“What makes a subject difficult to understand if it is significant, important is not that some special instruction about abstruse things is necessary to understand it. Rather it is the contrast between the understanding of the subject and what most people want to see. Because of this the very things that are most obvious can become the most difficult to understand. What has to be overcome is not difficulty of the intellect but of the will.” PeopleIfsWantImportantDifficultUnderstandingSpecialSubjectsOvercomingDifficultyObviousIntellectSignificantInstructionContrast Book:Philosophical Occasions, 1912-1951 Source: Philosophical Occasions, 1912-1951
“I think what was special about 'Music by Prudence' was the classic story of the title subject's life path - from being an outcast in her society because she was disabled, to someone who picked herself from that despair and elevated herself within that community, and now that society accepting her as much as they formerly rejected her. People identified with that journey, overcoming an obstacle, but still triumphing.” PeopleThinkingStillsStoriesCommunityAcceptingPathJourneySpecialSubjectsDespairOvercomingObstaclesTitlesClassicRejectedPrudenceDisabledOutcastLife Path Author:Roger Ross Williams
“When we turn our gaze to the inside, it becomes difficult to locate this familiar sense of self. To overcome that fear we need to feel special in some way.” WayNeedsFeelsSelfTurnsDifficultSpecialOvercomingFamiliarSense Of Self Author:Roger Housden
“In this system called America, white privilege reigns supreme but to me, I have to embrace what I am and how special we are as a people. I have to know that God put me here for a real reason and He blessed me with divine privilege and there's a divine system that I can tap into that can help me overcome any obstacle that stands in my way.” PeopleRealReasonHelpingSpecialDivineOvercomingBlessedEmbraceObstaclesMy WayHelp Me Author:Charlamagne Tha God
“Though we have rightly applauded our ancestors for their spiritual achievements (and do not and must not discount them now), those of us who prevail today will have done no small thing. The special spirits who have been reserved to live in this time of challenges and who overcome will one day be praised for their stamina by those who pulled handcarts.” Has BeensDoneTodaySpiritualSpiritChallengesSpecialOne DayAchievementOvercomingAncestorSmall ThingsReservedStaminaDiscountsPioneer Spirit Author:Neal A. Maxwell
“A priest is a man vowed, trained, and consecrated, a man belonging to a special corps, and necessarily with an intense esprit de corps. He has given up his life to his temple and his god. This is a very excellent thing for the internal vigour of his own priesthood, his own temple. He lives and dies for the honour of his particular god. But in the next town or village is another temple with another god. It is his constant preoccupation to keep his people from that god. Religious cults and priesthoods are sectarian by nature; they will convert, they will overcome, but they will never coalesce.” PeopleMenReligionDiesNextGivenReligiousSpecialParticularOvercomingTownsConstantIntenseExcellentInternalsTemplesPriestsBelongingVillageHonourCultGiven UpPreoccupationPriesthoodEsprit De CorpsReligious Cults Book:Delphi Collected Works of H. G. Wells (Illustrated) Source: Delphi Collected Works of H. G. Wells (Illustrated)
“Difficulties, opposition, criticism-these things are meant to be overcome, and there is a special joy in facing them and in coming out on top. It is only when there is nothing but praise that life loses its charm and I begin to wonder what I should do about it.” ShouldJoyLosesWonderSpecialCriticismOvercomingDifficultyPraiseAdversityCharmOppositionMeant To BeComing OutThings Are Meant To Be Author:Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit
“I love life. There's always something to overcome, new people to meet... You've just got to find your bliss and go after it. That's where the drive is, that's how you find your special place.” PeopleMotivationSpecialOvercomingBlissLove LifeSpecial PlacesI Love Life Author:Jim Stynes
“Our relationship would never vary from its allegiance to the shared values, the shared religious heritage, the shared democratic politics which have made the relationship between the United States and Israel a special-even on occasion a wonderful-relationship ... The United States admires Israel for all that it has overcome and for all that it has accomplished. We are proud of the strong bond we have forged with Israel, based on our shared values and ideals. That unique relationship will endure just as Israel has endured.” MadeStatesValuesStrongReligiousUnitedUnited StatesWonderfulSpecialProudUniqueIdealsOvercomingDemocraticEndureIsraelAdmireOccasionsPresidentialAccomplishedHeritageOur RelationshipVaryAllegianceForgedShared ValuesStrong Bond Author:William J. Clinton