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Challenge Quotes

"Acumen's work is to challenge the traditional systems of charity and aid"

"Don't just read the easy stuff. You may be entertained by it, but you will never grow"

"The task we must set for ourselves is not to feel secure, but to be able to tolerate insecurity."

"The more scared we are of a work or calling, the more sure we can be that we have to do it"

"Taking on a challenge is a lot like riding a horse, isn't it? If you're comfortable while you're doing it, you're probably doing it wrong."

"I always want to feel like this, to be at stake. I guess that's what makes the work interesting to me—the feeling that I'm at stake, as opposed to whatever level of comfort may come from some security that usually goes with success"

"We’re always going to find a way to break any system set in front of us."

"Nobody ever lives their life all the way up except bullfighters."

"We often miss opportunity because it's dressed in overalls and looks like work."

"All things excellent are as difficult as they are rare"

"Never interrupt someone doing what you said couldn't be done"

"A faith untested is an unproven faith."

"Only when a person’s skills are fully involved in overcoming a challenge that is just about manageable, so that one forgets everything else, does the activity become effortless and spontaneous"

"A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty."

"I’m always looking for a challenge and something that’s different"

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