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.
Remember the difference between a boss and a leader a boss says "Go ! '' -- a leader says "Let's go ! ''
Every sale has five basic obstacles : no need, no money, no hurry, no desire, no trust.
Happiness is not achieved by the conscious pursuit of happiness , it is generally the by- product of other activities.
The difference between the impossible and the possible lies in a persons determination.
Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success.
Procrastination is opportunities natural assassin.
Be the change you want to see in the world Ghandi Be useful where thou livest.
There is no pleasure in life equal to that of the conquest of a vicious habit.
Happiness is not a matter of events, it depends upon the tides of the mind.
The only gift is a portion of thyself.
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 important thing is this, to be able at any moment to sacrifice what we are, for what we could become.
He who has health has hope, and he who has hope has everything.
Accept the past for what it was. Acknowledge the present for what it is. Anticipate the future for what it can become.
I do not believe in styles anymore. I do not believe that there is such a thing as the Chinese way of fighting or the Japanese way of fighting, or any other way of fighting, because unless a human being has three arms and four legs, there can be no different form of fighting. To me, ultimately, martial art means honestly expressing yourself.
Get busy living or get busy dying.
Tomorrow will be like today. Life wastes itself while we are preparing to live. Our friends and fellow-workers die off from us.
Be strong ! You talk of ghosts and devils. We are the living devils. The sign of life is strength and growth. The sign of death is weakness. Whatever is weak, avoid ! It is death. If it is strength, go down into hell and get hold of it ! There is salvation only for the brave. "None but the brave deserves the fair". None but the bravest deserves salvation.
There is no limit to what a man can do or where he can go if he doesn't mind who gets the credit.
For those who have seen the Earth from space, and for the hundreds and perhaps thousands more who will, the experience most certainly changes your perspective. The things that we share in our world are far more valuable than those which divide us.
Action is the antidote to despair.
The best way to find yourself, is to lose yourself in the service of others.
Don't think it, ink it.
To be happy, we must not be too concerned with others.
Don't look back - forward, infinite energy, infinite enthusiasm, infinite daring, and infinite patience - then alone can great deeds be accomplished.
Nurture your mind with great thoughts, for you will never go any higher than you think.
First get rid of the delusion "I am the body", and then only can we want real knowledge.
The vedanta recognizes no sin, it only recognizes error. And the greatest error, says the vedanta is to say that you are weak, that you are a sinner, a miserable creature, and that you have no power and you cannot do this and that.
All progress is based upon a universal innate desire on the part of every organism to live beyond its income.
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.
Every life form seems to strive to its maximum except human beings. How tall will a tree grow ? As tall as it possibly can. Human beings, on the other hand, have been given the dignity of choice. You can choose to be all or you can choose to be less. Why not stretch up to the full measure of the challenge and see what all you can do ?
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The great accomplishments of man have resulted from the transmission of ideas and enthusiasm.
Great effort from great motives is the best definition of a happy life.
Merchants have no country. The mere spot they stand on does not constitute so strong an attachment as that from which they draw their gains.
I feel I have this great creative and spiritual force within me that is greater than faith, greater than ambition, greater than confidence, greater than determination, greater than vision. It is all these combined. Whether it is a godhead or not, I feel this great force, this untapped power, this dynamic something within me. This feeling defies description, and there is no experience with which this feeling may be compared. It is something like a strong emotion mixed with faith, but a lot stronger.
Whatever you can do, or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic in it, begin it now.
Blessed indeed is the man who hears many gentle voices call him father.
God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I can not change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.
In the court of basketball, there are no objections only rejections.
The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires.
Everyone should carefully observe which way his heart draws him, and then choose that way with all his strength.
I maintained my edge by always being a student, you will always have something new to learn.
Where there is no wealth there is no poverty.
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
No man is happy who does not think himself so.
Nothing is particularly hard if you divide it into small jobs.
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.
Adversity is wont to reveal genius, prosperity to hide it.
Because I readily absorb ideas from every source - frequently starting where the last person left off - I never pick up an item without thinking of how I might improve it.
Whoever renders service to many puts himself in line for greatness -- great wealth, great return, great satisfaction, great reputation, and great joy.
It is not what we get. But who we become, what we contribute... that gives meaning to our lives.
Live with passion !
If a man empties his purse into his head, no man can take it away from him. An investment in knowledge always pays the best interest.
If at first you don't succeed, try, try again.
Tolerance can lead to learning something.
The older I grow, the more everything seems to me to lie in manliness. This is my new gospel.
Growth in personality occurs as a consequence of meeting conflicts and impasses head on, and reconciling them. Interpersonal conflicts and impasses constitute problems which require solutions so that a satisfying relationship may be maintained. Whenever a person encounters a problem in his everyday living, he is obliged to vary his behavior until he discovers some mode of responding which is successful in achieving a solution.
What is a friend ? A single soul dwelling in two bodies.
Never live in the past but always learn from it.
We all have big changes in our lives that are more or less a second chance.
People don't care how much you know until they know how much you care.
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.
Science without religion is lame. Religion without science is blind.
When you wholeheartedly adopt a 'with all your heart' attitude and go all out with the positive principle, you can do incredible things.
Seek the lofty by reading, hearing and seeing great work at some moment every day.
Be not ashamed of mistakes and thus make them crimes.
Failure is only the opportunity to begin again, this time more wisely.
Yes, you can be a dreamer and a doer too, if you will remove one word from your vocabulary : impossible.
Knowing means to penetrate through the surface, in order to arrive at the roots, and hence the causes, knowing means to "see" reality in its nakedness. Knowing does not mean to be in the possession of the truth , it means to penetrate the surface and to strive critically and actively in order to approach truth ever more closely.
I want everyone to be the way I strive to become -- to be himself in his truth. Do not follow me, follow yourself ! is the existential challenge. Self-being awakens self-being but does not force itself on it.
He that is good for making excuses is seldom good for anything else.
There are few people who can manage more than their own business.
Your vision will become clear only when you look into your heart. Who looks outside, dreams. Who looks inside, awakens.
The ladder of success is never crowded at the top.
Success is neither magical or mysterious. Success is the natural consequence of consistently applying the basic fundamentals.
One of the strongest motives that lead men to art and science is escape from everyday life with its painful crudity and hopeless dreariness, from the fetters of one's own ever-shifting desires. A finely tempered nature longs to escape from the personal life into the world of objective perception and thought.
After your jump, the net appears.
Along with trustworthiness, consistency is the thing to look for when you surround yourself with people who can help you on your quest.
Any man who selects a goal in life which can be fully achieved has already defined his own limitations.
Actions speak louder than words.
You will never find time for anything. You must make it.
Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal ; nothing on earth can help the man with the wrong mental attitude.
Positive thinking will let you do everything better than negative thinking will.
The successful man will profit from his mistakes and try again in a different way. quotes
Never pretend to a love which you do not actually feel, for love is not ours to command.
Failure doesn't mean you are a failure, it just means you haven't succeeded yet.
Nothing can bring you peace but yourself.
It is the patient building of character, the intense struggle to realize the truth, which alone will tell in the future of humanity.
I have realized god sitting in the temple of every human body, the moment I stand in reverence before every human being and see god in him - that moment I am free from bondage, everything that binds vanishes, and I am free.
Keep the Faith.