Be Inspired
Famous quotes from thinkers, revolutionaries and influencers of our era.
He who has health has hope, and he who has hope has everything.
Besides the short catnaps I take each day, I average about four to five hours of sleep per night.
We don't live in a world of reality, we live in a world of perceptions.
"I guess our offense was boring me a little bit" - when asked about dozing off on the sideline.
We shall show mercy, but we shall not ask for it.
We can change our lives. We can do, have, and be exactly what we wish.
Again and again, the impossible problem is solved when we see that the problem is only a tough decision waiting to be made.
The unselfish effort to bring cheer to others will be the beginning of a happier life for ourselves.
Happiness grows at our own firesides, and is not to be picked in strangers gardens.
When I give a minister an order, I leave it to him to find the means to carry it out.
Success has nothing to do with what you gain in life or accomplish for yourself. It's what you do for others.
In order to change we must be sick and tired of being sick and tired.
It is only with the heart that one can see rightly.
There is only one person who could ever make you happy, and that person is you.
We have no simple problems or easy decisions after kindergarten.
Look at that ! Look how she moves. That's just like Jell-O on springs. She must have some sort of built-in motor. I tell you, it's a whole different sex !
One does evil enough when one does nothing good.
They merit more praise who know how to suffer misery than those who temper themselves in contentment.
Until man duplicates a blade of grass, nature can laugh at his so-called scientific knowledge.
There is nothing to fear, but fear itself.
Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going!
The only difference between a rut and a grave is their dimensions.
If you want to succeed you should strike out on new paths, rather than travel the worn paths of accepted success.
There is no substitute for hard work.
Be patient with yourself. Self-growth is tender , it's holy ground. There's no greater investment.
Adversity is wont to reveal genius, prosperity to hide it.
I love thee with the breath, smiles, tears of all my life.
Try not to become a man of success but rather to become a man of value.
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.
Never bring the problem solving stage into the decision making stage. Otherwise, you surrender yourself to the problem rather than the solution.
Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.
There is more hunger for love and appreciation in this world than for bread.
Let's go home, Debbie.
The man who fears no truths has nothing to fear from lies.
Everyone enjoys doing the kind of work for which he is best suited.
The period of greatest gain in knowledge and experience is the most difficult period in one’s life.
What would you attempt to do if you knew you could not fail ?
Leadership - The art of getting someone else to do something you want done because he wants to do it.
People of mediocre ability sometimes achieve outstanding success because they don't know when to quit. Most men succeed because they are determined to.
Love is the flower of life, and blossoms unexpectedly and without law, and must be plucked where it is found, and enjoyed for the brief hour of its duration.
Well, here's another nice mess you've gotten me into !
There is no security on this earth ; there is only opportunity.
The fastest way to pass your own expectation is to add passion to your labor.
But, in the opinion of the court, you are not only sane but you're the sanest man that ever walked into this courtroom.
Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain !
Change your thoughts and you change your world.
Many of us spend half of our time wishing for things we could have, if we didn't spend half of our time wishing.
The man of virtue makes the difficulty to be overcome his first business, and success only a subsequent consideration.
You can not escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today.
Great minds have purpose, others have wishes.
It is easier to suppress the first desire than to satisfy all that follow.
And in the end it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years.
People are like stained glass windows, they sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when darkness sets in their true beauty is revealed only if there is a light from within.
How do I love thee ? Let me count the ways. I love thee to the depth and breadth and height my soul can reach.
To love is to receive a glimpse of heaven.
Sometimes the paths we take are long and hard, but remember, those are always the ones that lead to the most beautiful views.
Be like the turtle. If he didn't stick his neck out, he wouldn't get anywhere at all.
Anyone can be passionate, but it takes real lovers to be silly.
Suffering is wishing things were other than they are.
Security is a kind of death.
Where there is love there is no darkness.
Men are not prisoners of fate, but only prisoners of their own mind.
Do not wait to strike till the iron is hot , but make it hot by striking.
Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement, nothing can be done without hope and confidence.
Live out of your imagination, not your history.
Strength and growth come only through continuous effort and struggle.
Not much meat on her, but what's there is choice.
I challenge you to make your life a masterpiece. I challenge you to join the ranks of those people who live what they teach, who walk their talk.
I'm going to take a bath.
Love is a butterfly, which when pursued is just beyond your grasp, but if you will sit down quietly it may alight upon you.
Adversity is sometimes hard upon a man , but for one man who can stand prosperity, there are a hundred that will stand adversity.
How many legs does a dog have if you call the tail a leg ? Four. Calling a tail a leg doesn't make it a leg.
For hope is but the dream of those that wake.
Those who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream only by night.
When the student is ready, the teacher will appear.
The art of being wise is the art of knowing what to overlook.
Live your life and forget your age.
Love is the true means by which the world is enjoyed. Our love to others, and others love to us.
In the eyes of a lover pockmarks are dimples.
My life is my message.
In order to form an immaculate member of a flock of sheep one must, above all, be a sheep.
Love is that splendid triggering of human vitality, the supreme activity which nature affords anyone for going out of himself toward someone else.
You know when you've read a good book when you turn the last page and feel a little as if you have lost a friend.
Well, it's not the men in your life that counts, it's the life in your men.
You're so money, and you don't even know it.
Develop an attitude of gratitude, and give thanks for everything that happens to you, knowing that every step forward is a step toward achieving something bigger and better than your current situation.
Difficulties, by bracing the mind to overcome them, assist cheerfulness, as exercise assists digestion.
Sanctuary !
Advice is seldom welcome , and those who want it the most always like it the least.
Never pretend to a love which you do not actually feel, for love is not ours to command.
No man can succeed in a line of endeavor which he does not like.
I'll be taking these huggies and whatever cash you got.