Overcoming Quotes

The uglier the storm the lovelier the rainbow.

Whether your glass is half full or half empty, hope can fill it up.

A diamond only truly appreciates pressure the day it begins to shine.

If the sky never grew dark, we would not be able to clearly see the stars.

A leaf has no power to resist when the wind blows, but when life’s storms rage, you do.

The storm is the optimist’s friend, but the pessimist’s nightmare.

It is impossible to graduate from the University of Life with no scars.

Turn your failures into lessons, your obstacles into opportunities, your tragedies into triumphs, and in no time you will turn your dreams into reality.

No matter how deep you bury good seeds, they always find a way to rise.

Only dead leaves allow the wind to blow them to and fro.

Wine had to be grapes first. Diamonds had to be rocks first. Butterflies had to be caterpillars first. Rainbows had to be storms first.

The ugliest storms paint the loveliest rainbows.

You can paint the whole sky black, but that won’t keep stars from shinning.

As paint needs a canvass for its beauty to show, stars need darkness for their splendor to shine.

When a storm shows up, always remind yourself a rainbow is hiding behind it.

No matter how tall and wide darkness is, it cannot block the stars.

A rock that perseveres under heat and pressure soon becomes a diamond.

When you reach the end of your rope, tie a knot and use it to hang your troubles.

When the world told the caterpillar its life was over, the butterfly objected, “My life has just begun.

A bird does not give up flying because it failed on its first attempt.

Today’s storms usher in tomorrow’s sunshine.

When a rock transforms into a diamond, lesser stones will not speak of its beauty, but speak of its unpolishedness.

Your deepest scars tell the world of your greatest triumphs.

When people try to bury you, remind yourself you are a seed.

The rainbow’s colors are hidden in the storm.

If roses did not suffer thorns on their journey to beauty, they would lose out on becoming masterpieces.

Learn from seeds to rise, no matter how much dirt is thrown at you.

A bird only conquers the sky when it has mastered enough courage to lose sight of the ground.

A butterfly is a caterpillar who never gave up on his dream to fly.

Gravity is no match against one who is determined to reach the stars.

On the path to greatness, life teaches you to walk with stones in your shoes.

An oak tree is just a small nut that persevered against the taunts of doubt and fear.

Rainbows are birthed in storms, not in sunshine.

Seeds are proof that the greatest growth takes place in the dark.

A flower can only grow through concrete if it believes in itself, not its obstacles.

The uglier the caterpillar the lovelier the butterfly.

A bird that fears turbulence will never know how high it can fly.

A diamond is just a rock that refused to break under heat and pressure.

If a flower can flourish in the desert, you can flourish anywhere.

Shatter your fears and you will shatter records.

Storms pass by on their way to get all the colors needed to paint your rainbow.

Against all odds, a seed rises from darkness and beautifies the universe.

A rainbow earns its colors in the storm.

Stumbling up a hill strengthens you more than sprinting down a mountain.

Stars are born out of dark moments.

The high cost of greatness is better than the low cost of mediocrity.

When your critics raise hell keep building your heaven.

Behind your darkest fears lie your brightest rewards.

Pursuing your dreams is the best way of insulating yourself from your nightmares.

Failing over and over again is how you learn to succeed over and over again.