Quotes About Obstacles

You need bad things to make good things. It's like with farming— if you want to grow a good crop, you need a lot of manure.

My soul, the seas are rough, and thou a stranger In these false coasts; O keep aloof; there's danger; Cast forth thy plummet; see, a rock appears; Thy ships want sea-room; make it with thy tears.

There are very few things impossible in themselves; and we do not want means to conquer difficulties so much as application and resolution in the use of means.

I think as long as there are folks on the fringe who want to make movies, the indie scene will still be around. I do think it's getting harder to get them seen though.

I'm drawn again and again to relationships between people who really, really want to connect and just can't get out of their own way to do it.

What I like least is dealing with publishers who simply don't want collaborations regardless of their merit.

That's one of my biggest obstacles. I'm afraid of failure. I want to succeed so bad that I become afraid of failing.

If somebody is strong and showing good performances and perfect in the thing you are doing, there are people who want to disturb you.

The good things take care of themselves. We want to find all the negatives.

Getting things done in this country, if you want to build something, if you want to start a company, it's getting to be virtually impossible with all of the bureaucracy and all of the approvals.

the best contacts are when one knows the obstacles and still wants to preserve a relation.

I've learned what Trump has taught - we need to put our best foot forward and don't let anybody block us from anything that we wish to do or want to do.

Brick walls let us prove how badly we want our dream and they stop those who don't want it enough. Brick walls let us show our dedication.

The more you want something to happen, the harder it becomes.

What you want in a romantic comedy, is to have two people that you want to see together and how do they overcome the obstacles that are in the way for that to happen.

Whatever obstacles you face, remember you can get through anything if you want to badly enough.

Everyone wants to be open and inclusive, but nobody wants to pay for it. It's the biggest roadblock to translating living writers, especially poets.

Profiles mean nothing. You could say, 'I want this,' but then it's not out there.

I have a motto on my bedroom wall: 'Obstacles are what you see when you take your eye off the goal.' Giving up is not my style. I just want to do something that's worthwhile.

If are in a situation with too many people in your life and you want to go into higher attention, look in the mirror. You are being blocked. Do something about it. It might be hard.

You must consider that there is opposition from other human beings and also non-physical forces that don't want you to succeed.

Be honest! You are not going to want to admit energy loss. Someone is making it hard for you to look.

Never make a roadblock of yourself on trouble's road. No, make yourself a bridge instead, with stones slick as grease.

Look at these bones we step over. We go as far as we can go, and then we stop. And that is how it is. That is all it is. So…now what?