“I met my wife [Sukhinder Kaur Gill] in Bombay at an official function. And then we courted for three years. That's a great old term, 'courting’. And we had to do it quietly, of course, because you would know the difficulties one might have with Indian parents. She was advised by her father that people in the West don't take marriage seriously.” PeopleKnowsYearsMightThreeCoursesFatherParentTermWifeMetsFunctionDifficultyWestMy WifeIndianOfficialsThree YearsBombay Author:Glenn Turner
“Much has seen said of the wisdom of old age. Old age is wise, I grant, for itself, but not wise for the community. It is wise in declining new enterprises, for it has not the power nor the time to execute them; wise in shrinking from difficulty, for it has not the strength to overcome it; wise in avoiding danger, for it lacks the faculty of ready and swift action, by which dangers are parried and converted into advantages. But this is not wisdom for mankind at large, by whom new enterprises must be undertaken, dangers met, and difficulties surmounted.” SaidAgeActionCommunityWiseMankindDangerReadyMetsAdvantageOvercomingDifficultyOld AgeEnterpriseFacultyGrantsAvoidingShrinking Author:William C. Bryant
“The more powerful the obstacle, the more glory we have in overcoming it; and the difficulties with which we are met are the maids of honor which set off virtue.” PowerfulVirtueHonorMetsGloryOvercomingDifficultyObstaclesMaidsMaid Of Honor Author:Moliere
“Society is the true sphere of human virtue. In social, active life, difficulties will perpetually be met with; restraints of many kinds will be necessary; and studying to behave right in respect of these is a discipline of the human heart, useful to others, and improving to itself. Suffering is no duty, but where it is necessary to avoid guilt, or to do good; nor pleasure a crime, but where it strengthens the influence of bad inclinations, or lessens the generous activity of virtue.” HumansHeartKindSufferingSocialPleasureVirtueStudySocietyInfluenceCrimeDutyDisciplineMetsActivityDifficultyGuiltActiveBehaveGenerousSpheresRestraintImprovingHuman HeartInclinationActive Life Book:The Rambler: In Four Volumes ... Source: The Rambler: In Four Volumes ...
“To give an answer in advance of a question was futile, and to propound a question in order to supply the answer was also futile. There were difficulties that could best be met by unawareness of their existence.” GivingOrderAnswersExistenceIgnoranceMetsDifficultyUnawareness Author:Margaret Landon
“I'm now nearly 79. At 16 I took responsibility for Tibet and lost my freedom. At 24 I lost my country and became a refugee. I've met difficulties, but as the saying goes: 'Wherever you're happy, you can call home, and whoever is kind to you is like your parents.' I've been happy and at home in the world at large. Living a meaningful life isn't just a matter of money; it's about dedicating your life to helping others.” WorldKindCountryMatterHelpingHomeLostParentResponsibilityLike YouMetsDifficultyHappyMeaningfulHelping OthersDedicationBeing HappyRefugeeMeaningful LifeTibet Author:Dalai Lama
“There’s something about her—Cassel, I have met many evil men and women in my life. I have made deals with them, drank with them. I have done things that I myself have difficulty reconciling—terrible things. But I have never known anyone like your mother. She is a person without limits—or if she has any, she hasn’t found them yet. She never needs to reconcile anything.” IfsMenNeedsPersonsMadeDoneMotherEvilFoundDealsKnownTerribleMetsLimitsMen And WomenDifficultyTerrible ThingsDrankReconcileEvil Man Book:Black Heart Source: Black Heart
“Every person who has grown to any degree of usefulness, every person who has grown to distinction, almost without exception has been a person who has risen by overcoming obstacles, by removing difficulties, by resolving that when he met discouragement he would not give up.” GivingPersonsHas BeensSuccessMetsDegreesGiving UpDeterminationOvercomingDifficultyObstaclesDistinctionExceptionNot Giving UpRisenUsefulnessDiscouragement Book:The Booker T. Washington Reader Source: The Booker T. Washington Reader
“I have a great deal of difficulty recognizing faces, especially if I haven't - if I've just met somebody, it's hopeless.” IfsFacesDealsHavensMetsDifficultyHopelessRecognizing Author:Chuck Close
“Every great leader of the past, whose record I have examined, was beset by difficulties and met with temporary defeat before 'arriving” PastLeaderRecordsMetsDifficultyDefeatTemporaryGreat LeaderArrivingTemporary DefeatOutwitting Author:Napoleon Hill