Inspirational Quotes
Fathers are like a lighthouse when there is fog his children can always depend on seeing the light.
We have got to have a dream if we are going to make a dream come true.
Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other one thing.
When one door closes, another opens. But we often look so regretfully upon the closed door that we don't see the one that has opened for us.
Sometimes I lie awake at night and ask, Where have I gone wrong ? Then a voice says to me, This is going to take more than one night.
I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed We hold these truths to be self-evident , that all men are created equal.
If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of giants.
Who is the happiest of men ? He who values the merits of others, and in their pleasure takes joy, even as though'twere his own.
What can be said but not practiced is better not said. What can be practiced but not spoken of is better not done.
The maxim "Nothing but perfection" may be spelled "Paralysis".
Every person who wins in any undertaking must be willing to cut all sources of retreat. Only by doing so can one be sure of maintaining that state of mind known as a burning desire to win -- essential to success.
True progress quietly and persistently moves along without notice.
Gravitation is not responsible for people falling in love.
When you reach for the stars, you may not get one, but you won't come up with a handful of mud, either.
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.
You must motivate yourself every day.
There's no abiding success without commitment.
A dream unrealized is a dream imprisoned by that enemy of all enemies - the fear of failure. Set that you will make it happen ! -
Faith can move mountains.
A ship in harbor is safe -- but that is not what ships are for.
Well done is better than well said.
God doesn't make junk.
We are all inventors, each sailing out on a voyage of discovery, guided each by a private chart, of which there is no duplicate. The world is all gates, all opportunities.
Hope springs eternal.
Know thyself.
Ideals are like stars, you will not succeed in touching them with your hands, but like the seafaring man on the desert of waters, you choose them as your guides, and following them, you reach your destiny.
I'm a great believer in luck, and I find the harder I work the more I have of it.
Opportunities multiply as they are seized ; they die when neglected. Life is a long line of opportunities.
In order to form an immaculate member of a flock of sheep one must, above all, be a sheep.
A smile is an inexpensive way to improve your looks.
"Every achiever I have ever met says, 'My life turned around when I began to believe in me.'"
Man is a ladder placed on the earth and the top of it touches heaven. And all his movements and doings and words leave traces in the upper world.
Out of need springs desire, and out of desire springs the energy and the will to win.
Seek the wisdom of the ages, but look at the world through the eyes of a child.
Rough spots sharpen our performance. And more often than not, obstacles can be turned into advantages. You just can't let your disappointment get in the way.
We must all suffer one of two things : the pain of discipline or the pain of regret or disappointment.
It is not the creation of wealth that is wrong, but the love of money for its own sake.
Surmounting difficulty is the crucible that forms character.
If you're not sure where you're going, you'll probably end up somewhere else.
Patience and the mulberry leaf becomes a silk gown.
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.
The currency of success is not money. It’s minutes. What percentage of my life do I spend doing what I want, in the way I want? That’s true success.
A coward is much more exposed to quarrels than a man of spirit.
He who conquers himself has won a greater victory than he who conquers a city.
Get into a line that you will find to be a deep personal interest, something you really enjoy spending twelve to fifteen hours a day working at, and the rest of the time thinking about.
Failure ? I never encountered it. All I ever met were temporary setbacks.
You do not lead by hitting people over the head -- that's assault, not leadership.
The meeting of preparation with opportunity generates the offspring we call luck.
The way to find out about your happiness is to keep your mind on those moments when you feel most happy, when you really are happy -- not excited, not just thrilled, but deeply happy. This requires a little bit of self-analysis. What is it that makes you happy ? Stay with it, no matter what people tell you. This is what I call 'following your bliss'. If you follow your bliss, you put yourself on a kind of track that has been there all the while, waiting for you, and the life that you ought to be living is the one you are living. Wherever you are -- if you are following your bliss, you are enjoying that refreshment, that life within you, all the time.
Anything is possible.
The only thing that interferes with my learning is my education.
Stand up to your obstacles and do something about them. You will find that they haven't half the strength you think they have.
Leadership is much more an art, a belief, a condition of the heart, than a set of things to do. The visible signs of artful leadership are expressed, ultimately, in its practice.
You cannot antagonize and influence at the same time.
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.
You have to think anyway, so why not think big ?
An optimist sees an opportunity in every calamity, a pessimist sees a calamity in every opportunity.
The best effect of fine persons is felt after we have left their presence.
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.
He that has done nothing has known nothing.
The person who says it can not be done should not interrupt the person who is doing it.
The principles you live by create the world you live in ; if you change the principles you live by, you will change your world. -
Hope is like a bird that senses the dawn and carefully starts to sing while it is still dark.
The ornament of a house is the friends who frequent it.
Courage is not a virtue of value among other personal values like love or fidelity. It is the foundation that underlies and gives reality to all other virtues and personal values. Without courage our love pales into mere dependency. Without courage our fidelity becomes conformism.
If you can't sleep, then get up and do something instead of lying there and worrying. It's the worry that gets you, not the loss of sleep.
As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.
People rarely succeed unless they have fun in what they are doing.
Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.
When it comes to giving, some people stop at nothing.
It's always darkest before the dawn.
Freedom is man's capacity to take a hand in his own development. It is our capacity to mold ourselves.
All that is real in me is god. All that is real in god is I. The gulf between god and me is thus bridged. Thus by knowing god, we find that the kingdom of heaven is within us.
Happiness itself does not stay -- only moments of happiness do.
The mind, ever the willing servant, will respond to boldness, for boldness, in effect, is a command to deliver mental resources.
You're happiest while you're making the greatest contribution.
The more alternatives, the more difficult the choice.
The handgun would not be my choice of weapon if I knew I was going to a fight. ...I'd choose a rifle, a shotgun, an RPG or an atomic bomb instead.
A smile is the light in your window that tells others that there is a caring, sharing person inside.
It is difficult to say what is impossible, for the dream of yesterday is the hope of today and the reality of tomorrow.
Happiness does not depend on outward things, but on the way we see them.
Friendship is not born of words alone.
When we direct our thoughts properly, we can control our emotions.
We will find only what we look for, nothing more and nothing less.
Walking is the best possible exercise. Habituate yourself to walk very far. quotes
To ask the hard question is simple.
Winners take time to relish their work, knowing that scaling the mountain is what makes the view from the top so exhilarating.
How can a society that exists on instant mashed potatoes, packaged cake mixes, frozen dinners, and instant cameras teach patience to its young ?
It is not the critic who counts, nor the man who points out how the strong man stumbled, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes short again and again, who knows great enthusiasms, great devotions, who spends himself in a worthy cause, who, at the best, knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat.
A person's true wealth is the good he or she does in the world.
I never let my subject get in the way of what I want to talk about.
Success is the maximum utilization of the ability that you have.