Inspirational Quotes
Great spirits have always found violent opposition from mediocrities. The latter can not understand it when a man does not thoughtlessly submit to hereditary prejudices but honestly and courageously uses his intelligence.
Constant dripping hollows out a stone.
How can a society that exists on instant mashed potatoes, packaged cake mixes, frozen dinners, and instant cameras teach patience to its young ?
We can help others in the world more by making the most of yourself than in any other way.
Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.
When you discover your mission, you will feel its demand. It will fill you with enthusiasm and a burning desire to get to work on it.
Don't say, "If I could, I would". Say, "If I can, I will".
Resentment or grudges do no harm to the person against whom you hold these feelings but every day and every night of your life, they are eating at you.
Seize the day.
God is merciful to those whom he sees struggling heart and soul for realization. But remain idle, without any struggle, and you will see that his grace will never come.
You have within you right now, everything you need to deal with whatever the world can throw at you.
Experience is simply the name we give our mistakes.
Time is the most valuable thing a man can spend.
When something is finally obvious that should have been obvious years before, we call it common sense.
Recognize that transition has a characteristic shape.
Life is a great big canvas, and you should throw all the paint you can on it.
People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.
The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather in a lack of will.
Laws alone can not secure freedom of expression, in order that every man present his views without penalty, there must be spirit of tolerance in the entire population.
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.
What the mind of man can conceive and believe, it can achieve.
Our greatest glory is not in never falling but in rising every time we fall.
It is far more impressive when others discover your good qualities without your help.
All great truths are simple in final analysis, and easily understood ; if they are not, they are not great truths.
If I have the belief that I can do it, I shall surely acquire the capacity to do it even if I may not have the capacity at the beginning.
Where can we go to find god if we cannot see him in our own hearts and in every living being.
If we are to achieve results never before accomplished, we must expect to employ methods never before attempted.
Adversity is wont to reveal genius, prosperity to hide it.
Self-knowledge is the basis of JKD because it is effective, not only for the individuals martial art, but also for his life as a human being.
The only truly happy man is always a fighting optimist. Optimism includes not only altruism but also social responsibility, social courage and objectivity.
Try, try, try, and keep on trying is the rule that must be followed to become an expert in anything.
The willow knows what the storm does not that the power to endure harm outlives the power to inflict it.
Why hesitate? Upon the plains of hesitation are the bleached bones of countless millions, who on the threshold of victory sat down to wait, and in waiting they died.
Your children will become what you are, so be what you want them to be.
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
Sometimes by losing a battle you find a new way to win the war.
There is only one person who could ever make you happy, and that person is you.
All the great things are simple, and many can be expressed in a single word freedom , justice , honor , duty , mercy , hope.
Whatever we plant in our subconscious mind and nourish with repetition and emotion will one day become a reality.
Rather than focusing on things and time, focus on preserving and enhancing relationships and on accomplishing results.
Lives of great men all remind us we can make our lives sublime, and, departing, leave behind us footprints in the sands of time.
It is interesting to notice how some minds seem almost to create themselves, springing up under every disadvantage, and working their solitary but irresistible way through a thousand obstacles.
First thing every morning before you arise say out loud, "I believe'' three times.
The life which is unexamined is not worth living
Every artist was first an amateur.
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.
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.
A human being is a part of a whole, called by us _universe_ , a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feelings as something separated from the rest... a kind of optical delusion of his consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our personal desires and to affection for a few persons nearest to us. Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty.
, Nobel Peace Prize winner We are rich only through what we give, and poor only through what we refuse.
We all have big changes in our lives that are more or less a second chance.
Hope is a state of mind, not of the world. Hope, in this deep and powerful sense, is not the same as joy that things are going well, or willingness to invest in enterprises that are obviously heading for success, but rather an ability to work for something because it is good.
The miracle is this the more we share, the more we have.
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.
So whether or not we can get together, remember well that art lives where absolute freedom is. With all the training thrown to nowhere, with a mind perfectly unaware of its own working, with the self vanishing nowhere the art of JKD attains its perfection.
No fate is worse than a life without a love.
We need to embrace that the things that we love come to an end. And to not take them for granted. To step back & make sure we really live in the moments which matter to us. Not just being there as a participant. But to really be there a 100%.
The art of living lies less in eliminating our troubles than in growing with them.
What you can do, or dream you can, begin it, boldness has genius, power and magic in it.
Be who you are in every situation.
You miss 100% of the shots you don't take.
Nothing can bring you peace but yourself.
The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and all science. He to whom this emotion is a stranger, who can no longer pause to wonder and stand rapt in awe, is as good as dead. His eyes are closed.
You create your reality.
Opportunity may knock only once, but temptation leans on the doorbell.
Anything is possible.
To win without risk is to triumph without glory.
He who lives without discipline dies without honor.
Let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in heaven.
Where there is a will, there is a way.
I am a great believer in luck and I find that the harder I work the more I have of it.
Like snowflakes, my Christmas memories gather and dance each beautiful, unique and too soon gone.
I never worry about action, but only about inaction.
It is never too late to be what you might have been.
Character can not be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved
No man ever became great without many and great mistakes.
Nothing is impossible to a willing heart.
Along with trustworthiness, consistency is the thing to look for when you surround yourself with people who can help you on your quest.
If you realized how powerful your thoughts are, you would never think another negative thought.
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.
Enlighten the people generally, and tyranny and oppressions of body and mind will vanish like evil spirits at the dawn of day.
You are never given a wish without also being given the power to make it true. You may have to work for it, however.
There is time for everything.
Reason and judgment are the qualities of a leader.
Nature magically suits a man to his fortunes, by making them the fruit of his character.
Success is the progressive realization of a worthy goal or ideal
Failure doesn't mean you are a failure, it just means you haven't succeeded yet.
Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.
Hell is the knowledge of opportunity lost, the place where the man I am comes face to face with the man I might have been.
Without courage, all others virtues lose their meaning.
You must learn from your past mistakes, but not lean on your past successes.
If you mean to profit, learn to please.
Be happy. It's one way of being wise.