Inspirational Quotes
There are no guarantees. From the viewpoint of fear, none are strong enough. From the viewpoint of love, none are necessary.
No pessimist ever discovered the secrets of the stars, or sailed to an unchartered land, or opened a new heaven to the human spirit.
People fascinated by the idea of progress never suspect that every step forward is also a step on the way to the end.
The several tribes of indians inhabiting the regions of the upper missouri, and of whom I spoke in my last letter, are undoubtedly the finest looking, best equipped, and most beautifully costumed of any on the continent.
We have to go back to philosophy to treat things as they are. We are suffering from our own karma. It is not the fault of god. What we do is our own fault, nothing else. Why should god be blamed ?
Bite off more than you can chew, then chew it.
He who has hope has everything.
Give all to love; obey thy heart.
Your neighbor's vision is as true for him as your own vision is true for you.
Fortune favors the brave.
When defeat comes, accept it as a signal that your plans are not sound, rebuild those plans, and set sail once more toward your coveted goal.
It looks as if there were a single ultimate goal for mankind, a far goal toward which all persons strive. This is called variously by different authors self-actualization, self- realization, integration, psychological health, individuation, autonomy, creativity, productivity, but they all agree that this amounts to realizing the potentialities of the person, that is to say, becoming fully human, everything that person can be.
My father taught me to work ; he did not teach me to love it.
Seeds of faith are always within us; sometimes it takes a crisis to nourish and encourage their growth.
When I give a minister an order, I leave it to him to find the means to carry it out.
To ask the hard question is simple.
Your level of brilliance will determine the size of your opportunities in life.
Experience tells you what to do; confidence allows you to do it.
The atmosphere of expectancy is the breeding ground for miracles.
Determine never to be idle... It is wonderful how much may be done if we are always doing.
As long as we are persistence in our pursuit of our deepest destiny, we will continue to grow. We can not choose the day or time when we will fully bloom. It happens in its own time.
Peace can not be kept by force. It can only be achieved by understanding.
Wheresoever you go, go with all your heart.
Procrastination is opportunities natural assassin.
The function of wisdom is to discriminate between good and evil.
A good idea is never lost. Even though its originator or possessor may die, it will someday be reborn in the mind of another.
Inch by inch, it's a cinch.
A leader is a dealer in hope.
If we are to have real peace, we must begin with the children.
There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure.
Do not wait to strike till the iron is hot , but make it hot by striking.
Live out of your imagination, not your history.
The secret to creativity is knowing how to hide your sources.
The only real valuable thing is intuition.
There is only one person who could ever make you happy, and that person is you.
Success is going from failure to failure without losing your enthusiasm.
Until a person can say deeply and honestly, "I am what I am today because of the choices I made yesterday'', that person can not say, "I choose otherwise''.
Whether or not we realize it each of us has within us the ability to set some kind of example for people. Knowing this would you rather be the one known for being the one who encouraged others, or the one who inadvertently discouraged those around you ?
Deep down inside of all of us is the power to accomplish what we want to, if we'll just stop looking elsewhere.
I believe that it is better to learn from the diverse people around us than to try in vain to emulate them, better to be a teacher than a role model. As strong as my legs are, it is my mind that has made me a champion.
They alone live, who live for others.
He that has done nothing has known nothing.
The most interesting thing about a postage stamp is the persistence with which it sticks to its job.
An Indian's dress of deer skins, which is wet a hundred times upon his back, dries soft; and his lodge also, which stands in the rains, and even through the severity of winter, is taken down as soft and as clean as when it was first put up.
In the long run, we only hit what we aim at.
All you need is the plan, the road map, and the courage to press on to your destination
Thou love life ? Then do not squander time, for that is the stuff that life is made of.
If there is something to gain and nothing to lose by asking, by all means ask !
Be courageous ! Whatever setbacks America has encountered, it has always emerged as a stronger and more prosperous nation. Be brave as your fathers before you. Have faith and go forward !
It is no use saying "we are doing our best". You have got to succeed in doing what is necessary.
There is no chance, no fate, no destiny that can circumvent, or hinder, or control a firm resolve of a determined soul.
In the hopes of reaching the moon men fail to see the flowers that blossom at their feet.
The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.
Never give up, for that is just the place and time that the tide will turn.
To be happy, we must not be too concerned with others.
Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined.
The beginning of anxiety is the end of faith, and the beginning of true faith is the end of anxiety.
Success is predictable.
It is possible to fail in many ways while to succeed is possible only in one way.
Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope or confidence.
There are no perfect human beings ! My personal judgments are that no perfect human being is possible or even conceivable, but that human beings are far more improvable than most people believe.
To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream, not only plan, but also believe.
A man can succeed at almost anything for which he has unlimited enthusiasm.
Fear is met and destroyed with courage. Again and again, when the struggle seems hopeless and all opportunity lost, some man or women with a little more courage, a little more effort, brings victory.
If you face a delicate situation, don't go into it wearing your spurs or you'll rip it apart. Instead, dress for the occasion. Cloak yourself in diplomacy. Vest yourself with wisdom, and wear a smile.
Better to light a candle than curse the darkness.
In imagination, there's no limitation.
In the space age the most important space is between the ears.
If I were required to guess off-hand, and without collusion with higher minds, what is the bottom cause of the amazing material and intellectual advancement of the last fifty years, I should guess that it was the modern-born and previously non-existent disposition on the part of men to believe that a new idea can have value.
Am I motivated by what I really want out of life or am I mass-motivated ?
Failure is not a single, cataclysmic event. You don't fail overnight. Instead, failure is a few errors in judgment, repeated every day.
Am I not destroying my enemies when I make friends of them ?
Problems are only opportunities in work clothes.
I am convinced that He ( God ) does not play dice.
Those who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream only by night.
If you want to reach a goal, you must see the reaching in your own mind before you actually arrive at your goal.
If you can't do it today, what makes you think you can do it tomorrow.
Boldness, more boldness, and always boldness !
In essence, if we want to direct our lives, we must take control of our consistent actions. It's not what we do once in a while that shapes our lives, but what we do consistently.
Nothing is predestined The obstacles of your past can become the gateways that lead to new beginnings.
Are great things ever done smoothly ? Time, patience, and indomitable will must show.
He who knows all the answers has not yet been asked all the questions.
He didn't get all of those injuries from a fall.
All progress occurs because people dare to be different
Start by doing what is necessary, then what is possible, and suddenly you are doing the impossible.
Our happiness depends on the habit of mind we cultivate. So practice happy thinking every day. Cultivate the merry heart, develop the happiness habit, and life will become a continual feast.
Blessed are they who can laugh at themselves for they shall never cease to be amused.
Leadership is a secret ingredient that goes into failure. But it's only kept a secret from the person who fails.
If a profound gulf separates my neighbor's belief from mine, there is always the golden bridge of tolerance.
There is no limit to the power of the human mind. The more concentrated it is, the more power is brought to bear on one point.
Our inheritance of well-founded, slowly conceived codes of honor, morals, and manners, the passionate convictions which so many hundreds of millions share together of the principles of freedom and justice, are far more precious to us than anything which scientific discoveries could bestow.
Wisdom is not like money to be tied up and hidden.