The greatest obstacle to discovery is not ignorance - it is the illusion of knowledge. Daniel J. Boorstin American Historian More Daniel J. Boorstin Quotes 1
It's doable but is it practical? That's another question, ... The biggest obstacle I see is clearing all the buildings from the infield. When I ran the track (1978-82) there weren't as many structures as there are now. It seems to me that it would be very costly to tear everything down, then build it back just to play one football game. Gary Baker More Gary Baker Quotes 1
If the past has been an obstacle and a burden, knowledge of the past is the safest and the surest emancipation. John Acton English Historian More John Acton Quotes 1
The authority of those who teach is often an obstacle to those who want to learn. Marcus Tullius Cicero Roman Statesman More Marcus Tullius Cicero Quotes 1
We're making far too big a deal out of our sexual preferences. It's just another form of narcissism, and I think it can be a big problem and a tremendous obstacle. Andrew Cohen American Writer More Andrew Cohen Quotes 0
Most success springs from an obstacle or failure. I became a cartoonist largely because I failed in my goal of becoming a successful executive. Scott Adams American Cartoonist More Scott Adams Quotes 0
The cost of adding a feature isn't just the time it takes to code it. The cost also includes the addition of an obstacle to future expansion. The trick is to pick the features that don't fight each other. John Carmack American Scientist More John Carmack Quotes 0
The greatest obstacle to international understanding is the barrier of language. Christopher Dawson English Writer More Christopher Dawson Quotes 0
I don't really think in terms of obstacles. My biggest obstacle is always myself. Steve Earle American Musician More Steve Earle Quotes 0
The budget evolved from a management tool into an obstacle to management. Charles Edwards Leader More Charles Edwards Quotes 0
To remove this obstacle I repeat or refer to such knowledge as has come under my notice, my own previously expressed views, and also describe and exhibit my last experiments and explain their novelty and utility. Lawrence Hargrave Australian Scientist More Lawrence Hargrave Quotes 0
I think isolation is one of the greatest problems, an ever-growing obstacle to political solidarity. Elfriede Jelinek American Playwright More Elfriede Jelinek Quotes 0
When man meets an obstacle he can't destroy, he destroys himself. Ryszard Kapuscinski Polish Journalist More Ryszard Kapuscinski Quotes 0
Entrepreneurs are simply those who understand that there is little difference between obstacle and opportunity and are able to turn both to their advantage. Niccolo Machiavelli Italian Writer More Niccolo Machiavelli Quotes 0
The chief obstacle to the progress of the human race is the human race. Don Marquis American Poet More Don Marquis Quotes 0
A lot of people give up just before they're about to make it. You know you never know when that next obstacle is going to be the last one. Chuck Norris American Actor More Chuck Norris Quotes 0
Looking back, my life seems like one long obstacle race, with me as the chief obstacle. Jack Paar American Entertainer More Jack Paar Quotes 0
Fear is your greatest obstacle - so question your fear. If it does not serve your greatest life then do not make it your master. Joy Page American Actress More Joy Page Quotes 0
Conceit is an insuperable obstacle to all progress. Ellen Terry English Actress More Ellen Terry Quotes 0
So the major obstacle to the development of new supplies is not geology but what happens above ground: international affairs, politics, investment and technology. Daniel Yergin American Author More Daniel Yergin Quotes 0
Intolerance is itself a form of violence and an obstacle to the growth of a true democratic spirit. Mohandas Gandhi Indian Leader More Mohandas Gandhi Quotes 0
The thornbush is the old obstacle in the road. It must catch fire if you want to go further. Franz Kafka Austrian Novelist More Franz Kafka Quotes 0
The left has come to regard common sense - the traditional wisdom and folkways of the community - as an obstacle to progress and enlightenment. Christopher Lasch American Historian More Christopher Lasch Quotes 0
The diversity in the faculties of men, from which the rights of property originate, is not less an insuperable obstacle to an uniformity of interests. The protection of these faculties is the first object of government. James Madison American President More James Madison Quotes 0
Nothing stops the man who desires to achieve. Every obstacle is simply a course to develop his achievement muscle. It's a strengthening of his powers of accomplishment. Thomas Carlyle Scottish Philosopher More Thomas Carlyle Quotes 0