Challenged Quotations

Telling a story is like trying to eat grapes with a fork. It's always trying to get away from you. And if you're a good author, and you've challenged yourself, and you're telling big stories, there's more and more that's trying to get away from you simultaneously.

As users flock to Vine, Snapchat and, previously, Instagram, the social platforms are challenged to continue to be the primary provider of these services to the growing army of smartphone users.

I think politics today is all about false choices: You can have a robust energy economy and a challenged environment, or a great environment and no economy. That's a false choice. You can do both.

President Bush says he is concerned about the Iraqi people, but if Iraqi people are dying in numbers, then American policy will be challenged very strongly.

I have been challenged with the fictional languages I have to learn. I wasn't terrible at languages at school - I got an A in French, so I did well enough - but I didn't enjoy them. I'm not even sure if that plays into how well you learn a fictional language!

The students I have come in contact with at Harvard are highly competent individuals who prefer to be challenged and respond well to encouragement.

I sometimes am challenged to imagine where the timbre of art should be. Should it be about objects that point to this current moment, or how objects are related to ideas of this current moment?

Our Prophet was a radical too- he fought against the injustices of his community and challenged the feudal order of his society, so they called him a radical. So what? We should be proud of that!

I'm a relatively shy person, but I love being challenged and putting myself in positions that are scary.

I've always challenged myself and the people who work with me to take new approaches to traditional business challenges, to push the envelope and constantly ask whether our sacred cows are still producing great milk.

High school students ought to seek out campus communities where they feel not only empowered to engage their talents, but also challenged to leave their comfort zones. The ability to embrace new opportunities emerges, in part, from a willingness to take risks and to fail.

I have serious hearing loss. I'm challenged if I don't have my hearing aids in.

When you are acting, you are just one piece of the puzzle. You don't see how everything fits together. It feels like you have less authorship over the entire product. In directing, you take the entire picture into account, so you're challenged in a different way.

I loved my time doing 'Private Practice' in Los Angeles, and I was quite challenged and excited to learn about the art of television, but I missed being on the stage.

People like Bryant Gumbel and Bob Costas are terrific broadcasters because they get challenged every day.

There is more for women in terms of character roles now. Judi Dench and Maggie Smith have constantly changed over the years and challenged themselves with different roles. That's impressive.

I'm on a mission to make people aware that I'm not a solo artist. I'm sometimes challenged by the branding of Tim Crouch.

Well we are hoping that the power of the community of free nations is such that our sovereignty our rights are not going to be challenged by anybody who's going try to undermine the freedom, the openness of our societies and our security.

When we are fully conscious and aware, we actually know when we are about to overreact. When we are mindful, we have the mental space and are aware of when our moods change. When we are mindful, we are aware of when our mental models are being challenged and when expectation does not meet with reality, which can trigger an emotional response.

Growth should take care of the fear of job losses. People will be challenged to do different things. For people who are not up to it, purely based on objective assessment, that's a different issue, which, you do it anyway.

The first album I started out, I just did everything completely alone. I think it has to do with confidence. The more confidence you develop in your own sound, the more you can open up and alchemize that with other people, just set it free, and not feel challenged by that.

We passionately set up a programme that we call the Indian gun programme. I challenged Colonel Bhatia, who heads our defence business, that let's build an Indian gun. There's a belief that Indian companies aren't capable of this, and we want to prove them wrong, as we did in components.

Presidents and speakers for over 100 years had tried to pass affordable care for all Americans. It was challenged over and over. The Supreme Court declared it constitutional.

Everyone has tests in their life. They come in lots of different forms. I had two or three together, which definitely challenged me as a person and as a sportsman. The big thing is how you react to those situations. You want to come out positively at the other end, and that's what I focused on doing.

When I'm challenged, I grow. I never want to be in a situation where I'm not challenged and not afraid. One of my favorite feelings is stepping into a film and knowing that I'm a little bit afraid of what I have to accomplish.

When President Kennedy challenged Americans to go to the moon, the question wasn't whether we'd get there, it was only when we'd get there.

The perception of the horizon is an earthbound event; all horizons disappear in space, and we are left shorn of the sweet roots that have held us to the earth, challenged to imagine what is truly present just before us, a unified and seemingly limitless universe.

We are properly placing kids so they can be challenged but not so challenged they shut down. Students should know going into this that it's serious business.

West Rowan came out and played like the No. 1 team in the conference. They smacked us in the mouth. We challenged the guys in the locker room. I'm proud of their effort in the second half.

We've always had good competition from Wilmington. They challenged us in the first game. We didn't want that to happen again.

When we brought Dayton into the program, we challenged him to bring us to new levels. He has fulfilled his part of the bargain.

What he has shown here is what he has shown from his first start in Double-A two years ago, pitching in a playoff atmosphere. One thing we've seen repeatedly is every time we've challenged him, he's responded favorably with an increase in his stuff, whether it be through velocity or action.

We're just two teams that have challenged each other, and we'll get up for each other, knowing the history. It'll be a little edgy, but it will still be just another game.

Working on 'Parks' was like heaven because everyone there was just intimidatingly intelligent and funny, and we would have these hilarious debates about really tangential things. It was inspiring because I felt really challenged to be my best.

We feel that the owner has challenged us to avoid environmental impacts where we can.

Throughout his career, Tom Delay has been a controversial, divisive and ethically challenged figure, ... He has brought disrepute on the House of Representatives, and his leadership hasn't been good for the institution.

Through our first seven batters and their first seven batters, the score was the same (0-0), but they (the Lions) were winning the game because they were having better at-bats. After that, I challenged our guys by telling them they had to make better swings on the ball. They made the necessary adjustments, and I'm proud of them for that.

We knew they would come at us aggressively in their full-court press if they got behind. We expected it from the beginning. We said, if we can hold fort at that time, we'd be all right. We didn't do a very good job of it, but what I was proud of my kids of doing, after I called a time out and challenged them a little bit ... they became more aggressive and less hesitant.

We know he's got a very fine arm, and he throws 96-97 and throws all his body at you. I took some good swings, he challenged me, and you tip your cap.

Very dramatic. As exciting as it can be. A wonderful day for college football. It's something we'll never forget. For an energy junkie like me, it can't get any better than that. To be challenged to the last tick of the clock is really special for me.

With those two guys on the bench, I challenged the rest of the guys to step up and make things happen. They responded nicely.

We've undergone a total metamorphosis and it's really been neat to watch. We're getting better and better each week and it seems we've been challenged each week and have met that challenge nicely.

We were awful in the second quarter. We didn't start that bad. We'd execute for a few plays, but we couldn't keep things going. We challenged them at halftime.

We'll be challenged by Colfax Wednesday, and West Campus is no gimme. This week will show us what we have.

We actually challenged one another in the deliberation room. We challenged the issues, and we came to the decision that pointed to reasonable doubt.

What we're doing with this vote is saying that we've put together a terrific budget and challenged the status quo. We're actually doing the same with less and adding on to that with rebuilding.

We really had to work her in and out. Michelle Dirks did a great job, got a few rebounds, hit her free throws, a few shots ... Our bench hadn't scored any points in the tournament so far and we challenged those kids today ... They're a huge reason we won this game.

We ran a hurry up offense and we had to get a TD but we left it on the 10-yard line, ... It was 7-0 at halftime so it was anybody's game at that time. We just needed to do the things we were capable of. We need to do some growing up on the field. We are a young team and I challenged them to grow up on the field. We did some things better.

The fact that no one has really challenged eBay is a reflection of its market strength but also the fact that it scores well on customer satisfaction.

The one thing the guys have done an inch more than last year was coming out and challenging themselves even more. I said this last year that they challenged themselves, but this year they have added onto that.

This win was so big because everybody knows that Choctaw Central is truly a powerhouse. Since Choctaw moved up to 3A, they have two 3A titles and we have two titles. They have beaten us more times, but I don't think anybody has challenged their dynasty so to speak more than we have.

We were challenged today more than maybe some of the other games. They hung in there and they didn't quit. They kept putting pressure on the other team until something went wrong." ()

When you do a drama, you are challenged to trust your inner voice much more. Because when you put a comedy in front of even a 25-person screening, you know whether it's working or not. The barometer is overt.

(LSU) coach (Pokey Chatman) challenged me in the locker room at halftime to get as many boards as possible. I just picked up my energy in the second half.

Levi, Clint and Zach held spots four through six and are running well. Calvin was our number seven and he will be challenged by the two freshmen.

Lethal injection is the only method being used now, for all practical purposes. The chemicals are almost the same in all the states, and they're being challenged in all the states.

Lowe is the real deal. He's ranked third in the state, I think, and hasn't really even been challenged in this area yet. There aren't many teams around here that has a guy that can compete with him.

Let's face it, he was a beast in there. He just went in there and challenged them. That's what a senior does, he puts you on his back and carries you.

Scott challenged us all day long and they outplayed us.

So in other words, we were constantly challenged to grow, and that's what a master does.

She's an extremely hard worker and has a fantastic attitude. She is definitely maturing as an athlete -- intellectually and certainly physically. But she has challenged herself in all aspects of the sport.

She showed a lot of heart today when they challenged her in the stretch.

She's good. At first a lot of guys challenged her on calls, like 'Come on,' but she stood up for herself. That says a lot about her. Guys respect her. ... She doesn't back down from anybody.

She's challenged him unlike any other challenger ever has. There's no question she's exceeded expectations. Could this be a close election?

Shirley's his female counterpart. They're wild horses knocking against a fence post, trying to push and see how far their work can take them. I think being challenged as an actress keeps Shirley young.

She gave me hell for driving a car that she knew only got 8 or 10 miles to the gallon. And when I told her that it really got 24 to 25, she challenged me, ... Janet's kind of the mother hen of our clean-air efforts.

No disrespect, but North Dakota State went in there with a pretty good game plan, followed their game plan, challenged some shots -- they went in there and they were able to win. It's not impossible; a team just did it two days ago.

Obviously we will be challenged in the first six weeks with four of the six on the road.

One thing that maybe helped us at halftime was the nice, calm conversation I had with the guys about how they were playing, ... We just challenged 'em.

My experience with these offenses is that it takes you about a quarter to get used to it. It's kind of like facing the option. Our defense is definitely going to be challenged this week.

Montrose was one of the best defensive team's we've faced all year. They were a big reason why our offense struggled. We haven't been challenged all year and needed a close game to prove ourselves.

Months of working on The A-Team had not made me happier or more contented. It has challenged my ability to remain so. The hours of waiting, talking and thinking on the set needed to be balanced.

Maybe it's just the spirit of the people. We're challenged by this. We want it bad enough.

Nobody would have challenged the governor; he would have had the nomination,

Nobody's ever challenged me and tapped into what I can do. I ain't played a villain which I believe I can do and do real well. There hasn't been any director who has been able to challenge me to go there. At this point in my life I've done a lot of things from stand-up to my own television show for five years to successful comedy shows, and concert films.

Points don't always tell the story, but it went well definitely, ... I'm being challenged to think faster and be more creative, especially with guys like this.

I was struck again by the need to collaborate and to work together strategically among churches in a city. One of the speakers really challenged me when he asked what other organization would have 1,200 franchises in one city that never talk to each other?

I would have liked for someone to have challenged me and jumped a little bit closer so that I could jump farther, unfortunately that didn't happen,

If we don't make mistakes, sure, maybe we win the ballgame. But the biggest thing is we challenged our kids to get better than they were last week and they responded. Kannapolis has a very good football team, but we had a real chance.

I have challenged my players. They have worked hard - but now we must press on and in addition to playing well we must look to win points and be consistent.

I come from an area where it's mostly, like, football and basketball, those are the sports. So my brother started surfing... I used to make fun of him for it, and then he challenged me to do it, and I'm a huge competitor, and I did it ,and I got hooked.

I am happy with the effort and with the result, but not with the execution. We made more than our share of mistakes. We challenged the guys to come out and play well on the heels of last week's win and they did. We had some miscues, but we were able to make the necessary adjustments at halftime and we played better in the third quarter. That is the good thing about this team, we have a lot of veteran players who can come back to the sideline and tell us what is going on out there so we can make the proper adjustments. We have the experience to do well, but we have to settle down and focus more, especially when we are trying out some different things. It was a good effort.

I don't remember being part of a game that got off to such a bad start and where we were able to come back. I thought it was an incredible test of character. Crystal really challenged our team with a gut-check in our timeout. She was pretty emotional about how to change the level of play.

If a situation is tight, if we're comparing six to eight teams, and two of those six to eight teams have put together a schedule with rigor, and they've been balanced in terms of playing games both home and away from home, the tiebreaker in that kind of situation is going to go with the teams that have scheduled and have challenged themselves.

I expected to be challenged coming into this season, ... We knew that this was a new series and there were some newer things, but we were familiar with some things. We expected to struggle early, but we came out of the gates very strong and we were very consistent. Then we just struggled, but we're still battling.

If it's challenged in Kansas, I feel the federal judge will take notice of the decision in Missouri.

If that's true, it's certainly welcome news. But we have reason to believe that voters are already being challenged at the polls, and we'll certainly be monitoring it.

He was challenged after the first period, whether it was internally or externally, he was challenged. And he rose up to that challenge. I think that's important for any player.

He was the kind of teacher that was typically the students' favorite. He challenged all of his kids and his colleagues every day. He drove them to be the best they could be, drove them to perform at their optimum level. He really reached a lot of students that were not scholars.

He's challenged about a million times during the year, every week. It's his job to challenge -- and he does -- but he hasn't beat him a single time. Not yet.

He had a tough night the other night against Hidden Valley. He didn't move real well without the ball so I challenged him to move without the ball tonight, find the open areas and use screens.

He had to. I challenged him. I said, 'We need a game out of you.' And he did just that. He's a tough guy, and that's what we needed.

He had no fear and he took the shots and drilled them. In life, you are going to be challenged and when you respond like he did, you are going to be a champion.

He has really helped us and been a good backup point guard, but we have got to get him back playing well. I challenged him after the Mississippi State game. He has lost some of his aggressiveness. He was attacking, knocking down shots and running the team. The last few games he has not played as many minutes as we need him to play.

He got a second wind when we put up that five-spot. That challenged him to get back on the horse a little bit and he did.

There is no budget shortfall per se. We were challenged in putting together the budget year because of the loss of federal funding.

We've got to stop stopping ourselves. That was the biggest part of it. They did some things to challenge us, but maybe not as much as we challenged ourselves.

We switched to a man-to-man and challenged the girls (and) through effort and heart we came back.

What would you do if you were manager, and you brought a man into the office and you challenged him across the board, and he answered? You're getting my answer by looking at the lineup.

Having our fundamental assumptions about life challenged is never a comfortable thing.