Be Inspired
Famous quotes from thinkers, revolutionaries and influencers of our era.
The best leaders of all, the people know not they exist. They turn to each other and say, We did it ourselves.
What do you feel like doing tonight ?
The dedicated life is the life worth living. You must give with your whole heart.
He was some kind of a man. What does it matter what you say about people ?
Love vanquishes time. To lovers, a moment can be eternity, eternity can be the tick of a clock.
I do not know how to kiss, or I would kiss you. Where do the noses go ?
No one is more definite about the solution than the one who doesn't understand the problem.
What you can do, or dream you can, begin it, boldness has genius, power and magic in it.
Sacrifice is giving up something good for something better.
The most incomprehensible thing about the world is that it is comprehensible.
Remember the difference between a boss and a leader a boss says "Go ! '' -- a leader says "Let's go ! ''
The harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph. What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly it is dearness only that gives everything its value.
If you think you can, or you think you can't, you're probably right.
True success is overcoming the fear of being unsuccessful.
Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference.
Positive thinking will let you do everything better than negative thinking will.
With malice toward none, with charity for all.
Time is the most valuable thing a man can spend.
Peace can not be kept by force. It can only be achieved by understanding.
When god closes a door, he opens a window.
To God, there is no zero. I still exist.
Do not wait for ideal circumstances, nor for the best opportunities, they will never come.
Four steps to achievement : plan purposely, prepare prayerfully, proceed positively, pursue persistently.
Life can be pulled by goals just as surely as it can be pushed by drives.
We always strive after what is forbidden, and desire the things refused us.
When the going gets tough the tough get going.
For myself, I am an optimist -- it does not seem to be much use being anything else.
Many of life's failures are experienced by people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.
This above all, To Thine Own Self Be True.
Did my heart love'til now ? Foreswear its sight, for I never saw true beauty'til this night.
The main thing is to keep the main thing the main thing.
In matters of style, swim with the current, in matters of principle, stand like a rock.
Love is a decision not an emotion or feeling, that if made from the heart will outlast anything.
Life is what you make it.
He didn't get all of those injuries from a fall.
I've looked around enough to know that you're the one I want to go through time with.
Security is a kind of death.
You do not lead by hitting people over the head -- that's assault, not leadership.
Live out of your imagination, not your history.
What we see depends mainly on what we look for.
A man takes a drop too much once in a while, it's only human nature.
Trouble is only opportunity in work clothes.
You are what you think you are.
Nothing real can be threatened, nothing unreal exists. Love is all there is.
A little more moderation would be good. Of course, my life hasn't exactly been one of moderation.
Education is one of the few things a person is willing to pay for and not get.
No involvement, no commitment.
You measure the size of the accomplishment by the obstacles you had to overcome to reach your goals.
Good morning, Vietnam !
Success is never found. Failure is never fatal. Courage is the only thing.
A dream is a wish your heart makes.
You make me want to be a better man. As good as it gets.
If I am pressed to say why I loved him, I feel it can only be explained by replying. Because it was he, because it was me.
Never spend your money before you have it.
The way we see the problem is the problem.
It is better to have loved and lost than to never have loved.
I think people should mate for life, like pigeons or catholics.
People become really quite remarkable when they start thinking that they can do things. When they believe in themselves they have the first secret of success.
You'll find boredom where there is an absence of a good idea.
Do not take life too seriously. You will never get out of it alive.
The key to everything is patience. You get the chicken by hatching the egg, not by smashing it open.
It is impossible to imagine anything which better becomes a ruler than mercy.
Love does not consist in gazing at each other but in looking outward together in the same direction.
Virtuous and wise he was, but not severe , He still remember'd that he once was young.
Pay no attention to what the critics say , no statue has ever been erected to a critic.
Keep the Faith.
Your talent is God's gift to you. What you do with it is your gift back to God.
Self-knowledge is the basis of JKD because it is effective, not only for the individuals martial art, but also for his life as a human being.
Take away love and our earth is a tomb.
There's a name for you ladies, but it isn't used in high society -- outside of a kennel.
There are no secrets to success it is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure.
Charity should begin at home, but should not stay there. Philip Brooks Children are the reward of life.
Acting on a good idea is better than just having a good idea.
Leadership is power to endure an ongoing quest for information or influence not just actual triumphs like making profits or achieving stated objectives.
If you want children to keep their feet on the ground, put some responsibility on their shoulders.
The greatest good you can do for another is not just share your riches, but reveal to them their own.
Every man dies. Not every man truly lives.
Do not follow where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.
To live in hearts we leave behind is not to die.
Your family and your love must be cultivated like a garden. Time, effort, and imagination must be summoned constantly to keep any relationship flourishing and growing.
Difficulties are meant to rouse, not discourage. The human spirit is to grow strong by conflict.
Well, nobody's perfect.
To love what you do and feel that it matters, how on earth could anything be more fun !
If I have a faith that can move mountains, but have not love, I am nothing.
Predetermine the objectives you want to accomplish. Think big, act big and set out to accomplish big results.
We are what and where we are because we have first imagined it.
I'm melting ! Melting ! Oh, what a world ! What a world !
Let those love now who never loved before. Let those who always loved, now love the more.
It takes a strong fish to swim against the current. Even a dead one can float with it.
Teaching is not a lost art, but the regard for it is a lost tradition.
How can a society that exists on instant mashed potatoes, packaged cake mixes, frozen dinners, and instant cameras teach patience to its young ?
My fathers planted for me, and I planted for my children.