Inspirational Quotes
Don't argue for other people's weaknesses. Don't argue for your own. When you make a mistake, admit it, correct it, and learn from it -- immediately.
He who has health has hope, and he who has hope has everything.
When I exercise, I wear all black. Its like a funeral for my fat.
Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.
Difficulties are meant to rouse, not discourage. The human spirit is to grow strong by conflict.
The greatest mistake you can make in life is to be continually fearing you will make one.
When you get into a tight place and everything goes against you, till it seems you cannot hold on a minute longer, never give up then for that is just the place and time the tide will turn.
Indecision is the thief of opportunity.
Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.
The earth is enjoyed by heroes, this is the unfailing truth. Be a hero. Always say, I have no fear.
If you cannot do great things, do small things in a great way.
A smile is the light in your window that tells others that there is a caring, sharing person inside.
Live life with passion.
Fortune favors the brave.
We are what and where we are because we have first imagined it.
When you were born, you cried and the world rejoiced. Live your life so that when you die, the world cries and you rejoice.
Whatever is at the center of our life will be the source of our security, guidance, wisdom, and power.
Do not protect yourself by a fence, but rather by your friends.
A child becomes an adult when he realizes that he has a right not only to be right but also to be wrong.
Do not wait to strike till the iron is hot , but make it hot by striking.
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.
You may have to fight a battle more than once to win.
It's not what happens to you, it's what you do about it that makes the difference.
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'.
The toughest part of getting to the top of the ladder, is getting through the crowd at the bottom.
The worst thing one can do is not to try, to be aware of what one wants and not give in to it, to spend years in silent hurt wondering if something could have materialized -- never knowing.
Accept the past for what it was. Acknowledge the present for what it is. Anticipate the future for what it can become.
People who look down on other people don't end up being looked up to.
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.
We don't stop playing because we grow old, we grow old because we stop playing.
You control your future, your destiny. What you think about comes about. By recording your dreams and goals on paper, you set in motion the process of becoming the person you most want to be. Put your future in good hands -- your own.
Weakness of attitude becomes weakness of character.
Abilities wither under faultfinding, blossom with encouragement.
Most ball games are lost, not won.
I know god will not give me anything I can't handle. I just wish he didn't trust me so much.
The only way to have a friend is to be one.
Procrastination is the thief of time.
We shall neither fail nor falter, we shall not weaken or tire. Give us the tools and we will finish the job.
It's not the events of our lives that shape us, but our beliefs as to what those events mean.
Intelligence without ambition is like a bird without wings.
Action, to be effective, must be directed to clearly conceived ends.
All men dream, but unequally. Those that dream at night in the dusty recesses of their minds awake the next day to find that their dreams were just vanity. But those who dream during the day with their eyes wide open are dangerous men , they act out their dreams to make them reality.
Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless.
The grass is not always greener on the other side of the fence. Fences have nothing to do with it. The grass is greenest where it is watered. When crossing over fences, carry water with you and tend the grass wherever you may be.
Pep without purpose is piffle.
The only real valuable thing is intuition.
Only those who risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.
Again and again, the impossible problem is solved when we see that the problem is only a tough decision waiting to be made.
With vision, every person, organization and country can flourish. The Bible says, 'Without vision we perish.
Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all.
Change your thoughts and you change your world.
Power is not really good or bad , it is neutral. Power itself is not negative or positive, although our feelings about it may be. Power is the potential to influence others for good or evil, to be a blessing or a scourge. Like nuclear energy, it can provide the electricity to light a city, or it can fuel the bomb that destroys it.
You measure the size of the accomplishment by the obstacles you had to overcome to reach your goals.
My definition of success is to live your life in a way that causes you to feel a ton of pleasure and very little pain - and because of your lifestyle, have the people around you feel a lot more pleasure than they do pain.
Our first journey is to find that special place for us.
Adversity is sometimes hard upon a man , but for one man who can stand prosperity, there are a hundred that will stand adversity.
Begin with the end in mind.
He who asks a question is a fool for five minutes. He who does not ask a question remains a fool forever.
Don't go through life, grow through life.
I try to learn from the past, but I plan for the future by focusing exclusively on the present. That's were the fun is.
The greater the obstacle the more glory.
Problems are only opportunities in work clothes.
Think of the magic of that foot, comparatively small, upon which your whole weight rests. It's a miracle, and the dance, is a celebration of that miracle.
When fate hands us a lemon, let's try to make a lemonade.
Dreams are the reality of tomorrow.
It is the patient building of character, the intense struggle to realize the truth, which alone will tell in the future of humanity.
Conflict itself is, of course, a sign of relative health as you would know if you ever met really apathetic people, really hopeless people, people who have given up hoping, striving, and coping.
Nothing endures but change. Heraclitus Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.
The meeting of preparation with opportunity generates the offspring we call luck.
There are few, if any, jobs in which ability alone is sufficient. Needed, also, are loyalty, sincerity, enthusiasm and team play.
Let your imagination release your imprisoned possibilities.
It is not length of life, but depth of life.
Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap, but by the seeds you plant.
Expect the best, plan for the worst, and prepare to be surprised.
Joy is the feeling of grinning inside.
God is present in every jiva, there is no other god besides that. Who serves jiva serves god indeed.
If we all did the things we are really capable of doing, we would literally astound ourselves.
Alone we can do so little, together we can do so much.
Some people enter our lives and leave almost instantly. Others stay, and forge such an impression on our heart and soul, we are changed forever.
Remember, if you ever need a helping hand, you'll find one at the end of your arm. As you grow older you will discover that you have two hands. One for helping yourself, the other for helping others.
Leadership is power to endure an ongoing quest for information or influence not just actual triumphs like making profits or achieving stated objectives.
There has never been a statue erected to honor a critic.
The best thing about the future is that it comes only one day at a time.
I never perfected an invention that I did not think about in terms of the service it might give others. I find out what the world needs, then I proceed to invent.
In order to grasp the reality, we must see the possibilities. In the present, a formulation of the possibilities is the area in which I gain uncertainty concerning what I decide, without a vision of the possibilities, I act blindly, only a knowledge of the possibilities enables me to know what I am actually doing.
If you can't do it today, what makes you think you can do it tomorrow.
It is better to light one candle than to curse the darkness.
The leader has a clear idea of what he wants to do -- professionally and personally -- and the strength to persist in the face of setbacks, even failures.
Champions are a rare breed. They see beyond the dangers, the risks, the obstacles, and the hardships.
If there is something to gain and nothing to lose by asking, by all means ask !
Knowledge is proud that she knows so much , Wisdom is humble that she knows no more.
Things do not change we change.