Even against the greatest of odds, there is something in the human spirit - a magic blend of skill, faith, and valor - that can lift men from certain defeat to incredible victory. — Walter Lord
The act of facing overwhelming odds produces greatness and beauty. — Malcolm Gladwell
Great determination can overcome most odds. — Aesop
The fight for justice is a fight worth fighting, regardless of the odds. — Alexei Navalny
You never know if you can actually do something against all odds until you actually do it. — Abby Wambach
Hate it or love it, the underdogs come out on top. — 50 Cent
With but few exceptions, it is always the underdog who wins through sheer willpower. — Johnny Weissmuller
People rise out of the ashes because, at some point, they are invested with a belief in the possibility of triumph over seemingly impossible odds. — Robert Downey, Jr.
I've always made a total effort, even when the odds seemed entirely against me. I never quit trying; I never felt that I didn't have a chance to win. — Arnold Palmer
When you're playing against a stacked deck, compete even harder. — Pat Riley
Believe in your dreams, no matter how impossible they seem. — Walt Disney
Every champion was once a contender that refused to give up. — Sylvester Stallone
Anything is possible, but you have to believe and you have to fight. — Lance Armstrong
Once you choose hope, anything's possible — Christopher Reeve
Against All Odds Image Quotes
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Love Against All Odds Quotes
At different stages in our lives, the signs of love may vary: dependence, attraction, contentment, worry, loyalty, grief, but at heart the source is always the same. Human beings have the rare capacity to connect with each other, against all odds — Michael Dorris
Love is fragile. And we're not always its best caretakers. We just muddle through and do the best we can. And hope this fragile thing survives against all odds. — Nicholas Sparks
Creating a family in this turbulent world is an act of faith, a wager that against all odds there will be a future, that love can last, that the heart can triumph against all adversities and even against the grinding wheel of time. — Dean Koontz
Always make a total effort. Even when the odds are against you.
There is no one who cannot be hated, against whatever odds. Nor anyone who cannot be loved, against all reason. — Ellis Peters
One has only to set a loved human being against the fact that we are all in peril all the time to get back a sense of proportion. What does anything matter compared to the reality of love and its span, so brief at best, maintained against such odds? — May Sarton
Against The Odds Quotes
Success is not measured by what a man accomplishes, but by the opposition he has encountered and the courage with which he has maintained the struggle against overwhelming odds. — Charles Lindbergh
Success is not measured by what you accomplish, but by the opposition you have encountered, and the courage with which you have maintained the struggle against overwhelming odds. — Orison Swett Marden
I want to put the interests of ordinary working people right up there, center stage. Those people who - you know, they're working all the hours. They're doing their best for their families and sometimes they just feel the odds are stacked against them. — Theresa May
When something is important enough, you do it even if the odds are not in your favor.
The things a man has to have are hope and confidence in himself against odds... And he must be ready to choose death before dishonor without making too much song and dance about it. — Clark Gable
Here you have an incredibly ambitious, accomplished woman who comes up against some of the same problems that women in power come up against today. Cleopatra plays an oddly pivotal role in world history as well; in her lifetime, Alexandria is the center of the universe, Rome is still a backwater. — Stacy Schiff
If you find a more favorable environment, you can transform the situation from one where the odds are against you to one where they are in your favor. — James Clear
Always make a total effort, even when the odds are against you.
The greatness of our Army has always been the ability of our soldiers who serve in the ranks to rise to the challenge against the odds, in the face of danger, and win. — Julius W. Gates
Pessimists calculate the odds. Optimists believe they can overcome them. — Ted Koppel
I like to be against the odds. I'm not afraid to be lonely at the top. With me, it's just the satisfaction of the game. Just performance. — Barry Bonds
Leaders are visionaries with a poorly developed sense of fear and no concept of the odds against them. — Robert Jarvik
Impossible Odds Quotes
In the face of impossible odds, people who love this country can change it. — Barack Obama
Outperforming the market with low volatility on a consistent basis is an impossibility. I outperformed the market for 30-odd years, but not with low volatility. — George Soros
In some situations I was difficult, in odd moments impossible, in rare moments loathsome, but at my best unapproachably great. — Oscar Levant
If something is important enough, even if odds are against you, you should still do it.
it's just that I see love as odd as wearing shoes--
I never wanted to marry a girl who was like my mother
And Ingrid Bergman was always impossible — Gregory Corso
Every great moment of social change was once a confirmed impossibility. People's determination in the face of overwhelming odds has, time and again, triumphed over what seems impossible. This is what you tell yourself. — Tim Winton
I ignore all the doomsaying nonsense. I'm in a business where the odds of ever earning a living are a zillion to one, so I know itcan be done. I know the impossible can become possible. — Marcia Wallace
Against all odds, despite all obstacles, we are going to make it.
We're the bridge across forever, arching above the sea, adventuring for our pleasure, living mysteries for the fun of it, choosing disasters triumphs challenges impossible odds, testing ourselves over and again, learning love and love and love! — Richard Bach
Perseverance is impossible if we don't permit ourselves to hope. — Dean Koontz
I've always been impressed that we are here, surviving, because of the indomitable courage of quite small people against impossible odds. — J. R. R. Tolkien
Now, I do say, "It's possible. You might be the first. I'm not saying it's impossible, but the odds are very much against you." All great poets have been great readers and the way to learn your craft in poetry is by reading other poetry and by letting it guide you. — Edward Hirsch
Overwhelming Odds Quotes
Sometimes, a flame can be utterly extinguished. Sometimes, a flame can shrink and waver, but sometimes a flame refuses to go out. It flares up from the faintest ember to illuminate the darkness, to burn in spite of overwhelming odds. — Karen Hesse
You'll face overwhelming odds; you'll be incredibly outnumbered. Fear would be your natural inclination. But keep in mind, God is with you. — James MacDonald
'I am insecure' means: I can't cope on my own. The odds are overwhelming. I can't resist them on my own. I need us to join forces, stand shoulder to shoulder, march hand in hand. — Zygmunt Bauman
When you get into a tight place and everything goes against you, till it seems as though you could not hand on a minute longer, never give up then, for that is just the place and time that the tide will turn.
The new always happens against the overwhelming odds of statistical laws and their probability, which for all practical, everyday purposes amounts to certainty; the new therefore always appears in the guise of a miracle. — Hannah Arendt
Don’t be discouraged at seemingly overwhelming odds in your desire to live and to help others live God’s commandments. At times it may seem like David trying to fight Goliath. But remember, David did win. — David B. Haight
Being a member of the labor force and a full-time parent means trying to manage against overwhelming odds in an unresponsive society. — Sheila Kamerman
If something is important enough, even if the odds are against you, you should still do it.
To place your dreams before the crowd is to risk ridicule. To go forward in the face of overwhelming odds is to risk failure. But risks must be taken because the greatest hazard of life is to risk nothing. — Rene Carayol
... the human soul, beaten down, overwhelmed, faced by complete failure and ruin, can still rise up against unbearable odds and triumph. — Harold Russell
There will be times when you will be frightened and discouraged. You may feel that you are defeated. The odds of obtaining victory may appear overwhelming. At times you may feel like David trying to fight Goliath. But remember-David did win! — Thomas S. Monson
How is it that I could run into a gunfight against overwhelming odds and put myself between bullets and civilians, but I couldn't scrape together enough courage to speak to the one person who mattered the most to me? — Ilona Andrews
Overcoming Adversity Quotes
One thing about championship teams is that they're resilient. No matter what is thrown at them, no matter how deep the hole, they find a way to bounce back and overcome adversity. — Nick Saban
God will take care of what you go through. You take care of how you go through it. — Zig Ziglar
Cows run away from the storm while the buffalo charges toward it - and gets through it quicker. Whenever I’m confronted with a tough challenge, I do not prolong the torment, I become the buffalo. — Wilma Mankiller
Always Make a Total Effort, Even When the Odds Are Against You.
We must not wish for the disappearance of our troubles but for the grace to transform them. — Simone Weil
The longer we dwell on our misfortunes, the greater is their power to harm us — Voltaire
The root of joy is gratefulness...It is not joy that makes us grateful; it is gratitude that makes us joyful. — David Steindl-Rast
You'll never have a better chance of success than the odds you give yourself.
In the dark times, if you have something to hold on to, which is yourself, you'll survive. — Whoopi Goldberg
The thing about life is that you must survive. Life is going to be difficult, and dreadful things will happen. What you do is move along, get on with it, and be tough. Not in the sense of being mean to others, but being tough with yourself and making a deadly effort not to be defeated. — Katharine Hepburn
A vital team characteristic is the ability to overcome adversity. Any team acquires experience and endurance as it learns to fight back. This in turn builds the kind of character which seldom crumbles at a time of crisis or testing. — Tom Landry
Odds Against You Quotes
Believe in yourself and have confidence that you can compete against all odds. Have a vision of what you'd like to accomplish and be able to articulate that vision. — Robert Johnson
You may have to fight when there is no hope of victory, because it is better to perish than live as slaves. — Winston Churchill
Nothing reduces the odds against you like ignoring them. — Robert Breault
Tell people there's an invisible man in the sky who created the universe, and the vast majority believe you. Tell them the paint is wet, and they have to touch it to be sure.
Take a look at me now, cause there's just an empty space. And you coming back to me is against all odds and that's what I've got to face. — Phil Collins
If you are a genius, you'll make your own rules, but if not - and the odds are against it - go to your desk no matter what your mood, face the icy challenge of the paper - write. — J. B. Priestley
The lack of facts holds you back. The odds are stacked against a weak mind. — Kool Moe Dee
...first check whether the market as a whole is rising or falling. In other words, are you in a bull market or bear market? If the latter, stay out. The odds are against you. — Nicolas Darvas
I wish I could make the statement that 'the odds were against me but you never quit', It was not true. I wanted to give up. — Frank Mir
So you're six years old, you're reading 'Snow White and the Seven Dwarves,' and it becomes rapidly obvious that there are only two kinds of men in the world: dwarves and Prince Charmings. And the odds are seven to one against your finding the prince. — Emily Levine
The odds against there being a bomb on a plane are a million to one, and against two bombs a million times a million to one. Next time you fly, cut the odds and take a bomb. — Benny Hill
At the center of the Universe is a loving heart that continues to beat and that wants the best for every person. Anything that we can do to help foster the intellect and spirit and emotional growth of our fellow human beings, that is our job. Those of us who have this particular vision must continue against all odds. Life is for service. — Fred Rogers
It’s pretty strange really that we all see a good chance that bitcoins will hit a dollar in the relatively near future. How many investments can be expected to triple in value in that time frame? Is gold going to be $3500 any time soon? Apple stock going to triple? Maybe Facebook, if you could get some. That seems like a pretty sure thing. We are really lucky to be in at the beginning of a possibly explosive new phenomenon. Considering the odds against most money-tripling investments, Bitcoin looks like a good place for a percentage of your portfolio. — Hal Finney
Forgiveness is an embrace, across all barriers, against all odds, in defiance of all that is mean and petty and vindictive and cruel in this life. — Kent Nerburn
Here's a message to the new borns, waiting to breathe: if you believe then you can achieve. Just look at me, against all odds 'though life is hard, we carry on, livin' in the projects, broke with no lights on. To all the seeds that follow me- protect your essence, born with less, but you still precious. — Tupac Shakur
The idea came like a flash of lightning and in an instant the truth was revealed. — Nikola Tesla
I'm trying to look at my blessings and how amazingly well against all odds things have turned out for me. — James Taylor
I have not survived against all odds. I have not lived to tell. I have not witnessed the extraordinary. This is my story. — Amy Krouse Rosenthal
Abhyasa (practice) is a dedicated, unswerving, constant, and vigilant search into a chosen subject pursued against all odds in the face of repeated failures, for indefinitely long periods of time. — B.K.S. Iyengar
In the Tarot deck, the Fool is depicted as a young man about to step off a cliff into empty air. Most people assume that the Fool will fall. But we don't see it happen, and a Fool doesn't know that he's subject to the laws of gravity. Against all odds, he just might float. — Richard Kadrey
We need to get to kids who have no idea what we do. We need to open the doors wide and let them in. There are many undiscovered voices out there - voices that, against all odds, can rise up and enrich this culture and perhaps change the very nature of the marketplace for the better. — Dan Wieden
Cheating is easy. There's no swank to infidelity. To borrow against the trust someone has placed in you costs nothing at first. You get away with it, you take a little more and a little more until there is no more to draw on. Oddly, your hands should be full with all that taking but when you open them there's nothing there. — Jeanette Winterson
I want to lift the audience to the miraculous in human nature. After all, we shouldn't be here, with all the odds against us in nature. It's kind of unusual and wonderful! — Paul Taylor
Prayer is talking to something or anything with which we seek union, even if we are bitter or insane or broken. (In fact, these are probably the best possible conditions under which to pray.) Prayer is taking a chance that against all odds and past history, we are loved and chosen, and do not have to get it together before we show up. — Anne Lamott
Every successful person in life began by pursuing a passion, usually against all odds. — Robert Kiyosaki
Like a flash of lightning and in an instant the truth was revealed. I drew with a stick on the sand the diagrams of my motor. A thousand secrets of nature which I might have stumbled upon accidentally I would have given for that one which I had wrestled from her against all odds and at the peril of my existence. — Nikola Tesla
I suspect the truth is that we are waiting, all of us, against insurmountable odds, for something extraordinary to happen to us. — Khaled Hosseini
The natural state of mankind ... and I know that this is a controversial idea... is freedom... And the proof is the lengths to which a man, woman, or child will go to regain it once lost. He will break loose his chains. He will decimate his enemies. He will try and try and try again, against all odds, against all prejudices. — John Quincy Adams
It's never the differences between people that suprise us. It's the things that, against all odds, we have in common. — Jodi Picoult
Health care is, at its core, about improving the odds of life in its struggle against death. Of extending that game which we will all lose, each and every one of us unto eternity, extending it another year or month or second. — Keith Olbermann
The bravest sight in all this world is a man fighting against odds. — Franklin Knight Lane
Had [Winston Churchill] been a stable and equable man, he could never have inspired the nation. In 1940, when all the odds were against Britain, a leader of sober judgment might well have concluded that we were finished. — Anthony Storr
Think of success as a game of chance in which you have control over the odds. As you begin to master concepts in personal achievement, you are increasing your odds of achieving success. — Robert Foster Bennett
The strongest of all arguments against the interference of the public with purely personal conduct, is that when it does interfere, the odds are that it interferes wrongly, and in the wrong place. — John Stuart Mill
I have gotten where I am today only because I have persisted against all odds for a long time. — Rory Block
The more one knows fairy tales the less fantastical they appear; they can be vehicles of the grimmest realism, expressing hope against all the odds with gritted teeth. — Marina Warner
He wanted that again, that feeling of standing with her against all odds and succeeding. He wanted it so bad, he was going to risk destroying everything he and his father had worked for. — Kim Harrison
It often occurs to me that if, against all odds, there is a judgmental God and heaven, it will come to pass that when the pearly gates open, those who had the valor to think for themselves will be escorted to the head of the line, garlanded, and given their own personal audience. — E. O. Wilson
Women who bring up children by themselves do it heroically, they do it against all odds, men who don't feel responsible for being part of their child's life create real strains on that family. — Jeb Bush
When you have a powerful, long-term vision for something, even against all odds and adversity, you will continue to make progress and people will want to get on board. Why? Because everybody wants to be a part of something great. — Robin Crow
There's just this for consolation: an hour here or there when our lives seem, against all odds and expectations, to burst open and give us everything we've ever imagined. — Michael Cunningham
The realist is the man, who having weighed all the visible factors in a given situation and having found that the odds are against him, decides that fighting is useless. — Raoul De Sales
I loved Married With Children. That was the job that against all odds - you know, when I first read the script, I thought, "No one will ever watch this, but I think this is so fun." So I was really happy to be involved in it. And we laughed every single day. It was the funniest 11 years. We really, really enjoyed it. — Katey Sagal
I know the odds are all against me and I know you might not feel this way too but I know I would rather die trying to know if I could mean something to you — David Levithan
It's not the gods But our own hearts We need to fear. The evil starts Against all odds Not there but here. — Vikram Seth
It's funny: I always imagined when I was a kid that adults had some kind of inner toolbox full of shiny tools: the saw of discernment, the hammer of wisdom, the sandpaper of patience. But then when I grew up I found that life handed you these rusty bent old tools - friendships, prayer, conscience, honesty - and said 'do the best you can with these, they will have to do'. And mostly, against all odds, they do. — Anne Lamott
Still, if you will not fight for the right when you can easily win without bloodshed; if you will not fight when your victory will be sure and not too costly; you may come to the moment when you will have to fight with all the odds against you and only a precarious chance of survival. There may even be a worse case. You may have to fight when there is no hope of victory, because it is better to perish than live as slaves. — Winston Churchill
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