“Not only do these abominable weapons lie buried in silence and in their millions waiting to kill or maim innocent women and children; but the presence or even the fear of the presence of a single landmine can prevent the cultivation of an entire field, rob a whole village of its livelihood, place yet another obstacle on a country's road to reconstruction and development” ChildrenCountryWholeLyingWaitingSilenceMillionsFieldsDevelopmentWeaponsObstaclesInnocentVillageBuriedLivelihoodCultivationReconstructionLandmines Author:Kofi Annan
“If your parents are billionaires, that might actually be an obstacle to your own happiness and self-development. If you go to Oxford or Harvard, that might actually thwart your desire to graduate with a science or math degree.” IfsSelfMightDesireParentDevelopmentDegreesObstaclesMathGraduatesSelf DevelopmentHarvardBillionaireOxford Author:Malcolm Gladwell
“Violence against women continues to persist as one of the most heinous, systematic and prevalent human rights abuses in the world. It is a threat to all women, and an obstacle to all our efforts for development, peace, and gender equality in all societies. Violence against women is always a violation of human rights; it is always a crime; and it is always unacceptable. Let us take this issue with the deadly seriousness that it deserves.” WorldHumansEffortIssuesRightsViolenceCrimeDevelopmentDeserveAbuseThreatHuman RightsObstaclesGenderPersistSeriousnessViolationGender EqualitySystematicViolence Against WomenViolation Of Human Rights Author:Ban Ki-moon
“Probably the greatest single obstacle to the progress and happiness of the American people lies in the willingness of so many men to invest their time and money in multiplying competitive industries instead of opening up new fields, and putting their money into lines of industry and development that are needed.” PeopleMenLyingLinesProgressFieldsDevelopmentIndustryNeededObstaclesOpeningWillingnessOpening UpTime And MoneyMultiplyingPeople Lie Book:Random Reminiscences of Men and Events Source: Random Reminiscences of Men and Events
“The main obstacle to our development is our lack of knowledge about the nature of consciousness itself.” ConsciousnessDevelopmentObstaclesLack Of Knowledge Author:David Hawkins
“Red RodsBefore elaborating any system of education, we must therefore create a favorable environment that will encourage the flowering of a child's natural gifts. All that is needed is to remove the obstacles. And this should be the basis of, and point of departure for, all future education. The first thing to be done, therefore, is to discover the true nature of a child and then assist him in his normal development.” ShouldFirstsChildrenDoneNaturalEnvironmentDevelopmentNeededNormalRedBasesObstaclesRemoveTrue NatureDepartureFloweringNatural Gifts Author:Maria Montessori