Be Inspired
Famous quotes from thinkers, revolutionaries and influencers of our era.
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.
Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.
Minds are like parachutes, they function only when open.
He who has health has hope, and he who has hope has everything.
How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives.
The beginning of wisdom is found in doubting, by doubting we come to the question, and by seeking we may come upon the truth.
You don't have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.
Every action that helps us manifest our divine nature more and more is good, every action that retards it is evil.
It is better to bind your children to you by a feeling of respect and by gentleness, than by fear.
Blessed are the peacemakers for they shall be called the children of God.
Find the good -- and praise it.
Destiny is not a matter of chance, it is a matter of choice. It is not something to be waited for, but rather something to be achieved.
When we direct our thoughts properly, we can control our emotions.
Made it, Ma! Top of the world!
In order to accept change and the suffering it brings, we need to find meaning in it
You will find as you look back upon your life that the moments when you have really lived, are the moments when you have done things in a spirit of love.
It is seldom indeed that one parts on good terms, because if one were on good terms one would not part.
Where love reigns the impossible may be attained.
If it is to be it is up to me.
Determine never to be idle... It is wonderful how much may be done if we are always doing.
We must all suffer one of two things : the pain of discipline or the pain of regret or disappointment.
The fear of death is the most unjustified of all fears, for there's no risk of accident for someone who's dead.
The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good.
There are eight million stories in the naked city. This has been one of them.
One machine can do the work of fifty ordinary men. No machine can do the work of one extraordinary man. One man tells a lie, dozens repeat it as the truth.
Love is never lost. If not reciprocated, it will flow back and soften and purify the heart.
Love works a different way in different minds, the fool it enlightens and the wise it blinds.
He who has a why to live can bear almost any how.
Love is when reality is better than your dreams.
Act or accept.
Never talk defeat. Use words like hope, belief, faith, victory.
Failure is only the opportunity to begin again, this time more wisely.
Romance is the fuel that keeps love burning hot.
It's easier to remember when you are right than when the other person was right.
Be happy for this moment. This moment is your life.
To love deeply in one direction makes us more loving in all others.
Personally, I'm always ready to learn, although I do not always like being taught.
Deep unspeakable suffering may well be called a baptism, a regeneration, the initiation into a new state.
If I had more time, I'd write a shorter speech.
Romance, like a ghost escapes touching, it is always where you are not, not where you are. The interview or conversation was prose at the time, but it is poetry in the memory.
You can't expect people to look eye to eye with you if you are looking down on them.
The heart that loves is always young.
It is far more impressive when others discover your good qualities without your help.
The whole of science is nothing more than a refinement of everyday thinking.
A strong person and a waterfall always channel their own path.
This is the first day, of the rest of your life.
Love those who love you.
What counts is not necessarily the size of the dog in the fight - it's the size of the fight in the dog.
If we are to have real peace, we must begin with the children.
Happiness is a butterfly, which, when pursued, is always just beyond your grasp, but which, if you will sit down quietly, may alight upon you.
The truth is more important than the facts.
Do not wait for ideal circumstances, they will never come, nor for the best opportunities.
Above all to thine own self be true.
Your daily life is your temple and your religion. When you enter into it take with you your all.
Inner silence promotes clarity of mind. It makes us value the inner world, it trains us to go inside to the source of peace and inspiration when we are faced with problems and challenges.
If the world seems cold to you, kindle fires to warm it.
What we see depends mainly on what we look for.
The maxim "Nothing but perfection" may be spelled "Paralysis".
Feel nothing, know nothing, do nothing, have nothing, give up all to god, and say utterly, 'Thy will be done'. We only dream this bondage. Wake up and let it go.
I owe my success to having listened respectfully to the very best advice, and then going away and doing the exact opposite.
Misfortunes, untoward events, lay open, disclose the skill of a general, while success conceals his weakness, his weak points.
Well, it's not the men in your life that counts, it's the life in your men.
If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of giants.
Sometimes our light goes out but is blown into flame by another human being. Each of us owes deepest thanks to those who have rekindled this light.
It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare, it is because we do not dare that they are difficult.
Woody, I know what your problem is. You're just like me. Trash !
Follow your dreams.
He was some kind of a man. What does it matter what you say about people ?
Man is a creature of hope and invention, both of which belie the idea that things can not be changed.
Always do right, this will gratify some and astonish the rest.
Hunker down.
We shall show mercy, but we shall not ask for it.
A ship in harbor is safe -- but that is not what ships are for.
Insist on yourself, never imitate. Every great man is unique.
To love and win is the best thing. To love and lose, the next best.
Love is the river of life in the world.
The test is to recognize the mistake, admit it and correct it. To have tried to do something and failed is vastly better than to have tried to do nothing and succeeded.
We carry the seeds of happiness with us wherever we go.
Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness. Kindness in giving creates love.
This is the beginning of a new day.
You're gonna need a bigger boat.
The person who will not stand for something will fall for anything.
God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I can not change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.
I do not think there is any other quality so essential to success of any kind as the quality of perseverance. It overcomes almost everything, even nature.
Chance is the fool's name for fate.
Everything you want is on the other side of fear.
Be all you can be.
The doctor of the future will give no medicine but will interest his patients in the care of the human frame, in diet and in the cause and prevention of disease.
Want to learn to eat a lot ? Here it is : Eat a little. That way, you will be around long enough to eat a lot.
Each day I love you more, today more than yesterday and less than tomorrow.
If you don't like something, change it, if you can't change it, change your attitude.
Love vanquishes time. To lovers, a moment can be eternity, eternity can be the tick of a clock.