#challenging

One of the greatest gifts my father gave me - unintentionally - was witnessing the courage with which he bore adversity. We had a bit of a rollercoaster life with some really challenging financial periods. He was always unshaken, completely tranquil, the same ebullient, laughing, jovial man. ↗

— Ben Okri

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I don't have any preferences. I feel as though my criteria are based more on how challenging the role is, it doesn't have to fit into any particular profile, is it something that I've never done before, and is it something that I feel like I can really feel challenged and therefore fully engaged in, and that's when the work gets to be the most fun. ↗

— Ron Perlman

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Although I grew up in very modest and challenging circumstances, I consider my life to be immeasurably rich. ↗

— Sonia Sotomayor

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Probably the most difficult things were my favorite parts. The make-up and the big fight sequence at the end of the movie were very difficult but really fun and challenging. ↗

— Scott Speedman

#challenging #difficult #difficult things #end #favorite

Now I've been criticized for advocating that people push their boundaries because sometimes people get caught. Sometimes people get fired. Sometimes people lose their jobs because of pushing the boundaries too far, but it's an interesting experience. They found they didn't want to stay within those limitations that they were pushing. Once people find they can survive outside the limits, they're much happier. They don't want to feel trapped. So I think we can urge people to push the boundaries as far as they can, and if they get in trouble, fine; that's not too bad if that's what they want to do. ↗

— Myles Horton

#challenging #democracy #forward #progress #pushing

You're really creative when you're in an environment that you don't know how to handle. So collaborating was like that for me. I think that was one of the reasons why I knew I was gonna get a challenging reaction. ↗

— Liz Phair

#collaborating #creative #environment #get #gonna

I want to be a part of something that's good and intellectually challenging. ↗

— Giovanni Ribisi

#good #i #intellectually #part #something

It was very, very challenging being on this thing called the gimbal. It would throw you around, give you whiplash, and they'd tie you down. ↗

— Emile Hirsch

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The first months at Harvard were more than challenging, as I came to the realization that the humanities could be genuinely interesting, and, in fact, given the weaknesses of my background, very difficult. ↗

— Philip Warren Anderson

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To be a philosopher, just reverse everything you have ever been told...and have a sense of humor doing it. ↗

— Criss Jami

#challenging #challenging-authority #comedian #comedic #comedy