Quotes About Obstacles

listen, he said, you ever seen a bunch of crabs in a bucket? no, I told him. well, what happens is that now and then one crab will climb up on top of the others and begin to climb toward the top of the bucket, then, just as he's about to escape another crab grabs him and pulls him back down. really? I asked. really, he said, and this job is just like that, none of the others want anybody to get out of here. that's just the way it is

a escrita de certos homens é como uma ponte vasta que nos leva por cima das muitas coisas que arranham e dilaceram.

of venereal soldiers along the way. A more effective

For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith" (Mark 11:23).

He picked up one of Lorna's roses and set it in my lap. Here. I picked it up and smelled it. He poked me in the shoulder. See what I mean? Thorns don't stop you from sniffing. Or putting them in a vase on the kitchen table. You work around them.... Cause the rose is worth it... Think what you'd miss.

Vision is the ability to see God's presence, to perceive God's power, to focus on God's plan in spite of the obstacles.

Expectations are like hidden rocks in your path—all they do is trip you up.

How can I forgive if you are not ready to give up that which caused you to stumble?

En una era sin limitaciones de espacio físico y otros obstáculos que dificulten la distribución, los bienes y servicios especializados pueden ser económicamente tan atractivos como los artículos generalistas.

There is no miracle cure for the many problems of the world.

When I moved to Mississippi, I was playing in high school, and there wasn't a lot of talent around me. I figured out that I wasn't going to be able to get to the bucket a lot anymore.

I just kept making social mistakes in my career.

Fame was a mixed blessing for me because I thought I could be as big as I wanted to be, and then I realized that I couldn't because of the racist element in the record business.

There was a movie I was trying to make right after 'Monster,' a bigger behemoth: the Chuck Yeager story. It was a life dream, but it just didn't line up. We just had issues with the life rights, ultimately.

I was working a full-time job but not having anything in my savings account at the end of the month because of my bills and because acting in the beginning costs money.

The thing you have to be on guard against, more than anything, is self-sabotage. You have to make sure you're not your own worst enemy.

In football you go from hurdle to hurdle, there's always something to motivate you, always something you want to get.

At times Thucydides may be clearly mistaken in both detail and interpretation, but the extent of his accuracy and analysis astounds in a world where travel was difficult, written sources rarely available, and the physical obstacles to the writing of history substantial.

All beings begin their lives with hopes and aspirations. Among these aspirations is the desire that there will be a straight path to those goals. It is seldom so. Perhaps never.

And those who stand in our way," he added softly, "will not watch at all.

It's a difficult thing. Discouraging isn't it? It's always easier to tear down than to build…and much more difficult to tie than to untie.

But to act, most of us must first overcome the fears that have blocked our creativity in the past.

It's not men who limit women, it's not straights who limit gays, it's not whites who limit blacks. What limits people is lack of character. What limits people is that they don't have the fucking nerve or imagination to star in their own movie, let alone direct it.

the natural condition is one of insurmountable obstacles on the road to imminent disaster. strangely enough it all works out in the end... it's a mystery.