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.
The greater the obstacle the more glory in overcoming it. - What does not destroy makes me stronger.
The strong tendency to blame others is a barrier, an obstacle for the comprehension of our own mistakes.
I won't name names, but sometimes a TV set can be a shame-and-fear obstacle course for an actress.
The building of a just society means overcoming every obstacle to the creation of authentic peace.
With a penetrating vision you can dissipate the obstruction, remove the obstacle, dissolve the wrong condition.
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.
A goal casually set and lightly taken is freely abandoned at the first obstacle.
Desire, instead of being an obstacle to an inspired and fulfilled life, is the very thing that propels you toward it.
The greatest obstacle to love is fear. It has been the source of all defects in human behavior throughout the ages.
Being patient even in the thickest of storms can be the one device that may catapult you over any obstacle.
The biggest obstacle to making Christ magnificent is the refusal to make yourself small.
Wake up knowing that Allah is greater than any obstacle you may face today.
Often the biggest obstacle in meeting life’s challenges is actually our own fear of failure.
Bridges represent archetypal problems. They are artifacts that bring you across or around an obstacle. So they have an unbelievable force.
In one hand I have a dream, and in the other I have an obstacle. Tell me, which one grabs your attention?
Within every setback or obstacle or disadvantage there is the seed of an equal or opposite or greater advantage or benefit.
The biggest obstacle to taking a bigger perspective on life is that our emotions capture and blind us.
Nothing puts a greater obstacle in the way of the progress of knowledge than thinking that one knows what one does not yet know.
I really do believe that anything in life - any obstacle or challenge - can be made better with humor.
The tendency to aggression is an innate, independent, instinctual disposition in man... it constitutes the powerful obstacle to culture.
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.
Believe in yourself and all that you are. Know that there is something inside you that is greater than any obstacle.
Eating constitutes the greatest obstacle to self-control; it gives rise to indolence.
The superiority...enjoyed by nations that have...perfected a branch of industry, constitutes a...formidable obstacle.
For every obstacle there is a solution. Persistence is the key. The greatest mistake is giving up!
The next time you encounter a difficult obstacle or problem, you should smile and say, 'Here's my chance to grow.'
In my career I have never felt that my being a woman was an obstacle or an advantage. I guess I've been oblivious.
The pope-and we know this well-is without doubt the most serious obstacle on the ecumenical road.
In the modern view, unbridled personal freedom is the only good to be pursued; any obstacle to it is a problem to be overcome.
Resilience is woven deeply into the fabric of Oklahoma. Throw us an obstacle, and we grow stronger.
If you want something, and you find an obstacle, you need to get over it. By any means necessary.
CHILDHOOD IS THAT STATE WHICH ENDS THE MOMENT A PUDDLE IS FIRST VIEWED AS AN OBSTACLE INSTEAD OF AN OPPORTUNITY
Intending to run ahead of everyone is not an obstacle to fall behind. Streets are full of liars.
The greatest obstacle to progress is not man's inherited pugnacity, but his incorrigible tendency to parasitism.
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
Perhaps the biggest obstacle in destroying white supremacy is the hatred and hostility that Africans have for each other.
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.
Anything that becomes an obstacle in life is only an opportunity to learn and it's the same in any profession I think.
The greatest obstacle to being heroic is the doubt whether one may going to prove one's self a fool.
The right attitude can transform a barrier into a blessing, an obstacle into an opportunity or a stumbling block into a stepping stone.
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 think isolation is one of the greatest problems, an ever-growing obstacle to political solidarity.
Poverty is not really as much of an obstacle to educational expansion as it's sometimes made out to be.
Intolerance is itself a form of violence and an obstacle to the growth of a true democratic spirit.
A romantic comedy has to be funny and make you think about life; but the obstacle that has to be overcome is key.
Violence is interesting. This is a great obstacle to world peace and also to more thoughtful television programming.
I think our sexuality is all yet to be recounted and that the rich male literary tradition constitutes a huge obstacle.
The thornbush is the old obstacle in the road. It must catch fire if you want to go further.
I think the hardest obstacle I've ever had to overcome in my life is the illness and passing of my mother to cancer.
Steady, patient, persevering thinking will generally surmount every obstacle in search of truth.
The great obstacle to discovering the shape of the earth, the continents, and the oceans was not ignorance, but the illusion of knowledge.
I can be capable of anything if I allow myself to be. I really realized what an obstacle I was being in my own life.
The greatest obstacle in 'Tetris' is time and one's own ability to navigate it - kind of like life itself.
In my mind the city of Ariel is a thorn in Israel's side and a serious obstacle to peace.
The biggest obstacle was mixing abortion with overpopulation. These are two things that have nothing to do with each other.
Freedom doesn't mean the absence of all restrictions. It means possessing unshakable conviction in the face of any obstacle.
Every time I step into the ring there is a different obstacle but I'm very confident in myself and my ability.
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.
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