The hardest thing about being a young musician on the jazz scene is that there are so many styles of music, jazz and otherwise, that you're exposed to. The challenge is to use all that in your own way, to personalize all that has come before you and all that is happening around you. To get the music the way you want it, there's a lot of work involved.
It's challenging, but you have to at least try to eat right and exercise.
I began to understand the challenges that first-generation college students and students of color have in college.
I got lot to do at a pretty young age in terms of emotionally challenging films. I did not do any fluff. . . fluff is not me.
We should strive to welcome change and challenges, because they are what help us grow. With out them we grow weak like the Eloi in comfort and security. We need to constantly be challenging ourselves in order to strengthen our character and increase our intelligence.
Find your spirit, and no challenge will keep you from achieving your goals.
Keep training harder and always challenge yourself.
Man was not made for the service of economies; economies were made to serve mankind; and men and women were made - so we believe - to serve one another, not just ourselves.
There's no greater challenge and there is no greater honor than to be in public service.
Bipolar disorder can be a great teacher. It's a challenge, but it can set you up to be able to do almost anything else in your life.
One of the challenges, I think, is that Americans are not sufficiently vested in foreign policy.
I'm always interested in people being able to share stories that allow us to see the landscape of human foibles, challenges, and ultimately triumph.
I have been fortunate to work in places where people have a passion for their work. At HHS the passion sort of exceeds passion - it's a vocation. . . . I obviously knew that there were certainly some challenges that I would be taking on both with the work and the politics. [But] I probably did not have the right expectation level with regard to the number and volume of crises that would occur.
Friction and misunderstandings often occur when communicating across generations. It gets even more challenging when working across virtual settings.
People tend to wear a suit without a tie but it's a strange look, there's something missing. Either you wear a blazer and slacks, or you wear a suit and tie. It is challenging today to dress in an appropriate way.
Theater is a way to keep challenging myself.
What is wrong with encouraging students to put "how well they're doing" ahead of "what they're doing. " An impressive and growing body of research suggests that this emphasis (1) undermines students' interest in learning, (2) makes failure seem overwhelming, (3) leads students to avoid challenging themselves, (4) reduces the quality of learning, and (5) invites students to think about how smart they are instead of how hard they tried.
A friend of mine once asked how to make it in show business and I said "Be so good that they can't ignore you. " She thought I was being flip but it's true. The challenge is trying to live up to the opportunities given me.
A solution exists for every challenge to our peace of mind. There is always a way, somehow. What holds us back from happiness is our lack of faith in the mighty power of the Holy Spirit to address our most humble needs.
Challenge yourself, jump off the deep end and learn to swim.
