Obstacles Quotes - Page 17

• You can almost convince yourself that you've accomplished things just by thinking about them. The alternative is to be more realistic. You don't necessarily regard the dreaming process as bad or an obstacle, but it's not realistic enough.

  Chogyam Trungpa

  Dream, Thinking, Alternatives

  Chogyam Trungpa (2011). “Work, Sex, Money: Real Life on the Path of Mindfulness”, p.59, Shambhala Publications

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• I don't think that neutrality is an obstacle to Austria's successful integration into European and world structures... but this is a question that the Austrian people themselves must decide.

  Vladimir Putin

  Successful, Thinking, People

  "Putin cool on Austria's NATO plan". www.cnn.com. February 8, 2001.

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• You cannot govern the creative impulse; all you can do is eliminate obstacles and smooth the way for it.

  Kimon Nicolaides

  Creativity, Creative, Way

  Kimon Nicolaïdes (1990). “The Natural Way to Draw: A Working Plan for Art Study”, p.151, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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• So an ancient once said, "Accept the anxieties and difficulties of this life". Don't expect your practice to be clear of obstacles. Without hindrances the mind that seeks enlightenment may be burnt out. So an ancient once said, "Attain deliverance in disturbances".

  Kyongho

  Practice, Anxiety, Mind

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• A happy life, a life making full use of all our potential is and must be a balanced life. The obstacles to it are mainly illusory; most of our limitations are self-imposed.

  Louis Tice

  Inspiring, Success, Business

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• The Allied Powers having proclaimed that the Emperor Napoleon is the sole obstacle to the re-establishment of peace in Europe, he, faithful to his oath, declares that he is ready to descend from the throne, to quit France, and even to relinquish life, for the good of his country.

  Napoleon Bonaparte

  Country, Army, Europe

  Napoleon Bonaparte “Napoleon's life in camp and cabinet, from the French of M. de Bourienne, Segur, Las Cases, &c. &c. &c”, Рипол Классик

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• It isnt enough to believe in something; you have to have the stamina to meet obstacles and overcome them, to struggle.

  Golda Meir

  Believe, Struggle, Overcoming

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• When fate throws a dagger at you, there are ways to catch it. If you catch it by the blade, you can harm yourself. But if you catch it by the handle, you can use it to help you fight through the obstacles ahead.

  Norman Vincent Peale

  Motivational, Fighting, Fate

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• Love that shines from within cannot be darkened by obstacles of the world of consequences!

  Pythagoras

  Shining, World, Consequence

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• No dogma taught by the present civilization seems to form so insuperable an obstacle in a way of a right understanding of the relations which culture sustains as to wilderness, as that which declares that the world was made especially for the uses of men. Every animal, plant, and crystal controverts it in the plainest terms. Yet it is taught from century to century as something ever new and precious, and in the resulting darkness the enormous conceit is allowed to go unchallenged.

  John Muir

  Nature, Men, Animal

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• When obstacles or difficulties arise, the positive thinker takes them as creative opportunities.

  Norman Vincent Peale

  Opportunity, Creative, Arise

  Norman Vincent Peale (2015). “Have a Great Day: Daily Affirmations for Positive Living”, p.8, Open Road Media

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• When you are not following dharma, then you will not be at peace. You will not be happy. The simplest things will seem to be endless obstacles.

  Frederick Lenz

  Buddhism, Endless, Dharma

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• I look at obstacles as opportunities.

  Jon Jones

  Opportunity, Ufc, Mma

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• To keep on battling and overcome the obstacles is what makes a true fighter.

  Mauricio Rua

  Mma, Overcoming, Fighter

  "'Shogun' says he'll keep on fighting, may drop to 185lbs". www.mirror.co.uk. November 13, 2014.

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

  Anthony Daniels

  Views, Overcoming, Problem

  "All Sex, All the Time". www.city-journal.org. Summer 2000.

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• It’s good to have obstacles and difficulties, and to fail and have things not go the way you want. And then have to figure out how to keep moving forward.

  Maya Forbes

  Moving, Want, Way

  "Mark Ruffalo and Maya Forbes on How YouTube and Wes Anderson Helped Shape Infinitely Polar Bear". Interview with Richard Lawson, www.vanityfair.com. June 19, 2015.

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• Invariably will you find perseverance exemplified as the radical principle in every truly great character. It facilitates, perfects, and consolidates the execution of the plan conceived, and renders profitable its results when attained. By continuing to advance steadily in the same way, light constantly increases, obstacles disappear, efficient habits are confirmed, experience is acquired, the use of the best means is reduced to easy action, and success becomes more sure.

  Elias Lyman Magoon

  Perseverance, Character, Mean

  Elias Lyman Magoon (1849). “Proverbs for the people: or, Illustrations of practical godliness drawn from the Book of wisdom”, p.186

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• For many years my acting came from a place of surmounting some enormous obstacle, confronting some stern and faceless judge who would condemn me to a pit of hell if I didn't achieve the "zone," if even for a moment. Not a particularly happy place to work from.

  Alan Arkin

  Years, Judging, Acting

  Alan Arkin (2011). “An Improvised Life: A Memoir”, p.51, Da Capo Press

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

  Gustavo Gutiérrez

  Mean, Overcoming, Building

  Gustavo Gutiérrez (1988). “A theology of liberation: history, politics, and salvation”

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• Once the philosophical foundation of democracy has collapsed, the statement that dictatorship is bad is rationally valid only for those who are not its beneficiaries, and there is no theoretical obstacle to the transformation of this statement into its opposite.

  Max Horkheimer

  Philosophical, Democracies Have, Opposites

  Max Horkheimer (2013). “Eclipse of Reason”, p.19, A&C Black

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• Don't get discouraged. As far as I'm concerned, a positive attitude is the most important attribute any runner can have. You'll need it often. Every runner has bad days, every runner has occasional injuries, and every runner eventually slows down (take it from someone who has slowed down a lot). But as long as you maintain a positive attitude, you'll find ways to overcome the obstacles and continue running. After all, running offers countless rewards. It's simply up to you to find the ones that have the most meaning for you.

  Amby Burfoot

  Running, Attitude, Bad Day

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• If you believe you can only go so far, it is an obstacle.

  Oprah Winfrey

  Believe, Ifs, Believe You Can

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• Should we not begin to redefine patriotism? We need to expand it beyond that narrow nationalism which has caused so much death and suffering. If national boundaries should not be obstacles to trade-we call it globalization-should they also not be obstacles to compassion and generosity?

  Howard Zinn

  Peace, War, Compassion

  "Dying for the Government" by Howard Zinn, progressive.org. July 16, 2007.

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• I know that there are obstacles; I know that there are hills to climb, I know there were people before me that made my journey easier and there are people behind me that I have made the journey easier for.

  Ice Cube

  Journey, People, Hills

  Interview with Linda Saetre, believermag.com. January 1, 2004.

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• Cynicism is the largest obstacle to social change. Cynicism is dangerous because people throw up their hands and say, "Well it's not possible. Why should I even try?"

  Robert Reich

  Hands, People, Trying

  Source: collider.com

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