Be Inspired
Famous quotes from thinkers, revolutionaries and influencers of our era.
The majority of men meet with failure because of their lack of persistence in creating new plans to take the place of those which fail.
The mind is a lousy master but a wonderful servant.
Excellence is more fun than mediocrity.
If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost , that is where they should be. Now put the foundations under them.
Truth fears no questions.
The great and glorious masterpiece of man is to know how to live to purpose.
If we are going to teach 'creation science' as an alternative to evolution, then we should also teach the stork theory as an alternative to biological reproduction.
True love is when your heart and your mind are saying the same thing.
Sometimes even to live is an act of courage.
Understanding can overcome any situation, however mysterious or insurmountable it may appear to be.
How can a society that exists on instant mashed potatoes, packaged cake mixes, frozen dinners, and instant cameras teach patience to its young ?
Seek first to understand, then to be understood.
The ability to concentrate and to use your time well is everything if you want to succeed in business or in anything else, for that matter.
It is in your moments of decision that your destiny is shaped.
If you want to make your dreams come true, the first thing you have to do is wake up.
Love is the master key that opens the gates of happiness.
I don't measure a man's success by how high he climbs but how high he bounces when he hits bottom.
I tended to place my wife under a pedestal.
The pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity, an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.
Champions aren't made in the gyms. Champions are made from something they have deep inside them, a desire, a dream, a vision.
All the great things are simple, and many can be expressed in a single word freedom , justice , honor , duty , mercy , hope.
Don't knock masturbation. It's sex with someone I love.
The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather a lack of will.
Make the second effort your second nature.
Far away there in the sunshine are my highest aspirations. I may not reach them, but I can look up and see their beauty, believe in them, and try to follow where they lead.
Ever has it been that love knows not it's own depth until the hour of separation.
After all is said and done, there is usually more said than done.
One does evil enough when one does nothing good.
What is it you want, Mary ? What do you want ? You want the moon ? Just say the word, and I'll throw a lasso around it and pull it down.
Love is the only rational act.
Love conquers all.
May the Force be with you.
Action without study is fatal. Study without action is fatal. Mary Beard Actions speak louder than words.
Hollywood is crawling with outsiders and foreigners. If you kick'em all out, you'll have nothing to watch but football and mixed martial arts, which are not the arts.
I believe that the science of chemistry alone almost proves the existence of an intelligent creator.
Be of love a little more careful than of anything.
The only gift is a portion of thyself.
Private victories precede public victories. You can't invert that process any more than you can harvest a crop before you plant it.
Love is like a blazing flame, golden and full of warmth.
I can't understand why people are frightened by new ideas. I'm frightened by old ones.
If you do not hope, you will not find what is beyond your hopes.
Love is not blind. It sees more and not less, but because it sees more it is willing to see less.
Some men have thousands of reasons why they cannot do what they want to ; all they need is one reason why they can.
Boldness, more boldness, and always boldness !
We must be the change we wish to see.
A time comes when you need to stop waiting for the man you want to become and start being the man you want to be.
To solve any problem, here are three questions to ask yourself : First, what could I do ? Second, what could I read ? And third, who could I ask ?
Love like you'll never be hurt.
Happiness is a state of activity.
Only after you challenge your biases and stereotypes -- what Francis Bacon called the 'idols which beset men's minds' --can you help others do the same.
In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life - it goes on.
To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream, not only plan, but also believe.
When you get right down to the root of the meaning of the word 'succeed', you find it simply means to follow through.
You complete me.
The only difference between a good shot and a bad shot is if it goes in or not.
To reach a port we must sail, sometimes with the wind and sometimes against it. But we must not drift or lie at anchor.
A man who has committed a mistake and doesn't correct it is committing another mistake.
When it comes to giving, some people stop at nothing.
What counts is not necessarily the size of the dog in the fight - it's the size of the fight in the dog.
No matter how dark things seem to be or actually are, raise your sights and see the possibilities -- they're always there.
First get rid of the delusion "I am the body", and then only can we want real knowledge.
He who dares nothing need hope for nothing.
The main thing is to keep the main thing the main thing.
The man who has no imagination has no wings.
There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure.
The greatest gifts you can give your children are the roots of responsibility and the wings of independence.
Concentration of wealth and power has been built upon other people's money, other people's business, other people's labor. Under this concentration, independent business has been a menace to American society.
Tell everyone what you want to do and someone will want to help you do it.
Indecision is the seedling of fear.
Most people have no idea of the giant capacity we can immediately command when we focus all of our resources on mastering a single area of our lives.
If the ladder is not leaning against the right wall, every step we take just gets us to the wrong place faster.
If at first you don't succeed, try, try again.
Time is free, but it's priceless. You can't own it, but you can use it. You can't keep it, but you can spend it. Once you've lost it, you can never get it back.
We sat side by side in the morning light and looked out at the future together.
Friends are angels who lift us to our feet when our wings have trouble remembering how to fly.
This is the beginning of a new day.
Why don't you come up sometime and see me ?
Until man duplicates a blade of grass, nature can laugh at his so-called scientific knowledge.
You make me want to be a better man. As good as it gets.
They call it a "Royale with Cheese".
It is better to light one candle than to curse the darkness.
Acting on a good idea is better than just having a good idea.
To be a leader, you must stand for something, or fall for anything.
All misfortune is but a stepping stone to fortune.
You don't get to choose how you're going to die, only how you're going to live.
For Love is Immortality.
We more frequently fail to face the right problem than fail to solve the problem we face.
Nothing succeeds like success.
Do not be too timid and squeamish about your actions. All life is an experiment.
The dove is my emblem... . I want to save and advance human life, not destroy it... . I am proud of the fact that I never invented weapons to kill.
The most powerful symptom of love is a tenderness which becomes at times almost insupportable.
What greater thing is there for two human souls that to feel that they are joined, to strengthen each other, to be at one with each other in silent unspeakable memories.