We entrepreneurs are always on the lookout for new challenges. They keep us motivated and focused. Here is a compilation of some great challenge quotes to help you along your entrepreneurial journey.

1. A challenge only becomes an obstacle when you bow to it. — Ray A. Davis

2. Our challenge is not to let life mold us or break us — Sunday Adelaja

3. People are tired of simple things. They want to be challenged. — Umberto Eco

4. I think I like a challenge. I try to find projects that will push me in a new way and help me grow. — Nick Jonas

5. There are two types of hurdles. Difficulty and Challenge. What we face, depends on whether or not we love what we do — Vignesh S

6. Our challenge is more of ignorance than stupidity. Having informed decisions most of us will make reasonable decisions. — Ted Agon, The Human Key Condensed

7. I probably should have gotten out, but I really enjoyed the challenge of bringing a team to that game. In fact, I probably enjoy the challenge of it more than the actual game. — Tom Landry

8. There’s always a new challenge to keep you motivated. — Sean Connery

9. In a fight, If you don’t take challenges someone does. — Noormohammad Bhuayan

10. Examine the opportunities, the challenges you’ve given yourself. — Michael Johnson

11. The biggest challenge in life is often to love ourselves — Melanie Greenberg

12. I can help someone grow their business 130% in 12 to 18 months only because I’ve done that with so many of my own and have faced so many challenges. — Tony Robbins

13. And, we put a lot more value, or at least I personally put a lot more value, on the creative values and creative challenges of something than the commercial necessities. — Rowan Atkinson

14. I need some challenges in love or I’m bored. — Simon Baker

15. Life starts with the birth — success starts with the challenge!

16. Every single book is a challenge. — Nora Roberts

17. I try to make it look easy, but the behind–the–scenes stuff is the challenge. — Stephen Curry

18. Optimists enrich the present, enhance the future, challenge the improbable and attain the impossible — William Arthur Ward

19. Challenge authority — the authority of your own rational convictions.

20. It’s important for women to work. They need to keep their independence, to keep earning and being challenged. — Tamara Mellon

21. A positive attitude and personal motivation allow you to remain excited about what you are doing–no matter how difficult the challenges may be day to day. — Zig Ziglar

22. Every project has challenges, and every project has its rewards. — Stephen Schwartz

23. There are always new, grander challenges to confront, and a true winner will embrace each one. — Mia Hamm

24. Our challenge with ‘The Office’ and ‘Extras’ was to get it completely scripted but to find a cast that could make it look like they were saying it for the first time. — Ricky Gervais

25. The more challenges life deals us, the more scars experiences give us, the higher we go, the better we get. — Vinita Kinra

26. I think it’s healthy to gain a perspective on who you are deep down, question yourself, and challenge yourself; it’s important to do that. — Selena Gomez

27. How dare these boxers challenge me with their primitive skills? It makes me angry. — Mike Tyson

28. Men and women that don’t respond with solution to the challenges of the era are human biomasses. — Sunday Adelaja

29. Sometimes even the greatest joys bring challenge, and children with special needs inspire a very, very special love. — Sarah Palin

30. Learn from your failures & go on to the next challenge. It’s okay to fail. If you’re not failing, you’re not growing. — H. Stanley Judd

31. A man with wisdom will always have a solution no matter how big his challenges may be. Wisdom makes you a problem solver. — Patience Johnson, Why Does an Orderly God Allow Disorder

32. But the human being likes to be challenged, seeks freedom in adversity. — Ursula K. Le Guin

33. Faith to challenge equals recovery. When you learn to challenge your situation God speaks. — Patience Johnson, Why Does an Orderly God Allow Disorder

34. I am facing a challenge, I am not facing defeat. Remember this. — Nikki Rowe

35. If your dream is accepted by all, you don’t have a big enough dream. Big dreams challenge the status quo. — Mensah Oteh

36. That is the true challenge––to work within a narrow confine. To accept what you cannot have — that from which you cannot deviate.

37. Without a clear destination in view, the challenges on the journey seem pointless. — Michael Hyatt, Living Forward: A Proven Plan to Stop Drifting and Get the Life You Want

38. What makes life interesting are the challenges we face. — Paulo Coelho

39. No challenge is bigger than us! — Osama Bin Noor

40. Each year represents new challenges and obstacles. You have to adjust. — Novak Djokovic

41. The challenge for people today––and it is not and easy one––is to maintain high personal standards even while feeling that one is living in a moral sewer. — Nathaniel Branden

42. Someday’ is a dangerous word. — Miles Anthony Smith, Why Leadership Sucks™ Volume 2: The Pain, Pitfalls, and Challenges of Servant Leadership Fundamentals

43. It’s absolutely wrong that I don’t want guys to challenge me. And the people who say that aren’t in the room. — Michael Jordan

44. Moses challenged parents both to teach the faith diligently and to maximize normal encounters or ongoing discussion. — Matt Chandler, Creature of the Word: The Jesus–Centered Church

45. He feared no challenger face–to–face, but war was deception, as Khevat had taught him, and not all men fought their enemies with spear and fist. — Peter V. Brett, The Desert Spear

46. Have the courage to rise from the challenges of life like a phoenix from the flames or you’ll get lost in the ashes of despair, pain, and regret. — Nanette Mathews

47. I challenge anyone to understand Islam, its spirit, and not to love it. It is a beautiful religion of brotherhood and devotion. — Yann Martel, Life of Pi

48. The day you think you can beat me, show me. Then move on to the next challenge. — Ray Lewis

49. Optimists anticipate problems, welcome them, and challenge them. Thus, eventually they defeat their problems. — RVM

50. Mr. Bergman had a great imagination and saw the possibilities within every one of his actors, and he gave us great challenges. It was very inspiring. — Max von Sydow

No matter the challenge, it is important to remember to stay courageous and optimistic. The most important thing is to never give up. Even when the going gets tough, take a deep breath and keep going. With the right attitude and a little bit of tenacity, you can conquer any challenge. Keep these quotes in mind and you’ll be sure to make it through with flying colors.