Quotes with obstacles

  • Some minds seem almost to create themselves, springing up under every disadvantage and working their solitary but irresistible way through a thousand obstacles.
  • Only the curious will learn and only the resolute overcome the obstacles to learning. The quest quotient has always excited me more than the intelligence quotient.
  • With traps and obstacles and hazards confronting us on every hand, only blindness or indifference will fail to turn in all humility, for guidance or for warning, to the study of examples.
  • Therefore keep in the midst of life. Do not isolate yourself. Be among men and things, and among troubles, and difficulties, and obstacles.
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  • Orison Swett Marden Most of our obstacles would melt away if, instead of cowering before them, we should make up our minds to walk boldly through them.
    Orison Swett Marden
    American inspirational author (1848 - 1924)
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  • John Quincy Adams Courage and perseverance have a magical talisman, before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish into air.
    John Quincy Adams
    American statesman (1767 - 1848)
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  • Zig Ziglar Every sale has five basic obstacles: no need, no money, no hurry, no desire, no trust.
    Zig Ziglar
    American author, salesman, and motivational speaker. (1926 - 2012)
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  • Ann Bancroft For me, the greatest obstacles are never on the ice itself. That's the area I excel in. That's where my passion is. I think we all strive to push ourselves, to overcome our struggles. And when we do, we get to know ourselves better.
    Ann Bancroft
    American author, teacher, adventurer (1955 - )
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  • Henry Ford Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goal.
    Henry Ford
    American industrialist (1863 - 1947)
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  • John F. Kennedy A man does what he must - in spite of personal consequences, in spite of obstacles and dangers - and this is the basis of all human morality.
    John F. Kennedy
    American politician (1917 - 1963)
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  • Anna Garlin Spencer A successful woman preacher was once asked what special obstacles have you met as a woman in the ministry? Not one, she answered, except the lack of a minister's wife.
    Anna Garlin Spencer
    American educator and feminist (1851 - 1931)
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  • Carrie Vaughn All writing and publishing is very difficult, regardless of genre. There are going to be obstacles no matter what.
    Carrie Vaughn
    American writer (1973 - )
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  • Swami Ramdas Be patient. The path of self-discipline that leads to God-realization is not an easy path: obstacles and sufferings are on the path; the latter you must bear, and the former overcome - all by His help. His help comes only through concentration. Repetition of God's name helps concentration.
    Swami Ramdas
    Indian saint, philosopher, philanthropist and pilgrim (1884 - 1963)
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  • Andy Hertzfeld Being idealistic really helps you overcome some of the many obstacles put in your path.
    Andy Hertzfeld
    American software engineer and innovator (1953 - )
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  • Norman Vincent Peale Enthusiasm releases the drive to carry you over obstacles and adds significance to all you do.
    Norman Vincent Peale
    American minister and author (1898 - 1993)
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  • Boris Kodjoe Everybody goes through obstacles and problems and issues and turn their backs on people that we are fond of and love just because we hurt; and everybody goes through that.
    Boris Kodjoe
    Austrian-American actor, producer (1973 - )
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  • W. Clement Stone Everyone who achieves success in a great venture, solves each problem as they came to it. They helped themselves. And they were helped through powers known and unknown to them at the time they set out on their voyage. They keep going regardless of the obstacles they met.
    W. Clement Stone
    American businessman and author (1902 - 2002)
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  • Bertrand Russell Freedom in general may be defined as the absence of obstacles to the realization of desires.
    Bertrand Russell
    English philosopher and mathematician (1872 - 1970)
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  • Carlos Ghosn Good is somebody who delivered and allowed the company to overcome obstacles, without leaving a profound impact on its culture. Great is somebody who leads his company to achievements and performance and value that nobody was expecting it had.
    Carlos Ghosn
    Brazilian-born businessman (1954 - )
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  • Henry David Thoreau He is the best sailor who can steer within fewest points of the wind, and exact a motive power out of the greatest obstacles.
    Henry David Thoreau
    American writer (1817 - 1862)
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  • B. C. Forbes History has demonstrated that the most notable winners usually encountered heartbreaking obstacles before they triumphed. They won because they refused to become discouraged by their defeats.
    B. C. Forbes
    American Publisher (1880 - 1954)
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  • Carl von Clausewitz If the leader is filled with high ambition and if he pursues his aims with audacity and strength of will, he will reach them in spite of all obstacles.
    Carl von Clausewitz
    Prussian general and military theorist (1780 - 1831)
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  • Bertolt Brecht If there are obstacles, the shortest line between two points may be the crooked line.
    Bertolt Brecht
    German - Austrian writer (1898 - 1956)
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  • Frank A. Clark If you find a path with no obstacles, it probably doesn't lead anywhere.
    Frank A. Clark
    American politician
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