Quotes About Hindrance

People say "God will find a way." God can't find a way if you're in the way.

A good thing which prevents us from enjoying a greater good is in truth an evil.

A civil servant is sometimes like a broken cannon - it won't work and you can't fire it.

I found myself being helped down to the car. That sort of help is actually a hindrance. If you ever see someone with a walking stick, that stick, and their arm, are actually a leg.

Having a track record to live up to and the history of successes had become a hindrance. It becomes harder to break out of what people expect you to do.

When you're corked...you're corked!

Story is a yearning meeting an obstacle.

As long as a man stands in his own way, everything seems to be in his way.

and for Stephen, who carried all his theories in his head, fine detail was a hindrance to clarity of thought.

It is a mind-structure needed for sensory perception, indispensable for practical purposes, but the greatest hindrance to knowing yourself.

Origins should never be a barrier to success. A modest start in life can be a help more than a hindrance.

Origins should never be a barrier to success. A modest start in life can be a help more than a hindrance. If you're examining successful people, look at their mother and father, study what they did, for clues about energy and motivation.

I was groomed as a so-called sex symbol, a rival to Marilyn Monroe, and from then on, whenever my picture appeared in paper, it was 'sex kitten,' 'sex symbol,' 'sex goddess,' 'sex pot.' I've accepted it, and I'm flattered, but in some ways, it's been a hindrance to me because I haven't been able to be taken seriously as an actress.

the greatest hindrance to God's blessing in your life is not others, it is yourself — your self-will, stubborn pride, and personal ambition. You cannot fulfill God's purposes for your life while focusing on your own plans.

There is nothing the devil fears so much, or so much tries to hinder, as prayer.

Procrastination is what we often call 'resistance.'

Something between a hindrance and a help.

But corpses cannot easily be overlooked; they come in the way.

God resolves all given time," said Cai philosophically and trudged away into darkness. And Cadfael returned along the path with the uncomfortable feeling that God, nevertheless, required a little help from men, and what he mostly got was hindrance.

One should not try to alter natural law by using force. Recognize the situation. In ancient times when there were serious calamities an emperor often issued a "self-blame decree," a mea culpa, to calm people's indignation. Through self-examination and by being central and steadfast, wait for another cycle from Hindrance to Advance.

It's like driving a car with your foot on the brake.

A small cold and cough can actually stop you from going where you are.

The counter is a barrier.

It's terrible, a crutch, isn't it?