“The one person who most blocks you from a full, happy, and successful life is you. They are therefore wise who make themselves an asset. We can be our own worst enemies or best friends. We can be a source of trouble or a cure for trouble. So if you feel empty, as many do, start by getting free from yourself as a first stop to vibrant living.” IfsFeelsFirstsPersonsLife IsEnemySuccessfulWiseTroubleWorstSourceEmptyBlockCuresAssetsWorst EnemySuccessful Life Author:Norman Vincent Peale
“If God has called you, the more they block your way, the more that trouble and temptation, the more God's love is provoked. Each attempt to stop you asks for more evidence from God.” IfsWayAsksLove IsTroubleEvidenceBlockTemptationGod's LoveProvoked Author:T. B. Joshua
“We thought philosophy ought to be patient and unravel people's mental blocks. Trouble with doing that is, once you've unravelled them, their heads fall off.” PeoplePhilosophyFallTroubleOughtPatientBlockBe Patient Author:Frederic Raphael
“Being blocked, being uncertain, sitting there not knowing, waiting, abiding with it: this is the work. If you don't have the tolerance for that you're in great trouble. If you want to call it a writer's block... that doesn't seem a very useful name for that kind of abiding that I think is the essence of the work.” IfsThinkingWantKindSeemsNamesWaitingKnowingTroubleSittingEssenceToleranceBlockNot KnowingUncertainAbidingBlockedWriter's Block Author:Jonathan Lethem
“I wish I could stand on a busy corner, hat in hand and beg people to throw me all their wasted hours. If all you can see is your shadow, you're blocking your own light. If I had my life to live over, I would perhaps have more actual troubles but I'd have fewer imaginary ones.” PeopleIfsHandsLightWishHoursTroubleShadowBusyCornersBlockHatsFewerImaginary Author:Don Herold
“The bankers might not have said it in so many words, but gradually their strategy emerged: Target families who were already in a little trouble, lend them more money, get them entangled in high fees and astronomical interest rates, and then block the doors to the bankruptcy exit if they really got in over their heads.” IfsLittlesSaidMightInterestTroubleDoorsStrategyRateBlockTargetMore MoneyBankersExitBankruptcyFeesInterest Rate Book:A Fighting Chance Source: A Fighting Chance