Inspirerende uitspraken voor als het even tegen zit

"Life is not easy for any of us. But what of that? We must have perseverance and above all confidence in ourselves. We must believe we are gifted for something and that this thing must be attained."
   - Marie Curie, natuurkundige en winnaar van twee nobelprijzen

"If children have the ability to ignore all odds and percentages, then maybe we can all learn from them. When you think about it, what other choice is there but to hope? We have two options, medically and emotionally: give up, or Fight Like Hell."
   - Lance Armstrong, wereldkampioen wielrennen en recordhouder overwinningen van de Tour de France

"It always seems impossible until it’s done."
   - Nelson Mandela, eerste zwarte president van Zuid-Afrika

"The big secret in life is that there is no big secret. Whatever your goal, you can get there if you're willing to work."   
   - Oprah Winfrey, succesvolle Amerikaanse talkshowhost, producer en actrice

"It's lack of faith that makes people afraid of meeting challenges, and I believed in myself."
   - Muhammad Ali, Olympisch en wereldkampioen boksen

"Adversity cause some men to break; others to break records."
   - William A. Ward, invloedrijke Amerikaanse schrijver

"You have to expect things of yourself before you can do them."
   - Michael Jordan, grootste basketballspeler aller tijden (volgens de NBA)

"Sometimes it is more important to discover what one cannot do than what one can do."
   - Lin Yutang, invloedrijke Chinese schrijver en uitvinder

"Face your deficiencies and acknowledge them. But do not let them master you."
   - Hellen Keller, schrijver en politiek activist. Ze was de eerste doofblinde die cum laude promoveerde in de taalwetenschap.

"We are each responsible for our own life - no other person is or even can be."   
   - Oprah Winfrey

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