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

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

Formulate and stamp indelibly on your mind a mental picture of yourself as succeeding. Hold this picture tenaciously. Never permit it to fade. Your mind will seek to develop the picture... Do not build up obstacles in your imagination.

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.

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.

With respect to the first of these obstacles it has often been made a matter of grave complaint against Political Economists that they confine their attention to Wealth and disregard all consideration of Happiness or Virtue.

Happiness is dependent on self-discipline. We are the biggest obstacles to our own happiness. It is much easier to do battle with society and with others than to fight our own nature.

We are built to conquer environment solve problems achieve goals and we find no real satisfaction or happiness in life without obstacles to conquer and goals to achieve.

People let their own hang-ups become the obstacles between them and personal happiness.

Good is somebody who delivered and allowed the company to overcome obstacles without leaving a profound impact on its culture. Great is somebody who leads his company to achievements and performance and value that nobody was expecting it had.