Inspirational Quotes
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.
The real leader has no need to lead, he is content to point the way.
Dreams are renewable. No matter what our age or condition, there are still untapped possibilities within us and new beauty waiting to be born.
To wear your heart on your sleeve isn't a very good plan, you should wear it inside, where it functions best.
Having all the money in the world isn't much good if you can hardly get out of bed in the morning to enjoy it
Where there's life, there's hope.
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.
Never, never, never give up.
If you want to succeed you should strike out on new paths, rather than travel the worn paths of accepted success.
It had always amazed me how different things looked in a studio compared to how they appeared on TV. In reality the set was a tiny stage in a giant room of cables, cameras, and monitors, all connected trounced a control room full of other monitors and audio equipment. On TV it looked like two people sitting in an office having a conversation.
No one became poor by giving alms.
It's easier to prepare and prevent, than to repair and repent.
Never discourage anyonewho continually makes progress, no matter how slow.
Not being able to do everything is no excuse for not doing everything you can.
Keep away from small people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you too can become great.
Great music and art are earthly wonders, but I think 'cubist' songs and paintings are hideous.
An optimist sees an opportunity in every calamity, a pessimist sees a calamity in every opportunity.
The eternal mystery of the world is its comprehensibility.
Better late than never.
The way for a young man to rise is to improve himself in every way he can, never suspecting that anybody wishes to hinder him.
The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather a lack of will.
A time comes when you need to stop waiting for the man you want to become and start being the man you want to be.
To be a leader, you must stand for something, or fall for anything.
What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.
Wheresoever you go, go with all your heart.
As you live your values, your sense of identity, integrity, control, and inner-directedness will infuse you with both exhilaration and peace. You will define yourself from within, rather than by people's opinions or by comparisons to others.
Teamwork is so important that it is virtually impossible for you to reach the heights of your capabilities or make the money that you want without becoming very good at it.
Use your gifts faithfully, and they shall be enlarged , practice what you know, and you shall attain to higher knowledge.
Success is never found. Failure is never fatal. Courage is the only thing.
One mistake will never kill you. The same mistake over and over again will.
Problems are only opportunities in work clothes.
A generous heart, kind speech, and a life of service and compassion are the things which renew humanity.
The truth is that we can learn to condition our minds, bodies, and emotions to link pain or pleasure to whatever we choose. By changing what we link pain and pleasure to, we will instantly change our behaviors.
Imagine all the people living life in peace. You may say I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one. I hope someday you'll join us, and the world will be as one.
Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.
The beauties of the world are best seen by those who strive to reach them.
Happiness does not consist in pastimes and amusements but in virtuous activities.
Why not go out on a limb ? Isn't that where the fruit is ?
We are made for loving. If we don't love, we will be like plants without water.
Opportunity does not knock ; it presents itself when you beat down the door. -
It is not the man who has too little, but the man who craves more, that is poor.
Motivation is like food for the brain. You can not get enough in one sitting. It needs continual and regular refills.
Each action can be the one on which all depends , what is decisive is only the strength and concentration of hallowing with which I do it. To the question of what had been the most essential matter for his late teacher, a disciple answered, 'Always just what he was engaged in at the moment'.
To succeed... you need to find something to hold on to, something to motivate you, something to inspire you.
Trust in yourself. Your perceptions are often far more accurate than you are willing to believe.
Practice makes perfect.
If not us, who, if not now, when ?
Accumulate learning by study, understand what you learn by questioning.
Encouragement is oxygen to the soul.
If you think you are beaten, you are. If you think you dare not, you don't. If you'd like to win, but think you can't it's almost a cinch you won't. Life's battles don't always go to the stronger or faster man, but sooner or later the man who wins is the one who thinks he can.
The more often a man feels without acting, the less he'll be able to act. And in the long run, the less he'll be able to feel.
Don't take no for an answer, never submit to failure. Do not be fobbed off with mere personal success or acceptance. You will make all kinds of mistakes, but as long as you are generous and true, and also fierce, you can not hurt the world or even seriously distress her. She was made to be wooed by youth.
Where there is life, there is hope. Where there are hopes, there are dreams. Where there are vivid dreams repeated, they become goals. Goals become the action plans and game plans that winners dwell on in intricate detail, knowing that achievement is almost automatic when the goal becomes an inner commitment. The response to the challenges of life -- purpose -- is the healing balm that enables each of us to face up to adversity and strife.
People become really quite remarkable when they start thinking that they can do things. When they believe in themselves they have the first secret of success.
It is my principle that the will of the majority should always prevail.
Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all.
I love great music and art, but I think 'cubist' songs and paintings are hideous.
You must be the change you wish to see in the world.
Do what you love and the money will follow
Let thy words be few.
It's not what you are that holds you back, it's what you think you are not.
One only gets to the top rung on the ladder by steadily climbing up one at a time, and suddenly, all sorts of powers, all sorts of abilities which you thought never belonged to you suddenly become within your own possibility and you think, 'Well, I'll have a go, too.'
Friends are made by many acts and lost by only one.
Opportunities multiply as they are seized.
What we do not see, what most of us never suspect of existing, is the silent but irresistible power which comes to the rescue of those who fight on in the face of discouragement.
What we see depends mainly on what we look for.
Whatever is at the center of our life will be the source of our security, guidance, wisdom, and power.
I am again fairly settled down to the pleasant duties of an old fashioned Virginia house-keeper, steady as a clock, busy as a bee, and as cheerful as a cricket.
Stopping at third base adds no more runs than striking out.
The secret to creativity is knowing how to hide your sources.
This world will always continue to be a mixture of good and evil. Our duty is to sympathize with the weak and to love even the wrongdoer.
Truth will always be truth, regardless of lack of understanding, disbelief or ignorance.
A way of life can not be successful so long as it is mere intellectual conviction. It must be deeply felt, deeply believed, dominant even in dreams.
Pretty much everything will come to him who hustles while he waits. I believe that restlessness is discontent, and discontent is merely the first necessity of progress. Show me a thoroughly satisfied man and I will show you a failure.
Where can we go to find god if we cannot see him in our own hearts and in every living being.
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.
Embrace that it's ok to grow.
Happiness is a state of activity.
Necessity is the mother of invention.
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.
They merit more praise who know how to suffer misery than those who temper themselves in contentment.
This is the beginning of a new day.
The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past, worry about the future, or anticipate troubles but to live in the present moment wisely and earnestly.
Into the hands of every individual is given a marvelous power for good or evil -- the silent, unconscious, unseen influence of his life. This is simply the constant radiation of what man really is, not what he pretends to be.
Without self-discipline, success is impossible, period.
Your current safe boundaries were once unknown frontiers.
Honesty pays, but it doesn't seem to pay enough to suit some people.
The oneness of human beings is the basic ethical thread that holds us together.
Hide not your talents, they for use were made. What's a sundial in the shade ?
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) .
I am quite correctly described as 'more of a sponge than an inventor'.
Let not him who is houseless pull down the house of another, but let him work diligently and build one for himself, thus by example assuring that his own shall be safe from violence when built.