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You have within you many strong and cruel enemies to overcome. You must know that there are still a thousand ties which you must break. No one can tell you what they are; only you can tell by looking at yourself and into your heart.
by Johannes Tauler (Theologian, German , born in 1300) keywords: break, cruel, enemies, heart, into, know, looking, many, must, only, overcome, still, strong, tell, thousand, ties, which, within, your , yourself I might go on discussing this subject at great length, but after all is said, done, and written, my own book of experiences will best show what these obstacles are, and how I managed to overcome them to some extent.
by Major Taylor (Athlete, American , born in 1878) keywords: after, best, book, discussing, done, experiences, extent, go, great, how, length, managed, might, obstacles, overcome, own, said, show, some, subject, them, these, will , written It's hard to get people to overcome the thought that they have to take care of themselves first. It's hard to get players to give in to the group and become selfless as opposed to selfish.
by Isiah Thomas (Athlete, American , born in 1961) keywords: become, care, first, get, give, group, hard, opposed, overcome, players, selfish, selfless, take, themselves , thought The only force that can overcome an idea and a faith is another and better idea and faith, positively and fearlessly upheld.
by Dorothy Thompson (Journalist, American , born in 1893) keywords: another, better, faith, fearlessly, force, idea, only, overcome, positively , upheld Now they're attracted to one another, but repelled by their ethnic origins, so that there was something to overcome. They had to overcome their own prejudices, which had been imposed by the culture - their own shame at being Mexican and Italian.
by Robert Towne (Actor, American , born in 1934) keywords: another, attracted, been, being, culture, ethnic, had, imposed, italian, mexican, now, origins, overcome, own, prejudices, repelled, shame, something, their , which Apathy can be overcome by enthusiasm, and enthusiasm can only be aroused by two things: first, an ideal, with takes the imagination by storm, and second, a definite intelligible plan for carrying that ideal into practice.
by Arnold J. Toynbee (Historian, British , born in 1889) keywords: apathy, aroused, carrying, definite, enthusiasm, first, ideal, imagination, intelligible, into, only, overcome, plan, practice, second, storm, takes, things , two Man must at all costs overcome the Earth's gravity and have, in reserve, the space at least of the Solar System.
by Konstantin Tsiolkovsky (Scientist, Russian , born in 1857) keywords: costs, earth, gravity, least, man, must, overcome, reserve, solar, space , system Let there be great enthusiasm for the plan throughout the entire republic that will overcome all obstacles. Let us join together to realize the Five Year Plan and bring our economy and our own living standards to previously unknown heights.
by Walter Ulbricht (Politician, German , born in 1893) keywords: bring, economy, enthusiasm, entire, five, great, heights, join, living, obstacles, our, overcome, own, plan, previously, realize, republic, standards, throughout, together, unknown, us, will , year When I wasn't as attractive as I am now, I suffered at the hands of cruel children and their taunts until I realised that confidence and a bit of aesthetic care can overcome that.
by Johnny Vegas (Comedian, British , born in 1971) keywords: aesthetic, am, attractive, bit, care, children, confidence, cruel, hands, now, overcome, realised, suffered, taunts, their , until The defense of our rights and our dignity, as well as efforts never to let ourselves to be overcome by the feeling of hatred - this is the road we have chosen.
by Lech Walesa (Activist, Polish , born in 1943) keywords: chosen, defense, dignity, efforts, feeling, hatred, never, our, ourselves, overcome, rights, road , well The hardest thing I had to overcome in life? I think racism. That's so difficult because I don't think anyone can ever understand it. It's not that people don't want to understand it, but they don't want to touch it.
by Herschel Walker (Athlete, American , born in 1962) keywords: anyone, because, difficult, ever, had, hardest, life, overcome, racism, thing, think, touch, understand , want I have learned that success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has had to overcome while trying to succeed.
by Booker T. Washington (Educator, American , born in 1856) keywords: had, learned, life, measured, much, obstacles, overcome, position, reached, succeed, success, trying, which , while Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has overcome.
by Booker T. Washington (Educator, American , born in 1856) topics: Success keywords: life, measured, much, obstacles, overcome, position, reached, success , which Our obligation is to give meaning to life and in doing so to overcome the passive, indifferent life.
by Elie Wiesel (Novelist, American , born in 1928) keywords: doing, give, indifferent, life, meaning, obligation, our, overcome , passive The only use of an obstacle is to be overcome. All that an obstacle does with brave men is, not to frighten them, but to challenge them.
by Woodrow Wilson (President, American , born in 1856) keywords: brave, challenge, does, frighten, men, obstacle, only, overcome, them , use You have to go understand that life and baseball is littered with all kinds of obstacles and problems along the way. You have to learn how to overcome them to be successful in life.
by Dave Winfield (Athlete, American , born in 1951) keywords: along, baseball, go, how, kinds, learn, life, littered, obstacles, overcome, problems, successful, them, understand , way One person can take papers, photograph them without getting excited, return them, and give them away without any scruples; while someone else has to overcome an enormous obstacle.
by Markus Wolf (Public Servant, German , born in 1923) keywords: any, away, else, enormous, excited, getting, give, obstacle, overcome, papers, person, photograph, return, scruples, someone, take, them, while , without We do not show the Negro how to overcome segregation, but we teach him how to accept it as final and just.
by Carter G. Woodson (Historian, American , born in 1875) keywords: accept, final, him, how, just, negro, overcome, segregation, show , teach
