Inspirational Quotes
And in the end it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years.
Security is a kind of death.
Those who deny freedom to others, deserve it not for themselves ; and under a just God, cannot long retain it.
The fastest way to pass your own expectation is to add passion to your labor.
I believe that it is better to tell the truth than a lie. I believe it is better to be free than to be a slave. And I believe it is better to know than to be ignorant.
This one step, choosing a goal and sticking to it, changes everything.
In order to form an immaculate member of a flock of sheep one must, above all, be a sheep.
The only way to make sure people you agree with can speak is to support the rights of people you don't agree with.
The secret of success is to do common things uncommonly well.
Good habits are as addictive as bad habits, and a lot more rewarding.
One of the main reasons people are not rich is that they worry too much about things that might never happen. quotes
In the hopes of reaching the moon men fail to see the flowers that blossom at their feet.
The man who goes farthest is generally the one who is willing to do and dare. The sure-thing boat never gets far from shore.
Was there ever a more horrible blasphemy than the statement that all the knowledge of god is confined to this or that book ? How dare men call god infinite, and yet try to compress him within the covers of a little book !
A man should have any number of little aims about which he should be conscious and for which he should have names, but he should have neither name for, nor consciousness concerning, the main aim of his life.
Challenges are what make life interesting , overcoming them is what makes life meaningful.
I deal with the obvious. I present, reiterate and glorify the obvious -- because the obvious is what people need to be told.
Only when all contribute their firewood can they build up a strong fire.
Human beings are the only creatures that allow their children to come back home.
If one advances confidently in the direction of their goals and endeavors to live the life that they have imagined, they'll meet with success unexpected in common hours.
It not knowing what to do, it's doing what you know.
Great and glorious events which dazzle the beholder are represented by politicians as the outcome of grand designs whereas they are usually products of temperaments and passions.
After your jump, the net appears.
The more you lose yourself in something bigger than yourself, the more energy you will have.
The best thing about the future is that it comes only one day at a time.
When were the good and the brave ever in a majority ?
is a choice to focus one's being in a certain way, to bring one's faith, commitment, creativity, and love into coordination with a particular value and purpose.
The only gift is a portion of thyself.
You are never given a wish without also being given the power to make it true. You may have to work for it, however.
Never stop learning. If you learn one new thing everyday, you will overcome 99% of your competition
There has never been a statue erected to honor a critic.
It is quite possible to work without results, but never will there be results without work.
Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity.
Each time someone stands up for an ideal, or acts to improve the lot of others, or strikes out against injustice, he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope.
We have no simple problems or easy decisions after kindergarten.
Don't waste yourself in rejection, nor bark against the bad, but chant the beauty of the good.
Be who you are in every situation.
You are today where your thoughts have brought
Know that although in the eternal scheme of things you are small, you are also unique and irreplaceable, as are all your fellow humans everywhere in the world.
Don't be afraid to give your best to what seemingly are small jobs. Every time you conquer one it makes you that much stronger. If you do the little jobs well, the big ones tend to take care of themselves.
The dove is my emblem. I want to save and advance human life, not destroy it. I am proud of the fact that I never invented weapons to kill.
The great pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do.
I say to you today, my friends, that in spite of the difficulties and frustrations of the moment, I still have a dream.
God doesn't make junk.
We make a living by what we get, we make a life by what we give.
Anonymity is your friend. Hmmm.. If someone adds an item to this list without knowing who "Larry" is... Is this still a list of Larryisms?
Never say die.
Excellence is the result of caring more than others think wise, risking more than other's think safe, dreaming more than others think practical, and expecting more than others think possible.
Look at the weaknesses of others with compassion, not accusation. It's not what they're not doing or should be doing that's the issue. The issue is your own chosen response to the situation and what you should be doing. If you start to think the problem is "out there", stop yourself. That thought is the problem.
The harder you fall the higher you bounce.
Only those who have learned the power of sincere and selfless contribution experience life's deepest joy : true fulfillment.
Whoever undertakes to set himself up as a judge of Truth and Knowledge is shipwrecked by the laughter of the gods.
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.
How you react when the joke's on you can reveal your character.
Motherhood qualified me to let the child within come out and play.
Actions speak louder than words.
It is love that makes the impossible possible.
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.
Difficulties, by bracing the mind to overcome them, assist cheerfulness, as exercise assists digestion.
Good judgement comes from experience. Experience comes from bad judgement.
Drop the idea that you are Atlas carrying the world on your shoulders. The world would go on even without you. Don't take yourself so seriously.
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.
I am the captain of my soul.
But we can not avoid conflict, conflict with society, other individuals and with oneself. Conflicts may be the sources of defeat, lost life and a limitation of our potentiality but they may also lead to greater depth of living and the birth of more far-reaching unities, which flourish in the tensions that engender them.
Deep down inside of all of us is the power to accomplish what we want to, if we'll just stop looking elsewhere.
Before I learned the art, a punch was just a punch, and a kick, just a kick. After I learned the art, a punch was no longer a punch, a kick, no longer a kick. Now that I understand the art, a punch is just a punch and a kick is just a kick.
Someday when I grow up, finish school and get a job, I'll start living my life the way I want someday after the mortgage is paid off, the finances are on track and the kids are grown up, I'll drive that new car and take exciting trips abroad someday, now that I'm 9 about to retire, I'll buy that beautiful motor home and travel across this great country, and see all there is to see someday.
There are times when a man should be content with what he has but never with what he is.
One of the things I keep learning is that the secret of being happy is doing things for other people.
When a problem comes along, study it until you are completely knowledgeable. Then find that weak spot, break the problem apart, and the rest will be easy.
People with many interests live, not only longest, but happiest.
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.
Everything is created twice -- first mentally, then physically.
We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.
When you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on.
Watch your manner of speech if you wish to develop a peaceful state of mind. Start each day by affirming peaceful, contented and happy attitudes and your days will tend to be pleasant and successful.
We must be bright and cheerful, long faces do not make religion.
If we always look back, we lose sight of what's ahead.
As a principle-centered person you try to stand apart from the emotion of the situation and from other factors that would act on you, and evaluate the options. Looking at the balanced whole -- the work needs, the family needs, the other needs that may be involved, and the possible implications of the various alternatives -- you'll try to come up with the best solution taking all factors into consideration.
My parents told me that I could do and be anything I really wanted. I believed them.
Only those who do nothing at all make no mistakes but that would be a mistake.
I do not think there is any other quality so essential to success of any kind as the quality of perseverance. It overcomes almost everything, even nature.
Obstacles are what appear when you take your eyes off your dreams.
Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity.
Commit yourself to a dream nobody who tries to do something great but fails is a total failure. Why ? Because he can always rest assured that he succeeded in life's most important battle -- he defeated the fear of trying.
Be happy. It's one way of being wise.
When you were born, you cried and the world rejoiced. Live your life so that when you die, the world cries and you rejoice.
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.
There are no guarantees. From the viewpoint of fear, none are strong enough. From the viewpoint of love, none are necessary.
Your vision will become clear only when you look into your heart. Who looks outside, dreams. Who looks inside, awakens.
He who has learned how to obey will know how to command.
A life lived in fear is a life half lived.