I compiled these quotes on overcoming failure, oposition, and obstacles.  Enjoy!  Keep on going in the direction of your dreams!  Jonathan

What is defeat? Nothing but education; nothing but the first step to something better. – Wendell Phillips, 1811-1884

“No man ever achieved worthwhile success who did not at one time or other find himself with at least one foot hanging well over the brink of failure.” Napoleon Hill

‘Failure will never overtake you if your determination to succeed is strong enough’ Og Mandino

“When everything seems to be going against you, remember the plane takes off against the wind, not with it.”  Henry Ford

“Failure is only an opportunity to begin again more intelligently.”  Henry Ford

Turbulence is life force. It is opportunity. Let’s love turbulence and use it for change.
Ramsay Clark

To a brave man, good and bad luck are like his left and right hand. He uses both.
- St Catherine of Siena

What is defeat? Nothing but education; nothing but the first step to something better. – Wendell Phillips, 1811-1884

It’s easy to have faith in yourself and have discipline when you’re a winner, when you’re number one. What you got to have is faith and discipline when you’re not a winner. – Vince Lombardi, 1913-1970, American Football Coach

Failure comes only when we forget our ideals and objectives and principles. – Jawaharlal Nehru, 1889-1964, Indian Nationalist and Statesman

There is no chance, no destiny, no fate, that can hinder or control the firm resolve of a determined soul. – Ella Wheeler Wilcox, 1850-1919, American Author

Forget the times of your distress, but never forget what they taught you. – Herbert Gasser, 1888-1963, American Physiologist

Success is how high you bounce when you hit bottom. – George S. Patton, 1885-1945, American Army General

“No one can make you feel inferior without your permission” -Eleanor Roosevelt.

When one door closes another door opens; but we so often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door, that we do not see the ones which open for us. – Alexander Graham Bell

The only tyrant I accept in this world is the still voice within. – Mahatma Gandhi

He’s no failure. He’s not dead yet. – William Lloyd George

Keep away from people who belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great, make you feel that you too can become great.” – Mark Twain

“My great concern is not whether you have failed, but whether you are content with your failure.” – Abraham Lincoln

“Flatter me, and I may not believe you. Criticize me, and I may not like you. Ignore me, and I may not forgive you. Encourage me, and I may not forget you.” – William Arthur

A certain amount of opposition is of great help to a man. Kites rise against, not with the wind. – John Neal

Would you like me to give you a formula for… success? It’s quite simply, really. Double your rate of failure… You’re thinking of failure as the enemy of success. But it isn’t at all… You can be discouraged by failure — or you can learn from it. So go ahead and make mistakes. Make all you can. Because, remember that’s where you’ll find success. On the far side of failure. – Thomas J. Watson

When defeat comes, accept it as a signal that your plans are not sound, rebuild those plans, and set sail once more toward your coveted goal. -Napoleon Hill

“You have powers you never dreamed of. You can do things you never thought you could do. There are no limitations in what you can do except the limitations of your own mind. -Darwin P. Kingsley

What counts is not necessarily the size of the dog in the fight-it’s the size of the fight in the dog. -Dwight D. Eisenhower

“It’s not whether you get knocked down; it’s whether you get back up.” -Vince Lombardi

“Persistent people begin their success where others end in failure.” -Edward Eggleston

“History has demonstrated that the most notable winners usually encountered heartbreaking obstacles before they triumphed. They won because they refused to become discouraged by their defeats. -Bertie C. Forbes

“Some men give up their designs when they have almost reached the goal; While others, on the contrary, obtain a victory by exerting, at the last moment, more vigorous efforts than ever before.”-Herodotus

“Always look at what you have left. Never look at what you have lost.” -Robert H. Schuller

It’s the constant and determined effort that breaks down all resistance and sweeps away all obstacles. – Claude M. Bristol

Good timber does not grow with ease. The stronger the wind the stronger the trees. -Williard Marriott

“You are the only real obstacle in your path to a fulfilling life. -Les Brown {American Motivator Lecturer}