Inspirational Quotes
First say to yourself what you would be, and then do what you have to do.
The only real valuable thing is intuition.
Many hands make light work.
Your self-beliefs either support or undermine you.
When you face your fear, most of the time you will discover that it was not really such a big threat after all. We all need some form of deeply rooted, powerful motivation - it empowers us to overcome obstacles so we can live our dreams.
I've found that luck is quite predictable. If you want more luck, take more chances. Be more active. Show up more often.
Sweet mercy is nobility's true badge.
Our happiness depends on the habit of mind we cultivate. So practice happy thinking every day. Cultivate the merry heart, develop the happiness habit, and life will become a continual feast.
The quality of a man's life is in direct proportion to his commitment to excellence, regardless of his chosen field of endeavor.
The critical ingredient is getting off your butt and doing something. It's as simple as that. A lot of people have ideas, but there are few who decide to do something about them now. Not tomorrow. Not next week. But today. The true entrepreneur is a doer.
Slow but steady wins the race.
Problems are not stop signs, they are guidelines.
Be grateful to the Man you help, think of him as god. Is it not a great privilege to be allowed to worship god by helping our fellow men ?
You'll never plow a field by turning it over in your mind.
No man is happy who does not think himself so.
To keep our faces toward change and behave like free spirits in the presence of fate is strength undefeatable
That which does not kill you makes you stronger.
Indecision is the seedling of fear.
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.
What you are is god's gift to you, what you become is your gift to god.
I have seen too much of the vanity of human affairs, to expect felicity from the splendid scenes of public life.
It's to be expected that you make mistakes when you're breaking new ground.
One does evil enough when one does nothing good.
Most of the exercise I get is from standing and walking around laboratory tables all day. I derive more benefit and entertainment from this than some of my friends and competitors get from playing games like golf.
Dreams are the reality of tomorrow.
Look within, for within is the wellspring of virtue, which will not cease flowing, if you cease not from digging.
Your most expensive advice is the free advice you receive from your financially struggling friends and relatives.
Why not go out on a limb ? Isn't that where the fruit is ?
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.
Never stop dreaming.
People begin to become successful the minute they decide to be.
Be not ashamed of mistakes and thus make them crimes.
Be not afraid of growing slowly, be afraid only of standing still.
Those who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream only by night.
Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishment.
I have seen so many of these, and lived with them, and travelled with them, and oftentimes felt as if I should starve to death on an equal allowance, that I am fully convinced I am correct in saying that the North American Indians, taking them in the aggregate, even where they have an abundance to subsist on, eat less than any civilized population of equal numbers, that I have ever travelled amongst.
When god closes a door, he opens a window.
There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as if everything is.
Don't wait. The time will never be just right.
Bygones are bygones. Life's too short. There's so much more we've all got to do.
Real success is finding your lifework in the work that you love.
A great attitude does much more than turn on the lights in our worlds, it seems to magically connect us to all sorts of serendipitous opportunities that were somehow absent before the change.
To solve any problem, here are three questions to ask yourself : First, what could I do ? Second, what could I read ? And third, who could I ask ?
There is no security on this earth ; there is only opportunity.
Ability is sexless.
Cherish your visions and your dreams as they are the children of your soul, the blueprints of your ultimate achievements.
The daily grind of hard work gets a person polished.
It doesn't matter how much milk you spill as long as you don't lose the cow.
No involvement, no commitment.
It doesn't matter where you are coming from. All that matters is where you are going.
Your talent is God's gift to you. What you do with it is your gift back to God.
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.
Everything you want is on the other side of fear.
After every happiness comes misery, they may be far apart or near. The more advanced the soul, the more quickly does one follow the other. What we want is neither happiness nor misery. Both make us forget our true nature, both are chains -- one iron, one gold , behind both is the Atman, who knows neither happiness nor misery. These are states, and states must ever change , but the nature of the atman is bliss, peace, unchanging. We have not to get it, we have it, only wash away the dross and see it.
Without the human community one single human being cannot survive.
We make a living by what we get, we make a life by what we give.
He is an atheist who does not believe in himself. The old religions said that he was an atheist who did not believe in god. The new religion says that he is an atheist who does not believe in himself.
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.
No matter how small, acknowledge the achievement.
I believe that it is better to tell the truth than a lie. I believe it is better to be free than to be a slave. And I believe it is better to know than to be ignorant.
Volunteers don't get paid, not because they're worthless, but because they're priceless.
To love and win is the best thing. To love and lose, the next best.
Make failure your teacher, not your undertaker.
You will come to know that what appears today to be a sacrifice will prove instead to be the greatest investment that you will ever make.
Success is the maximum utilization of the ability that you have.
Success doesn't come to you, you go to it.
Advice is seldom welcome , and those who want it the most always like it the least.
If you think you can, or you think you can't, you're probably right.
Without a general an army is lost.
Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you'll land among the stars.
Your pain is the breaking of the shell that encloses your understanding.
The heights by great men reached and kept were not obtained by sudden flight. But they, while their companions slept, were toiling upward in the night.
Authentic leaders have absorbed the fundamental fact of existence -- that you can't get around life's inherent contradictions. The leadership mind is spacious. It has ample room for the ambiguities of the world, for conflicting feelings, and for contradictory ideas. I believe that the central leadership attribute is the ability to manage polarity.
Obstacles are what appear when you take your eyes off your dreams.
Learn to enjoy every minute of your life. Be happy now. Don't wait for something outside of yourself to make you happy in the future. Think how really precious is the time you have to spend, whether it's at work or with your family. Every minute should be enjoyed and savored.
Procrastination is opportunities natural assassin.
Education is one of the few things a person is willing to pay for and not get.
How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives.
You always succeed in producing a result.
When you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on.
The mind, ever the willing servant, will respond to boldness, for boldness, in effect, is a command to deliver mental resources.
The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires.
To laugh often and much; To win the respect of intelligent people And the affection of children; to earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure The betrayal of false friends; To appreciate beauty, to find the best in others; To leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch or a redeemed social condition; to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded
A good general not only sees the way to victory , he also knows when victory is impossible.
Watch your manner of speech if you wish to develop a peaceful state of mind. Start each day by affirming peaceful, contented and happy attitudes and your days will tend to be pleasant and successful.
What really matters is what you do with what you have.
We must be the change we wish to see.
The true mystery of the world is the visible, not the invisible.
Skill and confidence are an unconquered army.
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
Where there is life, there is hope. Where there are hopes, there are dreams. Where there are vivid dreams repeated, they become goals. Goals become the action plans and game plans that winners dwell on in intricate detail, knowing that achievement is almost automatic when the goal becomes an inner commitment. The response to the challenges of life -- purpose -- is the healing balm that enables each of us to face up to adversity and strife.
No one lives long enough to learn everything they need to learn starting from scratch. To be successful, we absolutely, positively have to find people who have already paid the price to learn the things that we need to learn to achieve our goals.