Inspirational Quotes - DoolBug

Inspirational Quotes

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.

Unattributed

I am not discouraged, because every wrong attempt discarded is another step forward.

Thomas Edison

I want it said of me by those who knew me best ; that I always plucked a thistle and planted a flower where I thought a flower would grow.

Abraham Lincoln

There is no substitute for hard work.

Thomas Edison

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.

Mark Twain

I know of no more encouraging fact than the unquestionable ability of man to elevate his life by conscious endeavor.

Henry David Thoreau

A life lived in fear is a life half lived.

Proverb

Great minds have purpose, others have wishes.

Eileen Caddy

I wish you enough rain to appreciate the sun more.

Unknown

Don't waste yourself in rejection, nor bark against the bad, but chant the beauty of the good.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Action may not always bring happiness , but there is no happiness without action.

Benjamin Disraeli

You must think of failure and defeat as the spring boards to new achievements, and to the next level of accomplishment.

Les Brown

Joy is the feeling of grinning inside.

Melba Colgrove

One cannot think crooked and walk straight.

Anonymous

In the long run, we only hit what we aim at.

Henry David Thoreau

The key to everything is patience. You get the chicken by hatching the egg, not by smashing it open.

Arnold Glasgow

Nothing is more validating and affirming than feeling understood. And the moment a person begins feeling understood, that person becomes far more open to influence and change.

Stephen Covey

Sometimes our light goes out but is blown into flame by another human being. Each of us owes deepest thanks to those who have rekindled this light.

Albert Schweitzer

Education is not filling a bucket, but lighting a fire.

William Yeats

For things to change you've got to change. Otherwise, nothing much will change

Jim Rohn

As a principle-centered person you try to stand apart from the emotion of the situation and from other factors that would act on you, and evaluate the options. Looking at the balanced whole -- the work needs, the family needs, the other needs that may be involved, and the possible implications of the various alternatives -- you'll try to come up with the best solution taking all factors into consideration.

Stephen Covey

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.

Joseph Ray

Wisdom is not a product of schooling but of the lifelong attempt to acquire it.

Albert Einstein

I am convinced that He ( God ) does not play dice.

Albert Einstein

Impossible situations can become possible miracles.

Robert H. Schuller

If A is a success in life, then A equals x plus y plus z. Work is x ; y is play ; and z is keeping your mouth shut.

Albert Einstein

You must learn from your past mistakes, but not lean on your past successes.

Dennis Waitley

Some people dream of success while others wake up and work hard at it.

Unknown

Those convinced against their will are of the same opinion still.

Dale Carnegie

How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives.

Annie Dillard

What would you attempt to do if you knew you could not fail ?

Robert Schuller

Victory belongs to the most persevering.

Napoleon Bonaparte

An Arabian proverb says there are four sorts of men: He who knows not and knows not he knows not: he is a fool, shun him. He who knows not and knows he knows not: he is simple, teach him. He who knows and knows not he knows: he is asleep--wake him. He who knows and knows he knows: he is wise, follow him.

Isabel Burton

The successful man is the average man, focused.

Anonymous

The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step

Lao Tse

Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all.

Helen Keller

Self delusion is pulling in your stomach when you step on the scales.

Paul Sweeney

In order to grasp the reality, we must see the possibilities. In the present, a formulation of the possibilities is the area in which I gain uncertainty concerning what I decide, without a vision of the possibilities, I act blindly, only a knowledge of the possibilities enables me to know what I am actually doing.

Karl Jaspers

A man is not old until regrets start taking place of dreams.

Anonymous

Failing to plan is planning to fail.

Effie Jones

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.

Marian Wright Edelman

You cannot antagonize and influence at the same time.

J.S. Knox

This attachment of love to god is indeed one that does not bind the soul but effectively breaks all its bondages.

Swami Vivekananda

We will either find a way or make one.

Hannibal

We are still masters of our fate. We are still captains of our souls.

Winston Churchill

It's not what happens to you, it's what you do about it that makes the difference.

W. Mitchell

I keep my ideals, because in spite of everything, I still believe that people are really good at heart.

Anne Frank

I deal with the obvious. I present, reiterate and glorify the obvious -- because the obvious is what people need to be told.

Dale Carnegie

There is no cure for birth and death save to enjoy the interval.

George Santayana

Whenever we're afraid, its because we don't know enough. If we understood enough, we would never be afraid.

Earl Nightingale

Be patient with your enemies and forgiving of your friends.

Afghan Proverb

The empires of the future are the empires of the mind.

Winston Churchill

Don't wait. The time will never be just right.

Napoleon Hill

Too many of us look upon Americans as dollar chasers. This is a cruel libel, even if it is reiterated thoughtlessly by the Americans themselves.

Albert Einstein

Love conquers all.

Virgil

The tragedy of life is not that it ends so soon, but that we wait so long to begin it.

Unknown

Real glory springs from the silent conquest of ourselves.

Anonymous

Persistence is to the character of man as carbon is to steel.

Napoleon Hill

What is tolerance ? It is the consequence of humanity. We are all formed of frailty and error , let us pardon reciprocally each other's folly - that is the first law of nature.

Voltaire

Every leader needs to have experienced and grown through following -- learning to be dedicated, observant, capable of working with and learning from others, never servile, always truthful. Having located these qualities in himself, he can encourage them in others.

Warren G. Bennis

People often say that motivation doesn't last. Well, neither does bathing-that's why we recommend it daily.

Zig Ziglar

A child becomes an adult when he realizes that he has a right not only to be right but also to be wrong.

Thomas Szasz

All condemnation of others really condemns ourselves. Adjust the microcosm which is in your power to do and the macrocosm will adjust itself for you.

Swami Vivekananda

Those who work at a thing heart and soul not only achieve success in it but through their absorption in that they also realize the supreme truth - brahman. Those who work at a thing with their whole heart receive help from god.

Swami Vivekananda

Give the world the best you have and it may never be enough. Give the world your best anyway.

Mother Teresa

If you want to succeed you should strike out on new paths, rather than travel the worn paths of accepted success.

John Davidson Rockefeller

Mistakes are a part of being human. Appreciate your mistakes for what they are precious life lessons that can only be learned the hard way. Unless it's a fatal mistake, which, at least, others can learn from.

Al Franken

A fellow doesn't last long on what he has done. He has to keep on delivering.

Elbert Hubbard

Do not wait ; the time will never be "just right". Start where you stand, and work with whatever tools you may have at your command, and better tools will be found as you go along.

Napoleon Hill

No one became poor by giving alms.

French Proverb

Someday, man will harness the rise and fall of the tides, imprison the power of the sun, and release atomic power.

Thomas Edison

The several tribes of indians inhabiting the regions of the upper missouri, and of whom I spoke in my last letter, are undoubtedly the finest looking, best equipped, and most beautifully costumed of any on the continent.

George Catlin

Whoever is open, loyal, true ; of humane and affable demeanour, honourable himself, and in his judgement of others, faithful to his word as to law, and faithful alike to God and man... .such a man is a true gentleman.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

We are all in the gutter but some of us are looking at the stars.

Oscar Wilde

Your daily life is your temple and your religion. When you enter into it take with you your all.

Kahlil Gibran

In the arena of human life the honors and rewards fall to those who show their good qualities in action

Aristotle

The future belongs to those who prepare for it today.

Malcolm X

The greatest mistake you can make in life is to be continually fearing you will make one.

Elbert Hubbard

What the world wants is character. The world is in need of those whose life is one burning love, selfless. That love will make every word tell like a thunderbolt.

Swami Vivekananda

Change yourself, change your fortunes.

Portuguese Proverb

What a great feeling to look back on what you've already climbed What a man really wants is creative challenge with sufficient skills to bring him within the reach of success so that he may have the expanding joy of achievement.

Nash

Winners take time to relish their work, knowing that scaling the mountain is what makes the view from the top so exhilarating.

Dennis Waitley

Know what's weird? Day by day, nothing seems to change, but pretty soon, everything's different.

Calvin from Calvin and Hobbes

Let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in heaven.

Matthew 5:15

Never fear the want of business. A man who qualifies himself well for his calling, never fails of employment.

Thomas Jefferson

Boldness, more boldness, and always boldness !

George Jacques Danton

Hardening of the heart ages people faster than hardening of the arteries.

Anonymous

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.

Antoine De Saint-Exupery

You see things and you say, why ? But I dream things that never were and say, why not ?

George Bernard Shaw

Do not take life too seriously. You will never get out of it alive.

Elbert Hubbard

If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men.

Romans 1218

Never fear what will become of you, depend on no one. Only the moments you reject all help, are you free. Fear is death, fear is sin, fear is hell, fear is unrighteousness, and fear is wrong life.

Swami Vivekananda