Best 711 quotes in «obstacles quotes» category

The expectations you bring to meditation practice are often the greatest obstacles you will encounter.

The floods of nonsense printed in the form of critical opinions seem to me a chief curse of the times, a chief obstacle to true culture.

The great artist is one whom constraint exalts, for whom the obstacle is a springboard.

The greatest obstacle is simply this: the belief that we cannot change because we are dependent on what is wrong. That is the addict's excuse.

The greatest obstacle to connecting with our joy is resentment.

The greatest obstacle to pleasure is not pain; it is delusion.

The greatest obstacle to love is fear. It has been the source of all defects in human behavior throughout the ages.

The greatest obstacle to discovering the truth is being convinced that you already know it.

The greatest obstacle in the apostolate of the Church is the timidity or rather the cowardice of the faithful.

The greatest obstacle to those who hope to reform American education is complacency.

The hardest obstacle I've had to overcome is complacency.

The secrets to happiness include enterprise, exploration of one's interests and the overcoming of obstacles.

The joy of surmounting obstacles which once seemed unremovable, and pushing the frontier of accomplishment further — what joy is there like unto it?

The life of the individual is a continuous combat with errors and obstacles, and no victory is more satisfying than the one achieved against opposition.

The more you practive overcoming your obstacles, the more you will welcome them & be unafraid.

The obstacle became his alibi for weakness.

The preeminent obstacle to peace is Israel's colonization of Palestine.

There are four chief obstacles in grasping truth ... namely, submission to faulty and unworthy authority, influence of custom, popular prejudice, and the concealment of our own ignorance accompanied by an ostentatious display of our knowledge.

These moments of inner quiet will burn out all obstacles without fail. Don't doubt its efficacy. Try it.

The impediment to action advances action. What stands in the way becomes the way.

The obstacle in the path becomes the path. Never forget, within every obstacle is an opportunity to improve our condition.

The obstacles facing academic economists are formidable, for tenure and professional advancement still depend to a large extent on a willingness to comply with and to work within the tenets of orthodox theory.

The pope-and we know this well-is without doubt the most serious obstacle on the ecumenical road.

Therefore keep in the midst of life. Do not isolate yourself. Be among men and things, and among troubles, and difficulties, and obstacles.

The secret is not to betray your ignorance. Just maneuver, avoid the quicksands and obstacles, and the rest can be found in a dictionary.

These numerous points at which money is withdrawn from circulation and accumulated in numerous individual hoards or potential money-capitals appears as so many obstacles to circulation, because they immobilise the money and deprive it of its capacity to circulate for a certain time.

The sky has never been the limit. We are our own limits. It's then about breaking our personal limits and outgrowing ourselves to live our best lives. All the adversity I've had in my life, all my troubles and obstacles, have strengthened me.

The superiority...enjoyed by nations that have...perfected a branch of industry, constitutes a...formidable obstacle.

The violent portraits of God in Scripture have become one of the biggest obstacles to believers coming to faith. When we can show how these portraits bear witness not to a violent God, but to the non-violent loving God revealed on Calvary, these obstacles to believing in the inspiration of Scripture become one of the most compelling reasons for believing in the inspiration of Scripture.

The thornbush is the old obstacle in the road. It must catch fire if you want to go further.

The worst thing you can do, despite the innumerable obstacles we confront, is to not try.

The will to do, the tenacity to overcome all obstacles and to finish the course, the strength to cling to inexorable ideals, are all rooted in courage.

Timidity puts obstacles in your path, boldness eliminates them.

Time is what keeps the light from reaching us. There is no greater obstacle to God than time: and not only time but temporalities, not only temporal things but temporal affections, not only temporal affections but the very taint and smell of time.

To be made evident, truth must be sought for; for of itself it is slow to appear, and between ourselves and God the obstacles are so many!

To the optimist, obstacles aare challenges, roadblocks are inspirations, and problems are invitations to achievement.

To every obstacle oppose patience, perseverance and soothing language.

To keep on battling and overcome the obstacles is what makes a true fighter.

To throw obstacles in the way of a complete education is like putting out the eyes.

Ultimately, leadership is about the strength of one's convictions, the ability to endure the punches, and the energy to promote an idea. And I have found that those who do achieve peace never acquiesce to obstacles, especially those constructed of bigotry, intolerance, and inflexible tradition.

Trials, obstacles, difficulties and sometimes defeats, are the very food of faith.

We are kept from our goal, not by obstacles, but by a clear path to a lesser goal.

Urgent optimism is the desire to act immediately to tackle an obstacle, combined with the belief that we have a reasonable hope of success.

We are currently facing countless hurdles and obstacles, BUT will never lose the sight of infinite hope.

Victory comes only after many struggles and countless defeats.

We do ourselves and others a disservice when we make old age something to be feared. Life is not a resource to be used up, so that the older we get, the less life we have left. Life is the accumulation of wisdom, love and experience of people encountered and obstacles overcome. The longer we live, the more life we possess.

We combat obstacles in order to get repose, and when got, the repose is insupportable.

We live in an information economy. The problem is that information's usually impossible to get, at least in the right place, at the right time.

What drives me is the prospect of turning an obstacle into a business opportunity, and then growing that into something lasting and rewarding.

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