Successful people see adversity as a stepping stone rather than a stumbling block.
A stumbling block to the pessimist is a stepping-stone to the optimist.
The right attitude can transform a barrier into a blessing, an obstacle into an opportunity or a stumbling block into a stepping stone.
The path to inspiration starts upon the trails we've known; each stumbling block is not a rock, but just a stepping stone.
Everyone faces defeat. It may be a stepping-stone or a stumbling block, depending on the mental attitude with which it is faced.
Failure can either be a stepping stone to success or a stumbling to defeat.
People would be like, 'Oh, 'Saturday Night Live' is such a stepping stone!' And I remember being like, 'A stepping stone?! This is my everything! I could just stop right here! This is the pinnacle!'
The block of granite which was an obstacle in the pathway of the weak, became a stepping-stone in the pathway of the strong.
And when one of you falls down he falls for those behind him, a caution against the stumbling stone. Ay, and he falls for those ahead of him, who though faster and surer of foot, yet removed not the stumbling stone.
Racism may be as systemic as it always was. It is the great problem of America. It's the one stumbling block that I don't believe was ever smoothed over.
Never be afraid to fail. Failure is only a stepping stone to improvement. Never be overconfident because that will block your improvement.
After acting for four years, in five languages, theatre became my stepping stone to TV and cinema.
Pride is the great stumbling block of Zion. I repeat: Pride is the great stumbling block of Zion.
Governorships and Senate seats are the most common stepping-stone offices for presidential campaigns, and U.S. House seats are the most common stepping-stone positions for statewide campaigns.
See every difficulty as a challenge, a stepping stone, and never be defeated by anything or anyone.
What do you do when disappointment comes? When it weighs on you like a rock, you can either let it press you down until you become discouraged, even devastated, or you can use it as a stepping-stone to better things.