Obstacles Quotes (1165 Quotes)

Until you play it, you just can't appreciate the difficulty.

This year's commemorative events have enabled us to demonstrate to those who lived through the war at home and abroad that the sacrifices their generation made and the hardships they endured are still acknowledged, valued and appreciated,

All these obstacles, (investors) are seeing right through them, ... Where is the liftoff going to come from

With options thus foreclosed, in order to protect and defend the nation and clear the obstacles that stood in its path, a decisive appeal to arms was made.

A pessimist is one who makes difficulties of his opportunities and an optimist is one who makes opportunities of his difficulties.

I am pleased that three Sun Belt (Conference) schools could come to the aid of LSU at a time when it faces many difficulties, ... I applaud the efforts of athletic director Rick Villarreal and his counterparts to bring this to a workable solution.

I like to look at things not as an obstacle or a problem, but as an opportunity to figure out the best way.

I have chosen to withdraw as director of 'Superman.' The difficulty of casting the role of Superman has contributed to my decision. I appreciate the efforts of Warner Bros. and the entire production team during this process.

It was issue-oriented, there were no polemics and this is the way we should proceed because then we can really try to discuss the various problems, the difficulties, the controversies and try to find common ground.

Chinese-Canadians are making an extraordinary impact on the building of our country. They've also made a significant historical contribution despite many obstacles.

No horses this time. I'm going to talk about the hardships on the trail.

Newspaper correspondents with an army, as a rule, are mischievous. They are the world's gossips, pick up and retail the camp scandal, and gradually drift to the headquarters of some general, who finds it easier to make reputation at home than with his own corps or division. They are also tempted to prophesy events and state facts which, to an enemy, reveal a purpose in time to guard against it. Moreover, they are always bound to see facts colored by the partisan or political character of their own patrons, and thus bring army officers into the political controversies of the day, which are always mischievous and wrong. Yet, so greedy are the people at large for war news, that it is doubtful whether any army commander can exclude all reporters, without bringing down on himself a clamor that may imperil his own safety. Time and moderation must bring a just solution to this modern difficulty.

Only standing in the midst of the twisted, torn, shattered rubble can one appreciate -- in any respect -- the scale, scope, the difficulty of this act of war perpetrated on the United States of America here in New York, ... It is a capital of the world fo

The wise man, knowing how to enjoy achieved results without having constantly to replace them with others, finds in them an attachment to life in the hour of difficulty.

Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has overcome.

We are aware of the difficulty of our task.

This is the problem for which revolutionary theory has yet to find the right solution, if there is one. The difficulty is that the economic interests of the two classes are antagonistic.

Perpetual pushing and assurance put a difficulty out of countenance and make a seeming difficulty gives way.

Difficulty need not foreshadow despair or defeat. Rather achievement can be all the more satisfying because of obstacles surmounted.

Thus, my child, man cannot reap love until after sad and revealing separation, and bitter patience, and desperate hardship.

All the schools have to do is fill out some paperwork, and we will send it right through, ... We have a hardship clause that waives the usual wait for transfers for extraordinary and unusual circumstances. If there was ever a case that fits that, I'd say this is it.

Greed for enlightenment and immortality is no different than greed for material wealth. It is self-centered and dualistic, and thus an obstacle to true attainment. Therefore these states are never achieved by those who covet them rather, they are the reward of the virtuous.

I remember people who'd had a lot of hardship during the war. They'd thought we'd won.

Americans are like a rich father who wishes he knew how to give his son the hardships that made him rich.

Nothing stops the man who desires to achieve. Every obstacle is simply a course to develop his achievement muscle. It's a strengthening of his powers of accomplishment.

The greater the obstacle, the more glory in overcoming it.

I should have been glad to acquire some sort of idea of Hindu theology, ... but the difficulties were too great.

It's a Jim Dandy concept. I have just had some difficulty sitting down and pointing to it on the map.

When you take a step of faith, obstacles are removed and doors are opened. Do not stand there wondering if you made the right choice, but keep on moving as your destiny lies ahead.

Do not despair of your life. You have force enough to overcome your obstacles.

Everything must be recaptured and relocated in the general framework of history, so that despite the difficulties, the fundamental paradoxes and contradictions, we may respect the unity of history which is also the unity of life.

My brave fellows, ... you have done all I asked you to do and more than could be reasonably expected. But this country is at stake, your wives, your homes and everything you hold dear. You have borne yourself up with fatigues and hardships, but we know not how to spare you. If you consent to stay one month longer, you will render that service to the cause of liberty and this country which you probably could never do under any other circumstances.

It has everything you could want - degree of difficulty, length, some of the best greens I've ever seen. They moved a lot of dirt, but it doesn't look forced it looks natural. I think the way they distributed it is magnificent.

It is an important part of our outreach. But the difficulty in reaching out to the Hispanic community is that it is so diverse.

To come off this road trip 3-3 is very nice. We've had some obstacles to overcome, and our guys have responded really well like I thought they would.

The difficulty is not so great to die for a friend, as to find a friend worth dying for.

Among these players, fierce competitiveness is a given. But rather than being an obstacle to closeness, it can be the glue, as long as it's mixed with admiration, humor and good chemistry. Everybody always wants to win, but it's never a problem among the people who make you feel like you did when you were all kids just playing a game, ... There can be no room for jealousy if there is true friendship.

What is interesting to me is how the characters respond, how they change and grow by facing what often seem overwhelming difficulties.

The genuine step Turkey expects is direct trade together with financial aid. This unilateral decision by the EU will bring new problems and difficulties.

Adding racial accusation to the standing difficulty does not serve one victim, feed a single child, inspire a single person,

We are sensitive to the fact that there is a pattern of difficulty here that needs to be attended to, which is why we need a face-to-face discussion.

Clearly Democrats are not united in what is the critique of what we're doing there and what is the answer to what we do next. The difficulty of coming to a unified position is that for a lot of people who voted for it, they have to decide whether they can admit that they were misled.

We in Europe have a real opportunity to show that...we are not fair-weather friends, who turn away at the first sign of difficulty.

I think it would be easy for us to reflect and to discuss things and be critical. The president understands that transitions can be times of difficulty and strong emotion, and he's going to approach it in that vein.

The school districts are treated as developers when we go through the municipal planning process. That sometimes creates some difficulty.

It can be extended without difficulty. It will be used when needed, if the market does not need it we will not weep.

They're more than dangerous. They're very good. They have some tremendous pieces. To play an additional game is one more obstacle, but they're very capable of winning the tournament.

When man meets an obstacle he can't destroy, he destroys himself.

I commenced analyzing man's mission, but could conclude only that most of his life was identified with struggle and hardship.

Everybody has challenges, everybody has obstacles, everybody has adversity, ... What's unique about this situation is that there are so many positive things ahead of this franchise.