Against All Odds Quotes

“Understanding” may become “misunderstanding”, if no commitment or no responsibilities are assumed, no specific objectives set, no definite expectations met and common values and interests no longer shared. Mutual understanding may then, against all odds, end up in heartache, confusion and bewilderment. ("Mutual understanding" )”
― Erik Pevernagie

“It's never the differences between people that surprise us. It's the things that, against all odds, we have in common.”
― Jodi Picoult, House Rules

“During your struggle society is not a bunch of flowers, it is a bunch of cactus.”
― Amit Kalantri, Wealth of Words

“Although I'm an atheist, I try not to crap all over people's belief in God. It may be nothing more than a placebo, a fairy tale that gives the hopeless hope, but sometimes a little hope is all people need to get through the day. Imagine a unit of soldiers under heavy enemy fire. They are told by their superiors to hold their position, even in the face of overwhelming fire power. The soldiers are being told that reinforcements are on the way, and that thought alone gives them the hope and courage to continue fighting, even if ultimately the reinforcements never arrive. I think some people simply need to believe that God is sending them reinforcements, to get through another day.”
― Oliver Gaspirtz

“Be strong. Even when you can't be.”
― Saim .A. Cheeda

“Hope is one of our central emotions, but we are often at a loss when asked to define it. Many of us confuse hope with optimism, a prevailing attitude that "things turn out for the best." But hope differs from optimism. Hope does not arise from being told to "Think Positively," or from hearing an overly rosy forecast. Hope, unlike optimism, is rooted in unalloyed reality. Although there is no uniform definition of hope, I found on that seemed to capture what my patients had taught me. Hope is the elevating feeling we experience when we see - in the mind's eye- a path to a better future. Hope acknowledges the significant obstacles and deep pitfalls along that path. True hope has no room for delusion.”
― Jerome Groopman, The Anatomy of Hope: How People Prevail in the Face of Illness

“Against all odds, a seed rises from darkness and beautifies the universe.”
― Matshona Dhliwayo

“Why don't I just go against all reason, ignore past experiences and fall in love with you?”
― Ahmed Mostafa

“Keep this in mind, my friends: don’t expect life to love you always! In life, you shall sometimes see true rejection and know the real meaning of rejection, but the more life and the people in your life reject you, all the more, get closer to God, and you shall see and know His real and true love!”
― Ernest Agyemang Yeboah

“When I snatched the gun out of his hand, it fired because the hammer was already pulled back. It made the thunderous sound that the .357 magnum is known for. Even though the sound itself was deafening, it was like beautiful music to my ears. Just a few short seconds ago, the odds were greatly stacked against me. Now the tides had turned. The odds were now stacked against them, and they knew it. When I turned around to face my pursuers, they were in an all-out retreat. All I saw were their backs.”
― Drexel Deal, The Fight of My Life is Wrapped Up in My Father

“Against all odds, when the 'no' out-weighs the 'yes' faith become the only bridge to your answer”
― Ikechukwu Izuakor, Great Reflections on Success

“Wishing is a form of inspiration for the lazy mind but taking Action, Persisting and finding alternative routes to your destination against all odds is the definition of a SUCCESSFUL Venture.”
― Oscar Bimpong

“Thus we joined spirit with Joan Didion and Patti Smith and about a million other dreamers who, against all odds, had landed here, moving on fumes of reveries, to New York City.”
― Aspen Matis, Your Blue Is Not My Blue: A Missing Person Memoir

“Don’t fight against negative emotions. It’s exhausting.
Try to embrace them instead.”
― Anoir Ou-chad

“Success is for those that presses on when they see a wall, find ways around a road block and consistently push boundaries and conquer territories against all odds.”
― Oscar Bimpong

“Believe against all odds, for this devotion has created art, the devil and gods.”
― Ross Caligiuri

“The feeling of success is a special one. And this feeling becomes magical when you achieve success against all odds in life!”
― Avijeet Das

“Keep up the fight against the wobble , no matter what the cost.”
― Prof.Salam Al Shereida

“Sometimes, you have to go against the facts to be more factual through another dimension of function.”
― Ned Bryan Abakah

“At the end of it all, you will not be remembered for only your thoughts, but for the things you got done against all odds. Make it your goal to achieve greatness in life.”
― Gift Gugu Mona, Dear Daughter: Short and Sweet Messages for a Queen

“In this new, confusing world, I didn't need oxygen anymore as long as I had Cassius. I took him, greedily, and I'd keep taking him as long as he let me”
― Ashlyn Drewek, Malum Discordiae

“You are not defined by your past, your struggles, or your circumstances. You are defined by your strength, your kindness, and your ability to overcome. Keep pushing forward, and know that you are never alone.”
― Lynda Dodds

“It does not matter who is against you. What matters most is God is with you.”
― Lailah Gifty Akita

“Heart shall be bolder, harder be purpose,
more proud the spirit as our power lessens!
Mind shall not falter nor mood waver,
though doom shall come and dark conquer.”
― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Battle of Maldon together with The Homecoming of Beorhtnoth Beorhthelm's Son and 'The Tradition of Versification in Old English'

“She looks both determined and fierce. I hardly recognize her. She’s nothing like the broken, tormented wreck I know is wallowing on the inside. If I can be her for just one day, maybe I’ll have a chance to do this one thing right”
― C.L. Lauder, The Quelling: Befriend your enemy, save your friend.

“They have been busy digging a grave for you. Not knowing that their own time of death is set to be right after they're done digging. Shush! Don't lift even a finger because they'll be resting in the same grave that they've been digging for you. Your order of protection is far from expirying. You're fully covered.”
― Mitta Xinindlu

“Your order of protection is far from expirying. You're fully covered.”
― Mitta Xinindlu

“Your order of protection is far from expiring. You're fully covered.”
― Mitta Xinindlu

“They have been busy digging a grave for you. Not knowing that their own time of death is set to be right after they're done digging. Shush! Don't lift even a finger because they'll be resting in the same grave that they've been digging for you. Your order of protection is far from expiring. You're fully covered.”
― Mitta Xinindlu

“Climb That Mountain (Poem)
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There is a mountain placed before us.
It's wide, big; high above the clouds.
With no way around it;
no choice about it.
Just to climb it,
even through low sighs.

Some mountains, we choose.
Often those that we pursue
are easy to climb.
They leave no bruise;
we step on them like crumbs.
No sweat, no fuse.
But also no valuable lesson.
Just an excuse after an excuse.

There are harsh sessions on the high mountain.
Hard lessons on the big mountain.
No breaks, no fountains.
Just hardships and rough times.
No awards, no rewards.
Just emotional, mental tides and fines.

Fine, we usually accept the challenge.
Out of options, we welcome the change.
An exchange of comfort for caution.
We become deranged for family.
For our children, friends, even lovers.
Some lovers who may become an enemy.
We become a destiny with no back covers.
With our back against the wall.
Our back totally exposed to all.

But, step by step,
day by day,
with our veins, we climb up but not in vain.
Some days we want to go back to our fortress.
Some days we only see black, no success.
But, after a while, mounting in grime,
we forget about the pain.
The hardships start to fade.

We start to familiarise the pain with the trees.
We accept the bushes and rocks as home.
We follow the footsteps of animals and bees;
looking for shortcuts to roam.
Seeking solace in the shade of what we see.
We seek and become one with isolation.

In isolation, we start to rely on ourselves more.
We learn to love all our sores;
to trust our own instincts.
We become stronger and sharper in senses.
And the stronger we become,
the faster we mount in fun.
In the end, we reach the top.
Out of it all,
we come out unbreakable, alive.
Tired but, surely, revived.”
― Mitta Xinindlu