Be Inspired
Famous quotes from thinkers, revolutionaries and influencers of our era.
If at first you don't succeed skydiving is not for you.
People begin to become successful the minute they decide to be.
Don't let your fears stand in the way of your dreams !
Few people think more than two or three times a year. I have made an international reputation by thinking once or twice a week.
Keep your heart open for as long as you can, as wide as you can, for others and especially for yourself.
I know god will not give me anything I can't handle. I just wish he didn't trust me so much.
What would you attempt to do if you knew you could not fail ?
The power is detested, and miserable the life, of him who wishes to be feared rather than to be loved.
Love in its essence is spiritual fire.
There are many who's tongues might govern multitudes, if they could govern their tongues.
The only people who find what they are looking for in life are the fault finders.
Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them humanity can not survive.
Not everything that counts can be counted, and not everything that can be counted counts
Nothing contributes so much to tranquilize the mind as a steady purpose -- a point on which the soul may fix its intellectual eye.
Bond. James Bond.
Rough spots sharpen our performance. And more often than not, obstacles can be turned into advantages. You just can't let your disappointment get in the way.
Opportunities are usually disguised as hard work, so most people don't recognize them.
You have not lived until you have done something for someone who can never repay you.
The reward of a thing well done is to have done it.
Among the things you can give and still keep are your word, a smile, and a grateful heart.
We can do no great things. Only small things with great love.
Success is neither magical or mysterious. Success is the natural consequence of consistently applying the basic fundamentals.
If you're not sure where you're going, you'll probably end up somewhere else.
Let no one who loves be called unhappy Even love unreturned has its rainbow.
The best things in life are not things.
Greed, for lack of a better word, is good.
The brain and muscles must develop simultaneously. Iron nerves with an intelligent brain - and the whole world is at your feet.
A ship is safe in harbor, but thats not what ships are for.
Imagination is more important than knowledge.
Those convinced against their will are of the same opinion still.
The unselfish effort to bring cheer to others will be the beginning of a happier life for ourselves.
It is absurd that a man should rule others, who can not rule himself.
Love is the river of life in the world.
It is always wise to look ahead, but difficult to look farther than you can see.
Fourscore and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.
Success is never ending, failure is never final.
I do not know how to kiss, or I would kiss you. Where do the noses go ?
Determine never to be idle... It is wonderful how much may be done if we are always doing.
To win without risk is to triumph without glory.
Tell me your friends, and I'll tell you who you are.
To be successful, you must decide exactly what you want to accomplish, then resolve to pay the price to get it.
The holiest of holidays are those kept by ourselves in silence and apart, the secret anniversaries of the heart.
Let's roll.
Enjoy each step, for in every moment there is something to learn.
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.
Immature love says, I love you because I need you. Mature love says, I need you because I love you.
Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.
Motivation is like food for the brain. You can not get enough in one sitting. It needs continual and regular refills.
Love starts with a smile, grows with a kiss and ends with a tear.
People are just as happy as they make up their minds to be.
When a problem comes along, study it until you are completely knowledgeable. Then find that weak spot, break the problem apart, and the rest will be easy.
It takes a strong fish to swim against the current. Even a dead one can float with it.
Are you fit company for the person you wish to become ?
When I hear somebody sigh, Life is hard, I am always tempted to ask, Compared to what ?
Love as much as you can from wherever you are.
So long as we are loved by others I should say that we are almost indispensable , and no man is useless while he has a friend.
The dingo took my baby !
What concerns me is not the way things are, but rather the way people think things are.
Don't look back - forward, infinite energy, infinite enthusiasm, infinite daring, and infinite patience - then alone can great deeds be accomplished.
You must learn from your past mistakes, but not lean on your past successes.
I tended to place my wife under a pedestal.
Ask yourself : 'Do I feel the need to laminate ? ' Then teaching is for you.
Do not take life too seriously. You will never get out of it alive.
I am not overly impressed by the great names and reputations of those who might be trying to beat me to an invention... . Its their 'ideas' that appeal to me.
They merit more praise who know how to suffer misery than those who temper themselves in contentment.
Give me a whisky, ginger ale on the side. And don't be stingy, baby.
For with god all things are possible.
I seem to have loved you in numberless forms, numberless times, in life after life, in age after age forever.
Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage.
Perhaps the feelings that we experience when we are in love represent a normal state. Being in love shows a person who he should be.
When the power of love overcomes the love of power the world will know peace.
A weak man has doubts before a decision, a strong man has them afterwards.
God does not care about our mathematical difficulties. He integrates empirically.
Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or the present are certain to miss the future.
Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler.
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.
There is something that is much more scarce, something rarer than ability. It is the ability to recognize ability.
We tend to live up to our expectations.
Ideals serve well as our guides. They are like beacons on a journey , they do not permit us to tarry, as though our goal and rest were already contained in them.
Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius -- and a lot of courage -- to move in the opposite direction.
Science without religion is lame. Religion without science is blind.
Work like you don't need the money. Love like you've never been hurt. Dance like nobody is watching.
Don't mess with the bull, young man. You'll get the horns !
No alibi will save you from accepting the responsibility.
I never worry about action, but only about inaction.
To go fast, row slowly.
The quality of a person's life is in direct proportion to their commitment to excellence, regardless of their chosen field of endeavor
One drink's too many, and a hundred's not enough.
Love is perfect kindness
Please-baby-please-baby-please-baby-baby - baby. Please !
You might well remember that nothing can bring you success but yourself.
If it matters to you, you will find a way. If it doesn't you will find an excuse