Inspirational Quotes
The only truly happy man is always a fighting optimist. Optimism includes not only altruism but also social responsibility, social courage and objectivity.
The foolish man seeks happiness in the distance, the wise grows it under his feet.
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.
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.
Failure is only the opportunity to begin again more intelligently.
If you would live your life with ease, do what you ought, not what you please.
The more goals you set - the more goals you get.
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.
A gentle hand may lead even an elephant by a single hair.
Life without a purpose is a languid, drifting thing , every day we ought to review our purpose, saying to ourselves, 'This day let me make a sound beginning
It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to open your mouth and remove all doubt.
Intelligence without ambition is like a bird without wings.
There is always room for those who can be relied upon to delivery the goods when they say they will.
A man's ethical behavior should be based effectually on sympathy, education, and social ties. No religious basis is necessary. Man would indeed be in a poor way if he had to be restrained by fear of punishment and hope of reward after death.
It is better to bind your children to you by a feeling of respect and by gentleness, than by fear.
In the midst of winter, I found there was within me an invincible summer.
Integrity is telling myself the truth. And honesty is telling the truth to other people.
The majority of men meet with failure because of their lack of persistence in creating new plans to take the place of those which fail.
Flaming enthusiasm, backed up by horse sense and persistence, is the quality that most frequently makes for success.
Never, never, never give up.
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.
It's the investor who is risky, not the investment.
Wealth belongs to the person who enjoys it and not to the one who keeps it.
The longer the excuse, the less likely it's the truth.
Whenever I get the energy to exercise, I sit down until it passes.
The only gift is a portion of thyself.
The winners in life think constantly in terms of I can, I will, and I am. Losers, on the other hand, concentrate their waking thoughts on what they should have or would have done, or what they can't do.
Your self-beliefs either support or undermine you.
Strength and growth come only through continuous effort and struggle.
We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.
All successful people men and women are big dreamers. They imagine what their future could be, ideal in every respect, and then they work every day toward their distant vision, that goal or purpose.
Many receive advice, only the wise profit from it.
The principal goal of education is to create men who are capable of doing new things, not simply of repeating what other generations have done.
Be happy for this moment. This moment is your life.
Success is the progressive realization of a worthy goal or ideal
We are still masters of our fate. We are still captains of our souls.
Curse ruthless time ! Curse our mortality. How cruelly short is the allotted span for all we must cram into it.
If you don't learn from your mistakes, there's no sense making them.
When were the good and the brave ever in a majority ?
The further the spiritual evolution of mankind advances, the more certain it seems to me that the path to genuine religiosity does not lie through the fear of life, and the fear of death, and blind faith, but through striving after rational knowledge.
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.
Don't think it, ink it.
The unique ability to take decisive action while maintaining focus on the ultimate mission is what defines a true leader.
The tapas and the other hard yogas that were practiced in other yugas do not work now. What is needed in this yuga is giving, helping others. Believe in yourself and the world will be at your feet.
Never react emotionally to criticism. Analyze yourself to determine whether it is justified. If it is, correct yourself. Otherwise, go on about your business.
Success is not to be pursued ; it is to be attracted by the person you become.
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 only job where you start at the top, is digging a hole.
Adversity is the diamond dust that heaven polishes its jewels with.
Want to learn to eat a lot ? Here it is : Eat a little. That way, you will be around long enough to eat a lot.
Life is a great story. It's just that sometimes we forget we are the author and can write it however we want.
An avoidance of true communication is tantamount to a relinquishment of my self- being , if I withdraw from it I am betraying not only the other but myself.
All the technology in the world will never replace a positive attitude.
The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.
The only place where your dream becomes impossible is in your own thinking.
The show must go on.
The entire law is summed up in a single command, Love your neighbor as yourself.
What wisdom can you find that is greater than kindness ?
Yes, we have to divide up our time like that, between our politics and our equations. But to me our equations are far more important, for politics are only a matter of present concern. A mathematical equation stands forever.
We have a problem. ''Congratulations. '' But it's a tough problem. ''Then double congratulations. ''
Advice after the mischief is like medicine after death.
Success is nothing more than a few simple disciplines, practiced every day.
There are those who give with joy, and that joy is their reward.
Indecision is the seedling of fear.
Remember that nobody will ever get ahead of you as long as he is kicking you in the seat of the pants.
You are never given a wish without also being given the power to make it true. You may have to work for it, however.
The Crows are very handsome and gentlemanly Indians in their personal appearance and have been always reputed, since the first acquaintance made with them, very civil and friendly.
It is no use saying "we are doing our best". You have got to succeed in doing what is necessary.
Too many of us look upon Americans as dollar chasers. This is a cruel libel, even if it is reiterated thoughtlessly by the Americans themselves.
You cannot change your destination overnight, but you can change your direction overnight.
The hardest thing in the world to understand is the income tax.
Faith can move mountains.
Where there is a will, there is a way.
I think there is something, more important than believing : Action ! The world is full of dreamers, there aren't enough who will move ahead and begin to take concrete steps to actualize their vision.
A great attitude does much more than turn on the lights in our worlds, it seems to magically connect us to all sorts of serendipitous opportunities that were somehow absent before the change.
If parents pass enthusiasm along to their children, they will leave them an estate of incalculable value.
Speak what you think today in words as hard as cannon-balls and tomorrow speak what tomorrow thinks in hard words again, though it contradict every thing you said today.
People are where they are because that's exactly where they really want to be. . . whether they'll admit that or not
There is no happiness except in the realization that we have accomplished something.
We feel good about ourselves to the exact degree we feel in control of our lives.
Be not ashamed of mistakes and thus make them crimes.
To win without risk is to triumph without glory.
Nothing is more honorable than enlightenment, nothing is more beautiful than virtue.
No pessimist ever discovered the secrets of the stars, or sailed to an unchartered land, or opened a new heaven to the human spirit.
Be careful the environment you choose for it will shape you ; be careful the friends you choose for you will become like them.
I have failed over and over again. That is why I succeed.
There are no mistakes, save one, the failure to learn from a mistake.
Live life to the fullest.
Whatever the mind can conceive and believe, it can achieve.
Take care of your body. It's the only place you have to live.
"I can't do it" never accomplished anything ; "I will try" has performed miracles.
The man who has no imagination has no wings.