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Quotes About Obstacles

What obstacles and impediments soever she meeteth within her way, she must not violently, and by way of an impetuous onset light upon them; neither must she fall down; but she must stand, and give light unto that which doth admit of it. For as for that which doth not, it is its own fault and loss, if it bereave itself of her light.
~ Marcus Aurelius
No man can hinder thee to live as thy nature doth require. Nothing can happen unto thee, but what the common good of nature doth require.
~ Marcus Aurelius
The mind adapts and converts to its own purposes the obstacle to our acting. The impediment to action advances action. What stands in the way becomes the way.
~ Marcus Aurelius
Tak ada seorang pun yang bisa menghalangi keinginanmu untuk hidup selaras dengan kodratmu: peristiwa yang terjadi padamu tidak ada yang bertentangan dengan prinsip dari kodrat alam semesta
~ Marcus Aurelius
For by these the mind doth turn and convert any impediment whatsoever, to be her aim and purpose. So that what before was the impediment, is now the principal object of her working; and that which before was in her way, is now her readiest way.
~ Marcus Aurelius
By trying to make things easier for their children, parents can make things much harder for them.
~ Mardy Grothe
He knew that she took life as it came, opposed her tough-fibered mind to whatever obstacles there might be, fought on with a determination that would not recognize defeat, and kept on fighting even when she saw defeat was inevitable.
~ Margaret Mitchell
Technology will always win. You can delay technology by legal interference, but technology will flow around legal barriers.
~ Andy Grove
Why do we need faith when we have the technology to move mountains?
~ Karl Jakob Weber
We were badly held back not just by the technology, but by the culture of journalism.
~ Ezra Klein
Innovation applied across the board of development is having a huge impact, and can have more. All sorts of technology can provide shortcuts, can overcome obstacles which once seemed insuperable.
~ Helen Clark
You ain't going nowhere, son. You ought to go back to driving a truck.
~ Jim Denny
The elevator to success is out of order. You'll have to use the stairs... one step at a time.
~ Joe Girard
At the same time, it is obvious that clinicians in Haiti are faced with different, and, in fact, greater, challenges when attempting to treat complications of HIV disease.
~ Paul Farmer
Every time I plant a seed, He say kill it before it grow, he say kill it before they grow.
~ Bob Marley
The next time you face a challenge, remember that the cost of success is far cheaper than the price of failure.
~ Tsem Tulku
Don't let your mind stop you from having a good time.
~ Jason Mraz
There are no insoluble problems. Only time-consuming ones.
~ James A. Michener
he has no more idea of exerting himself to overcome obstacles than he has of restraining his natural appetites; and these two things are the ruin of him.
~ Anne Bronte
If you would have your son to walk honourably through the world, you must not attempt to clear the stones from his path, but teach him to walk firmly over them—not insist upon leading him by the hand, but let him learn to go alone.
~ Anne Bronte
My life seems too fast now, so obstructions bother me less than they once did. I am no longer in a hurry to see what is around the next bend. I find myself wanting to backferry, to hover midstream, suspended. If I could do that, I might avoid many things: harsh words, foolish decisions, moments of inattention, regrets that wash over me, like water. (196)
~ Anne Fadiman
Misfortunes never come singly.
~ Anne Frank
Love finds a way.
~ Anne Frank
You should not bring more items and hurdles to the obstacle course.
~ Anne Lamott