A good intention but fixed and resolute - bent on high and holy ends, we shall find means to them read more

A good intention but fixed and resolute - bent on high and holy ends, we shall find means to them on every side and at every moment; and even obstacles and opposition will but make us "like the fabled specter-ships," which sail the fastest in the very teeth of the wind.

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

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

Life's up and downs provide windows of opportunity to determine your values and goals - Think of using all obstacles read more

Life's up and downs provide windows of opportunity to determine your values and goals - Think of using all obstacles as stepping stones to build the life you want

Obstacles are like wild animals. They are cowards but they will bluff you if they can. If they see you read more

Obstacles are like wild animals. They are cowards but they will bluff you if they can. If they see you are afraid of them... they are liable to spring upon you; but if you look them squarely in the eye, they will slink out of sight.

The dogmas of the quiet past are inadequate to the stormy present. The occasion is piled high with difficulty, and read more

The dogmas of the quiet past are inadequate to the stormy present. The occasion is piled high with difficulty, and we must rise with the occasion. As our case is new, so we must think anew and act anew.

An obstacle is often an unrecognized opportunity

An obstacle is often an unrecognized opportunity

Defeat may test you; it need not stop you. If at first you don't succeed, try another way. For every read more

Defeat may test you; it need not stop you. If at first you don't succeed, try another way. For every obstacle there is a solution. Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. The greatest mistake is giving up.

The greatest obstacle to discovery is not ignorance -- it is the illusion of knowledge.

The greatest obstacle to discovery is not ignorance -- it is the illusion of knowledge.

Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goal.

Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goal.