Challenging People Quotes

“When you lower the definition of success to such a level that any person can reach it, you don’t teach people to have big dreams; instead you inspirit mediocrity and nurture people’s inadequacies.”
― Shannon L. Alder

“Take the challenge of your life.
Reach out to your goals.
There is no limit to what you can achieve.”
― Lailah Gifty Akita

“The one and only thing that you cannot challenge in your life is the cry at your birth”
― Dr.P.S. Jagadeesh Kumar

“You'll be fine," she said to Rico when they got back, because he was still studying her and trying to make sense of her bizarre swings. "Cooking eggs is a standard test of basic cooking skill."
"I know I'll be fine," he said, the full blast of his focus mapping her relief. The emeralds in his eyes were too bright. The way they had been that first time they'd met under the bleachers. The need to see what no one else cared to see inside her, intense and naked. It had disarmed her then.
Today, it infuriated her. Made her brain forget the camera. Made her hands fly. She broke the eggs in a clean one-handed crack, whipped them ruthlessly into a thick froth, chopped the onions, cilantro, and green chilies in an unrelentingly brutal rhythm. All without breaking a sweat or sparing him a glance.
With minutes to spare from the mere twenty they were given, she turned out a fluffy and perfectly moist omelet with garlic-infused oil rolled into a crisp, flaky paratha.
Until they stood in front of the judges, she had forgotten where she was, who she was with.
The only place the livid energy inside her seemed to have manifested itself was in what the judges declared "abject underseasoning."
This made Ashna smile. When she looked at Rico, he was having the same reaction. For one quick meeting of their eyes, the ridiculously overdramatic statement joined them together with shared humor. His lips tilted up on one side. For the first time since they'd lined up to hear the challenge, she took a full breath.”
― Sonali Dev, Recipe for Persuasion

“You want me to watch a load of horror movies while we're staying in a big old house that may very well be haunted?"
"Scared, are you?"
"No, I don't believe in ghosts, or whatever else."
Rosemary stepped closer, an almost imperceptible grin pulling up the corners of her mouth. "You should."
"And if I watch them, will that finally make you believe I'm the right choice for your movie?"
There she went, looking up at him with those piercing brown eyes again. Deep enough to drown in.
"I'll consider it.”
― Nadia El-Fassi, Love at First Fright