What are some good quotes on success when others want you to fail?

Question

I want quotes to only focus on succeeding when others thought of you as a failure.

Answer 1

Somebody said that it couldn't be done,

But he with a chuckle replied

That, "Maybe it couldn't", but be would be one,

Who wouldn't say so till he'd tried.

So he buckled right in with a trace of a grin

On his face.  If he worried he hit it.

He started to sing as he tackled the thing

That couldn't be done, and he did it.

Somebody scoffed: "Oh, you'll never to do that";

At least one one ever has done it";

But he took off his coat and he took off his hat,

And the first thing we knew he'd begun it.

With a lift of his chin and a bit of grin,

Without any doubting or quiddit,

He started to sing as he tackled the thing

That couldn't be done, and he did it.

There are thousands to tell you it cannot be done,

There are thousands to prophesy failure;

There are thousands to point out to you one by one,

The dangers that wait to assail you.

But just buckle in with a bit of a grin,

Just take off your coat and go to it;

Just start to sing as you tackle the thing,

That "cannot be done", and you'll do it.

Answer 2

There are those that want you to fail.... succeed anyway

Answer 3

"All your life you are told the things you cannot do. All your life they will say you're not good enough or strong enough or talented enough; they will say you're the wrong height or the wrong weight or the wrong type to play this or be this or achieve this. THEY WILL TELL YOU NO, a thousand times no, until all the no's become meaningless. All your life they will tell you no, quite firmly and very quickly.

AND YOU WILL TELL THEM YES."

- Nike ad  



Any change, any loss, does not make us victims. Others can shake you, surprise you, disappoint you, but they can't prevent you from acting, from taking the situation you're presented with and moving on. No matter where you are in life, no matter what your situation, you can always do something. You always have a choice and the choice can be power.

-Blaine Lee

Answer 4

If you're going through h**l, keep on going.

The path of least resistance makes rivers and men crooked.

Answer 5

Every saint has a past and every sinner has a future