Difficult Quotes

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We also knew it would be difficult, because of the financial condition of the family, for me to go to college. — Alan Shepard
Chess is difficult, it demands work, serious reflection and zealous research. — Wilhelm Steinitz
It is rightly said that the most difficult thing in chess is winning a won position — Vladimir Kramnik
A hard truth: that courage can be without meaning or impact, need not be rewarded, or even known. The world has not been made in… — Guy Gavriel Kay
I think it's difficult for young people to acknowledge being smart, to knowledge being a reader. I see kids who are embarrassed to read books.… — Walter Dean Myers
And what physicians say about disease is applicable here: that at the beginning a disease is easy to cure but difficult to diagnose; but as… — Niccolo Machiavelli
Besides what has been said, people are fickle by nature; and it is a simple to convince them of something but difficult to hold them… — Niccolo Machiavelli
We need not resolve the difficult question of when life begins. When those trained in the respective disciplines of medicine, philosophy, and theology are unable… — Harry A. Blackmun
It is more difficult to manipulate with film than, for instance, video. The problem with video is that it gives you a thousand possibilities. — Lars von Trier
It's always been a lie that it's difficult to make films. — Lars von Trier
Easy is to occupy a place in a telephone book. Difficult is to occupy someone's heart; know that you're really loved. — Carlos Drummond de Andrade
I have not conceived my mission to be that of a knight-errant wandering everywhere to deliver people from difficult situations. My humble occupation has been… — Mahatma Gandhi
I believe in choosing the hardest book imaginable. I believe in reading up on what others have to say about this difficult book, and then… — Rick Moody
It's very difficult for a black man to get out of South-Central Los Angeles, and get out civilized....The only men I know who have escaped,… — Larry Niven
It becomes still more difficult to findâ€¨Words at once true and kind,â€¨Or not untrue and not unkind. — Philip Larkin
I knew that collaborating on songwriting would be difficult for a lot of people, because I was known very much, for my independence and the… — Liz Phair
I'm used to adversity and working really well in difficult situations. It was hard for me to accept the success — Paula Cole
It's hard to decide how to match words to music. It's not like it's twice the work. It's always difficult for me to explain to… — Ayumi Hamasaki
Simplicity is the most difficult of all concepts. — Brian Herbert
It's so much more interesting to study a ... damaged world. I find it difficult to learn anything in a place that's too civilized. — Brian Herbert

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