Inspirational Quotes
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.
To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream, not only plan, but also believe.
If there is anything that a man can do well, I say let him do it. Give him a chance.
If parents pass enthusiasm along to their children, they will leave them an estate of incalculable value.
It is not what we get. But who we become, what we contribute... that gives meaning to our lives.
Perspective is in the quiet of a walk, the wisdom of a good book, or the harmony of your favorite music. I find it sometimes in the slow peace of fishing.
The path to success is to take massive, determined action.
The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who can not read and write, but those who can not learn, unlearn, and relearn.
When I was a boy of fourteen, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be twenty-one, I was astonished at how much the old man had learned in seven years.
When I hear somebody sigh, life is hard, I am always tempted to ask, compared to what ?
Private victories precede public victories. You can't invert that process any more than you can harvest a crop before you plant it.
Pep without purpose is piffle.
Every leader needs to have experienced and grown through following -- learning to be dedicated, observant, capable of working with and learning from others, never servile, always truthful. Having located these qualities in himself, he can encourage them in others.
Those who laugh - last!!
Every artist was first an amateur.
I'm willing when time permits to honestly express or to open myself to you, to act as a sort of sign pole for a traveler.
Be loyal to people in their absence. Then watch how others begin having more faith and confidence in you, because they know you won't be talking about them behind their backs.
Learning is definitely not mere imitation or the ability to accumulate and conform to fixed knowledge. Learning is a constant process of discovery and never a concluding one. In JKD we begin not by accumulation but by discovering the cause of our ignorance, and oftentimes this involves a shedding process. Truth will not come until we have come to understand personally the whole process of the working of our being. After all, ultimately, knowledge in martial art simply means self-knowledge, and JKD can become intelligible only in the vigorous and constant process of self-inquiry and self-discovery.
He who speaks the loudest is the least heard.
Obstacles are great incentives.
The more you lose yourself in something bigger than yourself, the more energy you will have.
People begin to become successful the minute they decide to be.
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.
With malice toward none, with charity for all.
The reward of a thing well done is to have done it.
Nature does nothing uselessly.
How often we fail to realize our good fortune in living in a country where happiness is more than a lack of tragedy.
To win without risk is to triumph without glory.
Those people who develop the ability to continuously acquire new and better forms of knowledge that they can apply to their work and to their lives will be the movers and shakers in our society for the indefinite future.
Our plans miscarry because they have no aim. When a man does not know what harbor he is making for, no wind is the right wind.
I assume everybody thinks they're a top-five quarterback. I think I'm the best. I don't think I'm top five, I think I'm the best. I don't think I'd be very successful at my job if I didn't feel that way.
The whole universe is only the self with variations, one tune made bearable by variations. Sometimes there are discords, but they only make the subsequent harmony more perfect. In this hell of a world one can bring a little joy and peace even for a day into the heart of a single person, that much alone is true, this I have learnt after suffering all my life, all else is mere moonshine.
O Captain ! My Captain ! our fearful trip is done.
Don't ask for a light load, but rather ask for a strong back.
Friendship is precious, not only in the shade, but in the sunshine of life.
Don't call me a saint - I don't want to be dismissed that easily.
Reach for the stars.
Challenges are what make life interesting , overcoming them is what makes life meaningful.
Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.
Don't wait for a funeral to pay a compliment. You may not make it in time.
We will either find a way or make one.
The time is always right to do what is right.
Success is a journey not a destination.
Growth and change are never easy... If it were easy, you would have done it long ago.
Imagination is more important than knowledge.
My great concern is not whether you have failed, but whether you are content with your failure.
Some minds are like concrete, all mixed up and permanently set.
Leadership - The art of getting someone else to do something you want done because he wants to do it.
A man can succeed at almost anything for which he has unlimited enthusiasm.
A dream is just a dream. A goal is a dream with a plan and a deadline.
None are homely who smile.
What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.
Get excited and enthusiastic about you own dream. This excitement is like a forest fire -- you can smell it, taste it, and see it from a mile away.
If you just set out to be liked, you would be prepared to compromise on anything at any time, and you would achieve nothing.
This is no time for ease and comfort. It is the time to dare and endure.
First say to yourself what you would be , and then do what you have to do.
To the world you may be one person, but to one person you may be the world.
If we always look back, we lose sight of what's ahead.
The hardest thing in the world to understand is the income tax.
Try not to become a man of success but rather try to become a man of value.
We shall draw from the heart of suffering itself the means of inspiration and survival.
Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.
Character is higher than intellect... A great soul will be strong to live, as well as to think.
Obstacles are what appear when you take your eyes off your dreams.
Now, gentlemen, let us do something today which the world may talk of hereafter.
Success is the proper utilization of failure.
It is not enough to have a good mind, the main thing is to use it well.
Never trouble another for what you can do for yourself.
Find and use your passion, and you'll have a great career. Don't do it, you won't. It's as simple as that.
Love is a daily, mutual exchange of value.
Far better is it to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though chequered by failure, than to take rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy much nor suffer much, because they live in the grey twilight that knows not victory or defeat.
Change does not change tradition. It strengthens it. Change is a challenge and an opportunity, not a threat. Change does not necessarily assure progress, but progress implacably requires change. Education is essential to change, for education creates both new wants and the ability to satisfy them.
Only after you challenge your biases and stereotypes-- what Francis Bacon called the 'idols which beset men's minds'--can you help others do the same.
Whenever we're afraid, its because we don't know enough. If we understood enough, we would never be afraid.
Live with passion.
Tell me your friends, and I'll tell you who you are.
Remember happiness doesn't depend on who you are or what you have, it depends solely upon what you think.
All of the most successful human beings I've know were inwardly at war with themselves. Their turmoil was at least as great as our own, and sometimes greater. What distinguished these leaders was not some inner peace but rather how they had learned to organize their lives around a noble ambition and to focus on it.
Failure defeats losers, failure inspires winners.
Do what you can, with what you have, where you are !
It is my principle that the will of the majority should always prevail.
We can help others in the world more by making the most of yourself than in any other way.
You create your reality.
Let's not confuse hasty decisions with strength or intelligence. It's important to be decisive - after giving consideration that reflects the time you have and what's at stake.
The fear of death is the most unjustified of all fears, for there's no risk of accident for someone who's dead.
If you want to get somewhere you have to know where you want to go and how to get there. Then never, never, never give up.
To be a great leader and so always master of the situation, one must of necessity have been a great thinker in action. An eagle was never yet hatched from a goose's egg.
There are four ways, and only four ways, in which we have contact with the world. We are evaluated and classified by these four contacts : what we do, how we look, what we say, and how we say it.
Do we not all agree to call rapid thought and noble impulse by the name of inspiration ?
Tell me and I forget , show me and I remember , involve me and I understand.
I am not overly impressed by the great names and reputations of those who might be trying to beat me to an invention... . Its their 'ideas' that appeal to me.
The bond that links your true family is not one of blood, but of respect and joy in each other's life.