Inspirational Quotes
God gives nothing to those who keep their arms crossed.
Don't walk in front of me, I may not follow. Don't walk behind me, I may not lead. Walk beside me and be my friend.
if one is unable to assert oneself, one is unable to participate in a genuine relationship.
There are few, if any, jobs in which ability alone is sufficient. Needed, also, are loyalty, sincerity, enthusiasm and team play.
When I hear somebody sigh, life is hard, I am always tempted to ask, compared to what ?
I always tried to turn every disaster into an opportunity.
The unexamined life is not worth living.
The "how" thinker gets problems solved effectively because he wastes no time with futile "ifs" but goes right to work on the creative "how''.
Whoever is open, loyal, true ; of humane and affable demeanour, honourable himself, and in his judgement of others, faithful to his word as to law, and faithful alike to God and man... .such a man is a true gentleman.
If a man does his best, what else is there ?
You cannot control what happens to you, but you can control your attitude toward what happens to you, and in that, you will be mastering change rather than allowing it to master you.
Triumph often is nearest when defeat seems inescapable.
We reap what we sow - we are the makers of our own fate. The wind is blowing, those vessels whose sails are unfurled catch it, and go forward on their way, but those which have their sails furled do not catch the wind. Is that the fault of the wind ? We make our own destiny.
In the arena of human life the honors and rewards fall to those who show their good qualities in action
Life is no brief candle to me. It is a sort of splendid torch which I have got a hold of for the moment, and I want to make it burn as brightly as possible before handing it on to future generations
Those who are fired with an enthusiastic idea and who allow it to take hold and dominate their thoughts find that new worlds open for them. As long as enthusiasm holds out, so will new opportunities.
There is no pleasure in life equal to that of the conquest of a vicious habit.
Great works are performed not by strength but by perseverance.
When you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on.
Our intentions create our reality.
Don't be too timid and squeamish about your actions. All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make the better.
The main business is not to see what lies dimly at a distance but to do what lies clearly at hand.
The greatest mistake you can make in life is to be continually fearing you will make one.
If you want children to keep their feet on the ground, put some responsibility on their shoulders.
The more you venture to live greatly, the more you will find within you what it takes to get on top of things and stay there.
We have a responsibility in our time, as others have had in theirs, not to be prisoners of history but to shape history, a responsibility to fill the role of path-finder, and to build with others a global network of purpose and law.
Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.
My principal business is giving commercial value to the brilliant - but misdirected - ideas of others.
All or our dreams can come true if we have the courage to pursue them. -
When a man assumes a public trust, he should consider himself as public property.
No limits are set to the ascent of man, and to each and everyone the highest stands open. Here it is only your personal choice that decides.
The advertisement is the most truthful part of a newspaper.
As a mother of teenagers, do you know how many times I picked up the phone to apologize to my own mother ?
One of the most tragic things I know about human nature is that all of us tend to put off living. We are all dreaming of some magical rose garden over the horizon- instead of enjoying the roses blooming outside our windows today.
Education has produced a vast population able to read but unable to distinguish what is worth reading.
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.
The way we communicate with others and with ourselves ultimately determines the quality of our lives.
Take advantage of every opportunity to practice your communication skills so that when important occasions arise, you will have the gift, the style, the sharpness, the clarity, and the emotions to affect other people.
Success is having a flair for the thing that you are doing , knowing that is it not enough, that you have got to have hard work and a certain sense of purpose.
There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure.
The best way to predict the future is to create it.
Creativity is a natural extension of our enthusiasm.
There is time for everything.
Before we can forgive one another, we must understand one another
Happy are those who dream dreams and are ready to pay the price to make them come true.
Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.
The oneness of human beings is the basic ethical thread that holds us together.
A bend in the road is not the end of the road unless you fail to make the turn.
Champions are a rare breed. They see beyond the dangers, the risks, the obstacles, and the hardships.
When you arrive at your future, will you blame your past ?
Courage is going from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm.
That first peak is the best place to pause and look back, to see if you took the easiest route, to learn the lessons from the first climb. And it is the best place to examine the terrain ahead, to change your plans and goals, to take a deep breath and begin climbing again.
If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of giants.
Knowledge work is all about how we use one another's time and attention. Given just minutes, good leaders can affect how we think, what we decide, and, ultimately, what we create.
We are all in the gutter but some of us are looking at the stars.
We can not always build the future for our youth, but we can build our youth for the future.
Know thyself was the inscription over the Oracle at Delphi. And it is still the most difficult task any of us faces. But until you truly know yourself, strengths and weaknesses, know what you want to do and why you want to do it, you can not succeed in any but the most superficial sense of the word. The leader never lies to himself, especially about himself, knows his flaws as well as his assets, and deals with them directly. You are your own raw material. When you know what you consist of and why you want to make of it, then you can invent yourself.
The most important thing a father can do for his children is to love their mother.
I'm proud to be around these men. Bunch of bosses right here. Bosses on 3!. 1..2..3 Bosses !
Begin with the end in mind.
That some should be rich, shows that others may become rich, and, hence, is just encouragement to industry and enterprise.
It is no sin to attempt and fail. The only sin is to not make the attempt.
Some make it happen, some watch it happen, and some say, What happened ?
My religion consists of a humble admiration of the illimitable superior spirit who reveals himself in the slight details we are able to perceive with our frail and feeble mind.
It's always darkest before the dawn.
What wisdom can you find that is greater than kindness ?
A ship is safe in harbor, but thats not what ships are for.
The gem cannot be polished without friction, nor man perfected without trials.
The chief cause of failure and unhappiness is trading what we want most for what we want at the moment.
There are two things to aim at in life , first to get what you want, and after that to enjoy it. Only the wisest of mankind has achieved the second.
Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all.
One lie ruins a thousand truths.
Look at every situation as if you were in the future and you were looking back on it.
Try to be happy in this present moment, and put not off being so to a time to come, as though that time should be of another make from this which has already come and is ours.
Passion is the genesis of genius.
Time is free, but it's priceless. You can't own it, but you can use it. You can't keep it, but you can spend it. Once you've lost it, you can never get it back.
Try, try, try, and keep on trying is the rule that must be followed to become an expert in anything.
I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed We hold these truths to be self-evident , that all men are created equal.
The first and greatest commandment is, Don't let them scare you.
Experience is the best teacher.
God gives us our relatives - thank God we can choose our friends.
He who asks a question is a fool for five minutes. He who does not ask a question remains a fool forever.
Nobody made a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could do only a little.
Count your blessings.
I don't like the man. I must get to know him better.
Wherever there is a human being, there is an opportunity for kindness.
Example sheds a genial ray which men are apt to borrow, so first improve yourself today, and then your friends tomorrow.
Give a man a fish and he will eat for the day, teach a man to fish and he will eat for a lifetime.
Self-suggestion makes you master of yourself.
Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has overcome while trying to succeed.
Our lives improve only when we take chances - and the first and most difficult risk we can take is to be honest with ourselves.
The secret to creativity is knowing how to hide your sources.