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  • If everything is smooth sailing right from the beginning, we cannot become people of substance and character. By surmounting paining setbacks and obstacles, we can create a brilliant history of triumph that will shine forever. That is what makes life so exciting and enjoyable. In any field of endeavour, those who overcome hardships and grow as human beings are advancing towards success and victory in life.

  • Setbacks help you to concentrate.

  • The difference between stepping stones and stumbling blocks is not in the event itself but how you think about it and what you do after it. Every failure and setback can become part of your success or an excuse for quitting or failing. People who develop the discipline of positivity are both happier and more successful.

  • Keep your morale high, in spite of setbacks. At the end you are bound to succeed.

  • Right now, it's just a matter of getting my strength and endurance back. So far, no setbacks.

  • I don't believe in failure. I believe every setback is an opportunity to learn, regroup, get stronger, and try again. This is my motto: Rejection is God's protection. When people feel that they have failed, it's usually because somebody or something caused them to feel that way and taste defeat. I refuse to dwell on that. Yes, it sucks at first, and the feeling is valid, but it all happens for a reason. Let go.

  • Sometimes what appears to be a setback is God's mode of elevation.

  • Every setback might be the very thing that makes you carry on and fight all the harder and become much better.

    "The Man Before The Guitar: Remembering Les Paul At 100". "All Things Considered" with Joel Rose, kvcrnews.org. June 9, 2015.
  • a setback is a setup for a comeback

  • Adversity is not simply a tool. It is God's most effective tool for the advancement of our spiritual lives. The circumstances and events that we see as setbacks are oftentimes the very things that launch us into periods of intense spiritual growth. Once we begin to understand this, and accept it as a spiritual fact of life, adversity becomes easier to bear.

    Charles Stanley (1991). “How to Handle Adversity”, p.59, Thomas Nelson Inc
  • Setbacks are what build character. They are what separate the lucky from the truly successful.

  • Yoga is the rule book for playing the game of Life, but in this game no one needs to lose. It is tough, and you need to train hard. It requires the willingness to think for yourself, to observe and correct, and to surmount occasional setbacks. It demands honesty, sustained application, and above all love in your heart.

    Honesty   Yoga   Book  
    B.K.S. Iyengar (2006). “Light on Life: The Yoga Journey to Wholeness, Inner Peace, and Ultimate Freedom”, p.16, Rodale
  • Sometimes small setbacks are just blessings in disguise. They enhance your determination and whole-hearted dedication to achieving your goals.

  • Why, I wonder, do people who at one time or another have all been young themselves, and who ought therefore to know better, generalize so suavely and so mendaciously about the golden hours of youth-that period of life when every sorrow seems permanent, and every setback insuperable?

    Honesty   People   Sorrow  
  • Without faith in his own judgment no man can go very far in this game. That is about all I have learned - to study general conditions, to take a position and stick to it. I can wait without a twinge of impatience. I can see a setback without being shaken, knowing that it is only temporary.

    Men   Games   Knowing  
  • Enduring setbacks while maintaining the ability to show others the way to go forward is a true test of leadership.

    Tests   Way   Maintaining  
  • The second step to achieving your goals in the New Year involves action and this is where many people run off track. The life we are living and have known to this point is comfortable and easy. Therefore we find it hard to establish new habits and routines even if we know they will bring us a better life. Our old belief system drags us back into the familiar. It is hard to overcome and we often experience small setbacks. This is the time to go back and look at your goals. Read your goal statement repeatedly and remind yourself of what you want and why.

    FaceBook post by Bob Proctor from Dec 31, 2011
  • One of the secrets of success is to refuse to let temporary setbacks defeat us.

  • Changing the destructive things you say to yourself when you experience the setbacks that life deals all of us is the central skill of optimism.

    Skills   Optimism   Deals  
    Martin E.P. Seligman (2011). “Learned Optimism: How to Change Your Mind and Your Life”, p.39, Vintage
  • Every crucial experience can be regarded either as a setback, or the start of a wonderful new adventure, it depends on your perspective!

  • Remember that setbacks are only challenges in disguise. Look at them as lessons . . . don't waste time beating yourself up. Just get back on track and focus on what you want. It's up to you , and you will do it!

  • I don’t believe in failure; I believe there are setbacks that are put into our path to teach us something and move us in a different direction.

  • In a landmark decision, the Supreme Court ruled President Obama's healthcare mandate is constitutional. This is a major victory for President Obama, who spent three years promoting it, and a major setback for Mitt Romney, who spent three years creating it.

  • The ability to bounce back after a setback is the single most important trait an entrepreneurial venture can possess.

    Twitter post from Aug 5, 2010
  • Your setback is just a setup for your comeback.

  • Give yourself a break. Stop beating yourself up! Everyone makes mistakes, has setbacks and failures. You don't come with a book on how to get it right all the time. You will fail sometimes, not because you planned to, but simply because you're human. Failure is a part of creating a great life. Stand up to it and handle it with grace. Because, you can.

    Mistake   Book   Creating  
  • A setback is nothing but a setup for a comeback.

  • If sequestration takes place, that's going to be a great setback. We don't need to be having something like sequestration that's going to cause these job losses - over 170 million jobs that could be lost.

    Jobs   Loss   Needs  
    "Maxine Waters: 'Over 170 Million Jobs Could Be Lost' Due To Sequestration". nation.foxnews.com. March 1, 2013.
  • I've had disappointments and heartbreaks and setbacks and roles I didn't get, but something always came along that either made me better or was an even better role.

    "Man in a 'Million'". Interview with Terry Pace, www.timesdaily.com. July 21, 2005.
  • The sort of resilient personality who can bounce back quickly after a major setback, does so largely because they quickly generate positive emotions which serve as a physical and psychological antidote to bad news.

    Personality   Doe   News  
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