Block Quotes

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The statue lies hid in a block of marble; and the art of the statuary only clears away the superfluous matter, and removes the rubbish. — Joseph Addison
A fellow will hack half a year at a block of marble to make something in stone that hardly resembles a man. The value of… — Samuel Johnson
Failure is merely feedback that there is something blocking the path of the emergence and expansion of the greatest version of yourself. — Mother Teresa
I think no more than a week after I started writing I ran into the first block. It's hard to describe it in a way… — Tennessee Williams
A beautiful feature in the colour wood-cut, and one unique in printing, is colour gradation... Two brushes are sometimes used, one charged with more potent… — Walter J. Phillips
A Mercury is not made out of any block of wood. — Apuleius
When you start to build a serious wardrobe, the navy blazer is the very first piece you should choose. It can be a building block… — Derren Brown
Writer's block.. when one curses the blinking cursor on the blank page. — Regina Brett
Contrails are denser and block sunlight much more than natural cirrus clouds. — David Travis
A creative block is a fear about the future, a guess about the dangers dwelling in the dark computer and the locked studio. — Eric Maisel
Successful people see adversity as a stepping stone rather than a stumbling block. — Shawn Achor
As well as many subspecies, the main blocks are fear of failure after previous success, fear of success due to a sense of unworthiness, lack… — Robert Genn
This is still a lot of blocking and tackling. I'm not seeing the kind of vision thing associated with a frothy market. — Jermichael Finley
The one person who most blocks you from a full, happy, and successful life is you. — Norman Vincent Peale
There is no greater block to world peace or inner peace than fear. What we fear we tend to develop an unreasoning hatred for, so… — Peace Pilgrim
The one person who most blocks you from a full, happy, and successful life is you. They are therefore wise who make themselves an asset.… — Norman Vincent Peale
We are to regard the mind, not as a piece of iron to be laid upon the anvil and hammered into any shape, nor as… — Mark Hopkins
Great truths that are stumbling blocks to the natural man are nevertheless the very foundations upon which the confidence of the spiritual man is built. — Henry Allen Ironside
When you train, you should train as if on the battlefield. Make your eyes glare, lower your shoulders and harden your body. If you train… — Anko Itosu
Michael Roberts is a great rider and a great tactician; he was always using his brain in a race. His determination to become champion jockey… — Steve Cauthen

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