#obstacle

I don’t understand hospital chaplains that try to rob my patients of their anger. Sometimes anger is a key motivator that gets people to take action. Anger can push a cancer patient to jump out of his hospital bed, walk down to the nurses station and scream, “I am getting the hell out of here!”. There is a misconception that God is simply sweet and passive. Actually, God can be quite cunning, manipulative and relentless with his children. What we consider as negative traits are actually helpful in molding us. He will use a negative emotion if needed to push people to do things that will change them for the better. He will allow people or situations to derail us if there is a chance that those interactions will push us forward. Personally, I don’t want a God that is going to send some church member to my deathbed with a plate of cookies and tell me to have faith. Actually, I rather have a God that screams, “Get the hell off your ass, stop feeling sorry for yourself. Walk down the hall with that Physical Therapist so you can get on with your life!" A little anger in a person can push them to do amazing things. ↗

— Shannon L. Alder

#anger #answers #challenges #desire #drive

Studies have consistently shown that financial hardship is the biggest obstacle to heterosexual marriage, yet the Republican leadership has done precious little to help address the financial hardship faced by American families. ↗

— Kendrick Meek

#american #american families #biggest #biggest obstacle #consistently

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

#before #give #going #just #know

We will as soon as possible reexamine our laws and policies and eliminate all obstacles to genuine investment. ↗

— Olusegun Obasanjo

#genuine #investment #laws #obstacles #our

Looking back, my life seems like one long obstacle race, with me as the chief obstacle. ↗

— Jack Paar

#chief #life #like #long #looking

The greatest obstacle to those who hope to reform American education is complacency. ↗

— Diane Ravitch

#complacency #education #greatest #greatest obstacle #hope

I never felt the same passion for the game in the States and there were a lot of headaches, a lot of obstacles to overcome - it didn't just run itself for the love of the game because soccer is not the No. 1 sport as it is in Europe. ↗

— Hope Solo

#europe #felt #game #headaches #i

While there are many obstacles that deter students from going to college, finances by no means should be the deciding factor. ↗

— Bobby Scott

#deciding #deter #factor #finances #going

I have a message for the young kids. Life is about obstacles, endeavors in life are not to be overlooked. ↗

— Wade Boggs

#endeavors #i #kids #life #message

The U.S. Olympic spirit award is an award that is given to an athlete who embodies the Olympic spirit in more ways than just on the playing field, in showing incredible perseverance, in overcoming obstacles, and what we wanted to do is have everybody can vote on-line. ↗

— Brian Boitano

#award #embodies #everybody #field #given