“The goal of management is to remove obstacles.”
“Sulking rarely removes obstacles.”
“You measure the size of the accomplishment by the obstacles you have to overcome to reach your goals.”
“Obstacles are things a person sees when he takes his eyes off his goal.”
“-God. Jesus.-Any other Lords' names you want to take in vain?-Yeah...Ganesh, damn it.-Who's Ganesh?-He's a Hindu god. He's the Remover of Obstacles.-Oh yeah? They got a god for that? We could use a Remover of Obstacles. Well, I don't care if you take a Hindu god's name in vain--just lay off Jesus.-Okay, Dad. I'll lay off Jesus.-What's this Remover of Obstacles look like?-I think he's an elephant.-Yeah? An elephant. Jesus Christ, can you believe that?”
“Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goals.”