Inspirational Quotes
People who exercise their embryonic freedom day after day, little by little, expand that freedom. People who do not will find that it withers until they are literally 'being lived'. They are acting out scripts written by parents, associates and society.
This is the true joy the being used for a purpose recognized as a might one.
Success isn't magic or hocus-pocus, it's simply learning to focus.
Change your thoughts, change your life.
Positive attitudes come in unlimited quantities. Everybody can have one free !
My great concern is not whether you have failed, but whether you are content with your failure.
I maintained my edge by always being a student, you will always have something new to learn.
How a man plays a game shows something of his character, how he loses shows all of it.
Failure defeats losers, failure inspires winners.
Dare to be free, dare to go as far as your thought leads, and dare to carry that out in your life.
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.
Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance.
A Native American grandfather was talking to his grandson about how he felt. He said, 'I feel as if I have two wolves fighting in my heart. One wolf is the vengeful, violent one, the other wolf is the loving compassionate one.' The grandson asked him, 'Which wolf will win the fight in your heart?' The grandfather answered, 'The one I feed.'
Your most expensive advice is the free advice you receive from your financially struggling friends and relatives.
To understand the heart and mind of a person, look not at what he has already achieved, but at what he aspires to.
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.
You will never find time for anything. You must make it.
Always mistrust a subordinate who never finds fault with his superior.
A bold onset is half the battle.
Feel nothing, know nothing, do nothing, have nothing, give up all to god, and say utterly, 'Thy will be done'. We only dream this bondage. Wake up and let it go.
Every time we open our mouths, men look into our minds.
Stand upon the self, only then can we truly love the world. Take a very high stand, knowing our universal nature, we must look with perfect calmness upon all the panorama of the world.
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.
The greatest part of our happiness depends on our dispositions, not our circumstances.
The biggest room in the world is the room for improvement.
What this power is I cannot say. All I know is that it exists and it becomes available only when a man is in that state of mind in which he knows exactly what he wants and is fully determined not to quit until he finds it.
Success seems to be connected with action. Successful men keep moving ; they make mistakes, but they do not quit.
It is not what we get. But who we become, what we contribute... that gives meaning to our lives.
The beginning is the half of every action.
One of the main reasons people are not rich is that they worry too much about things that might never happen. quotes
You always succeed in producing a result.
There are many who's tongues might govern multitudes, if they could govern their tongues.
Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference.
No man or woman is an island. To exist just for yourself is meaningless. You can achieve the most satisfaction when you feel related to some greater purpose in life, something greater than yourself.
I have learned to seek my happiness by limiting my desires, rather than attempting to satisfy them.
Whatever it takes !
The only difference between a good shot and a bad shot is if it goes in or not.
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.
One should never forbid what one lacks the power to prevent.
It not knowing what to do, it's doing what you know.
Nothing liberates our greatness like the desire to help, the desire to serve.
This life is a hard fact, work your way through it boldly, though it may be adamantine, no matter, the soul is stronger. I have seen in life those who are overcautious about themselves fall into dangers at every step, those who are afraid of losing honor and respect, get only disgrace, and those who are always afraid of loss, always lose.
You can tell more about a person by what he says about others than you can by what others say about him.
Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are.
If a man can realize his divine nature with the help of an image, would it be right to call that a sin ? Nor, even when he has passed that stage, should he call it an error. Man is not traveling from error to truth, but from truth to truth, from lower to higher truth. To him all the religions from the lowest fetishism to the highest absolutism, mean so many attempts of the human soul to grasp and realize the infinite, each determined by the conditions of its birth and association, and each of these marks a stage of progress, and every soul is a young eagle soaring higher and higher, gathering more and more strength till it reaches the glorious sun.
Sweet are the uses of adversity, Which like the toad, ugly and venomous, Wears yet a precious jewel in his head.
In imagination, there's no limitation.
Better to light a candle than curse the darkness.
My fathers planted for me, and I planted for my children.
A strong person and a waterfall always channel their own path.
The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires.
If we are going to teach 'creation science' as an alternative to evolution, then we should also teach the stork theory as an alternative to biological reproduction.
It's not the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog.
Your family and your love must be cultivated like a garden. Time, effort, and imagination must be summoned constantly to keep any relationship flourishing and growing.
Happiness is not a station you arrive at, but a manner of traveling.
An insincere and evil friend is more to be feared than a wild beast, a wild beast may wound your body, but an evil friend will wound your mind.
Failure is a detour, not a dead-end street.
Forget about the consequences of failure. Failure is only a temporary change in direction to set you straight for your next success.
Between stimulus and response is our greatest power -- the freedom to choose.
Stopping at third base adds no more runs than striking out.
Nothing is so strong as gentleness, and nothing is so gentle as true strength.
The will to win is important, but the will to prepare is vital.
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.
Live as if your were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.
Again and again, the impossible problem is solved when we see that the problem is only a tough decision waiting to be made.
If the ladder is not leaning against the right wall, every step we take just gets us to the wrong place faster.
Fortify yourself with contentment, for this is an impregnable fortress.
Experience is simply the name we give our mistakes.
Within us all there are wells of thought and dynamos of energy which are not suspected until emergencies arise. Then oftentimes we find that it is comparatively simple to double or treble our former capacities and to amaze ourselves by the results achieved. Quotas, when set up for us by others, are challenges which goad us on to surpass ourselves. The outstanding leaders of every age are those who set up their own quotas and constantly achieve them.
Again and again, the impossible problem is solved when we see that the problem is only a tough decision waiting to be made.
Example is not the main thing in influencing others. It is the only thing.
There are two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.
Nothing is impossible to a willing heart.
It is not what we take up, but what we give up, that makes us rich.
I'm a bit of a P.T Barnum. I make stars out of everyone.
Tomorrow is often the busiest day of the week.
Nothing is particularly hard if you divide it into small jobs.
Nature magically suits a man to his fortunes, by making them the fruit of his character.
The worst thing one can do is not to try, to be aware of what one wants and not give in to it, to spend years in silent hurt wondering if something could have materialized -- never knowing.
The only place success comes before work is in the dictionary.
Anyone who thinks the sky is the limit, has limited imagination.
Knowledge is proud that she knows so much , Wisdom is humble that she knows no more.
I'm going to stop procrastinating once I get around to it.
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.
Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishment.
Conflict itself is, of course, a sign of relative health as you would know if you ever met really apathetic people, really hopeless people, people who have given up hoping, striving, and coping.
You affect your subconscious mind by verbal repetition.
Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead.
Before I learned the art, a punch was just a punch, and a kick, just a kick. After I learned the art, a punch was no longer a punch, a kick, no longer a kick. Now that I understand the art, a punch is just a punch and a kick is just a kick.
When asked about clinching a playoff berth for Cleveland Browns during the 2023 NFL regular season - "You don't know how many of these moments you're going to get. Not too many people get the opportunity to have kids as old as mine and that understand what's going on - get to witness this. I'm going to remember this for the rest of my life. And anything that you get to do with people that you love, especially your children, they just make everything that much more special."
Some people enter our lives and leave almost instantly. Others stay, and forge such an impression on our heart and soul, we are changed forever.
I didn't have time to hire half my coaching staff. I didn't know any of the players by sight, but somehow we got through spring ball with the help of a couple of graduate assistants.