Inspirational Quotes
While we may not be able to control all that happens to us, we can control what happens inside us.
If at first you don't succeed, try, try again.
People fascinated by the idea of progress never suspect that every step forward is also a step on the way to the end.
There was no hope on earth, and god seemed to have forgotten us. Some said they saw the son of god, others did not see him. If he had come, he would do some great things as he had done before. We doubted it because we had seen neither him nor his works.
If I were required to guess off-hand, and without collusion with higher minds, what is the bottom cause of the amazing material and intellectual advancement of the last fifty years, I should guess that it was the modern-born and previously non-existent disposition on the part of men to believe that a new idea can have value.
No, this trick won't work... How on earth are you ever going to explain in terms of chemistry and physics so important a biological phenomenon as first love ?
One does evil enough when one does nothing good.
The beginning of wisdom is found in doubting, by doubting we come to the question, and by seeking we may come upon the truth.
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.
If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.
All things come to those who wait, but when they come they're out of date.
If you want children to keep their feet on the ground, put some responsibility on their shoulders.
Unless you choose to do great things with it, it makes no difference how much you are rewarded or how much you have.
Never bring the problem solving stage into the decision making stage. Otherwise, you surrender yourself to the problem rather than the solution.
He who is afraid of asking is ashamed of learning.
The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires.
The more often a man feels without acting, the less he'll be able to act. And in the long run, the less he'll be able to feel.
There is no limit to the power of the human mind. The more concentrated it is, the more power is brought to bear on one point.
The hero is no braver than the ordinary man, but he is brave five minutes longer
There is no greatness without a passion to be great, whether it's the aspiration of an athlete or an artist, a scientist, a parent, or a businessperson.
Ultimately we know deeply that the other side of every fear is a freedom.
There are few people who can manage more than their own business.
Flaming enthusiasm, backed up by horse sense and persistence, is the quality that most frequently makes for success.
In this world a man must either be an anvil or hammer.
You cannot escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today.
And now here is my secret, a very simple secret. It is only with the heart that one can see rightly, what is essential is invisible to the eye.
What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.
If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of giants.
From what we get, we can make a living, what we give, however makes a life.
I say to you today, my friends, that in spite of the difficulties and frustrations of the moment, I still have a dream.
Busier than a cat covering up shit on a tile floor!
Trust men and they will be true to you, treat them greatly, and they will show themselves great.
Action is the antidote to despair.
Whenever your present situation, I assure you that you are not your habits. You can replace old patterns of self-defeating behavior with new patterns, new habits of the effectiveness, happiness, and trust-based relationships.
History does nothing , it does not possess immense riches, it does not fight battles. It is men, real, living, who do all this.
You create your reality.
Science without religion is lame. Religion without science is blind.
Our inventions are wont to be pretty toys, which distract our attention from serious things. They are but improved means to an unimproved end, an end which was already but too easy to arrive at
Only those who are absolutely their true selves in this world can have pervading influence.
Spoken about by, radio announcer and good friend : never let a day go by that he didn't learn something new and, in turn pass it on to others. It was his consuming passion.
Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.
Man shapes himself through decisions that shape his environment.
We must be bright and cheerful, long faces do not make religion.
Forget about the consequences of failure. Failure is only a temporary change in direction to set you straight for your next success.
Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no help at all.
There is no chance, no fate, no destiny that can circumvent, or hinder, or control a firm resolve of a determined soul.
Ideas attract money, time, talents, skills, energy and other complementary ideas that will bring them into reality.
No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.
If you feel you have no faults there's another one.
It's not what you've got, it's what you use that makes a difference.
You are never given a wish without also being given the power to make it true. You may have to work for it, however.
The stakes are too high for government to be a spectator sport.
A man builds a fine house ; and now he has a master, and a task for life ; he is to furnish, watch, show it, and keep it in repair, the rest of his days.
The glow of inspiration warms us, it is a holy rapture.
The most interesting thing about a postage stamp is the persistence with which it sticks to its job.
Time is really the only capital that any human being has and the thing that he can least afford to waste or lose.
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.
Time is an equal opportunity employer. Each human being has exactly the same number of hours and minutes every day. Rich people can't buy more hours. Scientists can't invent new minutes. And you can't save time to spend it on another day. Even so, time is amazingly fair and forgiving. No matter how much time you've wasted in the past, you still have an entire tomorrow. quotes
Man's mind, once stretched by a new idea, never regains its original dimensions.
Goals are not only absolutely necessary to motivate us. They are essential to really keep us alive.
Let's just go and win a (bleeping) game.
What we hope to do with ease, we must learn first to do with diligence.
Live in the sunshine, swim the sea, drink the wild air
Within us all there are wells of thought and dynamos of energy which are not suspected until emergencies arise. Then oftentimes we find that it is comparatively simple to double or treble our former capacities and to amaze ourselves by the results achieved. Quotas, when set up for us by others, are challenges which goad us on to surpass ourselves. The outstanding leaders of every age are those who set up their own quotas and constantly achieve them.
Take calculated risks. That is quite different from being rash.
Winning isn't everything , it's the only thing.
The worst thing you can try to do is cling to something that is gone, or to recreate it.
If we don't change, we don't grow. If we don't grow, we aren't really living.
Will springs from the two elements of moral sense and self-interest.
One of the things I keep learning is that the secret of being happy is doing things for other people.
How can we remember our ignorance, which our growth requires, when we are using our knowledge all the time ?
Better late than never.
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.
Persistence is what makes the impossible possible, the possible likely, and the likely definite.
Every hand does its part to hold up the world. Every healthy individual guides his life by a selected motive which takes precedence over all the others. He is the man who maintains his integrity in the midst of change, his individuality in the face of external pressures to conform.
The miracle power that elevates the few is to be found in their industry, application and perseverance, under the promptings of a brave determined spirit.
Don't be afraid to take a big step if one is indicated , you can't cross a chasm in two small jumps.
Success is the result of perfection, hard work, learning from failure, loyalty, and persistence.
Our life is what our thoughts make it.
Either you run the day or the day runs you.
Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore, Send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed, to me I lift me lamp beside the golden door.
Never stop learning. If you learn one new thing everyday, you will overcome 99% of your competition
The great end of life is not knowledge but action.
War grows out of the desire of the individual to gain advantage at the expense of his fellow men.
Happiness is a state of mind.
There is nothing to fear, but fear itself.
The intelligent man is one who has successfully fulfilled many accomplishments, and is still willing to learn more.
I do not think much of a man who does not know more today than he did yesterday.
Take things as they are. Punch when you have to punch. Kick when you have to kick.
Keep your business affairs in your own hands. It's the only way to be happy.
A small house will hold a hundred friends.
The important thing is this, to be able at any moment to sacrifice what we are, for what we could become.