We try to befit after we fall, we outsmart after we are fooled, we overcome after we are dropped, we go the extremes only after we experience the extremes.

“Americans like to believe we can overcome all obstacles and always triumph in the end, but that's not real life and a steady diet of stories like that will give you a pretty unhealthy view of reality.”

“The clearest losers are the Serb people who withstood an 11- week bombing campaign in order to overcome the policies of their leader. Clearly the Kosovar Albanians are big losers. Thousands, if not tens of thousands were killed.”

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“He truly is one of the most optimistic persons that I think I've ever been around. It's amazing, with all the disabilities and obstacles that he's had to overcome, that he's remained so positive.”

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“I'm sure that problems that arose between America and Germany in the election campaign can be rapidly overcome. Tony Blair can play a role there but I think that Gerhard Schroeder wants the same thing,”

“If he had ruled the other way on this, the case would have pretty much been over. This lays the foundation, now he has overcome in his mind a huge hurdle to class certification.”

“It's been really popular. It's kind of like a support group. Everyone has a chance to check in and share, and there's talking back and forth, trying to problem-solve to overcome those barriers.”

“We had to overcome some missing players, so I am satisfied with the result. We didn't make many mistakes, we couldn't afford to. I'm happy with how we played.”