Looking for some motivational quotes about setbacks? We have rounded up the best collection of setback quotes, sayings, captions for Instagram, messages, status, slogans, (with images and pictures) to encourage you to deal with minor setbacks in life and keep moving forward with determination and hard work.
Life is all about ups and downs, failures and success. You can fail at once, but that should not deter you from your goals. All we should do is accept the failure, work on the mistakes and then comeback with a better and improved version of oneself.
A setback means a difficulty or problem that stops you progressing as fast as you would like. It may be a minor one, or a major one which completely breaks you. Be it any sphere of our life, love, sports, work, relationships, we can experience disappointment in the form of injury, breakup, death of a loved one, or dissatisfaction.
Though it might lower your spirits for a while, but these encouraging words of wisdom will help you gather all your strength and return back with a bang from all the setbacks you have suffered. With confidence and determination you will recover from any downfall and emerge stronger than your previous version. All we need to do is learn lessons from life and never give up.
Don’t forget to check our collection of powerful bounce back quotes to give you the adrenaline rush you need to work again on your dreams.
“The comeback is always greater than the setback.”
“Success is determined by how you handle setbacks.”
“If life knocks you down, roll over and look at the stars.”
“Turn a setback into a comeback.” ― Kevin J. Donaldson
“Failure and setbacks are ingredients for a great success story.”
“Setbacks have an upside; they fuel new dreams.” ― Dara Torres
“Setbacks are to remind you, not define you!” ― Michelle Sandlin
“Your setback is just a set up for your comeback.” ― Steve Harvey
“You must expect great things of yourself before you can do them.”
“A setback only paves the way for a comeback.” ― Evander Holyfield
“This temporary setback can and must be overcome.” ― Bud Perrone
“You should not let setbacks crush your spirit.” ― Stanley T. Crawford
“Temporary setbacks are overshadowed by persistence.” ― Quentin L. Cook
“I’ve had a few setbacks in my life. But I never gave up.” ― Marry S. Truman
“One setback is one setback. It is not the end of the world.” ― Jillian Michaels
“A minor setback is an exquisite set up for a major come back, remember that.”
“Only a loser thinks of failures. A winner looks upon them as temporary setbacks.”
“Exceptional people convert life’s setbacks into future successes.” ― Carol S Dweck
“Don’t worry about those who talk behind your back, they’re behind you for a reason.”
“You may be in a tough time but that setback is simply a setup for a greater comeback.”
“Failures and setbacks are a part of this experience, and it will remain in you as wisdom.”
“A setback is never a bad experience, just another one of life’s lessons.” ― Richard Branson
“Sometimes what appears to be a setback is God’s made of elevation.” ― Roderick L. Evans
“We all have setbacks. The important thing is to rise back up and continue to move forward.”
“The beautiful thing about setbacks is they introduce us to our strengths.” ― Robin S. Sharma
“One of the secrets of success is to refuse to let temporary setbacks defeat us.” ― Mary Kay Ash
“Every setback is an invitation to grow. To evolve and come back better.” ― Sheena Jayne Martin
“Nothing is ever a setback. If anything, it just motivates you for what’s next.” ― Christina Aguilera
“If you always do what you always did, you will always get what you always got.” ― Albert Einstein
“Every setback is a set up for a comeback. God wants to bring you out better than you were before.”
“Continue to move forward regardless of setbacks. Endure and train hard until you reach your goals.”
“If you don’t like something, change it. If you can’t change it, change your attitude.” ― Maya Angelou
“How often we sin, how much we deceive, and all for what? And will end in death, all!” ― Leo Tolstoy
“Anytime you suffer a setback or disappointment, put your head down and plow ahead.” ― Les Brown
“Every setback means you’re one step closer to seeing the dream come to pass.” ― Joel Osteen, Author
“The possibilities are endless, so never be discouraged by a setback, no matter how big.” ― Tommy Hilfiger
“Giving up on your goal because of one setback is like slashing your other three tires because you got a flat.”
“I don’t pay attention to the world ending. It has ended for me many times and began again in the morning.”
“Your inner strength will always be tested. You have to see each setback as an opportunity to become stronger.”
“Don’t allow a setback to give you an excuse to sit back. Pick yourself up and continue to move forward!” ― Dr. K L Register
“We must learn to conserve our energy and to control the emotional and mental stresses of our setbacks.” ― David Goggins
“One small crack does not mean you are broken, it means you were put to the test and you did not fall apart.” ― Linda Poindexter
“I’ve grown most not from victories, but setbacks. If winning is God’s reward, then losing is how he teaches us.” ― Serena Williams
“Every setback might be the very thing that makes you carry on and fight all the harder and become much better.” ― Les Paul
“My setback was a blessing! I survived what was meant to destroy me. I came back like a boss… fabulous, wiser and stronger than ever.”
“A key principle of success is to always refuse to let any setback in your life… defeat you. Keep moving forward!” ― Timothy Pina
“It is not because of setbacks that most entrepreneurs do not reach the finishing line, but because of a lack of willpower and motivation.” ― Danny Mekic
“Nobody’s journey is seamless or smooth. We all stumble. We all have setbacks. It’s just life’s way of saying, time to change course.” ― Oprah Winfrey, Celebrity
“Success is a collection of small victories and disappointing setbacks. Understand the process, stay positive, and focus on the fundamentals.” ― Bradford Winters
“Whenever you are going through life’s challenges, remember that for iron to be cast into its desired form, it must first go through intense heat.” ― Idowu Koyenikan
“If you choose, the unexpected setbacks can bring new and positive possibilities. If you so choose, you can find value and fulfillment in every circumstance.” ― Ralph Martson
“I’ve had disappointments and heartbreaks and setbacks and roles I didn’t get, but something always came along that either made me better or was an even better role.” ― Lee Majors
“An arrow can be shot by pulling it backwards. So when life is dragging you back with difficulties, it means that it’s going to launch you into something great. So just focus, and keep aiming.”
“Leaders must pick causes they won’t abandon easily, remain committed despite setbacks, and communicate their big ideas over and over again in every encounter.” ― Rosabeth Moss Kanter
“Dream in 8 words: Downfall, failure, setbacks, dare, hopes, belief, uplifts, success. Don’t downgrade your dream with adjustments, create an optimistic inner you to make a future full of achievements!”
“To take the difficulties, setbacks and sorrows of life as a challenge to overcome makes us stronger, rather than unjust punishment which should not happen to us, requires faith and courage.” ― Erich Fromm
“Know the difference between set back and failure. Set back: You slipped up, screwed up, lost focus, caved, gave in, got busy, got lazy, or distracted yourself. Failure: You decided your health wasn’t worth the effort.”
“A great teacher once taught me that you’ve got to have faith that everything happens for the best. I have had many setbacks in my career and every setback has led me that much further into my truth.” ― Suze Orman
“A successful entrepreneur can’t be afraid of failures or setbacks. An initial setback can be a great opportunity to take a new and more promising approach to any problem, to come back stronger than ever.” ― John Roos
“Embrace every setback, emotional, financial or physical, cause it cleanse you, fills you with humility and makes way for introspection… When everything around you goes down, that’s where your understanding of the soul is elevated…”
“Your career you will only hear the drum of setback but it is time to shine! Whatever situation you have been facing – this is the time you have been praying for to shine, to move, to overcome, in the mighty name of Jesus Christ!” ― T. B. Joshua
“Setback Vs Failure. Setback: You made a mistake. You got distracted. You were exhausted. You lost your willpower. You caved in to pressure. Your schedule get messed up. Failure: You decided that being healthy wasn’t worth the effort – so you just gave up. But you keep going one day at a time.”
“Happiness isn’t about what happens to us – its about how we perceive what happens to us. Its the knack of finding a positive for every negative, and viewing a setback as a challenge. If we can just stop wishing for what we don’t have, and start enjoying what we do have, our lives can be richer; more fulfilled – and happier. The time to be happy is now…” ― Lyn Peters
“When you stand and overcome a significant setback, you’ll find an increasing inner confidence and self-assurance that has been created by conquering defeat. Absorbing and overcoming this kind of punishment engenders a sober, steely toughness that results in a hardened sense of independence and a personal belief that you can take on anything, survive and win.” ― Bill Walsh
“Fear is a setback to all aspects of our life, it confine us to a fixed point and prevent us from moving forward, be it a step to a relationship, career, or mending broken ties, it always fins a way of crawling into our mind in all forms like a fear of failure, disappointment not being perfect or rejection and diminishes all the confidence and determination we have and unless we overcome this fear, we will always be fixated and won’t achieve even half of your goals.” ― Hussaina Bello
“We have all learned everything we know physically—from walking to running a marathon—by trial and error, so there’s no reason to become our own worst enemies when we suffer a setback. From time to time everyone falls short of their goals. Its an illusion to believe that champions succeed because they do everything perfectly. You can be certain that every archer who hits the bulls-eye has also missed the bulls-eye a thousand times while learning the skill.” ― Amby Burfoot
“Eternity puts loss in its place. Losses are temporary. Every setback and defeat is put in its place because of eternity. And then add to that the realization that the work of the Redeemer takes every bad situation and works it for our good. So not only is every loss temporary, it is actually reversed in its effect to become a blessing and even grounds for personal promotion and gain. And all of that pertains to loss. This is why every believer is able to live with constant hope.” ― Bill Johnson
“Does everyone feel this way? When I was young, I was perpetually overconfident or insecure. Either I felt completely useless, unattractive, and worthless, or that I was pretty much a success, and everything I did was bound to succeed. When I was confident, I could overcome the hardest challenges. But all it took was the smallest setback for me to be sure that I was utterly worthless. Regaining my self-confidence had nothing to do with success… whether I experienced it as a failure or triumph was utterly dependent on my mood.” ― Bernhard Schlink
“The next time you get into your car, notice the size of the front windscreen, compared to the size of the rear view mirror. This is because what is up ahead is more important than what you have already passed. Where you are going is far more important than where you have been. If you let your thoughts dwell in the past, then you will get stuck in the past, and when looking back, you cannot see where you are going and can easily lose your way. Don’t let one setback ruin your life. Don’t let losing that job, that relationship, that house define who you are. Each step on the journey is simply another step on the road to your divine destiny.” ― Rev. J Martin
“Failures are finger posts on the road to achievement.” ― C. S. Lewis
“Your most unhappy customers are your greatest source of learning.” ― Bill Gates
“I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.” ― Thomas Edison
“Sheer persistence is the difference between success and failure.” ― Donald Trump
“Whether you think that you can, or that you can’t, you are usually right.” ― Henry Ford
“If you always do what you’ve always done, you’ll always get what you always got.” ― Mark Twain
“I don’t know the key to success, but the key to failure is trying to please everybody.” ― Bill Cosby
“Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm.” ― Winston Churchill
“Each bruise is a lesson. Each lesson makes us better.” ― Syrio Forel, A Game of Thrones Character
“Don’t worry about failure; you only have to be right once.” ― Drew Houston, Dropbox founder and CEO
“I think I was very naïve early on, but that also meant I didn’t know what couldn’t be done.” ― Matt Mickiewicz
“I knew that if I failed I wouldn’t regret that, but I knew the one thing I might regret is not trying.” ― Jeff Bezos
“One doesn’t discover new lands without consenting to lose sight of the shore for a very long time.” ― Andre Gide
“Be a yardstick of quality. Some people aren’t used to an environment where excellence is expected.” ― Steve Jobs
“Most great people have attained their greatest success just one step beyond their greatest failure.” ― Napoleon Hill
“Mentally strong people overcome setbacks with confidence because adversity only makes them better.” ― Amy Morin
“Setback is simply a setup for a comeback. Hang in there. God has a great plan in store for you!” ― Dr. Tony Evans
“God promises to make something good out of the storms that bring devastation to your life.” ― Romans 8:28 (Bible Verses)
“God has already arranged a comeback for every setback, a vindication for every wrong, a new beginning for every disappointment.”
“Stay passionate about what’s been put in your heart. Every setback means you’re one step closer to seeing the dream come to pass.”
“A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable but more useful than a life spent in doing nothing.” ― George Bernard Shaw
“Timing, perseverance, and ten years of trying will eventually make you look like an overnight success.” ― Biz Stone, Twitter Co-Founder
“Discovery consists of seeing what everybody has seen and thinking what nobody has thought.” ― Albert Szent Gyorgui, Nobel Prize Winner
“Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful.” ― Albert Schweitzer
“A man must be big enough to admit his mistakes, smart enough to profit from them, and strong enough to correct them.” ― John C. Maxwell
“I really struggle with it. I had come a long way and made it back. To have a setback… you’re always hopeful that it won’t happen.” ― Gary Joe Kinne
“One of the huge mistakes people make is that they try to force an interest on themselves. You don’t choose your passions; your passions choose you.” ― Jeff Bezos
“When I’m old and dying, I plan to look back on my life and say ‘wow, that was an adventure,’ not ‘wow, I sure felt safe’.” ― Tom Preston-Werner, Github Co-Founder
“The biggest risk is not taking any risk. In a world that changing really quickly, the only strategy that is guaranteed to fail is not taking risks.” ― Mark Zuckerberg
“As I look back on my life, I realize that every time I thought I was being rejected from something good, I was actually being re-directed to something better.” ― Steve Maraboli
“The important thing is not being afraid to take a chance. Remember, the greatest failure is to not try. Once you find something you love to do, be the best at doing it.” ― Debbi Fields
“Don’t limit yourself. Many people limit themselves to what they think they can do. You can go as far as your mind lets you. What you believe, remember, you can achieve.” ― Mary Kay Ash
“Sometimes, if you are nervous, it could actually turn out to be a manifestation of your exhaustion. The point is that any setback is bad, but if you see it from a perspective, you’ll recover.” ― Viswanathan Anand
“”How many people are completely successful in every department of life? Not one. The most successful people are the ones who learn from their mistakes and turn their failures into opportunities.” ― Zig Ziglar
“Being an entrepreneur is all about fear: fear of failing, fear of making the wrong decision, even fear of success. The difference between succeeding and failing is how you choose to confront your fears.” ― Chris Savage
“You build on failure. You use it as a stepping stone. Close the door on the past. You don’t try to forget the mistakes, but you don’t dwell on it. You don’t let it have any of your energy, or any of your time, or any of your space.” ― Johnny Cash
“Twenty years from now, you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” ― Mark Twain
“At times life comes hard at you. Be encouraged. Don’t give up at that moment. It may be tough and frustrating but you must understand that every setback you encounter in life is a setup that positions you for a major come back! Greatness is in you. You will surely make it.”
“We firmly believed that we will be in the tournament until the end. This team is strong enough to overcome such setbacks. It’s stable enough to put this behind us. With positive thinking, there will be no problems. We have to look ahead.” ― Jurgen Klinsmann, German Soccer Player
“The critical ingredient is getting off your butt and doing something. It’s as simple as that. A lot of people have ideas, but there are few who decide to do something about them now. Not tomorrow. Not next week. But today. The true entrepreneur is a doer, not a dreamer.” ― Nolan Bushnell
“The very first company I started failed with a great bang. The second one failed a little bit less, but still failed. The third one, you know, proper failed, but it was kind of okay. I recovered quickly. Number four almost didn’t fail. It still didn’t really feel great, but it did okay. Number five was PayPal.” ― Max Levchin, Former PayPal CTO
“My mother always taught me never to look back in regret but to move on to the next thing. The amount of time people waste dwelling on failures rather than putting that energy into another project, always amazes me. I have fun running all the Virgin businesses–so a setback is never a bad experience, just a learning curve.” ― Richard Branson
“Life is full of disappointments, failures and setbacks. None of those things can permanently stop you. You have the power in you to overcome anything that life throws at you. There is nothing as powerful as a made up mind. Surround yourself with people who remind you that you matter, and support you in the ways that matter most to you. No person, situation, or circumstance can define who you are. Don’t give up, cave in, or stop believing that it’s possible. It’s not over until you win.”
“When I was growing up, my dad would encourage my brother and I to fail. We would be sitting at the dinner table and he would ask, ‘So what did you guys fail at this week?’ If we didn’t have something to contribute, he would be disappointed. When I did fail at something, he’d high-five me. What I didn’t realize at the time was that he was completely reframing my definition of failure at a young age. To me, failure means not trying; failure isn’t the outcome. If I have to look at myself in the mirror and say, ‘I didn’t try that because I was scared,’ that is failure.” ― Sara Blakely, Spanx founder
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