“Faith has played a major role in my life. Whenever I feel an obstacle is too great, I can always go to God in prayer and He'll help me through it.” FeelsI CanHelpingPrayerRolesMajorsObstaclesHelp Me Author:Patrick Henry Hughes
“My [story] outlines are usually about 5-6 pages long. I'm essentially telling myself the story in short form. I try to make it clear who the major characters are, what they want, and what obstacles they face.” WantTryingLongCharacterStoriesFacesFormClearMajorsPagesObstaclesOutlines Author:Chevy Stevens
“As for major obstacles keeping young Latinos from becoming filmmakers, I think our communities are still coming into their identities as storytellers. It's such an important identity to reclaim - it's how our ancestors kept our cultures alive. But a long history of silencing, invisibility, and marginalization has kept generations of Latinos from believing in themselves, from seeing themselves as agents of their own lives. I think there needs to be a focus on this aspect to help cultivate young Latinas to see themselves as cultural producers and defenders.” ThinkingNeedsBelieveLongStillsImportantHelpingYoungCultureCommunityFocusAliveSeeingGenerationsIdentityBecomingMajorsAspectObstaclesProducersAgentsFilmmakerAncestorStorytellerLatinoOur CommunityDefendersInvisibilityLatinaMarginalizationSilencing Author:Aurora Guerrero
“NIE presents a major obstacle to those who are pushing for military confrontation. In many ways it is a severe blow to their agenda. However, I wouldn't go as far as to say that the risk has been significantly reduced or eliminated.” WayHas BeensRiskMilitaryMajorsBlowObstaclesAgendasPushingSevereConfrontation Author:Trita Parsi
“As an English major I was familiar with the stories of dozens of writers trying to get their work done among the multifarious diversions of the world and the hurdles of their own vices. A professor had said that what saved writers is that they, like politicians, had the illusion of destiny that allowed them to overcome obstacles no matter how nominal their work.” WorldTryingSaidMatterDoneStoriesDestinyPoliticianMajorsIllusionOvercomingVicesObstaclesSavedFamiliarProfessorsDozenWork DoneHurdleDiversionEnglish Major Author:Jim Harrison
“Research shows that when we're under stress or facing a major obstacle, we tend to focus on our weaknesses and what we're afraid of.” ShowsFocusMajorsResearchWeaknessStressObstaclesUnder Stress Author:Jane McGonigal
“The major obstacle to a religious renewal is the intellectual classes, who are highly influential and tend to view religion as primitive superstition. They believe that science has left atheism as the only respectable intellectual stance.” BelieveLeftReligiousViewsClassAtheismMajorsIntellectualObstaclesSuperstitionsPrimitiveRenewalRespectableInfluentialStance Author:Robert Bork