It is part of the American character to consider nothing as desperate - to surmount every difficulty by resolution and contrivance.
Quotes about surmount (14 Quotes)
He has not learned the first lesson of life who does not every day surmount a fear.
All experiences of life seems to prove that the impediments thrown in the way of the human advancement may for the most part be overcome by steady good conduct, honest zeal, activity, perseverance and above all, by a determined resolution to surmount
surmount this great national tragedy.
The memory, colored by ideas, emotions, thoughts, beliefs and perceptions and aided by the insufficient data, is a slender thread, holding which you cannot surmount the slippery mountain of past and reach the temple of truth.
Our opponents maintain that we are confronted with insurmountable political obstacles, but that may be said of the smallest obstacle if one has no desire to surmount it.
Speech celebrating the fiftieth anniversary of the opening of the Brooklyn Bridge, May 24, 1933 It was courage, faith, endurance and a dogged determination to surmount all obstacles that built this bridge.
In a strange way, the skeptics are keeping us bullish. When they concede defeat, there will no longer be a 'wall of worry' to surmount.
Women manage, quite brilliantly, on the whole, and to stunning and unforeseeable effect, to survive and surmount being defined by others. They dismiss the definition, however dangerous or wounding it may be-- or even, sometimes, find a way to utilize it.
Stand up to crises. Don't let them throw you Fight to stay calm... even surmount the crisis completely and turn it into an opportunity. Refuse to renounce your self-image. No matter what happens, you must keep your good opinion of yourself. No matter what happens, you must hold your past successes in your imagination, ready for showing in the motion picture screen of your mind. No matter what happens, no matter what you lose, no matter what failures you must endure, you must keep faith in yourself. Then you can stand up to crises, with calm and courage, refusing to buckle then you will not fall through the floor. You will be able to support yourself.
Among their attributes renouncing both worlds from their hearts, and preferring their brethren among God's creatures to what they possess relying upon God Most High in all their affairs being content with everything that happens to them which the ego detests and bearing patiently sufferings and separation from one's homeland. They dissociate themselves from creatures without believing that there is evil in them, but rather out of preference for the Creator over creatures. They sever relationships, surmount obstacles, and strive in fulfilling the needs of people after emptying themselves for whosoever strives to do that before emptying himself is actually seeking leadership and a good reputation.
Life at university, with its intellectual and inconclusive discussions at a postgraduate level is on the whole a bad training for the real world. Only men of very strong character surmount this handicap.
The Junior Blind Olympics provides an inspirational opportunity for blind and visually impaired children to challenge their abilities, surmount sight barriers and achieve their dreams.
They can conquer who believe they can. He has not learned the first lesson in life who does not every day surmount a fear.