
13. “Quitting is never an option on the road to success. Find the way forward. If you have a positive mindset and are willing to persevere, there is little that is beyond your reach. The attitude of being ready to work even in the face of challenges and despite odds is what will make all the difference in your life.” – Roopleen
14. “We can smile when facing a challenge, if we believe in ourselves that we won’t back down.” – Ellen J. Barrier
15. “Life throws challenges and every challenge comes with rainbows and lights to conquer it.” – Amit Ray
16. “Challenges in life can either enrich you or poison you. You are the one who decides.” – Steve Maraboli
17. “Don't complain if you're facing hard moments in life. Challenge yourself to face it, challenge yourself to beat it.” – Jayson Engay
18. “No one is without troubles, without personal hardships and genuine challenges. That fact may not be obvious because most people don't advertise their woes and heartaches. But nobody, not even the purest heart, escapes life without suffering battle scars.” – Richelle E. Goodrich
19. “The tests we face in life's journey are not to reveal our weaknesses but to help us discover our inner strengths. We can only know how strong we are when we strive and thrive beyond the challenges we face.” – Kemi Sogunle
20. “With positive attitude, you can graciously overcome every adversity.” – Lailah Gifty Akita
21. “A challenge only becomes an obstacle when you bow to it.” – Ray A. Davis
22. “There is always a gift in any challenge.” – Bronnie Ware
23. “Problems are not stop signs, they are guidelines.” – Robert H. Schuller
24. “When you do what you love, the seemingly impossible becomes simply challenging, the laborious becomes purposeful resistance, the difficult loses its edge and is trampled by your progress.” – Steve Maraboli
25. “Without being push to the wall, we will have remained in our comfortable zone. But this circumstance challenges us to find the courage to move on.” – Lailah Gifty Akita
26. “Challenges make you discover things about yourself that you never really knew.” – Cicely Tyson
27. “Sometimes the darkest challenges, the most difficult lessons, hold the greatest gems of light.” – Barbara Marciniak
28. “Only by contending with challenges that seem to be beyond your strength to handle at the moment you can grow more surely toward the stars.” – Brian Tracy
29. “There are no negatives in life, only challenges to overcome that will make you stronger.” – Eric Bates
30. “The most rewarding things you do in life are often the ones that look like they cannot be done.” – Arnold Palmer
More Quotes about Overcoming Challenges
31. “If you compared your troubles, or challenges, with those of others, you would surely find that there are those whose troubles make yours look like minor inconveniences.” – Catherine Pulsifer
32. “Troubles are often the tools by which God fashions us for better things.” – Henry Ward Beecher
33. “Be thankful for each new challenge, because it will build your strength and character.” – Anonymous
34. “I have always grown from my problems and challenges, from the things that don't work out, that's when I've really learned.” – Carol Burnett
35. “Learn from the stories of people who faced challenges you haven't yet experienced.” – Joanna Barsh
36. “Challenge is a dragon with a gift in its mouth. Tame the dragon and the gift is yours.” – Noela Evans
37. “Understand that it is okay to be scared or uncertain, however right beyond those barriers ultimately lies your dreams.” – Josh Hinds
38. “You will face your greatest opposition when you are closest to your biggest miracle.” – Shannon L. Alder
39. “We must allow ourselves to be adorned by lessons derived through hardships and challenges.” – Tony Narams
40. “When faced with a challenge, look for a way, not a way out.” – David Weatherford
41. “Challenges are an opportunity to test you and rise to the next level.” – Angelica Montrose
42. “Accept the challenges of life, and you'll continue to find that winning is the spirit of living. It's merely a state of mind.” – Mychal Wynn
43. “I decided to put myself into harm's way whenever possible in order to move forward and willingly accept the new challenges regardless of the risk.” – John Wessinger
44. “To accept the challenge of the unknown, in spite of all fears, is courage. The fears are there, but if you go on accepting the challenge again and again, slowly slowly those fears disappear.” – Osho
45. “Challenges are gifts that force us to search for a new center of gravity. Don't fight them. Just find a new way to stand.” – Oprah Winfrey
46. “Remember all the challenges that you have overcome in the past and take pride in your success. You are a fighter and you know it. This will give you more faith that you can handle whatever is yet to come.” – Ashley Rosebloom
47. “The next time you face a challenge, remember that the cost of success is far cheaper than the price of failure.” – Tsem Tulku Rinpoche
48. “As we face challenges there is a definable feeling that we will have that confirms that our decision to accept accountability was and is correct.” – Theodore Newton Vail
49. “There may be times when all of us feel like we're trapped in a paper sack, but with a little bit of common sense we can fight our way out.” – Henry Adkins
50. “Our problems are man-made, therefore they may be solved by man. And man can be as big as he wants. No problem of human destiny is beyond human beings.” – John F. Kennedy
51. “You need to have self-esteem to be able to adequately tackle the challenges that life throws at you.” – Minka Ferguson
52. “Believe in yourself, take on your challenges, dig deep within yourself to conquer fears. Never let anyone bring you down. You got to keep going.” – Chantal Sutherland
53. “We need diversity of thought in the world to face the new challenges.” – Tim Berners-Lee
54. “No matter what kind of challenges or difficulties or painful situations you go through in your life, we all have something deep within us that we can reach down and find the inner strength to get through them.” – Alana Stewart
55. “Life's challenges are not supposed to paralyze you, they're supposed to help you discover who you are.” – Bernice Johnson Reagon
56. “The more you practice tolerating discomfort, the more confidence you'll gain in your ability to accept new challenges.” – Amy Morin
57. “If you have a positive attitude and constantly strive to give your best effort, eventually you will overcome your immediate problems and find you are ready for greater challenges.” – Pat Riley
58. “There will always be obstacles and challenges that stand in your way. Building mental strength will help you develop resilience to those potential hazards so you can continue on your journey to success.” – Amy Morin
59. “Perspective is everything when you are experiencing the challenges of life.” – Joni Eareckson Tada
60. “You just keep a positive attitude no matter what comes in your way. Challenges, roadblocks, don't let it faze you, and you can overcome anything.” – Rose Namajunas
61. “The only way when your thirst for excellence is satisfied is when you take up the challenge to do a little more every day than you have already been doing every day.” – Israelmore Ayivor
62. “The big challenge is to become all that you have the possibility of becoming. You cannot believe what it does to the human spirit to maximize your human potential and stretch yourself to the limit.” – Jim Rohn
63. “Life is short, and nobody knows what’s around the corner, but I’m up for lots of new challenges.” – Ashley Roberts
64. “Big challenges provide big opportunities.” – Ian Usher
65. “Life is a series of punches. It presents a lot of challenges. It presents a lot of hardship, but the people that are able to take those punches and able to move forward are the ones that really do have a lot of success and have a lot of joy in their life and have a lot of stories to tell, too.” – Josh Turner
66. “It has been my philosophy of life that difficulties vanish when faced boldly.” – Isaac Asimov
67. “People rise to the occasion without hesitation when they feel inspired and challenged.” – Lorii Myers
68. “Obstacles are challenges for winners and excuses for losers.” – Marijane Meaker
69. “The strong-minded rise to the challenge of their goals and dreams. The weak-minded become haters. ” – Steve Maraboli
70. “You will enrich your life immeasurably if you approach it with a sense of wonder and discovery, and always challenge yourself to try new things.” – Nate Berkus
Share these Positive Quotes about Life Challenges with your friends, family, and loved ones to inspire them as well.
1. “Bad times have a scientific value. These are occasions a good learner would not miss.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
2. “Embrace each challenge in your life as an opportunity for self-transformation.” – Bernie Siegel
3. “Well, if it can be thought, it can be done, a problem can be overcome.” – E.A. Bucchianeri
4. “Don't handicap your children by making their lives easy.” – Robert A. Heinlein
5. “I've got the key to my castle in the air, but whether I can unlock the door remains to be seen.” – Louisa May Alcott
6. “The key to life is accepting challenges. Once someone stops doing this, he's dead.” – Bette Davis
7. “Getting a job scared her but she was determined not to shy away from risk. That’s what life’s all about. Climbing out onto the airplane wing and jumping off.” – Wally Lamb
8. “Be the kind of person who dares to face life's challenges and overcome them rather than dodging them.” – Roy T. Bennett
9. “Difficulties strengthen the mind, as labor does the body.” – Lucius Annaeus Seneca
10. “The future will present insurmountable problems only when we consider them insurmountable.” – Thomas S. Monson
11. “The challenge of life is regretless decision making, relentless pursuit of vision with faith, forgiving others, enduring pain with a smile and achieving goals with an extra mile.” – Sujit Lalwani
12. “Don't give up. It's not over. The universe is balanced. Every setback bears with it the seeds of a comeback.” – Steve Maraboli
13. “Quitting is never an option on the road to success. Find the way forward. If you have a positive mindset and are willing to persevere, there is little that is beyond your reach. The attitude of being ready to work even in the face of challenges and despite odds is what will make all the difference in your life.” – Roopleen
14. “We can smile when facing a challenge, if we believe in ourselves that we won’t back down.” – Ellen J. Barrier
15. “Life throws challenges and every challenge comes with rainbows and lights to conquer it.” – Amit Ray
16. “Challenges in life can either enrich you or poison you. You are the one who decides.” – Steve Maraboli
17. “Don't complain if you're facing hard moments in life. Challenge yourself to face it, challenge yourself to beat it.” – Jayson Engay
18. “No one is without troubles, without personal hardships and genuine challenges. That fact may not be obvious because most people don't advertise their woes and heartaches. But nobody, not even the purest heart, escapes life without suffering battle scars.” – Richelle E. Goodrich
19. “The tests we face in life's journey are not to reveal our weaknesses but to help us discover our inner strengths. We can only know how strong we are when we strive and thrive beyond the challenges we face.” – Kemi Sogunle
20. “With positive attitude, you can graciously overcome every adversity.” – Lailah Gifty Akita
21. “A challenge only becomes an obstacle when you bow to it.” – Ray A. Davis
22. “There is always a gift in any challenge.” – Bronnie Ware
23. “Problems are not stop signs, they are guidelines.” – Robert H. Schuller
24. “When you do what you love, the seemingly impossible becomes simply challenging, the laborious becomes purposeful resistance, the difficult loses its edge and is trampled by your progress.” – Steve Maraboli
25. “Without being push to the wall, we will have remained in our comfortable zone. But this circumstance challenges us to find the courage to move on.” – Lailah Gifty Akita
26. “Challenges make you discover things about yourself that you never really knew.” – Cicely Tyson
27. “Sometimes the darkest challenges, the most difficult lessons, hold the greatest gems of light.” – Barbara Marciniak
28. “Only by contending with challenges that seem to be beyond your strength to handle at the moment you can grow more surely toward the stars.” – Brian Tracy
29. “There are no negatives in life, only challenges to overcome that will make you stronger.” – Eric Bates
30. “The most rewarding things you do in life are often the ones that look like they cannot be done.” – Arnold Palmer
More Quotes about Overcoming Challenges
31. “If you compared your troubles, or challenges, with those of others, you would surely find that there are those whose troubles make yours look like minor inconveniences.” – Catherine Pulsifer
32. “Troubles are often the tools by which God fashions us for better things.” – Henry Ward Beecher
33. “Be thankful for each new challenge, because it will build your strength and character.” – Anonymous
34. “I have always grown from my problems and challenges, from the things that don't work out, that's when I've really learned.” – Carol Burnett
35. “Learn from the stories of people who faced challenges you haven't yet experienced.” – Joanna Barsh
36. “Challenge is a dragon with a gift in its mouth. Tame the dragon and the gift is yours.” – Noela Evans
37. “Understand that it is okay to be scared or uncertain, however right beyond those barriers ultimately lies your dreams.” – Josh Hinds
38. “You will face your greatest opposition when you are closest to your biggest miracle.” – Shannon L. Alder
39. “We must allow ourselves to be adorned by lessons derived through hardships and challenges.” – Tony Narams
40. “When faced with a challenge, look for a way, not a way out.” – David Weatherford
41. “Challenges are an opportunity to test you and rise to the next level.” – Angelica Montrose
42. “Accept the challenges of life, and you'll continue to find that winning is the spirit of living. It's merely a state of mind.” – Mychal Wynn
43. “I decided to put myself into harm's way whenever possible in order to move forward and willingly accept the new challenges regardless of the risk.” – John Wessinger
44. “To accept the challenge of the unknown, in spite of all fears, is courage. The fears are there, but if you go on accepting the challenge again and again, slowly slowly those fears disappear.” – Osho
45. “Challenges are gifts that force us to search for a new center of gravity. Don't fight them. Just find a new way to stand.” – Oprah Winfrey
46. “Remember all the challenges that you have overcome in the past and take pride in your success. You are a fighter and you know it. This will give you more faith that you can handle whatever is yet to come.” – Ashley Rosebloom
47. “The next time you face a challenge, remember that the cost of success is far cheaper than the price of failure.” – Tsem Tulku Rinpoche
48. “As we face challenges there is a definable feeling that we will have that confirms that our decision to accept accountability was and is correct.” – Theodore Newton Vail
49. “There may be times when all of us feel like we're trapped in a paper sack, but with a little bit of common sense we can fight our way out.” – Henry Adkins
50. “Our problems are man-made, therefore they may be solved by man. And man can be as big as he wants. No problem of human destiny is beyond human beings.” – John F. Kennedy
51. “You need to have self-esteem to be able to adequately tackle the challenges that life throws at you.” – Minka Ferguson
52. “Believe in yourself, take on your challenges, dig deep within yourself to conquer fears. Never let anyone bring you down. You got to keep going.” – Chantal Sutherland
53. “We need diversity of thought in the world to face the new challenges.” – Tim Berners-Lee
54. “No matter what kind of challenges or difficulties or painful situations you go through in your life, we all have something deep within us that we can reach down and find the inner strength to get through them.” – Alana Stewart
55. “Life's challenges are not supposed to paralyze you, they're supposed to help you discover who you are.” – Bernice Johnson Reagon
56. “The more you practice tolerating discomfort, the more confidence you'll gain in your ability to accept new challenges.” – Amy Morin
57. “If you have a positive attitude and constantly strive to give your best effort, eventually you will overcome your immediate problems and find you are ready for greater challenges.” – Pat Riley
58. “There will always be obstacles and challenges that stand in your way. Building mental strength will help you develop resilience to those potential hazards so you can continue on your journey to success.” – Amy Morin
59. “Perspective is everything when you are experiencing the challenges of life.” – Joni Eareckson Tada
60. “You just keep a positive attitude no matter what comes in your way. Challenges, roadblocks, don't let it faze you, and you can overcome anything.” – Rose Namajunas
61. “The only way when your thirst for excellence is satisfied is when you take up the challenge to do a little more every day than you have already been doing every day.” – Israelmore Ayivor
62. “The big challenge is to become all that you have the possibility of becoming. You cannot believe what it does to the human spirit to maximize your human potential and stretch yourself to the limit.” – Jim Rohn
63. “Life is short, and nobody knows what’s around the corner, but I’m up for lots of new challenges.” – Ashley Roberts
64. “Big challenges provide big opportunities.” – Ian Usher
65. “Life is a series of punches. It presents a lot of challenges. It presents a lot of hardship, but the people that are able to take those punches and able to move forward are the ones that really do have a lot of success and have a lot of joy in their life and have a lot of stories to tell, too.” – Josh Turner
66. “It has been my philosophy of life that difficulties vanish when faced boldly.” – Isaac Asimov
67. “People rise to the occasion without hesitation when they feel inspired and challenged.” – Lorii Myers
68. “Obstacles are challenges for winners and excuses for losers.” – Marijane Meaker
69. “The strong-minded rise to the challenge of their goals and dreams. The weak-minded become haters. ” – Steve Maraboli
70. “You will enrich your life immeasurably if you approach it with a sense of wonder and discovery, and always challenge yourself to try new things.” – Nate Berkus
Share these Positive Quotes about Life Challenges with your friends, family, and loved ones to inspire them as well.