Inspirational Quotes
Just as our eyes need light in order to see, our minds need ideas in order to conceive.
A gentleman can withstand hardships , it is only the small man who, when submitted to them, is swept off his feet.
Determine that the thing can and shall be done, and then we shall find the way.
To become a leader, then, you must become yourself, become the maker of your own life.
To reach a port we must sail, sometimes with the wind and sometimes against it. But we must not drift or lie at anchor.
An individual has not started living until he can rise above the narrow confines of his individualistic concerns to the broader concerns of all humanity.
It's not what you've got, it's what you use that makes a difference.
Don't ask yourself what the world needs , ask yourself what makes you come alive. And then go and do that. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.
There is only one way to happiness, and that is to cease worrying things which are beyond the power of our will.
Practice hope. As hopefulness becomes a habit, you can achieve a permanently happy spirit.
Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so.
Unless we think of others and do something for them, we miss one of the greatest sources of happiness.
No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.
As you think in your heart, so shall you be.
There is no pleasure in life equal to that of the conquest of a vicious habit.
The whole of science is nothing more than a refinement of everyday thinking.
Do not wait for ideal circumstances, they will never come, nor for the best opportunities.
Whether you think you can or think you can't, you're right.
Be like the turtle. If he didn't stick his neck out, he wouldn't get anywhere at all.
From his neck down a man is worth a couple of dollars a day, from his neck up he is worth anything that his brain can produce.
The true way to soften one's troubles is to solace those of others.
A generous heart, kind speech, and a life of service and compassion are the things which renew humanity.
Even though I am nearly deaf, I seem to be gifted with a kind of inner hearing which enables me to detect sounds and noises which the ordinary person does not hear.
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.
Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity.
Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.
Let us live so that when we come to die even the undertaker will be sorry.
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.
If your success is not on your own terms, if it looks good to the world but does not feel good in your heart, it is not success at all.
We must be bright and cheerful, long faces do not make religion.
It's to be expected that you make mistakes when you're breaking new ground.
The time is always right to do what is right.
If there is no struggle, there is no progress.
My experience will help, but I insist and maintain that art - true art that is - cannot be handed out. Furthermore, art is never decoration or embellishment. Instead it is a constant process of maturing.
If the going is real easy, beware, you may be headed down hill.
Things turn out best for people who make the best of the way things turn out.
We don't stop playing because we grow old, we grow old because we stop playing.
Don't go through life, grow through life.
The only way to make sure people you agree with can speak is to support the rights of people you don't agree with.
You can make more friends in two months by becoming interested in other people than you can in two years by trying to get other people interested in you.
We must have friendship for all, we must be merciful toward those that are in misery, when people are happy, we ought to be happy, and to the wicked we must be indifferent. These attitudes will make the mind peaceful.
By asking the question " How can I afford it ? " your brain is put to work.
It is not our purpose to become each other , it is to recognize each other, to learn to see the other and honor him for what he is.
Watch your thoughts, they become words. Watch your words, they become actions. Watch your actions, they become habits. Watch your habits, they become character.Watch your character, it becomes your destiny.
I never did anything worth doing entirely by accident... . Almost none of my inventions came about totally by accident. They were achieved by having trained myself to endure and tolerate hard work.
Wherever we look upon this earth, the opportunities take shape within the problems.
Take calculated risks. That is quite different from being rash.
Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.
Giving people a little more than they expect is a good way to get back more than you'd expect.
I am both pleased but astonished by the fact that mankind has not yet begun to use all the means and devices that are available for destruction. I hope that such weapons are never manufactured in quantity.
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.
If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men.
The path to success is to take massive, determined action.
Do not bite at the bait of pleasure till you know there is no hook beneath it.
How you respond to the challenge in the second half will determine what you become after the game, whether you are a winner or a loser.
I never think of the future. It comes soon enough.
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.
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.
Without a general an army is lost.
Let thy words be few.
Anything is possible.
Our life is what our thoughts make it.
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.
The gem cannot be polished without friction, nor man perfected without trials.
You can not do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will be too late.
If you realize how powerful your thoughts are, you would never think a negative thought
We feel good about ourselves to the exact degree we feel in control of our lives.
Flacco when asked whether fourth quarter performance defines a quarterback - "I have no idea. If we win the Super Bowl, I guess it will be".
Remember, there is no situation so completely hopeless that something constructive can not be done about it. When faced with a minus, ask yourself what you can do to make it a plus. A person practicing this attitude will extract undreamed-of outcomes from the most unpromising situations. Realize that there are no hopeless situations, there are only people who take hopeless attitudes.
You cannot antagonize and influence at the same time.
Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference.
Unless a man undertakes more than he possibly can do, he will never do all that he can.
For anything worth having one must pay the price; and the price is always work, patience, love, self-sacrifice. No paper currency, no promises to pay, but the gold of real service.
Stand as a rock , you are indestructible. You are the Self ( atman ) , the god of the universe.
It is one of the most beautiful compensations of life, that no man can sincerely try to help another without helping himself.
Go before the people with your example, and be laborious in their affairs.
Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
Ideas without action are worthless.
Optimism is essential to achievement and it is also the foundation of courage and true progress.
Indecision is the seedling of fear.
Do not let what you can not do interfere with what you can do.
Feel the fear and do it anyway.
The greatest gifts you can give your children are the roots of responsibility and the wings of independence.
No one knows what he can do until he tries.
It takes a great deal of character strength to apologize quickly out of one's heart rather than out of pity. A person must possess himself and have a deep sense of security in fundamental principles and values in order to genuinely apologize.
If a man is called to be a streetsweeper, he should sweep streets even as painted, or composed music or wrote poetry. He should sweep streets so well that all the hosts of heaven and earth will pause to say, here lived a great streetsweeper who did his job well.
Yes, you can be a dreamer and a doer too, if you will remove one word from your vocabulary : impossible.
What we see depends mainly on what we look for.
The leader wonders about everything, wants to learn as much as he can, is willing to take risks, experiment, try new things. He does not worry about failure, but embraces errors, knowing he will learn from them.
You cannot discover new oceans unless you have the courage to lose site of the shore.
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.
Leadership is much more an art, a belief, a condition of the heart, than a set of things to do. The visible signs of artful leadership are expressed, ultimately, in its practice.