Obstacle Quotes

469 quotes by 366 authors

If the past has been an obstacle and a burden, knowledge of the past is the safest and the surest emancipation. — Lord Acton
Most success springs from an obstacle or failure. I became a cartoonist largely because I failed in my goal of becoming a successful executive. — Scott Adams
In the face of an obstacle which is impossible to overcome, stubbornness is stupid. — Simone de Beauvoir
The biggest obstacle to professional writing is the necessity for changing a typewriter ribbon. — Robert Benchley
Nothing is given to man on earth - struggle is built into the nature of life, and conflict is possible - the hero is the… — Andrew Bernstein
If there's specific resistance to women making movies, I just choose to ignore that as an obstacle for two reasons: I can't change my gender,… — Kathryn Bigelow
The greatest obstacle to discovery is not ignorance - it is the illusion of knowledge. — Daniel J. Boorstin
The major obstacle to a religious renewal is the intellectual classes, who are highly influential and tend to view religion as primitive superstition. They believe… — Robert Bork
Nothing stops the man who desires to achieve. Every obstacle is simply a course to develop his achievement muscle. It's a strengthening of his powers… — Thomas Carlyle
Permanence, perseverance and persistence in spite of all obstacle s, discouragement s, and impossibilities: It is this, that in all things distinguishes the strong soul… — Thomas Carlyle
The block of granite which was an obstacle in the pathway of the weak, became a stepping-stone in the pathway of the strong. — Thomas Carlyle
The authority of those who teach is often an obstacle to those who want to learn. — Marcus Tullius Cicero
To all my nonbelieving, sort-of-believing, and used-to-be-believing friends: I feel like I should begin with a confession. I am sorry that so often the biggest… — Shane Claiborne
Your ego can become an obstacle to your work. If you start believing in your greatness, it is the death of your creativity. — Marina Abramovic
We do not succeed in changing things according to our desire, but gradually our desire changes. The situation that we hoped to change because it… — Marcel Proust
Those who see worldly life as an obstacle to Dharma see no Dharma in everyday actions. They have not yet discovered that there are no… — Dogen
Violence is interesting. This is a great obstacle to world peace and also to more thoughtful television programming. — P.J. O'Rourke
Freedom doesn't mean the absence of all restrictions. It means possessing unshakable conviction in the face of any obstacle. — Daisaku Ikeda
CHILDHOOD IS THAT STATE WHICH ENDS THE MOMENT A PUDDLE IS FIRST VIEWED AS AN OBSTACLE INSTEAD OF AN OPPORTUNITY — Michael K. Williams
I know fear is an obstacle for some people, but it is an illusion to me . . . Failure always made me try harder… — Michael Jordan

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