Inspirational Quotes
So long as we are loved by others I should say that we are almost indispensable , and no man is useless while he has a friend.
Nothing liberates our greatness like the desire to help, the desire to serve.
Feelings of worth can flourish only in an atmosphere where individual differences are appreciated, mistakes are tolerated, communication is open, and rules are flexible - the kind of atmosphere that is found in a nurturing family.
One way to become enthusiastic is to look for the plus sign. To make progress in any difficult situation, you have to start with what's right about it and build on that.
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.
The great pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do.
As far as the laws of mathematics refer to reality, they are not certain, as far as they are certain, they do not refer to reality.
He who stops being better stops being good.
The greatest mistake you can make in life is continually fearing that you'll make one.
As a cure for worrying, work is far better than whiskey. I always found that, if I began to worry, the best thing I could do was focus upon doing something useful and then work very hard at it. Soon, I would forget what was troubling me.
If anything is worth trying at all, it's worth trying at least ten times.
Reflection doesn't take anything away from decisiveness, from being a person of action. In fact, it generates the inner toughness that you need to be an effective person of action -- to be a leader. Think of leadership as some of two vectors competence: (your specialty, your skills, your know-howl) and authenticity: (your identity, your character, your attitude) .
Fundamental progress has to do with the reinterpretation of basic ideas.
Leadership does not always wear the harness of compromise.
I'm going to stop procrastinating once I get around to it.
This life is a hard fact, work your way through it boldly, though it may be adamantine, no matter, the soul is stronger. I have seen in life those who are overcautious about themselves fall into dangers at every step, those who are afraid of losing honor and respect, get only disgrace, and those who are always afraid of loss, always lose.
We make a living by what we get, we make a life by what we give.
The more we grow in love, virtue and holiness, the more we see love, virtue and holiness outside.
Only by contending with challenges that seem to be beyond your strength to handle at the moment you can grow more surely toward the stars.
Man is a goal-seeking animal. His life only has meaning if he is reaching out and striving for his goals.
Only one thing has to change for us to know happiness in our lives : where we focus our attention.
One's first step in wisdom is to question everything - and one's last is to come to terms with everything.
With vision, every person, organization and country can flourish. The Bible says, 'Without vision we perish.
To effectively communicate, we must realize that we are all different in the way we perceive the world and use this understanding as a guide to our communication with others.
When you become detached mentally from yourself and concentrate on helping other people with their difficulties, you will be able to cope with your own more effectively. Somehow, the act of self-giving is a personal power-releasing factor.
The ladder of success is never crowded at the top.
The "how" thinker gets problems solved effectively because he wastes no time with futile "ifs" but goes right to work on the creative "how''.
We get to make a living , we give to make a life.
We are continually faced by great opportunities brilliantly disguised as insolvuble problems.
Accept the past for what it was. Acknowledge the present for what it is. Anticipate the future for what it can become.
Not many people are willing to give failure a second opportunity. They fail once and it is all over. The bitter pill of failure is often more than most people can handle. If you are willing to accept failure and learn from it, if you are willing to consider failure as a blessing in disguise and bounce back, you have got the essential of harnessing one of the most powerful success forces.
The only way to discover the limits of the possible is to go beyond them into the impossible.
Your thoughts are the architects of your destiny.
Knowledge is proud that she knows so much , Wisdom is humble that she knows no more.
There is no beauty but the beauty of action.
Nobody made a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could do only a little.
It is better to bind your children to you by a feeling of respect and by gentleness, than by fear.
Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get.
Go to the people. Learn from them. Live with them. Start with what they know. Build with what they have. The best of leaders when the job is done, when the task is accomplished, the people will say we have done it ourselves.
The older I grow, the more everything seems to me to lie in manliness. This is my new gospel.
He who dares nothing need hope for nothing.
My great concern is not whether you have failed, but whether you are content with your failure.
It isn't hard to be good from time to time in sports. What's tough is being good every day.
High expectations are the key to everything.
You know when you've read a good book when you turn the last page and feel a little as if you have lost a friend.
A gentle breeze blowing in the right direction is better than a pair of strong oars.
A short saying often contains much wisdom.
Honesty is the cornerstone of all success, without which confidence and ability to perform shall cease to exist.
This above all, To Thine Own Self Be True.
Do not let what you can not do interfere with what you can do.
Be like the turtle. If he didn't stick his neck out, he wouldn't get anywhere at all.
Life is change, growth is optional. Choose wisely.
Just because we increase the speed of information doesn't mean we can increase the speed of decisions. Pondering, reflecting and ruminating are undervalued skills in our culture.
To be happy, we must not be too concerned with others.
Life is but a moment, death also is but another.
Listen with regard when others talk. Give your time and energy to others, let others have their own way, do things for reasons other than furthering your own needs.
The chief obstacle to the progress of the human race is the human race.
The great accomplishments of man have resulted from the transmission of ideas and enthusiasm.
Security is mostly a superstition. It does not exist in nature, nor do the children of men as a whole experience it. Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. Life is either a daring adventure, or nothing.
Nothing can bring you peace but yourself.
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.
How many legs does a dog have if you call the tail a leg ? Four. Calling a tail a leg doesn't make it a leg.
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.
If money helps a man to do good to others, it is of some value , but if not, it is simply a mass of evil, and the sooner it is got rid of, the better.
Procrastination is the thief of time.
Great minds have purpose, others have wishes.
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 world belongs to the energetic.
There is only one way to happiness, and that is to cease worrying things which are beyond the power of our will.
Be happy. It's one way of being wise.
After your jump, the net appears.
Experience tells you what to do; confidence allows you to do it.
Resolve to be a master of change rather than a victim of change.
Personally, I'm always ready to learn, although I do not always like being taught.
The daily grind of hard work gets a person polished.
Every cloud has a silver lining.
Success is counted sweetest by those who ne'er succeed.
You are a product of your environment. So choose the environment that will best develop you toward your objective. Analyze your life in terms of its environment. Are the things around you helping you toward success -- or are they holding you back ?
I do not think much of a man who is not wiser today than he was yesterday.
Don't quit.
The road to success is always under construction.
There is something that is much more scarce, something rarer than ability. It is the ability to recognize ability.
Small opportunities are often the beginning of great enterprises.
How you react when the joke's on you can reveal your character.
We live in a wonderful world that is full of beauty, charm and adventure. There is no end to the adventures that we can have if only we seek them with our eyes open.
Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success.
It's not what happens to you, it's what you do about it that makes the difference.
If I have lost confidence in myself, I have the universe against me.
Dedicate yourself to the good you deserve and desire for yourself. Give yourself peace of mind. You deserve to be happy. You deserve delight.
The ability to concentrate and to use your time well is everything if you want to succeed in business or in anything else, for that matter.
Most people who succeed in the face of seemingly impossible conditions are people who simply don't know how to quit.
You will never find time for anything. If you want time you must make it.