Quotes About Obstacles

May the gods always send me stupid enemies.

There comes a time in a (wo)man's life when to get where (s)he has to -- if there are no doors or windows -- he walks through a wall.

Wenn Ihr den Mist in Eurem Leben schon nicht loslassen könnt, packt ihn wenigstens hinter Euch, dass er Euch nicht andauernd den Blick auf die Zukunft versperrt.

Dogmatism is the greatest of mental obstacles to human happiness.

Freedom in general may be defined as the absence of obstacles to the realization of desires.

One of the chief obstacles to intelligence is credulity, and credulity could be enormously diminished by instruction in the prevalent forms of mendacity.

It is clear that thought is not free if the profession of certain opinions makes it impossible to earn a living. It is clear also that thought is not free if all the arguments on one side of a controversy are perpetually presented as attractively as possible, while the arguments on the other side can only be discovered by diligent search. Both these obstacles exist in every large country known to me, except China, which is the last refuge of freedom.

One of the chief obstacles to intelligence is credulity, and credulity could be enormously diminished by instruction as to the prevalent forms of mendacity. Credulity is a greater evil in the present day than it ever was before, because, owing to the growth of education, it is much easier than it used to be to spread misinformation, and, owing to democracy, the spread of misinformation is more important than in former times to the holders of power.

We are faced with the paradoxical fact that education has become one of the chief obstacles to intelligence and freedom of thought.

May God remind us daily—no matter what kind of obstacles we face—that we are loved and empowered by the One who brought the universe into existence with the mere sound of His voice. Nothing is impossible for Him.

Five obstacles block our access to the benefits God wants for us: Unbelief, which hinders knowing God Pride, which prevents us from glorifying God Idolatry, which keeps us from being satisfied with God Prayerlessness, which blocks our experience of God's peace Legalism, which stops our enjoyment of God's presence

A Christian is held captive by anything that hinders the abundant and effective Spirit-filled life God planned for him or her.

victory is not determined as much by what we've been delivered from as by what we've been delivered to.

The giant stop in the walk of faith is the one we take when we decide God no longer is a part of our life.

It is necessary to pass through many troubles on our way into the kingdom of God. Acts 14:22

If you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you will tell this mountain, "Move from here to there," and it will move. Matthew 17:20

We can't go up against the people because they are stronger than we are!" So they gave a negative report to the Israelites. Numbers 13:31–32

Build it up, build it up, prepare the way, remove every obstacle from My people's way. Isaiah 57:14

Opposition is anything that opposes (1) us, (2) the work God desires to do in us, and (3) the work God desires to do through us.

My reputation is the main reason why a lot of things don't go my way on the court.

If I get blocked, it is generally because I don't know enough about some aspect of the story or the characters. The answer for this is generally more research, or making more background notes, so the place and person can be more fully realized inside my own mind.

I do this a lot with names. I'll start with a name, and then for some reason he won't talk much, or he's older than I pictured him just because of a name I give him. So then I finally get the right name, and I can't shut the guy up. This always happens. There's always a character who gives me trouble that way.

If the door is nailed shut, and you're 'Leaning In,' you're just going to get bruised and battered.

There's good sides and bad sides to life and you're going to come up against obstacles. The only way you get through them is your passion level for the path that you choose.