W ha t d oes th e fo llo w in g q uo te m ean? W ha t is its im porta nce ? " O bsta cle s a re th o se fr ig htfu l th in g s y o u s e e w he n y o u ta ke yo ur e ye s o ff y o ur g oals . ...

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W ha t d oes th e fo llo w in g q uo te m ean? W ha t is its im porta nce ? " O bsta cle s a re th o se fr ig htfu l th in g s y o u s e e w he n y o u ta ke
yo ur e ye s o ff y o ur g oals ."
T he q uo te --" o bsta cle s a re th o se fr ig htfu l th in g s y o u s e e w he n y o u ta ke y o ur e ye s o ff y o ur g oals "--h a s b een v a rio usly
a ttr ib ute d to b oth H enry J a m es a nd H enry F ord . G iv e n th e ir r e la tiv e c ha ra cte r, o ne c o uld lo gic a lly c o nclu d e th a t th e fo rm er
is th e tr u e o rig in a to r o f th e q uo te , a lt h o ug h F ord c e rta in ly s a id it in ...
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T he q uo te --" o bsta cle s a re th o se fr ig htfu l th in g s y o u s e e w he n y o u ta ke y o ur e ye s o ff y o ur g oals "--h a s b een v a rio usly
a ttr ib ute d to b oth H enry J a m es a nd H enry F ord . G iv e n th e ir r e la tiv e c ha ra cte r, o ne c o uld lo gic a lly c o nclu d e th a t th e fo rm er
is th e tr u e o rig in a to r o f th e q uo te , a lt h o ug h F ord c e rta in ly s a id it in th e c o nte xt o f h is p he no m ena l s ucce ss a s a n in d ustr ia li s t.
W hic he ve r in d iv id ua l s a id it fir s t, th e m eanin g