The greatest obstacle to those who hope to reform American education is complacency.
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The greatest obstacle to those who hope to reform American education is complacency.
Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence.
The greatest obstacle in the apostolate of the Church is the timidity or rather the cowardice of the faithful.
If you're trying to achieve, there will be roadblocks. I've had them; everybody has had them. But obstacles don't have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don't turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it.
The greatest obstacle to pleasure is not pain; it is delusion.
As human beings we all want to be happy and free from misery._x000D_ _x000D_ We have learned that the key to happiness is inner peace._x000D_ _x000D_ The greatest obstacles to inner peace are disturbing emotions such as_x000D_ _x000D_ anger and attachment, fear and suspicion,_x000D_ _x000D_ while love and compassion, a sense of universal responsibility_x000D_ _x000D_ are the sources of peace and happiness.
If you run into a wall, don't turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it.
A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles.
Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it.
Every obstacle yields to stern resolve.
He who is fixed to a star does not change his mind.
Imaginary obstacles are insurmountable. Real ones aren't. But you can't tell the difference when you have no real information. Fear can create even more imaginary obstacles than ignorance can. That's why the smallest step away from speculation and into reality can be an amazing relief...The Reality Solution means: Do it before you're ready.
Life's challenges are not supposed to paralyze you, they're supposed to help you discover who you are.
The greatest obstacle to being heroic is the doubt whether one may not be going to prove one's self a fool; the truest heroism is to resist the doubt; and the profoundest wisdom, to know when it ought to be resisted, and when it be obeyed.
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