Inspirational Quotes
I am enough of an artist to draw freely upon my imagination. Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world.
This is no time for ease and comfort. It is the time to dare and endure.
Nobody made a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could do only a little.
One reason so few of us achieve what we truly want is that we never direct our focus ; we never concentrate our power. Most people dabble their way through life, never deciding to master anything in particular.
He who has health has hope, and he who has hope has everything.
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.
Action may not always bring happiness, but there is no happiness without action.
A wise man will not leave the right to the mercy of chance, nor wish it to prevail through the power of the majority. There is but little virtue in the action of masses of men.
Life is what you make it.
Try not to become a man of success but rather to become a man of value.
I have realized god sitting in the temple of every human body, the moment I stand in reverence before every human being and see god in him - that moment I am free from bondage, everything that binds vanishes, and I am free.
Success is nothing more than a few simple disciplines, practiced every day.
The toughest part of getting to the top of the ladder, is getting through the crowd at the bottom.
The battle is all over except the "shouting" when one knows what is wanted and has made up his mind to get it, whatever the price may be.
Experience is not what happens to a man. It is what a man does with what happens to him.
The highest reward for a person's toil is not what they get for it, but what they become by it.
I am a slow walker, but I never walk backwards.
We do what we must, and call it by the best names.
Never stop dreaming.
The "how" thinker gets problems solved effectively because he wastes no time with futile "ifs" but goes right to work on the creative "how''.
Wisdom is supreme , therefore make a full effort to get wisdom. Esteem her and she will exalt you , embrace her and she will honor you. Wise men speak because they have something to say, fools because they have to say something.
The miracle power that elevates the few is to be found in their industry, application and perseverance, under the promptings of a brave determined spirit.
Everything is created twice -- first mentally, then physically.
I never perfected an invention that I did not think about in terms of the service it might give others. I find out what the world needs, then I proceed to invent.
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.
The reasonable man adapts himself to the world. The unreasonable man adapts the world to himself. All progress depends upon the unreasonable man.
If opportunity doesn't knock build a door.
Sharing is the essence of teaching. It is, I have come to believe, the essence of civilizationWithout it, the imagination is but the echo of the self, trapped in a soundproof chamber, reverberating upon itself until it is spent in exhaustion or futility.
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.
Never, never, never give up.
Learn to enjoy every minute of your life. Be happy now. Don't wait for something outside of yourself to make you happy in the future. Think how really precious is the time you have to spend, whether it's at work or with your family. Every minute should be enjoyed and savored.
Success is never found. Failure is never fatal. Courage is the only thing.
Stopping at third base adds no more runs than striking out.
By asking the question " How can I afford it ? " your brain is put to work.
The chances are that you have already come to believe that happiness is unattainable. But men have attained it. And they have attained it by realizing that happiness does not spring from the procuring of physical or mental pleasure, but from the development of reason and the adjustment of conduct to principles.
For changes to be of any true value, they've got to be lasting and consistent.
There's always free cheese in the mouse traps, but the mice there ain't happy.
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.
Man is born free, and everywhere he is in chains.
Experience tells you what to do; confidence allows you to do it.
Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage.
Children are all foreigners.
Action may not always bring happiness , but there is no happiness without action.
Our minds are as different as our faces we are all traveling to one destination, happiness, but few are going by the same road.
It's not the daily increase but daily decrease. Hack away at the unessential.
Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one.
If we are to have real peace, we must begin with the children.
If we are to achieve results never before accomplished, we must expect to employ methods never before attempted.
Great works are performed not by strength but by perseverance.
Grow deep - not just tall.
When I look back on all these worries, I remember the story of the old man who said on his deathbed that he had had a lot of trouble in his life, most of which had never happened. Winston Churchill When I want to read a novel, I write one.
Without a general an army is lost.
Nothing liberates our greatness like the desire to help, the desire to serve.
Authentic leaders have absorbed the fundamental fact of existence -- that you can't get around life's inherent contradictions. The leadership mind is spacious. It has ample room for the ambiguities of the world, for conflicting feelings, and for contradictory ideas. I believe that the central leadership attribute is the ability to manage polarity.
I have failed over and over again. That is why I succeed.
I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past.
If you raise your children to feel that they can accomplish any goal or task they decide upon, you will have succeeded as a parent and you will have given your children the greatest of all blessings.
Believe that you are bigger than your difficulties, for you are, indeed.
We tend to live up to our expectations.
Knowing is not enough we must apply. Willing is not enough, we must do.
Take up one idea. Make that one idea your life - think of it, dream of it, and live on that idea. Let the brain, muscles, nerves, every part of your body, be full of that idea, and just leave every other idea alone. This is the way to success.
High expectations are the key to everything.
Courage faces fear and thereby masters it.
What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.
A dream is simply reality waiting to happen.
May you live all the days of your life.
You will do foolish things, but do them with enthusiasm.
When a resolute young fellow steps up to the great bully, the world, and takes him boldly by the beard, he is often surprised to find it comes off in his hand, and that it was only tied on to scare away the timid adventurers.
When you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on.
God does not care about our mathematical difficulties. He integrates empirically.
Be patient with yourself. Self-growth is tender , it's holy ground. There's no greater investment.
I used to think anyone doing anything weird was weird. Now I know that it is the people that call others weird that are weird.
Wealth is but dung, useful only when spread about.
If you don't first handle fear and desire, and you get rich, you'll be a high pay slave.
Pain is inevitable, suffering is optional.
Study nature, love nature, stay close to nature. It will never fail you.
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.
Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore, Send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed, to me I lift me lamp beside the golden door.
Nothing can bring you peace but yourself.
If you're proactive, you don't have to wait for circumstances or other people to create perspective expanding experiences. You can consciously create your own.
People can't live with change if there's not a changeless core inside them. The key to the ability to change is a changeless sense of who you are, what you are about and what you value.
If we all tired to make other peoples paths easy, our own feet would have a smooth even place to walk on.
It is only with the heart that one can see rightly.
Don't walk in front of me, I may not follow. Don't walk behind me, I may not lead. Walk beside me and be my friend.
I am speaking now of the highest duty we owe our friends, the noblest, the most sacred that of keeping their own nobleness, goodness, pure and incorrupt. . . . If we let our friend become cold and selfish and exacting without a remonstrance, we are no true lover, no true friend.
While we may not be able to control all that happens to us, we can control what happens inside us.
It's amazing what ordinary people can do if they set out without preconceived notions.
Happiness resides not in possessions and not in gold , the feeling of happiness dwells in the soul.
Opportunities multiply as they are seized.
It is better to bind your children to you by a feeling of respect and by gentleness, than by fear.
Trouble is only opportunity in work clothes.
To do great things is difficult, but to command great things is more difficult.