Inspirational Quotes
The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.
Much as we may wish to make a new beginning, some part of us resists doing so as though we were making the first step toward disaster.
To live a creative life we must lose our fear of being wrong.
As strong as my legs are, it is my mind that has made me a champion.
Fundamental progress has to do with the reinterpretation of basic ideas.
That which does not kill you makes you stronger.
No one is more definite about the solution than the one who doesn't understand the problem.
If you want to be enthusiastic, act enthusiastic.
Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other one thing.
When you work, work, and when you play, play, dont get the two mixed up
There has never been a statue erected to honor a critic.
Growth and change are never easy... If it were easy, you would have done it long ago.
Remember when you see a man at the top of a mountain, he didn't fall there.
The principles you live by create the world you live in ; if you change the principles you live by, you will change your world. -
Excellence is the result of caring more than others think wise, risking more than other's think safe, dreaming more than others think practical, and expecting more than others think possible.
The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.
All successful people men and women are big dreamers. They imagine what their future could be, ideal in every respect, and then they work every day toward their distant vision, that goal or purpose.
In the court of basketball, there are no objections only rejections.
When I hear somebody sigh, Life is hard, I am always tempted to ask, Compared to what ?
You cannot discover new oceans unless you have the courage to lose site of the shore.
The eternal mystery of the world is its comprehensibility.
Man is born free, and everywhere he is in chains.
Commit yourself to a dream nobody who tries to do something great but fails is a total failure. Why ? Because he can always rest assured that he succeeded in life's most important battle -- he defeated the fear of trying.
The willow knows what the storm does not that the power to endure harm outlives the power to inflict it.
I am not discouraged, because every wrong attempt discarded is often a step forward.
When one door closes, another opens. But we often look so regretfully upon the closed door that we don't see the one that has opened for us.
You have to decide what your highest priorities are and have the courage -- pleasantly, smilingly, non-apologetically -- to say 'no' to other things. And the way you do that is by having a bigger 'yes' burning inside. The enemy of the 'best' is often the 'good. '
We are limited but we can push back the borders of our limitations.
Average investors are on the outside trying to look into the inside of the company or property they are investing in.
My great concern is not whether you have failed, but whether you are content with your failure.
The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining.
Nothing splendid has ever been achieved except by those who dared believe that something inside of them was superior to circumstance.
You cannot change your destination overnight, but you can change your direction overnight.
The brain and muscles must develop simultaneously. Iron nerves with an intelligent brain - and the whole world is at your feet.
The only difference between a rut and a grave is their dimensions.
We are all inventors, each sailing out on a voyage of discovery, guided each by a private chart, of which there is no duplicate. The world is all gates, all opportunities.
Our schools and are not teaching students to think. It is astonishing how many young people have difficulty in putting their brains definitely and systematically to work.
True success is overcoming the fear of being unsuccessful.
I've found that luck is quite predictable. If you want more luck, take more chances. Be more active. Show up more often.
Astrology and all these mystical things are generally signs of a weak mind, therefore as soon as they are becoming prominent in our minds, we should see a physician, take good food, and rest.
Successful people are always looking for opportunities to help others. Unsuccessful people are always asking, " What's in it for me ? ".
No involvement, no commitment.
The fear of death is the most unjustified of all fears, for there's no risk of accident for someone who's dead.
We do our best that we know how at the moment, and if it doesn't turn out, we modify it.
The problems of victory are more agreeable than those of defeat, but they are no less difficult.
If the going is real easy, beware, you may be headed down hill.
Teamwork is so important that it is virtually impossible for you to reach the heights of your capabilities or make the money that you want without becoming very good at it.
You are today where your thoughts have brought
To the world you may be one person, but to one person you may be the world.
He is an atheist who does not believe in himself. The old religions said that he was an atheist who did not believe in god. The new religion says that he is an atheist who does not believe in himself.
Watch people do their most common actions, these are indeed the things that will tell you the real character of a great person.
Many people seem to think that success in one area can compensate for failure in other areas. But can it really ? True effectiveness requires balance.
If you fail to plan, you plan to fail.
Faith can move mountains.
I never read a food column and think 'Wow I value your opinion' because everyone has an opinion now. What makes a columnist an expert? If you stay focused on your own goal, you'll be fine. It's when you start looking too far out that you're going to get lost.
If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost , that is where they should be. Now put the foundations under them.
What counts is not necessarily the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog.
Don't fear, just live right.
Winners never quit and quitters never win !
Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any one thing.
Work spares us from three evils boredom, vice, and need.
I am convinced that He ( God ) does not play dice.
I keep my ideals, because in spite of everything, I still believe that people are really good at heart.
Seek the lofty by reading, hearing and seeing great work at some moment every day.
Embrace your inner voice.
Be like the turtle. If he didn't stick his neck out, he wouldn't get anywhere at all.
Talkers are no good doers.
The best thing about the future is that it comes only one day at a time.
I have learned to seek my happiness by limiting my desires, rather than attempting to satisfy them.
The chief obstacle to the progress of the human race is the human race.
You must consider the bottom line, but make it integrity before profits.
Human beings are the only creatures that allow their children to come back home.
The struggle of the mind to keep itself free from every sort of bondage -- to remain curious, open, unsatiated in all its relations with nature -- is tenfold more difficult than the cultivation of a stable, satisfying point of view, but a thousandfold more precious.
The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather a lack of will.
We live in a wonderful world that is full of beauty, charm and adventure. There is no end to the adventures that we can have if only we seek them with our eyes open.
We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a habit.
Children require guidance and sympathy far more than instruction
Joy is the feeling of grinning inside.
Our plans miscarry because they have no aim. When a man does not know what harbor he is making for, no wind is the right wind.
Out of need springs desire, and out of desire springs the energy and the will to win.
Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some blunders and absurdities no doubt crept in ; forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day ; begin it well and serenely and with too high a spirit to be cumbered with your old nonsense.
A good idea is never lost. Even though its originator or possessor may die, it will someday be reborn in the mind of another.
Genius is one per cent inspiration and ninety-nine per cent perspiration. Accordingly, a 'genius' is often merely a talented person who has done all of his or her homework.
There may be peace without joy, and joy without peace, but the two combined make happiness
The best things in life are not things.
The pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.
Learning karate requires self-control and discipline Let a joy keep you. Reach out your hands and take it when it runs by.
Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.
Don't hide your light under a bushel.
Imitate until you emulate, match and surpass those who launched you. It's the highest form of thankfulness.
Whatever is at the center of our life will be the source of our security, guidance, wisdom, and power.
No pessimist ever discovered the secrets of the stars, or sailed to an unchartered land, or opened a new heaven to the human spirit.