Inspirational Quotes
You are today where your thoughts have brought
A great attitude does much more than turn on the lights in our worlds, it seems to magically connect us to all sorts of serendipitous opportunities that were somehow absent before the change.
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.
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 time to make friends is before you need them.
Think and grow rich.
All of the subjects that I've chosen have had to do with isolation. ... The whole idea of [people] gathering ... doesn't really appeal to me.
Today... maybe I can take one step on that profoundly complex path to peace.
Happiness lies in the joy of achievement and the thrill of creative effort.
You are what you think you are.
Don't call me a saint - I don't want to be dismissed that easily.
If you do not hope, you will not find what is beyond your hopes.
To succeed you need to find something to hold on to, something to motivate you, something to inspire you.
It's not that I'm so smart, it's just that I stay with problems longer.
Where there is a will, there is a way.
Nothing can bring you peace but yourself.
Great minds have purposes others have wishes.
We get to make a living , we give to make a life.
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.
Everything you want is on the other side of fear.
The difficulties and distresses to which we have been exposed during the war must now be forgotten. We must endeavor to let our ways be the way of pleasantness and all our paths peace.
We more frequently fail to face the right problem than fail to solve the problem we face.
The test we must set for ourselves is not to march alone but to march in such a way that others will wish to join us.
Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.
A gentle hand may lead even an elephant by a single hair.
Sometimes our light goes out but is blown into flame by another human being. Each of us owes deepest thanks to those who have rekindled this light.
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.
All progress occurs because people dare to be different
At every moment during our existence we are all called to be leaders, if for no other purpose than to lead ourselves.
If we all did the things we are capable of doing we would literally astound ourselves.
As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.
Again and again, the impossible problem is solved when we see that the problem is only a tough decision waiting to be made.
Rather than focusing on things and time, focus on preserving and enhancing relationships and on accomplishing results.
The life which is unexamined is not worth living
And he can make, so say the wise, no claim who makes no sacrifice.
There is no education like adversity.
If you want a guarantee, buy a toaster.
When one door closes another opens. But often we look so long so regretfully upon the closed door that we fail to see the one that has opened for us.
When you get right down to the root of the meaning of the word 'succeed', you find it simply means to follow through.
Sometimes you gotta create what you want to be a part of.
I think therefore I am
I say to you today, my friends, that in spite of the difficulties and frustrations of the moment, I still have a dream.
The sun will come up tomorrow
Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it.
Imagine all the people living life in peace. You may say I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one. I hope someday you'll join us, and the world will be as one.
Fundamental progress has to do with the reinterpretation of basic ideas.
Action may not always bring happiness , but there is no happiness without action.
If we open a quarrel between the past and the present, we shall find we have lost the future.
Look at a day when you are supremely satisfied at the end. It's not a day when you lounge around doing nothing, it's when you've had everything to do, and you've done it.
The land where humanity has attained its highest towards gentleness, towards generosity, towards purity, towards calmness - it is India.
We don't live in a world of reality, we live in a world of perceptions.
Carpe diem.
Don't bother just to be better than your contemporaries or predecessors. Try to be better than yourself.
It's to be expected that you make mistakes when you're breaking new ground.
I always tried to turn every disaster into an opportunity.
Little minds are tamed and subdued by misfortune, but great minds rise above them.
You see, wire telegraph is a kind of a very, very long cat. You pull his tail in New York and his head is meowing in Los Angeles. Do you understand this ? And radio operates exactly the same way : you send signals here, they receive them there. The only difference is that there is no cat.
By asking the question " How can I afford it ? " your brain is put to work.
The best way to predict the future is to create it.
For things to change you've got to change. Otherwise, nothing much will change
Whoever undertakes to set himself up as a judge of Truth and Knowledge is shipwrecked by the laughter of the gods.
What is tolerance ? It is the consequence of humanity. We are all formed of frailty and error , let us pardon reciprocally each other's folly - that is the first law of nature.
The glow of inspiration warms us, it is a holy rapture.
What this power is I cannot say. All I know is that it exists and it becomes available only when a man is in that state of mind in which he knows exactly what he wants and is fully determined not to quit until he finds it.
You must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is an ocean , if a few drops of the ocean are dirty, the ocean does not become dirty.
If you wish others to believe in you, you must first convince them that you believe in them.
If a window of opportunity appears, don't pull down the shade.
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.
A man is not old until regrets start taking place of dreams.
Nature magically suits a man to his fortunes, by making them the fruit of his character.
Don't look back - forward, infinite energy, infinite enthusiasm, infinite daring, and infinite patience - then alone can great deeds be accomplished.
Failure is only the opportunity to begin again, this time more wisely.
That some should be rich, shows that others may become rich, and, hence, is just encouragement to industry and enterprise.
I am resolved that I will not through my humility become the devil's attorney. I will endeavor to speak a good word for the truth.
I do not think much of a man who does not know more today than he did yesterday.
If you don't like something, change it, if you can't change it, change your attitude.
The intelligent man is one who has successfully fulfilled many accomplishments, and is still willing to learn more.
Hope is like a bird that senses the dawn and carefully starts to sing while it is still dark.
There's always a way - if you're committed.
Kindness is tenderness. Kindness is love, but perhaps greater than loveKindness is good will. Kindness says, I want you to be happy.
The man who follows the crowd will usually get no further than the crowd. The man who walks alone is likely to find himself in places no one has ever been.
Be grateful to the Man you help, think of him as god. Is it not a great privilege to be allowed to worship god by helping our fellow men ?
Surmounting difficulty is the crucible that forms character.
The secret to happiness is not in doing what one likes to do, but in liking what one has to do.
What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.
Now he has departed from this strange world a little ahead of me. That means nothing. People like us, who believe in physics, know that the distinction between past, present, and future is only a stubbornly persistent illusion.
There is nothing as remarkable as learning how to think better.
Wherever there is a human being, there is an opportunity for kindness.
Kindness is an inner desire that makes us want to do good things even if we do not get anything in return. It is the joy of our life to do them. When we do good things from this inner desire, there is kindness in everything we think, say, want and do.
All you need is the plan, the road map, and the courage to press on to your destination
All labor that uplifts humanity has dignity and importance and should be undertaken with painstaking excellence.
It is not the job of the general to be winning. It is his job to win.