Inspirational Quotes
Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all.
Definiteness of purpose is the starting point of all achievement
The most interesting thing about a postage stamp is the persistence with which it sticks to its job.
There is a real magic in enthusiasm. It spells the difference between mediocrity and accomplishment.
Unless a man undertakes more than he possibly can do, he will never do all that he can.
, Nobel Peace Prize winner We are rich only through what we give, and poor only through what we refuse.
In order to form an immaculate member of a flock of sheep one must, above all, be a sheep.
Little strokes fell great oaks.
What we can or can not do, what we consider possible or impossible, is rarely a function of our true capability. It is more likely a function of our beliefs about who we are.
To love what you do and feel that it matters, how on earth could anything be more fun !
Be happy for this moment. This moment is your life.
When you are afraid, do the thing you are afraid of and soon you will lose your fear of it.
Unselfish and noble actions are the most radiant pages in the biography of souls.
In prosperity, our friends know us , in adversity, we know our friends.
Until a person can say deeply and honestly, "I am what I am today because of the choices I made yesterday'', that person can not say, "I choose otherwise''.
You see, wire telegraph is a kind of a very, very long cat. You pull his tail in New York and his head is meowing in Los Angeles. Do you understand this ? And radio operates exactly the same way : you send signals here, they receive them there. The only difference is that there is no cat.
Be patient with yourself. Self-growth is tender , it's holy ground. There's no greater investment.
The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and all science. He to whom this emotion is a stranger, who can no longer pause to wonder and stand rapt in awe, is as good as dead. His eyes are closed.
Successful people are always looking for opportunities to help others. Unsuccessful people are always asking, " What's in it for me ? ".
What great thing would you attempt if you knew you could not fail ?
All or our dreams can come true if we have the courage to pursue them. -
Ideas won't keep, something must be done about them.
A gentle breeze blowing in the right direction is better than a pair of strong oars.
Courage is a moral quality , it is not a chance gift of nature like an aptitude for games. It is a cold choice between two alternatives, the fixed resolve not to quit , an act of renunciation which must be made not once but many times by the power of the will. Courage is will power.
Above all to thine own self be true.
Happiness depends more on the inward disposition of mind than on outward circumstances.
Patience and perseverance have a magical effect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish. A little knowledge that acts is worth infinitely more than much knowledge that is idle.
A person's true wealth is the good he or she does in the world.
No pessimist ever discovered the secrets of the stars, or sailed to an unchartered land, or opened a new heaven to the human spirit.
The function of leadership is to produce more leaders, not more followers.
The beginning of anxiety is the end of faith, and the beginning of true faith is the end of anxiety.
Sow a thought, and you reap an act , Sow an act, and you reap a habit , Sow a habit, and you reap a character , Sow a character, and you reap a destiny.
You measure the size of the accomplishment by the obstacles you had to overcome to reach your goals.
Anyone can count the seeds in an apple, but only God can count the number of apples in a seed.
You're happiest while you're making the greatest contribution.
I know people that got diagnosed with Parkinson's, and they just gave up. Sat in a wheelchair and refused to get up. I'll never give up. Some day this will probably take me, but I'm not going to walk away from life.
Treat people as if they were what they ought to be, and you'll help them to become what they are capable of becoming.
Whatever you vividly imagine, ardently desire, sincerely believe, and enthusiastically act upon must inevitably come to pass!
It is amazing how much people can get done if they do not worry about who gets the credit.
Whoever undertakes to set himself up as a judge of Truth and Knowledge is shipwrecked by the laughter of the gods.
Life is not accountable to us. We are accountable to life.
Equations are more important to me, because politics is for the present, but an equation is something for eternity.
Joy can be real only if people look on their life as a service, and have a definite object in life outside themselves and their personal happiness.
Success is the maximum utilization of the ability that you have.
Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.
The most incomprehensible thing about the world is that it is comprehensible.
There's always free cheese in the mouse traps, but the mice there ain't happy.
Have the courage to say no. Have the courage to face the truth. Do the right thing because it is right. These are the magic keys to living your life with integrity.
The least movement is of importance to all nature. The entire ocean is affected by a pebble.
A smile is an inexpensive way to improve your looks.
Your level of brilliance will determine the size of your opportunities in life.
The gem cannot be polished without friction, nor man perfected without trials.
Treat a man as he is and he will remain as he is. Treat a man as he can and should be and he will become as he can and should be.
Happiness is a state of activity.
Put off for one day and ten days will pass by.
Remember that nobody will ever get ahead of you as long as he is kicking you in the seat of the pants.
God does not care about our mathematical difficulties. He integrates empirically.
Only those who are absolutely their true selves in this world can have pervading influence.
The worst thing you can try to do is cling to something that is gone, or to recreate it.
The unexamined life is not worth living.
If you advance confidently in the direction of your dreams and endeavor to leave the life which you have imagined, you will you will meet with a success unexpected in common hours.
As long as we are persistence in our pursuit of our deepest destiny, we will continue to grow. We can not choose the day or time when we will fully bloom. It happens in its own time.
He who has great power should use it lightly.
Minds are like parachutes, they only function when they are open.
One of the reasons mature people stop learning is that they become less and less willing to risk failure.
Be careful the environment you choose for it will shape you ; be careful the friends you choose for you will become like them.
Nothing is impossible to a willing heart.
Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.
I want everyone to be the way I strive to become -- to be himself in his truth. Do not follow me, follow yourself ! is the existential challenge. Self-being awakens self-being but does not force itself on it.
The search for someone to blame is always successful.
I say to you today, my friends, that in spite of the difficulties and frustrations of the moment, I still have a dream.
Here's to the crazy ones, the misfits, the rebels, the troublemakers, the round pegs in the square holes... the ones who see things differently -- they're not fond of rules... You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them, but the only thing you can't do is ignore them because they change things... they push the human race forward, and while some may see them as the crazy ones, we see genius, because the ones who are crazy enough to think that they can change the world, are the ones who do.
Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.
To succeed you need to find something to hold on to, something to motivate you, something to inspire you.
Good fortune and bad are equally necessary to man, to fit him to meet the contingencies of this life.
Don't water your weeds.
A general is just as good or just as bad as the troops under his command make him.
The Crows are very handsome and gentlemanly Indians in their personal appearance and have been always reputed, since the first acquaintance made with them, very civil and friendly.
This is the true joy the being used for a purpose recognized as a might one.
No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.
When the student is ready, the teacher will appear.
And in the end it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years.
Live as if your were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.
How different our lives are when we really know what is deeply important to us, and keeping that picture in mind, we manage ourselves each day to be and to do what really matters most.
Into the hands of every individual is given a marvelous power for good or evil -- the silent, unconscious, unseen influence of his life. This is simply the constant radiation of what man really is, not what he pretends to be.
God is present in every jiva, there is no other god besides that. Who serves jiva serves god indeed.
But inaction itself is a kind of action, and it has consequences. Consistently and absolutely maintained, inaction would necessarily lead to swift ruin , it would be a form of suicide. A refusal to enter into the world is a refusal to meet the challenge of reality which darkly demands that I dare and find out what will happen. In my situation I bear responsibility for what occurs because I do not intervene , if I can do something and I don't do it, I am guilty of the consequences of my inaction.
if you can't lift the corners, let the middle sag.
Don't be hard on yourself. Embrace your journey with kindness and patience, recognizing that every step, even the small ones, is a part of your growth.
Never Quit.
Our life is what it is as a result of how we think.
If you do not hope, you will not find what is beyond your hopes.