Quotes about Challenge

Our God loves triumphing over what looks impossible; therefore, he calls an ambush without any means of escape "an opportunity"!

Down the years, I have always enjoyed playing Raymond van Barneveld. There is always a frisson of excitement in the air, an edge to the contest that makes the sap rise, but it stops short of pure enmity.

To vanquish without peril is to triumph without glory.

A mission to Rangoon we had been accustomed to regard with feelings of horror. But it was now brought to a point. We must either venture there or be sent to Europe.

Men climb mountains, scale heights, venture into the unexplored to prove to other men it can be done.

Vegas is definitely a new challenge, but I wanted to be able to put on a different type of show. You get to do so much more when you don't have to put your stage in trucks after the show every night - we got to build a venue specifically for my show. It's going to be more like a party than a typical concert.

Behind every great idea is someone saying "It won't work"

A life of complete leisure is the hardest work of all.

I've come to look upon death the same way I look upon root-canal work. Everyone else seems to get through it all right, so it couldn't be too difficult for me.

Every successful person finds that great success lies just beyond the point when they're convinced their idea is not going to work.

Great work is the result of seeking out tension, not avoiding it.

If you're not uncomfortable in your work as a leader, it's almost certain you're not reaching your potential as a leader.