Inspirational Quotes
They alone live, who live for others.
If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men.
Reach for the stars.
Understanding can overcome any situation, however mysterious or insurmountable it may appear to be.
Level with your child by being honest. Nobody spots a phony quicker than a child.
What you can do, or dream you can, begin it, boldness has genius, power and magic in it.
Happiness consists of a solid faith, good health, and a bad memory.
The way we see the problem is the problem.
The price of greatness is responsibility.
Being defeated is often a temporary condition. Giving up is what makes it permanent.
First law on holes - when you're in one, stop digging.
The key to truth is the next deed, and this key opens the door if one does what one has to do in such a way that the meaning of the action here finds its fulfillment. Thus truth in the world of man is not to be found as the content of knowledge, but only as human existence. One does not express it, one does not perceive it, but one lives it, and receives it as life.
If there is a will, there is a way.
You have enemies ? Good. That means you've stood up for something, sometime in your life.
I have, for many years past, contemplated the noble races of red men who are now spread over these trackless forests and boundless prairies, melting away at the approach of civilization.
It means a great deal to those who are oppressed to know that they are not alone. And never let anyone tell you that what you are doing is insignificant. Bishop
Your purpose is to make your audience see what you saw, hear what you heard, feel what you felt. Relevant detail, couched in concrete, colorful language, is the best way to recreate the incident as it happened and to picture it for the audience.
Sweet mercy is nobility's true badge.
Anything is possible.
What counts is not necessarily the size of the dog in the fight - it's the size of the fight in the dog.
The highest reward for a person's toil is not what they get for it, but what they become by it.
The gem can not be polished without friction, nor man be perfected without trials.
Men stumble over the truth from time to time but most pick themselves up and hurry off as if nothing happened.
Example sheds a genial ray which men are apt to borrow, so first improve yourself today, and then your friends tomorrow.
Education is not filling a bucket, but lighting a fire.
Let your hopes, not your hurts, shape your future.
If at first you don't succeed skydiving is not for you.
Times of great calamity and confusion have ever been productive of the greatest minds. The purest ore is produced from the hottest furnace, and the brightest thunderbolt is elicited from the darkest storm.
I was never tired of listening to his wisdom or imparting my own.
Service is the rent we pay to be living. It is the very purpose of life and not something you do in your spare time.
If you want to win friends, make it a point to remember them. If you remember my name, you pay me a subtle compliment ; you indicate that I have made an impression on you. Remember my name and you add to my feeling of importance.
Want to learn to eat a lot ? Here it is : Eat a little. That way, you will be around long enough to eat a lot.
For myself, I am an optimist -- it does not seem to be much use being anything else.
One of the most tragic things I know about human nature is that all of us tend to put off living. We are all dreaming of some magical rose garden over the horizon- instead of enjoying the roses blooming outside our windows today.
Man is a creature of hope and invention, both of which belie the idea that things can not be changed.
Education is the power to think clearly, the power to act well in the world's work, and the power to appreciate life.
Am I not destroying my enemies when I make friends of them ?
There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as if everything is.
The battle is all over except the "shouting" when one knows what is wanted and has made up his mind to get it, whatever the price may be.
Be strong ! You talk of ghosts and devils. We are the living devils. The sign of life is strength and growth. The sign of death is weakness. Whatever is weak, avoid ! It is death. If it is strength, go down into hell and get hold of it ! There is salvation only for the brave. "None but the brave deserves the fair". None but the bravest deserves salvation.
It is the level-headed man, the calm man, of good judgment and cool nerves, of great sympathy and love, who does good work and so does good to himself.
Few people think more than two or three times a year. I have made an international reputation by thinking once or twice a week.
How can a society that exists on instant mashed potatoes, packaged cake mixes, frozen dinners, and instant cameras teach patience to its young ?
Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great.
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.
The man who has no imagination has no wings.
If you don't know where you are going, you'll end up someplace else.
Forget about the consequences of failure. Failure is only a temporary change in direction to set you straight for your next success.
I'd rather see a sermon than hear one any day , I'd rather have one walk beside me than merely point the way.
The death of fear is in doing what you fear to do.
Procrastination is opportunities natural assassin.
The greatest good you can do for another is not just share your riches, but reveal to them their own.
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.
In prosperity, our friends know us , in adversity, we know our friends.
The most wasted of all days is one without laughter.
None are homely who smile.
People will exercise great effort and creativity to make our plan work, and sometimes expend just as much effort and creativity to make your plan fail.
Leadership is power to endure an ongoing quest for information or influence not just actual triumphs like making profits or achieving stated objectives.
Deals are my art form. Other people paint beautifully on canvas or write wonderful poetry. I like making deals, preferably big deals. That's how I get my kicks.
In the long run, men hit only what they aim at. Therefore, though they should fail immediately, they had better aim at something high.
Great minds have purposes others have wishes.
Unless a man undertakes more than he possibly can do, he will never do all that he can.
Ask and you shall receive, seek and you shall find, knock and it shall be opened unto you.
Nature abhors a vacuum, and if I can only walk with sufficient carelessness I am sure to be filled.
Great changes may not happen right away, but with effort even the difficult may become easy.
Never say anything about yourself you do not want to come true.
Why hesitate? Upon the plains of hesitation are the bleached bones of countless millions, who on the threshold of victory sat down to wait, and in waiting they died.
We judge ourselves by what we feel capable of doing, while others judge us by what we have already done.
A generous heart, kind speech, and a life of service and compassion are the things which renew humanity.
When I exercise, I wear all black. Its like a funeral for my fat.
Commit yourself to a dream nobody who tries to do something great but fails is a total failure. Why ? Because he can always rest assured that he succeeded in life's most important battle -- he defeated the fear of trying.
The truth is more important than the facts.
Look back on times of adversity with hope for the future, not regret for the past. Look not mournfully into the past, it comes not back again. Wisely improve the present, it is thine. Go forth to meet the shadowy future without fear and with a manly heart.
It is easier to suppress the first desire than to satisfy all that follow.
Success isn't magic or hocus-pocus, it's simply learning to focus.
Hold fast to dreams, for if dreams die, life is a broken winged bird that cannot fly.
Make failure your teacher, not your undertaker.
I believe that it is better to learn from the diverse people around us than to try in vain to emulate them, better to be a teacher than a role model. As strong as my legs are, it is my mind that has made me a champion.
Stand up to your obstacles and do something about them. You will find that they haven't half the strength you think they have.
Take time to deliberate, but when the time for action has arrived, stop thinking and go in.
A smile is a curve that sets everything straight.
If you realize how powerful your thoughts are, you would never think a negative thought
Let him that would move the world first move himself.
Our limitations and success will be based, most often, on your own expectations for ourselves. What the mind dwells upon, the body acts upon.
If you want to get the best out of a man, you must look for the best that is in him.
First comes thought, then organization of that thought, into ideas and plans, then transformation of those plans into reality. The beginning, as you will observe, is in your imagination.
The Athenians, alarmed at the internal decay of their Republic, asked Demosthenes what to do. His reply: Do not do what you are doing now.
Live life with passion.
What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals.
There are no secrets to success it is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure.
Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that frightens us most. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It's not just in some of us, it's in all of us. And when we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.
Be who you are in every situation.