“Many years ago, in the throes of my struggles on the PGA Tour, I had difficulty even getting into pro-ams. I needed money, so I put together a 45-minute magic show I'd perform at corporate events surrounding the tournament.” YearsShowsTogetherStruggleMagicMinutesEventsNeededYears AgoDifficultyCorporateTournamentsMy StruggleMagic Show Author:Gary McCord
“I suppose that every time there is difficulty. I remember about Space Mountain: It took us ten years before we found the technology that would allow such a ride. And during these ten years, I had a model that I kept, waiting for the technology we needed.” YearsRememberArtistFoundWaitingSpaceTechnologyNeededTenMountainModelsDifficulty Author:John Hench
“Out of a very intimate acquaintance with D. L. Moody, I wish to testify that he was a far greater pray-er than he was preacher. Time and time again, he was confronted by obstacles that seemed insurmountable, but he always knew the way to overcome all difficulties. He knew the way to bring to pass anything that needed to be brought to pass. He knew and believed in the deepest depths of his soul that nothing was too hard for the Lord, and that prayer could do anything that God could do.” WaySoulHardWishPrayerLordGreaterPrayingNeededOvercomingDifficultyDepthObstaclesIntimatePreacherAcquaintanceRevivalMoodyRevival PrayerGod PrayerInsurmountableRevival In America Author:R. A. Torrey
“We can do whatever we wish to do provided our wish is strong enough. But the tremendous effort needed- one doesn't always want to make it-does one? ... But what else can be done? What's the alternative? What do you want most to do? That's what I have to keep asking myself, in the face of difficulties.” WantDoeDoneEnoughFacesStrongWishCan DoEffortNeededDifficultyAskingAlternativesStrong Enough Book:The Collected Letters of Katherine Mansfield: 1922-1923 Source: The Collected Letters of Katherine Mansfield: 1922-1923
“I had great difficulties learning to play initially because I could not think rhythmically properly, although it's an even-paced rhythm, I was not phrasing properly, I was too Western. It took me a while to learn to think in needed form, and the only way I could learn was just by ear.” ThinkingWayPlayFormNeededEarsDifficultyWesternRhythm Author:Richard Meale
“I ran for president because I wanted to help Lithuania and its people during a difficult time. My country was on the very edge of an economic crisis, and people were disappointed by the economic situation and the political elite. We all needed change and motivation to consolidate our efforts in order to overcome the difficulties.” PeopleCountryHelpingWantedPoliticalMotivationOrderDifficultPresidentEffortSituationEconomicNeededOvercomingDifficultyCrisisEdgesRanDisappointedElitesDifficult TimesEconomic CrisisLithuaniaNeeded Change Author:Dalia Grybauskaite
“In the peace process, the partner doesn't just sit and allow things to deteriorate to the point of disaster. The United States is needed with thoughts and with ideas, not only with the attitude of a messenger between parties, but - when things get rough - to come in and help with what is just and what is right, to overcome difficulty.” IdeasStatesHelpingProcessUnitedPartyAttitudeUnited StatesNeededOvercomingDifficultyPartnersDisasterRoughMessengers Author:King Hussein I
“There is no one "root of all evil" in software development. Design is hard in many ways. People tend to underestimate the intellectual and practical difficulties involved in building a significant system involving software. It is not and will not be reduced to a simple mechanical "assembly line" process. Creativity, engineering principles, and evolutionary change are needed to create a satisfactory large system.” PeopleWayHardEvilProcessLinesSimplePrinciplesCreativityDesignBuildingDevelopmentNeededInvolvedIntellectualRootsDifficultySignificantPracticalsSoftwareEngineeringUnderestimateAssemblyInvolvingSoftware DevelopmentAssembly Line Author:Bjarne Stroustrup
“Think the very fact that somebody like Mike Pence is seen as useful to the [Donald] Trump campaign would be analytically a sign of difficulty for him because, you know, the Republican Party over the last two decades has needed to include his support among women, among Latinos, among blacks, among young people, and among highly educated people.” PeopleThinkingKnowsTwoFactsWould BeLastsYoungPartySupportTrumpNeededRepublicanDifficultyDecadesCampaignsEducatedRepublican PartyMikeLatinoLike Mike Author:Mark Colvin
“The secret message communicated to most young people today by the society around them is that they are not needed, that the society will run itself quite nicely until they - at some distant point in the future - will take over the reigns. Yet the fact is that the society is not running itself nicely... because the rest of us need all the energy, brains, imagination and talent that young people can bring to bear down on our difficulties. For society to attempt to solve its desperate problems without the full participation of even very young people is imbecile.” PeopleNeedsFactsProblemRunningTodayYoungEnergyImaginationSecretBrainTalentYouthBearsNeededMessagesDifficultySolveDesperateReignParticipationSocial ChangeImbecilesChanges In SocietyYoung Talent Author:Alvin Toffler
“As usual, it occurred to me that words were the only thing that could possibly save me from this situation. This was a characteristic misunderstanding on my part. When action was needed, I was absorbed in words; for words proceeded with such difficulty from my mouth that I was intent on them and forgot all about action. It seemed to me that actions, which are dazzling, varied things, must always be accompanied by equally dazzling and equally varied words.” ActionSituationNeededMouthsDifficultyCharacteristicsUsualMisunderstandingSave MeDazzling Book:The Temple of the Golden Pavilion Source: The Temple of the Golden Pavilion
“The infantryman slithers in the mud, while many teams of horses are needed to drag each gun forward. All wheeled vehicles sink up to their axles in the slime. Even tractors can only move with great difficulty. A large portion of our heavy artillery was soon stuck fast... The strain that all this caused our already exhausted troops can perhaps be imagined.” MovingTeamMilitaryNeededGunHorseDifficultyHeavyStuckPortionsVehicleDragTroopsExhaustedMudStrainArtillerySlimeTractorsInfantryman Author:Gunther Blumentritt