Inspirational Quotes
One can never consent to creep when one feels an impulse to soar.
To live happily with other people, ask of them only what they can give.” Tristan Bernard
The beginning of wisdom is found in doubting, by doubting we come to the question, and by seeking we may come upon the truth.
Fortify yourself with contentment, for this is an impregnable fortress.
If at first you don't succeed, try, try again.
Because I readily absorb ideas from every source - frequently starting where the last person left off - I never pick up an item without thinking of how I might improve it.
Obstacles don't have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don't turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it.
No pain, No gain.
Tough times never last but tough people do.
The release of atom power has changed everything except our way of thinking, the solution to this problem lies in the heart of mankind. If only I had known, I should have become a watchmaker.
Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.
The path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day.
Honesty characterizes the person and enables him to create an identity, to communicate a real presence, and to establish authentic bonds with others. The individual increasingly comes to know who he is through the stand he takes when he expresses his ideas, values, beliefs, and convictions, and through the declaration and ownership of his feelings.
Concentration of wealth and power has been built upon other people's money, other people's business, other people's labor. Under this concentration, independent business has been a menace to American society.
We make a living by what we get, we make a life by what we give.
If you tell the truth you don't have to remember anything.
Volunteering is not a choice, it's a responsibility.
There is no security on this earth ; there is only opportunity.
You can not escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today.
I am not discouraged, because every wrong attempt discarded is often a step forward.
It is better to bind your children to you by a feeling of respect and by gentleness, than by fear.
What would you attempt to do if you knew you could not fail ?
Remove failure as an option.
Wisdom is not like money to be tied up and hidden.
You do not pay the price of success, you enjoy the price of success.
Growth in personality occurs as a consequence of meeting conflicts and impasses head on, and reconciling them. Interpersonal conflicts and impasses constitute problems which require solutions so that a satisfying relationship may be maintained. Whenever a person encounters a problem in his everyday living, he is obliged to vary his behavior until he discovers some mode of responding which is successful in achieving a solution.
It is of practical value to learn to like yourself. Since you must spend so much time with yourself you might as well get some satisfaction out of the relationship.
Every generation laughs at the old fashions, but religiously follows the new.
We mustn't let our passions destroy our dreams.
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.
If you just set out to be liked, you would be prepared to compromise on anything at any time, and you would achieve nothing.
Imagination is more important than knowledge.
Fathers are like a lighthouse when there is fog his children can always depend on seeing the light.
Wealth belongs to the person who enjoys it and not to the one who keeps it.
Reason is like an open secret that can become known to anyone at any time , it is the quiet space into which everyone can enter through his own thought.
Now is the time. Needs are great, but your possibilities are greater.
What we hope to do with ease, we must learn first to do with diligence.
It is impossible to imagine anything which better becomes a ruler than mercy.
When the student is ready, the teacher will appear.
Only the educated are free.
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.
An optimist sees an opportunity in every calamity, a pessimist sees a calamity in every opportunity.
The "how" thinker gets problems solved effectively because he wastes no time with futile "ifs".
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.
There is one quality which one must possess to win, and that is definiteness of purpose, the knowledge of what one wants, and a burning desire to possess it.
You must do the things you think you cannot do.
You pile up enough tomorrows, and you'll find you've collected a lot of empty yesterdays.
Any man who selects a goal in life which can be fully achieved has already defined his own limitations.
The chief obstacle to the progress of the human race is the human race.
Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.
Now, gentlemen, let us do something today which the world may talk of hereafter.
Success is the proper utilization of failure.
No legacy is so rich as honesty.
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.
The death of fear is in doing what you fear to do.
A mature man is his own judge. In the end, his only form of support is being faithful to his own convictions. The advice of others may be welcomed invaluable, but it does not free him from responsibility.
"Every achiever I have ever met says, 'My life turned around when I began to believe in me.'"
Action without study is fatal. Study without action is fatal. Mary Beard Actions speak louder than words.
You don't use a hammer to tighten a screw.
Get excited and enthusiastic about you own dream. This excitement is like a forest fire -- you can smell it, taste it, and see it from a mile away.
If you always do what you've always done, you'll always get what you've always gotten.
What ever you are be a good one.
It's not enough that we do our best, sometimes we have to do what's required.
Happiness does not depend on outward things, but on the way we see them.
A little more moderation would be good. Of course, my life hasn't exactly been one of moderation.
Vivacity, leadership, must be had, and we are not allowed to be nice in choosing. We must fetch the pump with dirty water, if clean can not be had.
Science is a wonderful thing if one does not have to earn one's living at it.
A man never likes you so well as when he leaves your company liking himself.
Our goals can only be reached through a vehicle of a plan, in which we must fervently believe, and upon which we must vigorously act. There is no other route to success.
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.
There go the people. I must follow them for I am their leader.
Go to the people. Learn from them. Live with them. Start with what they know. Build with what they have. The best of leaders when the job is done, when the task is accomplished, the people will say we have done it ourselves.
Sooner or later the truth comes to light.
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 buck stops here.
Fractures well cured make us more strong.
End your day by privately looking directly into your eyes in the mirror and saying, 'I love you ! ' Do this for thirty days and watch how you transform.
Not being able to do everything is no excuse for not doing everything you can.
Go before the people with your example, and be laborious in their affairs.
Ideas won't keep, something must be done about them.
Nothing is at last sacred but the integrity of your own mind.
There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure.
Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference.
Surprises and reverses can serve as an incentive for great accomplishment. There are no rules here, we're just trying to accomplish something.
Education is not filling a bucket, but lighting a fire.
The function of leadership is to produce more leaders, not more followers.
Kindness is always fashionable.
The only difference between a good shot and a bad shot is if it goes in or not.
What can be said but not practiced is better not said. What can be practiced but not spoken of is better not done.
Do not protect yourself by a fence, but rather by your friends.
Let's not confuse hasty decisions with strength or intelligence. It's important to be decisive - after giving consideration that reflects the time you have and what's at stake.
The fear of death is the most unjustified of all fears, for there's no risk of accident for someone who's dead.