Quotation Explorer - 'Stumbling'

Keep on going and the chances are that you will stumble onto something, perhaps when you are least expecting it. I have never heard of anyone stumbling onto something sitting down. - Charles F. Kettering
Princes & KingsIsn't it strange how princes and kings,and clowns that caper in sawdust rings,and common people, like you and me,are builders for eternity?Each is given a list of rules;a shapeless mass; a bag of tools.And each must fashion, ere life is flown,A stumbling block, or a Stepping-Stone. - R. Lee Sharpe
In the search for an author [of Hebrews] we are virtually stumbling over Priscilla. No longer is it feasible to pretend she isn't there. - Ruth Hoppin
Success is stumbling from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm. - Winston S. Churchill
Writing a story or a novel is one way of discovering sequence in experience, of stumbling upon cause and effect in the happenings of a writer's own life. - Eudora Welty
One cannot be always laughing at a man without now and then stumbling on something witty. - Jane Austen
The Bible and the Church have been the greatest stumbling blocks in the way of women's emancipation. - Elizabeth Cady Stanton
When stumbling blocks can become stepping stones, then these stones that the builders reject can equally become chief corner stones! - Israelmore Ayivor
Stumbling towards greatness is better than sprinting towards mediocrity. - Matshona Dhliwayo
The only real stumbling block is fear of failure. In cooking you've got to have a what-the-hell attitude. - Julia Child
Keep on going and the chances are you will stumble on something, perhaps when you are least expecting it. I have never heard of anyone stumbling on something sitting down. - Charles F. Kettering
One of the Secrets in Life is to Make Stepping Stones out of Stumbling Blocks. - Jack Penn
No doubt I shall go on writing, stumbling across tundras of unmeaning, planting words like bloody flags in my wake.... - Alexander Trocchi
We are such idiots, We think everyone else has it all figured out. But we're all stumbling around in dark rooms bumping into furniture and stifling our cries so no one will know. - Joan Ryan
The bible and the church have been the greatest stumbling block in the way of women's emancipation. - Elizabeth Cady Stanton
There is nothing in this world that you cannot do. Every goal is achievable. You just need to focus on your objectives, be persistent in your efforts and work hard to make it happen. There can be no hurdle uncrossable, no obstacle invincible and no stumbling block insurmountable. - Roopleen
Gut check. Is your current fear a stumbling block or a stepping stone? - Richie Norton
Forgiving ourselves and learning from our inevitable mistakes transforms failure from a stumbling block into a stepping stone. - L.R. Knost
By the study of Boltzmann I have been unable to understand him. He could not understand me on account of my shortness, and his length was and is an equal stumbling block to me. - James Clerk Maxwell
Stumbling up a hill strengthens you more than sprinting down a mountain. - Matshona Dhliwayo
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