Top 1200 Obstacle In Life Quotes & Sayings - Page 4

Steady, patient, persevering thinking will generally surmount every obstacle in search of truth.

Resilience is woven deeply into the fabric of Oklahoma. Throw us an obstacle, and we grow stronger.

Claims that some form of consciousness persists after our bodies die and decay into their constituent atoms face one huge, insuperable obstacle: the laws of physics underlying everyday life are completely understood, and there's no way within those laws to allow for the information stored in our brains to persist after we die.

A devotee who can call on God while living a householder's life is a hero indeed. God thinks: 'He is blessed indeed who prays to me in the midst of his worldly duties. He is trying to find me, overcoming a great obstacle -- pushing away, as it were, a huge block of stone weighing a ton. Such a man is a real hero.

In my career I have never felt that my being a woman was an obstacle or an advantage. I guess I've been oblivious.

I have always wanted to be the best, and it drives me every day, no matter the obstacle.

The greatest obstacle to being heroic is the doubt whether one may going to prove one's self a fool.

We know certainly that our God calls us to a holy life. We know that he gives us every grace, every abundant grace; and though we are so weak of ourselves, this grace is able to carry us through every obstacle and difficulty.

Sometimes you can play against type, or you can just repeat what they've already done. It can be an obstacle; it's a very fine line.

Research shows that when we're under stress or facing a major obstacle, we tend to focus on our weaknesses and what we're afraid of.

Wake up knowing that Allah is greater than any obstacle you may face today.

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 everyday actions outside of Dharma.

Freedom doesn't mean the absence of all restrictions. It means possessing unshakable conviction in the face of any obstacle.

At every level the greatest obstacle to transforming the world is that we lack the clarity and imagination to conceive that it could be different

The right attitude can transform a barrier into a blessing, an obstacle into an opportunity or a stumbling block into a stepping stone.

The building of a just society means overcoming every obstacle to the creation of authentic peace.

I think our sexuality is all yet to be recounted and that the rich male literary tradition constitutes a huge obstacle.

Violence is interesting. This is a great obstacle to world peace and also to more thoughtful television programming.

The ego certainly is the biggest obstacle as an artist or performer, so any chance you get to destroy that is really healthy.

I won't name names, but sometimes a TV set can be a shame-and-fear obstacle course for an actress.

Being patient even in the thickest of storms can be the one device that may catapult you over any obstacle.

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

In my mind the city of Ariel is a thorn in Israel's side and a serious obstacle to peace.

Poverty is not really as much of an obstacle to educational expansion as it's sometimes made out to be.

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

Believe in yourself and all that you are. Know that there is something inside you that is greater than any obstacle.

Perhaps the biggest obstacle in destroying white supremacy is the hatred and hostility that Africans have for each other.

Every time I step into the ring there is a different obstacle but I'm very confident in myself and my ability.

The strong tendency to blame others is a barrier, an obstacle for the comprehension of our own mistakes.

Making a movie is like you're behind the wheel, and you're driving through the obstacle course, and the pedal is down, and you can't brake.

Intending to run ahead of everyone is not an obstacle to fall behind. Streets are full of liars.

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

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

The biggest obstacle was mixing abortion with overpopulation. These are two things that have nothing to do with each other.

In one hand I have a dream, and in the other I have an obstacle. Tell me, which one grabs your attention?

It's always appealing to play a character that has to overcome himself as well as an obstacle. It makes the drama so much deeper.

The next time you encounter a difficult obstacle or problem, you should smile and say, 'Here's my chance to grow.'

Within every setback or obstacle or disadvantage there is the seed of an equal or opposite or greater advantage or benefit.

The tendency to aggression is an innate, independent, instinctual disposition in man... it constitutes the powerful obstacle to culture.

Power is the big obstacle, or one of them, that you have to overcome and learn to deal with effectively before you can reach enlightenment.

It is very foolish of a man to be frightened of a skeleton, for Nature has put an insurmountable obstacle against running away from it.

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

I know there are a lot of kids who aren't lucky enough to have a father figure in their lives. That's a really tough obstacle to overcome.

Intolerance is itself a form of violence and an obstacle to the growth of a true democratic spirit.

A goal casually set and lightly taken is freely abandoned at the first obstacle.

With a penetrating vision you can dissipate the obstruction, remove the obstacle, dissolve the wrong condition.

The great obstacle to discovering the shape of the earth, the continents, and the oceans was not ignorance, but the illusion of knowledge.

CHILDHOOD IS THAT STATE WHICH ENDS THE MOMENT A PUDDLE IS FIRST VIEWED AS AN OBSTACLE INSTEAD OF AN OPPORTUNITY

Your body, the only one you will ever have, is the foundation of your life. And it’s either an anchor limiting your freedom and potential or a source of radiant energy, vitality and joy, elevating your life and the lives of those around you. It’s your choice… will yours be a source of strength, from which you will impact the world, or an obstacle, preventing you from your dreams and desires? … As my friend, NFL Hall of Fame quarterback John Elway is fond of saying,'If you’re going to bother setting a goal, aim high!'… My advice to you, aim high; aim for strength.

The greater the obstacle the more glory in overcoming it. - What does not destroy makes me stronger.

Nothing puts a greater obstacle in the way of the progress of knowledge than thinking that one knows what one does not yet know.

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.

I squeezed my eyes shut and took several deep breaths, trying not to smell Jace in front of me, not to taste him on my lips. But it was useless. In that moment, Jace was everywhere. He was in my mind, he was in my heart, and he was in my memory. He smelled good. He tasted good. And the blissful aftershock still throbbing in my most sensitive places felt wonderful, when everything else in my life was an obstacle to be overcome.

If you want something, and you find an obstacle, you need to get over it. By any means necessary.

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 from the weak.

Faith is to fear nothing, to stand unswayed, the power to surmount any obstacle.

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

In the modern view, unbridled personal freedom is the only good to be pursued; any obstacle to it is a problem to be overcome.

The greatest obstacle to progress is not man's inherited pugnacity, but his incorrigible tendency to parasitism.

Bridges represent archetypal problems. They are artifacts that bring you across or around an obstacle. So they have an unbelievable force.