Obstacle Quotes

True respect comes when we fend for ourselves without the aid of anyone, and when we owned something and say, 'this is my own'! Not necessarily as a way of boasting of our abundance and grace, but having a feeling that we can use it without obstruction, or being asked to return the favor.

~ Michael Bassey Johnson

Miko: You would stand between me and this evil murderer?Hinjo: I'll stand between any two murderers I wish, thanks.

~ Rich Burlew

When a man, however passively, becomes an obstacle to the fulfillment of a woman's desires, he becomes an odious thing in her eyes, - or will, given time enough.

~ Theodore Dreiser

Adversity sure does gives you trouble, but it keeps you humble.

~ Amit Kalantri

It's impossible to notice how blessed you are if you are always focusing on your weaknesses and obstacles.

~ Hafiz

Dare not to surrender your faith to your trials and tribulations, they only come to strengthen your mind for your future challenges and obstacles.

~ Hafiz

Obstacles only surface in your life to reveal to you your untapped mental capabilities.

~ Hafiz

What is an obstacle to a man who constantly envisions himself standing at the victory line of his dream?

~ Hafiz

Every obstacle is meant to be temporary, try not to make yours permanent in your life.

~ Hafiz

An obstacle is nothing but a temporary obstruction waiting to be tackled.

~ Hafiz

Many people become discouraged by their obstacles because they focus deeply on what they bring instead of the rewards that come with defeating them.

~ Hafiz

Struggles, challenges and obstacles are nothing but the doorways to future blessings.

~ Hafiz

Until the end of time, a winning positive attitude will always conquer all struggles, challenges and obstacles.

~ Hafiz

At the end of your struggles, challenges, and obstacles comes the mental strength to cross many boundaries in the future.

~ Hafiz

A strong mind focuses not on its obstacle, but on the reward that lies at the end of it.

~ Hafiz

Your obstacles are always counting on you to be fearful and doubtful because those are their only chances of defeating you.

~ Hafiz

What else other than success can happen to anyone who refuses to stay down in the midst of any struggle, challenge or obstacle?

~ Hafiz

Learn to not live in fears and worries over your obstacles, because they don't control your destiny, God does.

~ Hafiz

Every obstacle should be seen as a part of the process of gaining mental strength and wisdom for bigger and better things in life.

~ Hafiz

If you are faced with a mountain, you have several options.You can climb it and cross to the other side.You can go around it.You can dig under it.You can fly over it.You can blow it up.You can ignore it and pretend it’s not there.You can turn around and go back the way you came.Or you can stay on the mountain and make it your home.

~ Vera Nazarian

Sometimes I was too tired, other times just lazy. Now and then, I was frustrated because nothing seemed to be happening – no signs from God, no enlightenment, nothing. But that wasn’t the point, the Shaykh explained. What mattered was the inner connection with God, which builds slowly and only transforms us gradually.Another obstacle, however, was that I often found it hard to concentrate during the dhikr.

~ Kristiane Backer

Remember, every obstacle is also an opportunity.

~ Lindsey Rietzsch

To say something great, you must first stop trying to say something great! Sometimes struggling is an obstacle to reach the target! Flow like a river, calmly, naturally, enjoying the present moment, without thinking of the ocean and finally you will be there!

~ Mehmet Murat Ildan

Venture to a remote corner of a faraway land and, from the moment you get there, every person and every thing becomes an obstacle, designed to entrap you, to stop you proceeding on your way.

~ Tahir Shah

I hope you remember that if you encounter an obstacle on the road, don’t think of it as an obstacle at all… think of it as a challenge to find a new path on the road less traveled.

~ Hyeonseo Lee

Since the day I’d left Yoroido, I’d done nothing but worry that every turn of life’s wheel would bring yet another obstacle into my path; and of course, it was the worrying and the struggle that had always made life so vividly real to me.

~ Arthur Golden

To destroy that which seeks to destroy me, God invites me to stand against it until it stands down and then falls down.

~ Craig D. Lounsbrough

Hate, just like love, is a propulsion force; it is also, to the unwise, a defining matter - On Hate.

~ Lamine Pearlheart

If the past has been an obstacle and a burden, knowledge of the past is the safest and the surest emancipation.

~ John Acton