Obstacles Quotes - Page 8

• Everybody goes through obstacles and problems and issues and turn their backs on people that we are fond of and love just because we hurt; and everybody goes through that.

  Boris Kodjoe

  Hurt, Issues, People

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• There is no better than adversity. Every defeat, every heartbreak, every loss, contains its own seed, its own lesson on how to improve your performance the next time.

  Malcolm X

  Heartbreak, Time, Adversity

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• I find the mantle of, she works hard for the money, or, she's overcome so many obstacles a bit overused.

  Marlee Matlin

  Hard Work, Overcoming, Bits

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• But this we know, the obstacle that checked
  And tripped the body, shot the spirit on
  Further than target ever showed or shone.

  Robert Frost

  Soul, Target, Body

  Robert Frost (1955). “Selected poems”

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  You will succeed if you persevere; and you will find joy in overcoming obstacles.

  Helen Keller

  Inspirational, Cheer, Optimistic

  Helen Keller (2009). “The Story of My Life: With Her Letters and a Supplementary Account of Her Education”, p.544, The Floating Press

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• Believe me that in every big thing or achievement there are always obstacles-big or small- and the reaction one shows to such obstacles is what counts, not the obstacle itself.

  Bruce Lee

  Life, Believe, Achievement

  Bruce Lee (2015). “Bruce Lee Striking Thoughts: Bruce Lee's Wisdom for Daily Living”, p.102, Tuttle Publishing

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• If everything is smooth sailing right from the beginning, we cannot become people of substance and character. By surmounting paining setbacks and obstacles, we can create a brilliant history of triumph that will shine forever. That is what makes life so exciting and enjoyable. In any field of endeavour, those who overcome hardships and grow as human beings are advancing towards success and victory in life.

  Daisaku Ikeda

  Inspirational, Character, Smooth Sailing

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• Courage and perseverance have a magical talisman, before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish into air. These qualities have ever been displayed in their mightiest perfection, as attendants in the retinue of strong passions.

  John Quincy Adams

  Perseverance, Strong, Passion

  John Quincy Adams (1802). “An Oration, delivered at Plymouth, December 22, 1802, at the anniversary commemoration of the first landing of our ancestors at that place”, p.13

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• Persons who have a strong sense of efficacy deploy their attention and effort to the demands of the situation and are spurred by obstacles to greater effort.

  Albert Bandura

  Strong, Effort, Attention

  "Self-efficacy Mechanism in Human Agency". American Psychologist, Volume 37, No. 2, February 1982.

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• Obstacles may retard, but they cannot long prevent the progress of a movement sanctified by its justice, and sustained by a virtuous people .

  Jefferson Davis

  Long, People, Justice

  Jefferson Davis (2004). “Jefferson Davis: The Essential Writings”, p.202, Modern Library

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• Life's journey is not traveled on a freeway devoid of obstacles, pitfalls, and snares. Rather, it is a pathway marked by forks and turnings. Decisions are constantly before us. To make them wisely, courage is needed: the courage to say, 'No,' the courage to say, 'Yes.' Decisions do determine destiny. The call for courage comes constantly to each of us. It has ever been so, and so shall it ever be.

  Thomas S. Monson

  Courage, Journey, Destiny

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• There are very real obstacles and challenges to any course of action. And there's no need to add to them, by making up obstacles of your own. Unchain yourself from the bondage of your own thinking.

  Ralph Marston

  Real, Thinking, Challenges

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• Every obstacle in his journey became a milestone, an occasion for further triumph. We have a model in front of us now, a model who blazes our trail and gives us strength.

  Nikos Kazantzakis

  Strength, Journey, Giving

  Nikos Kazantzakis (2012). “The Last Temptation of Christ”, p.4, Simon and Schuster

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• Braving obstacles and hardships is braver than retreat to tranquility.

  Khalil Gibran

  Adversity, Hardship, Retreat

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• Success is a matter of adjusting one's efforts to obstacles and one's abilities to a service needed by others.

  Henry Ford

  Inspirational, Success, Effort

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• If you will make a deliberate decision to develop a positive attitude toward opportunities and obstacles, you are on your way toward having what is the most important quality in education: the power of positive thinking.

  Robert H. Schuller

  Attitude, Positive Thinking, Opportunity

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• The biggest obstacle to creativity is breaking through the barrier of disbelief.

  Rodney Mullen

  Creativity, Disbelief, Barriers

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• We have a choice. We can live in the past and be miserable and unhappy, or we can pick ourselves up and move ahead in life. When we choose to focus forward, we can find the energy and ability to remove any obstacles that may appear to be hindering our smooth progression. If you take stock of yourself and find you may be spending time frequently reliving unhappy experiences of the past, make the decision to rid yourself of the ties that bind you to a former way of life.

  John Templeton

  Moving, Past, Ties

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• View the events you consider obstacles as perfect opportunities to test your resolve and find your purpose.

  Wayne Dyer

  Attitude, Opportunity, Views

  Wayne W. Dyer (2010). “The Power of Intention”, p.166, Hay House, Inc

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• When we read stories of heroes, we identify with them. We take the journey with them. We see how the obstacles almost overcome them. We see how they grow as human beings or gain qualities or show great qualities of strength and courage and with them, we grow in some small way.

  Sam Raimi

  Hero, Journey, Quality

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• Deceit and falsehood, whatever conveniences they may for a time promise or produce, are, in the sum of life, obstacles to happiness. Those who profit by the cheat distrust the deceiver; and the act by which kindness was sought puts an end to confidence.

  Samuel Johnson

  Kindness, Promise, Deceit

  Samuel Johnson, Hester Lynch Piozzi, James Boswell (1804). “The beauties of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: consisting of maxims and observations, moral, critical, and miscellaneous: to which are now added biographical anecdotes of the doctor, selected from the works of Mrs. Piozzi;--his Life, recently published by Mr. Boswell, and other authentic testimonies; also his will, and the sermon he wrote for the late Doctor Dodd”, p.177

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• Cultivating a close, warmhearted feeling for others automatically puts the mind at ease. It helps remove whatever fears or insecurities we may have and gives us the strength to cope with any obstacles we encounter.

  Dalai Lama

  Giving, Feelings, Insecurity

  Dalai Lama XIV, Rajiv Mehrotra (2010). “In My Own Words: An Introduction to My Teachings and Philosophy”, p.2, ReadHowYouWant.com

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• Positive change always encounters resistance, conflict, and obstacles. We must embrace difficult and heated situations in life, for that is the method of igniting our reactions in order to transform them.

  Yehuda Berg

  Change, Situations In Life, Order

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

  Zig Ziglar

  Encounters, Next, Chance

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• Obstacles cannot crush me. Every obstacle yields to stern resolve. He who is fixed to a star does not change his mind.

  Leonardo da Vinci

  Inspirational, Life, Crush

  Leonardo Da Vinci, General Press (2016). “The Notebooks of Leonardo Da Vinci”, p.250, GENERAL PRESS

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