Top 1200 Against The Odds Quotes & Sayings - Page 2

Overachievement is aimed at people who want to maximize their potential. And to do that, I insist you throw caution to the wind, ignore the pleas of parents, coaches, spouses, and bosses to be "realistic." Realistic people do not accomplish extraordinary things because the odds against success stymie them. The best performers ignore the odds. I will show you that instead of limiting themselves to what's probable, the best will pursue the heart-pounding, exciting, really big, difference-making dreams-so long as catching them might be possible.

Volunteering is an act of heroism on a grand scale. And it matters profoundly. It does more than help people beat the odds; it changes the odds.

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.

By turning negatives into positives, losing into a journey to winning, I have been able to overcome the odds that were against me into motivation for my success.

I've always been impressed that we are here, surviving, because of the indomitable courage of quite small people against impossible odds.

The Jewish journey started in the land of Israel, and it always strove to return there against all odds and all limitations.

In fact, if one considers the possible constants and laws that could have emerged, the odds against a universe that produced life like ours are immense.

Necessity has been a priceless spur which has helped men to perform miracles against incredible odds.

Move only when you have an advantage. It's very basic. You have to understand the odds and have the discipline to bet only when the odds are in your favor.

One day of praying and six days of fun, the odds against going to heaven are six to one.

When we got married, nobody gave it more than two weeks. There were bets all over the country, with astronomical odds against us.

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.

The logic of collective security is flawless, provided it can be made to work under the conditions prevailing on the international scene... The odds, however, are strongly against such a possibility.

Sculpture may be almost anything: a monument, a statue, an old coin, a bas-relief, a portrait bust, a lifelong struggle against heavy odds.

Anytime odds get stacked up against me, I feel like it's in me to beat it

I come from a place, with all due respect, who's never had a music star in hip-hop. So the odds is already against me.

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.

You never know if you can actually do something against all odds until you actually do it.

The odds are so stacked against you to have a music career in a place where there's virtually no music industry. So I always attribute it to God.

There is a great tradition of independent filmmaking in the U.S. that I absolutely respect. There's some wonderful stuff that comes out in this country against all the odds.

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.

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.

I'm trying to look at my blessings and how amazingly well against all odds things have turned out for me.

The odds are stacked against you becoming a footballer, so my family made sure I always had a backup plan.

You should never bet against anything in science at odds of more than about 10-12 to 1.

Who can't relate to a story of a dreamer who, against all odds, is going to make something of himself that is completely unexpected?

Sometimes the odds are against you-the director doesn't know what the hell he's doing, or something falls apart in the production, or you're working with an actor who's just unbearable.

Talk about a struggling artist having to work against enormous odds ... But I love movies so much, so I'm going to do it.

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.

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.

Heroism is not blind courage: it is selfless action. it is knowing the odds are stacked against you, but feeling that you must do what you do for the good of others.

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.

That's when you know you're the greatest: when you're the greatest, and people still put odds against you.

It is impossible not to recognise the Long March as one of the great triumphs of men against odds and men against nature. While the Red Army was unquestionably in forced retreat, its toughened veterans reached their planned objective with moral and political will as strong as ever... Their conviction had helped turn what might have been a terrible defeat into an arrival in triumph.

Sports is a metaphor for overcoming obstacles and achieving against great odds. Athletes, in times of difficulty, can be important role models.

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.

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.

... the human soul, beaten down, overwhelmed, faced by complete failure and ruin, can still rise up against unbearable odds and triumph.

I suspect the truth is that we are waiting, all of us, against insurmountable odds, for something extraordinary to happen to us.

The film 'Harjeeta' is based on the remarkable true story of a underdog, who overcomes his circumstances, fights against all odds and at end, comes out as a winner.

A city is a crazy concrete jungle whose people at the end of each day somehow make a small step ahead against terrible odds.

It used to be said all horse players die broke - you can't beat the races. But today, with the Pick 6's and Superfectas, you can. Not that the odds aren't against you, but a good hit, and it's hard to blow that back.

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.

What would our lives be like without tests, odds against us, adventure, risk?

One needs to be slow to form convictions, but once formed they must be defended against the heaviest odds.

There was a time when I was not able to speak properly because of my medical condition. But I managed to fight against all those odds.

And yet, in each human coupling, a thousand million sperm vie for a single egg. Multiply those odds by countless generations, against the odds of your ancestors being alive; meeting; siring this precise son; that exact daughter... Until your mother loves a man she has every reason to hate, and of that union, of the thousand million children competing for fertilization, it was you, only you, that emerged. To distill so specific a form from that chaos of improbability, like turning air to gold... that is the crowning unlikelihood. The thermodynamic miracle.

Accepting that the odds are against you is the same as accepting defeat before you begin.

One thing about Guantánamo, beyond anything else, is the commitment against all odds to allow Americans to view themselves as the good guy, no matter what the situation is.

The past has been there all along, reminding us: This time--maybe, hopefully, against all odds, we will get it right.

May I say that I am delighted that my favorite alpha is feeling better. Why, you'll be running recklessly into danger against overwhelming odds anytime now.

I never feel more alive than when I'm in great pain, struggling against insurmountable odds and untold adversity. Hardship? Suffering? Bring it!

Being a member of the labor force and a full-time parent means trying to manage against overwhelming odds in an unresponsive society.

I think everything about my life is magical. I've struggled, and against most odds, I'm truly having the experience of living my dreams.

Infinite power just isn't very interesting, no matter what game you're playing. It's much more fun when you have a limited tool set to use against the odds.

Life for the majority of the population. Is an unlovely struggle against unfair odds. Culminating in a cheap funeral.

To rest in God's power when your own weaknesses seem to be screaming at you? That's grace! To be confident in who God is for you when you feel overwhelmed by odds against you? That's peace! To stand alone against massive intimidation? That's trust! To know beyond any shadow of a doubt that God is bigger, and therefore you cannot lose? That's the faith that moves mountains!

But even in your world it’s a byword. Men will fight bravely and be heroes, but for last-ditch defense against any odds… get a Mother.

I get more inspired by seeing everyday people succeed against the odds than anything else in life.

The human will is an amazing thing. Time after time, it has triumphed against unbelievable odds.