Setback Quotes

“Whenever you are going through life’s challenges, remember that for iron to be cast into its desired form, it must first go through intense heat.”
― idowu koyenikan, All You Need Is a Ball: What Soccer Teaches Us about Success in Life and Business

“Through the freedom of new thinking, we can transcend boundaries and break down cultural, social, or intellectual barriers. It even lets our failure be seen as a stepping stone to success rather than a setback.("The freedom of new thinking")”
― Erik Pevernagie

“Great losses are great lessons.”
― Amit Kalantri, Wealth of Words

“As interference of two beams of light can strengthen or weaken each other,
then so does religious differences can be truly productive or a total setback.”
― Toba Beta, Master of Stupidity

“A comeback is a setback that did its homework, learned the lesson, and then moved forward.”
― Eleanor Brownn

“From the sadness, learn something; from the happiness, learn something. From the setback, learn something and even from the success learn something. Never stop learning from any situation in life, for that is where the wisdom lies.”
― Gift Gugu Mona

“A setback often moves us to a road that is even worse, but leads to an even better destination.”
― Mokokoma Mokhonoana

“It's not too late for a new beginning.”
― Eleanor Brownn

“The optimists believe defeat is just a temporary setback.”
― Martin E.P. Seligman, Learned Optimism: How to Change Your Mind and Your Life

“The optimists believe defeat is just a temporary setback.”
― Seligman Martin, Learned Optimism: How to Change Your Mind and Your Life

“If you have a setback, you rest. Then one day, probably sooner than you think, you wake up, ready to try again.”
― Amita Parikh, The Circus Train

“I don't want you to feel depressed, honey. We've had a temporary setback.”
― Marilyn Monroe, My Story

“Every setback is a pitstop en route to nirvana.”
― Stewart Stafford

“For optimists, defeat is a challenge, a mere setback on the road to inevitable victory.”
― Seligman Martin, Learned Optimism: How to Change Your Mind and Your Life

“I tell them to recruit kids whose coaches report that they had tremendous work ethics. They lifted weights on their own during the off-season. They showed up early for practice, stayed late, and asked for extra help on their skills. They were leaders who helped push everyone on the team to work harder. And they displayed these traits both when the team did well and when it struggled through adversity. It’s relatively easy to be enthused and hardworking on a team that’s winning. It shows more character to display those same attributes on a team that’s losing. It speaks to a person’s mental toughness, toughness that will be invaluable in dealing with the setbacks and rejections that inevitably come along in a business career.”
― Bob Rotella, How Champions Think: In Sports and in Life

“You have to develop a mental hardiness that responds to setbacks with energy and confidence.”
― Bob Rotella, How Champions Think: In Sports and in Life

“What’s important is not avoiding adversity, but how an individual responds to it. You have to develop a mental hardiness that responds to setbacks with energy and confidence.”
― Bob Rotella, How Champions Think: In Sports and in Life

“They have optimism and confidence. Because they are optimistic and confident, they react to setbacks not by getting discouraged and giving up, but with persistence. Their attitude is, “I’m not playing well right now, but when I put it all together [or our team puts it all together], I’ll really be something. I can beat anybody.” Because they persist, they get better. Because they get better, they experience success. And that success reinforces their optimism, their confidence, and their respect for their own talent. That’s the virtuous circle.”
― Bob Rotella, How Champions Think: In Sports and in Life

“How I'm glad to go back home!
Once I truly have no more worry.
Many of those who are in a hurry
Endure setbacks in the outcome.”
― Ana Claudia Antunes, ACross Tic

“I don’t necessarily sit around inviting life to knock me down, but when it does I don’t wait around for an invitation to stand back up either.”
― Craig D. Lounsbrough

“Never let anything be a setback in your life, not even your thoughts, words nor actions.”
― Gift Gugu Mona

“No one can keep her down. Even after going through a setback, she finds a way to bounce back.”
― Gift Gugu Mona, Woman of Virtue: Power-Filled Quotes for a Powerful Woman

“Setbacks are not as a loss of your past, but a present for your future. Stop and accept this gift.”
― Christine E. Szymansk

“Never fear adversity. Every setback, struggle and storm will add to your focus, strength and wisdom.”
― Alex G Zarate

“When you commit and act despite feeling a bit scared, when you side-step or clamber (however clumsily) over obstacles and setbacks, when you seek out adversity to learn from suffering, not despite it, and when you scour your world for tiny reminders of things to be grateful for in life, you are on your way.”
― Simon Marshall, The Brave Athlete: Calm the F*ck Down and Rise to the Occasion

“For optimists, defeat is a challenge, a mere setback on the road to inevitable victory.”
― Martin E.P. Seligman, Learned Optimism: How to Change Your Mind and Your Life

“Olympic athletes are strong and fit and tough. But none of that matters if they’re not also resilient, capable of shaking off setbacks and adapting quickly to unexpected circumstances.”
― Alex Hutchinson, Endure By Alex Hutchinson & The Rise of Superman By Steven Kotler 2 Books Collection Set

“It’s just healing again, and you need to give it a little patience. You’ll be stronger for it. Recovery is not a linear path. These setbacks are necessary for progress.” With his words, he reminded me I could do this, that it was hard for a reason, and that I was strong enough to meet it head-on.”
― Hillary Allen, Out and Back

“Do not be tempted to remain in your sunken place. Rise up! Cheer up! And never give up!”
― Michael Bassey Johnson, Night of a Thousand Thoughts

“Every inconvenience, every setback, every trial, every obstacle, was not an occasion for anxiety and stress, but an opportunity to trust God to show up, teach us a lesson, or bring a divine appointment. Since they were always tuning into God’s frequency, they would often be on cue to contribute a harmonic note to the Creator’s beautiful melody. I realized that although my friends were still normal people prone toward impatience, stress, and anger, these healthy rituals of worship kept them from letting those tendencies and temperaments control their lives.”
― Michael J Heil, Pursued: God’s relentless pursuit and a drug addict’s journey to finding purpose