Be Inspired
Famous quotes from thinkers, revolutionaries and influencers of our era.
We are still masters of our fate. We are still captains of our souls.
The earth is enjoyed by heroes, this is the unfailing truth. Be a hero. Always say, I have no fear.
Neither a lofty degree of intelligence nor imagination nor both together go to the making of genius. Love, love, love, that is the soul of genius.
I couldn't wait for success, so I went ahead without it.
I can't believe it. Right here where we live -- right here in St. Louis.
I keep my ideals, because in spite of everything, I still believe that people are really good at heart.
One who seeks no friends is his own enemy.
How do I love thee ? Let me count the ways. I love thee to the depth and breadth and height my soul can reach.
There is no happiness except in the realization that we have accomplished something.
Well, here's another nice mess you've gotten me into !
It is not how much we do, but how much love we put in the doing. It is not how much we give, but how much love we put in the giving.
The purpose of life is not to be happy but to matter, to be productive, to be useful, to have it make some difference that you have lived at all.
Know what's weird? Day by day, nothing seems to change, but pretty soon, everything's different.
Every man dies. Not every man truly lives.
Hearts are not had as a gift but hearts are earned.
Wheresoever you go, go with all your heart.
It means a great deal to those who are oppressed to know that they are not alone. And never let anyone tell you that what you are doing is insignificant. Bishop
It takes a strong fish to swim against the current. Even a dead one can float with it.
Follow your dreams.
The only job where you start at the top, is digging a hole.
To reach a port we must sail, sometimes with the wind and sometimes against it. But we must not drift or lie at anchor.
Anyone can do something when they want to do it. Really successful people do things when they don't want to do it.
It's not enough that we do our best, sometimes we have to do what's required.
When life gives you lemons, make lemonade.
Love is a bird, she needs to fly.
You're good, but you're going to be great.
Anybody can do just about anything with himself that he really wants to and makes up his mind to do. We are all capable of greater things than we realize.
Oh, it was nobody's fault but my own. I was looking up. It was the nearest thing to heaven. You were there.
What lies behind us, and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.
Ideas won't keep, something must be done about them.
After all, tomorrow is another day !
It is our choices, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.
Deals are my art form. Other people paint beautifully on canvas or write wonderful poetry. I like making deals, preferably big deals. That's how I get my kicks.
Far and away the best prize that life has to offer is the chance to work hard at work worth doing.
I know that I will die laughing.
This isn't a dream ! This is really happening !
Whoever renders service to many puts himself in line for greatness -- great wealth, great return, great satisfaction, great reputation, and great joy.
There comes a moment when you have to stop revving up the car and shove it into gear.
My most brilliant achievement was my ability to be able to persuade my wife to marry me.
When you study great teachers... you will learn much more from their caring and hard work than from their style.
For one human being to love another that is perhaps the most difficult of our tasks, the ultimate, the last test and proof, the work for which all other work is but preparation.
Share your knowledge. It is a way to achieve immortality.
Success is predictable.
Make the most of yourself, for that is all there is of you.
Nothing gives one person so much advantage over another as to remain always cool and unruffled under all circumstances.
It is love alone that gives worth to all things.
He who asks a question is a fool for five minutes. He who does not ask a question remains a fool forever.
The person we believe ourselves to be will always act in a manner consistent with our self-image.
This is the people's war ! It is our war ! We are the fighters ! Fight it, then ! Fight it with all that is in us, and may god defend the right.
I awoke this morning with devout thanksgiving for my friends, the old and the new.
Keep the Faith.
All right, Mr. DeMille, I'm ready for my close-up.
Love is smiling on the inside and out.
There are two things to aim at in life, first, to get what you want, and after that to to enjoy it.
Love works a different way in different minds, the fool it enlightens and the wise it blinds.
Opportunities multiply as they are seized.
There's no place like home.
Where there is great love, there are always wishes.
Is it just me or is the grim reaper a straight-up hottie ?
Hey, lady !
How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives.
Unfortunately, there seems to be far more opportunity out there than ability... . We should remember that good fortune often happens when opportunity meets with preparation.
Failure doesn't mean you are a failure, it just means you haven't succeeded yet.
Why should a man be moral ? Because this strengthens his will.
Love is an act of faith, and whoever is of little faith is also of little love.
If you can dream it, then you can achieve it. You will get all you want in life if you help enough other people get what they want.
You measure the size of the accomplishment by the obstacles you had to overcome to reach your goals.
Life without love is like a tree without blossoms or fruit.
A real decision is measured by the fact that you've taken a new action. If there's no action, you have n't truly decided.
Where there is a will, there is a way.
For myself, I am an optimist -- it does not seem to be much use being anything else.
Empty pockets never held anyone back. Only empty heads and empty hearts can do that.
My father taught me to work ; he did not teach me to love it.
No limits are set to the ascent of man, and to each and everyone the highest stands open. Here it is only your personal choice that decides.
There comes a time when one must take a position that is neither safe, nor politic, nor popular, but he must take it because his conscience tells him it is right.
The function of leadership is to produce more leaders, not more followers.
Without music, life would be a mistake.
Never giving up and pushing forward will unlock all the potential we are capable of.
Why hesitate? Upon the plains of hesitation are the bleached bones of countless millions, who on the threshold of victory sat down to wait, and in waiting they died.
Reason is like an open secret that can become known to anyone at any time , it is the quiet space into which everyone can enter through his own thought.
We go together, Laurie. I don't know why. Maybe like guns and ammunition go together.
Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly.
There is no instinct like that of the heart.
Anything that we have to learn we learn by the actual doing of it we become just by performing just acts, temperate by performing temperate ones, brave by performing brave ones.
Understanding can overcome any situation, however mysterious or insurmountable it may appear to be.
I know of no more encouraging fact than the unquestionable ability of man to elevate his life by conscious endeavor.
Determine never to be idle... It is wonderful how much may be done if we are always doing.
Each work has to pass through these stages - ridicule, opposition, and then acceptance. Those who think ahead of their time are sure to be misunderstood.
Some people dream of success while others wake up and work hard at it.
Be not afraid of anything. You will do marvelous work. It is fearlessness that brings heaven even in a moment.
If you're going to be able to look back on something and laugh about it, you might as well laugh about it now.
Instill great values in your children today and your grandchildren will prosper tomorrow.