Impediment Quotes

78 quotes by 73 authors

Nothing is a greater impediment to being on good terms with others than being ill at ease with yourself. — Honore de Balzac
It is not the policy of the government in America to give aid to works of any kind. They let things take their natural course… — Thomas Jefferson
An absence of antecedents and of relatives is sometimes an aid rather than an impediment to social advancement . . . — Arthur Conan Doyle
I mean, I'm 6-foot-11, I've got red hair, freckles, I'm a goofy, nerdy-looking guy, I've got a speech impediment-I stutter and stammer all the time-and… — Bill Walton
If physicists could not quote in the text, they would not feel that much was lost with respect to advancement of knowledge of the natural… — J. H. Hexter
The veneration, wherewith Men are imbued for what they call Nature, has been a discouraging impediment to the Empire of Man over the inferior Creatures… — Robert Boyle
Expecting is the greatest impediment to living. In anticipation of tomorrow, it loses today. — Seneca the Younger
We attain freedom as we let go of whatever does not reflect our magnificence. A bird cannot fly high or far with a stone tied… — Alan Cohen
Conscription is an impediment to achieving the forces Australia needs. It is an alibi for failing to give proper conditions to regular soldiers. We will… — Gough Whitlam
We are merely instruments of the Almighty's will and therefore ignorant of what helps us forward and what acts as an impediment. We must thus… — Mahatma Gandhi
When we are such as He can love without impediment, we shall in fact be happy. — C.S. Lewis
Another advantage accruing from this ingredient in the constitution of a senate, is the additional impediment it must prove against improper acts of legislation. No… — James Madison
We will put no impediment in your way and we will be at dockside bidding you a farewell as you set off into the sunset. — Charles Lichenstein
I had worked so hard for so long that I developed a speech impediment. It happens when I get tired. — Tobe Hooper
But as far as my work is concerned, I see no impediment, and various advantages, to being deaf. — Stephanie Beacham
The great wisdom traditions of the world all recognize that the main impediment to living a life of meaning is being self-absorbed. — Barbara Brown Taylor
There are no impediments to meditation. The very thought of such obstacles is the greatest impediment. — Ramana Maharshi
The single greatest impediment to error prevention in the medical industry is that we punish people for making mistakes, — Lucian Leape
No treaty is ever an impediment to a cheat. — Sophocles
The hope you feel when you are in love is not necessarily for anything in particular. Love brings something inside you to life. Perhaps it… — Susan Griffin

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