“Obstacles are found everywhere, and in overcoming them we nourish ourselves.”
David Belle (1973) French actor
—TFI a French channel http://youtube.com/watch?v=cBapQdXxGKg
“When there's a will to fail, obstacles can be found.”
John McCarthy (1983), quoted in The Sayings of John McCarthy http://www-formal.stanford.edu/jmc/sayings.html, at www-formal.stanford.edu, March 1, 2007. Also quoted in Keith Cary Curtis (1996) After the Software Wars. p. 167 <br class="br">1980s
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