Quotes About Obstacles

Those who refuse to take a step toward their goal because it does not at once reach the goal are likely to stand still or move backward.

The obstacles of your past can become the gateways that lead to new beginnings.

And my problem was that I always tried to go in everyone's way but my own.

A good intention but fixed and resolute - bent on high and holy ends, we shall find means to them on every side and at every moment; and even obstacles and opposition will but make us "like the fabled specter-ships," which sail the fastest in the very teeth of the wind.

Most of the shadows of this life are caused by standing in one's own sunshine

It will come all right in the end. There is the steady impulse of your determination that sets you on your feet again after every downfall. Gradually the obstacles are all overcome and your current becomes stronger. Everything comes right in the end. Steady determination is what is required. (p. 27)

The mind is by nature restless. Begin liberating it from its restlessness; give it peace, make it free from distractions, train it to look inward, and make all this a habit. This is done by ignoring the external world and removing the obstacles to peace of mind. (p. 20)

All great talents are never found in rich exquisite locales with perfect setting that enhance their creative works, but on the contrary are found in the most obnoxious circumstances yet are unaffected by them and create masterpieces at the most unpredictable situations, just like a lotus flower blossoming in a muddy pond!

I'm going to write a novel and get it published. I'm going to do it because writing a novel is worthwhile and because I have the talent to do it. I'm going to do it because I have something important to say to the world. I refuse to let anything get in my way.

God bless the potholes on Memory Lane.

The brick walls are there for a reason. The brick walls are not there to keep us out. The brick walls are there to give us a chance to show how badly we want something. Because the brick walls are there to stop the people who don't want it badly enough. They're there to stop the other people.

Walls aren't put in our life to stop us, they are there to test how much we really want somthing.

Brick walls are not there to keep us out, they are there to show us how much we want something.

The brick walls are there to stop the people who don't want it badly enough. They're there to stop the other people.

Brick walls are there for a reason. And once you get over them—even if someone has practically had to throw you over—it can be helpful to others to tell them how you did it.

The brick walls are not there to keep us out. The brick walls are there to give us the chance to show how badly we want something.

If you want something bad enough, never give up (and take a boost when offered). Brick walls are there for a reason. And once you get over them—even if someone has practically had to throw you over—it can be helpful to others to tell them how you did it.

I kept my mantra in mind: The brick walls are there for a reason. They're not there to keep us out. the brick walls are there to give us chance to show how badly we want something.

brick walls are there for a reason. They're not there to keep us out. The brick walls are there to give us a chance to show how badly we want something.

walls are there for a reason. And once you get over them—even if someone has practically had to throw you over—it can be helpful to others to tell them how you did it.

sometimes, the most impenetrable brick walls are made of flesh.

The brick walls are there for a reason. They're not there to keep us out. The brick walls are there to give us a chance to show how badly we want something.

I was heartbroken, but I was not deterred. I would find a way around this brick wall.

Brick walls are there for a reason. They give us a chance to show how badly we want something.