"Being defeated is often a temporary condition. Giving up is what makes it permanent."

"It's not the load that breaks you down, it's the way you carry it."

"When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves."

"Whenever you want to achieve something, keep your eyes open, concentrate, and make sure you know exactly what it is you want. No one can hit their target with their eyes closed."

"What is the difference between an obstacle and an opportunity? Our attitude toward it. Every opportunity has a difficulty, and every difficulty has an opportunity."

"The individual who says it is not possible should move out of the way of those doing it."

"Opportunity often comes disguised in the form of misfortune, or temporary defeat."

"Talent is a wonderful thing, but it won't carry a quitter."

"The greatest discovery of my generation is that a human being can alter his life by altering his attitudes."

"I'd rather be a failure at something I love than a success at something I hate."

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Life sometimes demands struggle, but when those times come, it's easy to become overwhelmed. When business is strenuous, partnerships are demanding, new ideas are laborious, and relationships are perplexing, we all face the temptation to give up.
But there are ways to handle the struggle, and among the most powerful tools for the job are words--words that encourage, motivate, and inspire us, that remind us to be strong and that better days are coming.
Here are some of the best:
2. "We need to be aware of suffering, but we must retain our clarity and strength so we can help transform the situation." --Thich Nhat Hanh 
3. "It's not the load that breaks you down, it's the way you carry it." -- Lou Holtz
Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars." --Khalil Gibran 16. "The greatest discovery of my generation is that a human being can alter his life by altering his attitudes." --William James
Remember, the bad times won't last forever. Take these quotes and others that speak to you and immerse yourself in them for as long as they're useful. Tape them to your mirror, put them on your screensaver and your phone's lock screen, print them out and carry them in your pocket--just keep their wisdom close at hand for when you need it.
The opinions expressed here by Inc.com columnists are their own, not those of Inc.com.
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Life sometimes demands struggle, but when those times come, it's easy to become overwhelmed. When business is strenuous, partnerships are demanding, new ideas are laborious, and relationships are perplexing, we all face the temptation to give up.

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Life sometimes demands struggle, but when those times come, it's easy to become overwhelmed. When business is strenuous, partnerships are demanding, new ideas are laborious, and relationships are perplexing, we all face the temptation to give up.

But there are ways to handle the struggle, and among the most powerful tools for the job are words--words that encourage, motivate, and inspire us, that remind us to be strong and that better days are coming.

2. "We need to be aware of suffering, but we must retain our clarity and strength so we can help transform the situation." -- Thich Nhat Hanh

3 . "It's not the load that breaks you down, it's the way you carry it." -- Lou Holtz

Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars."

16. "The greatest discovery of my generation is that a human being can alter his life by altering his attitudes." -- William James

Remember, the bad times won't last forever. Take these quotes and others that speak to you and immerse yourself in them for as long as they're useful. Tape them to your mirror, put them on your screensaver and your phone's lock screen, print them out and carry them in your pocket--just keep their wisdom close at hand for when you need it.

The opinions expressed here by Inc.com columnists are their own, not those of Inc.com.

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