Inspirational Quotes
Believe that you are bigger than your difficulties, for you are, indeed.
Become a possibilitarian. No matter how dark things seem to be or actually are, raise your sights and see possibilities -- always see them, for they're always there.
Man is a creature of hope and invention, both of which belie the idea that things can not be changed.
Its obvious that we don't know one millionth of one percent about anything.
Until we take how we see ourselves (and how we see others) into account, we will be unable to understand how others see and feel about themselves and their world. Unaware, we will project our intentions on their behavior and call ourselves objective.
Two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the the universe.
Anything that we have to learn we learn by the actual doing of it we become just by performing just acts, temperate by performing temperate ones, brave by performing brave ones.
Only after you challenge your biases and stereotypes-- what Francis Bacon called the 'idols which beset men's minds'--can you help others do the same.
Laughter is the best medicine.
Learning is definitely not mere imitation or the ability to accumulate and conform to fixed knowledge. Learning is a constant process of discovery and never a concluding one. In JKD we begin not by accumulation but by discovering the cause of our ignorance, and oftentimes this involves a shedding process. Truth will not come until we have come to understand personally the whole process of the working of our being. After all, ultimately, knowledge in martial art simply means self-knowledge, and JKD can become intelligible only in the vigorous and constant process of self-inquiry and self-discovery.
If you listen to your fears, you will die never knowing what a great person you might have been.
Children require guidance and sympathy far more than instruction
Every choice one makes either expands or contracts the area in which he can make and implement future decisions. When one makes a choice, he irrevocably binds himself to the consequences of that choice.
Discontent is the first step in the progress of a man or a nation.
Are we to love only those who deserve our love ? Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy. But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you , that ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven.
Merchants have no country. The mere spot they stand on does not constitute so strong an attachment as that from which they draw their gains.
Man's mind, once stretched by a new idea, never regains its original dimensions.
Many of us spend half of our time wishing for things we could have, if we didn't spend half of our time wishing.
The strength of the heart comes from the soundness of the faith.
Life must be lived on a higher plane. We must go up to a higher platform, to which we are always invited to ascend, there, the whole aspect of things changes.
My parents told me that I could do and be anything I really wanted. I believed them.
A dream unrealized is a dream imprisoned by that enemy of all enemies - the fear of failure. Set that you will make it happen ! -
The rays of happiness, like those of light, are colorless when unbroken.
Develop an attitude of gratitude, and give thanks for everything that happens to you, knowing that every step forward is a step toward achieving something bigger and better than your current situation.
Optimists are right. So are pessimists. It's up to you to choose which you will be.
One sure-fire way to stay creative force yourself to learn something new.
He who has never learned to obey can not be a good commander.
If there is something to gain and nothing to lose by asking, by all means ask.
Action, to be effective, must be directed to clearly conceived ends.
To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream, not only plan, but also believe.
God is present in every jiva, there is no other god besides that. Who serves jiva serves god indeed.
Ah, but a man's reach should exceed his grasp, or what's a heaven for ?
In order to succeed you must fail so that you know what not to do the next time.
People who look down on other people don't end up being looked up to.
You don't just stumble into the future you create your own future.
The key to everything is patience. You get the chicken by hatching the egg, not by smashing it open.
Everyone's life is an object lesson to others.
Argue for your limitations, and sure enough they're yours.
I do not think there is any other quality so essential to success of any kind as the quality of perseverance. It overcomes almost everything, even nature.
I have learned that if one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours.
The art of medicine consists of amusing the patient while Nature cures the disease
Security is mostly a superstition. It does not exist in nature, nor do the children of men as a whole experience it. Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. Life is either a daring adventure, or nothing.
Anyone can count the seeds in an apple, but only God can count the number of apples in a seed.
Love conquers all.
Only one thing has to change for us to know happiness in our lives : where we focus our attention.
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.
Our first journey is to find that special place for us.
I want to know God's thoughts ; the rest are details.
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.
What we see depends mainly on what we look for.
The ability to concentrate and to use your time well is everything if you want to succeed in business or in anything else, for that matter.
The first step towards success in any occupation is to become interested in it.
Keys to success : Research your ideas, plan for success, expect success, and just do it.
Unfortunately, there seems to be far more opportunity out there than ability... . We should remember that good fortune often happens when opportunity meets with preparation.
Desire can be eradicated from the roots by firmly imbibing the four attributes of : Jnan, Atmanishtha, Vairagya, and the full fledged devotion to god. Faith is in the younger generation, the modern generation, out of them will come my workers.
The death of fear is in doing what you fear to do.
To establish true self-esteem we must concentrate on our successes and forget about the failures and the negatives in our lives.
A general is just as good or just as bad as the troops under his command make him.
Take advantage of every opportunity to practice your communication skills so that when important occasions arise, you will have the gift, the style, the sharpness, the clarity, and the emotions to affect other people.
The unselfish effort to bring cheer to others will be the beginning of a happier life for ourselves.
You control your future, your destiny. What you think about comes about. By recording your dreams and goals on paper, you set in motion the process of becoming the person you most want to be. Put your future in good hands -- your own.
When I was a boy of 14, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be 21, I was astonished by how much the old man had learned in 7 years.
If you don't know where you are going, you'll end up someplace else.
One of the things I keep learning is that the secret of being happy is doing things for other people.
From what we get, we can make a living, what we give, however makes a life.
Dreams are renewable. No matter what our age or condition, there are still untapped possibilities within us and new beauty waiting to be born.
I do not think much of a man who does not know more today than he did yesterday.
You always succeed in producing a result.
Those who are fired with an enthusiastic idea and who allow it to take hold and dominate their thoughts find that new worlds open for them. As long as enthusiasm holds out, so will new opportunities.
Every achiever I have ever met says, My life turned around when I began to believe in me.
That which does not kill you makes you stronger.
There is only one way... to get anybody to do anything. And that is by making the other person want to do it.
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.
How often we fail to realize our good fortune in living in a country where happiness is more than a lack of tragedy.
A happy person is not a person in a certain set of circumstances, but rather a person with a certain set of attitudes.
You affect your subconscious mind by verbal repetition.
The buck stops here.
In life you need either inspiration or desperation.
The speed of the leader determines the rate of the pack.
Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.
We need to embrace that the things that we love come to an end. And to not take them for granted. To step back & make sure we really live in the moments which matter to us. Not just being there as a participant. But to really be there a 100%.
The most important of life's battles is the one we fight daily in the silent chambers of the soul.
The dove is my emblem. I want to save and advance human life, not destroy it. I am proud of the fact that I never invented weapons to kill.
Believe it can be done. When you believe something can be done, really believe, your mind will find the ways to do it. Believing a solution paves the way to solution.
Remember, if you ever need a helping hand, you'll find one at the end of your arm. As you grow older you will discover that you have two hands. One for helping yourself, the other for helping others.
Action springs not from thought, but from a readiness for responsibility.
We are like tea bags - we don't know our own strength until we're in hot water.
Was there ever a more horrible blasphemy than the statement that all the knowledge of god is confined to this or that book ? How dare men call god infinite, and yet try to compress him within the covers of a little book !
Honesty is the cornerstone of all success, without which confidence and ability to perform shall cease to exist.
Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any one thing.
There is no such thing as failure. There are only results.
Friends are made by many acts and lost by only one.