Quotes About Obstacles

I have not written about being a Negro at such length because I do not expect that to be my only subject, but only because it was the gate I had to unlock before I could hope to write about anything else.

Between two beings susceptible of love, the duration of passion is in proportion to the original resistance of the woman, or to the obstacles which the accidents of social life put in the way of your happiness.

Growth and the overcoming of obstacles are inscribed on a person's soul.

By some the harbor ne'er is won, Despite the journey well begun; The storm besets, and ruin lies Where yesterday were fairest skies.

Among the few consolations of what has been called writer's block is the assurance that, so long as one has it, one is, indeed, a writer. Of course, the longer it goes the more it resembles, and risks being mistaken for, proctologist's block, real estate agent's block, and other obstructions ordinaire. — THOMAS LYNCH

Yours and Finn's? What happened between you is like a rockslide that came out of nowhere, but maybe those rocks are not so insurmountable. Maybe they could build a bridge between you two.

Sometimes we do all the wrong things for all the right reasons. We can be our own worst enemies. It takes a while to get over that.

The best way out is always through,' Robert Frost says.

Obstacles do not block the path, they are the path.

There are always hurdles in life. Getting over them is how we move forward.

I felt as if I were a goalie preventing the pucks of negativity from scoring.

The path to our destination is not always a straight one. We go down the wrong road, we get lost, we turn back. Maybe it doesn't matter which road we embark on. Maybe what matters is that we embark.

Among the more outspoken and intrepid travelers emerged the paradox of the antifeminist feminist: women who saw no need to change the legal status, as they had never met an obstacle they could not overcome.

Stop worrying about the potholes in the road and celebrate the journey!

Real obstacles don't take you in circles. They can be overcome. Invented ones are like a maze.

Resistance is clear evidence of high self-esteem. It shows that on the deepest level, you intend to survive. And trust me, successful people know all about resistance, they've just developed ways to get around it (like hiring trainers and managers and secretaries and having deadlines to keep them moving).

We weigh ourselves down with so many obstacles we can't even buy a goldfish bowl.

But if we focus on the barriers, we're more likely to encounter them. We achieve what we focus on.

More cotton will grow on a crooked row than a straight one.

Most of the shadows of this life," observed Ralph Waldo Emerson, "are caused by our standing in our own sunshine.

reduce mental interferences that inhibit the full expression of human potential

I don't believe in writer's block. Writer's block is when you're running down an ally and all of a sudden you're trapped by a brick wall. You can't go under, over, or through it. You're stuck. But the problem isn't that you can't pass the brick wall. You see, the problem is that you went down the wrong ally.

If you can find a path with no obstacles, it probably doesn't lead anywhere.

Why is it that the finish line always tends to appear just after the point at which we most want to give up? Is it the universe's way of reserving the best for those who can give the most? What I do know, from nature, is that the dawn only appears after the darkest hour.