Quotes About Obstacles

All the famous people had had an awful time. One of them had had a drunken father. Another had a stammer. Another had to wash hundreds of dirty bottles. They had all had what was called a difficult childhood. Clearly you had to have one if you wanted to become famous.

A cada paso adelantado en mi ruta hacia el frente rasgaba mis espaldas el aleteo desesperado de los troncos viejos. At each advancing step on my route forward back was ripped by the desperate flapping wings of the old guard. (From "Yo misma fui mi ruta/I was my own route")

Here we are - despite the delays, the confusion, and the shadows en route - at last, or for the moment, where we always intended to be.

You do realize, Kilmartin,' Colin said, his voice so soft it was almost chilling, 'that there is no reason you can't marry her. None at all. Except, of course,' he added, almost as an afterthought, 'the reasons you manufacture for yourself.

Honestly, it is difficult for me because I cannot return to Indonesia safely. So how am I supposed to make another movie in Indonesia when I cannot safely return to Indonesia?

There's adversity, it's inevitable you are going to face it.

I always felt that we don't have dearth of beautiful locations in our country, but we still don't have proper infrastructure. Because of that, most of the times, we are not able to reach those locations.

Failure is inherent in the game. So if you don't respond well to adversity, you're probably not going to have a long career.

Injuries are a big factor when you're trying to go on a championship run.

Father Time and injuries are tough adversaries.

You can't control injuries, can't control guys getting fired and stuff like that.

All innovators face challenges and seldom enjoy family support.

Sometimes I think your intellect can get in your way as an actor or an artist. When you come from a world of improv and comedy, you're able to let it flicker and fall out.

He wanted to be a lawyer, couldn't afford it, so he started dealing to go to college - good intention.

Our good intentions have gotten in our own way and it's bad for immigrants.

The intersection of being female and a showrunner carries difficult challenges.

Only a fool is humiliated by having been weak enough to have to overcome obstacles.

the enemies of promise.

We learn from joy but also from grief; we learn from achievement, but just as much from failure; and what we learn from grief and failure is, after a while, to be grateful... All of us, young and old, learn more from obstacles than from the smooth path and from bracing ourselves against sudden harsh winds than from the undisturbed weather.

You just go until you come to a closed door. And you say "Open Sesame!" and there you are.

My problems are like waves - just as one disappears with a snarl and a hiss there's another shaping up to knock me down.

If it's important to you, you will find a way. If not, you'll find an excuse.

I make friends with hindrances and every obstacle becomes a stepping-stone. Every-thing in the Universe, visible and invisible, is working to bring to me my own.

The light of lights streams through my mind, body, and affairs, revealing all in Divine order. I see clearly there are no obstacles on my pathway. I see clearly the open road of fulfillment.