It is not ease but effort, not facility but difficult, that makes man. There is perhaps no station in life in which difficulties do not have to be encountered and overcome before any decided means of success can be achieved. (Quote by - Samuel Smiles)

A desire can overcome all objections and obstacles. (Quote by - Gunderson)

The obstacle is the path. (Quote by - Zen Saying)

Cops and reporters are much alike. Both are absolutely dedicated to doing the job at hand, regardless of obstacles. And both, deep down, really believe the rules don't apply to them. (Quote by - Jim Barlow, Houston Chronicle)

The greatest obstacle to progress is prejudice. (Quote by - Bavee)

Obstacles cannot crush me. Every obstacle yields to stern resolve. He who is fixed to a star does not change his mind. (Quote by - Leonardo DaVinci)

The block of granite which was an obstacle in the pathway of the weak becomes a stepping-stone in the pathway of the strong. (Quote by - Thomas Carlyle)

Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goal. (Quote by - Henry Ford)

If you find a path with no obstacles, it probably doesn't lead anywhere. (Quote by - Frank A. Clark)

Most of our obstacles would melt away if, instead of cowering before them, we should make up our minds to walk boldly through them. (Quote by - Orison Swett Marden)

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. (Quote by - B. C. Forbes)

There's always free cheese in the mouse traps, but the mice there ain't happy. (Quote by - Anonymous)

Courage and perseverance have a magical talisman, before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish into air. (Quote by - John Quincy Adams)

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. (Quote by - Orison Swett Marden)

I feel that the most important step in any major accomplishment is setting a specific goal. This enables you to keep your mind focused on your goal and off the many obstacles that will arise when you're striving to do your best. (Quote by - Kurt Thomas)

The majority see the obstacles; the few see the objectives; history records the successes of the latter, while oblivion is the reward of the former. (Quote by - Alfred A. Montapert)

The mere fact that you have obstacles to overcome is in your favor. (Quote by - Robert Collier)

If this obstacle is from Thee, Lord, I accept it; but if it is from Satan, I refuse him and all his works in the name of Calvary. (Quote by - Isobel Kuhn)

When you face your fear, most of the time you will discover that it was not really such a big threat after all. We all need some form of deeply rooted, powerful motivation -- it empowers us to overcome obstacles so we can live our dreams. (Quote by - Les Brown)

When you get right down to the root of the meaning of the word "succeed," you find that it simply means to follow through. (Quote by - F. W. Nichol)

You may have a fresh start any moment you choose, for this thing that we call ''Failure'' is not the falling down, but the staying down. (Quote by - Mary Pickford)

When we are sure that we are on the right road there is no need to plan our journey too far ahead. No need to burden ourselves with doubts and fears as to the obstacles that may bar our progress. We cannot take more than one step at a time. (Quote by - Orison Swett Marden)

It still holds true that man is most uniquely human when he turns obstacles into opportunities. (Quote by - Eric Hoffer)