Inspirational Quotes
Wherever we look upon this earth, the opportunities take shape within the problems.
We tend to live up to our expectations.
Experience is the child of thought, and thought is the child of action.
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.
Sooner or later the truth comes to light.
The only real valuable thing is intuition.
Truth can be stated in a thousand different ways, yet each one can be true.
Challenges are what make life interesting , overcoming them is what makes life meaningful.
I never had a policy, I have just tried to do my very best each and every day.
Be patient with yourself. Self-growth is tender , it's holy ground. There's no greater investment.
As a principle-centered person you try to stand apart from the emotion of the situation and from other factors that would act on you, and evaluate the options. Looking at the balanced whole -- the work needs, the family needs, the other needs that may be involved, and the possible implications of the various alternatives -- you'll try to come up with the best solution taking all factors into consideration.
This above all, To Thine Own Self Be True.
The courage to be is the courage to accept oneself, in spite of being unacceptable.
High expectations are the key to everything.
No act of kindness, no matter how small is ever wasted.
It is interesting to notice how some minds seem almost to create themselves, springing up under every disadvantage, and working their solitary but irresistible way through a thousand obstacles.
One's first step in wisdom is to question everything - and one's last is to come to terms with everything.
The empires of the future are the empires of the mind.
There was no hope on earth, and god seemed to have forgotten us. Some said they saw the son of god, others did not see him. If he had come, he would do some great things as he had done before. We doubted it because we had seen neither him nor his works.
Little minds are tamed and subdued by misfortune, but great minds rise above them.
Happiness can not be traveled to, owned, earned, worn or consumed. Happiness is the spiritual experience of living every minute with love, grace and gratitude.
The only gift is a portion of thyself.
How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives.
The meeting of two personalities is like the contact of two chemical substances if there is any reaction, both are transformed.
To succeed you need to find something to hold on to, something to motivate you, something to inspire you.
I always try to turn my personal struggles into something helpful for others.
Believe it can be done. When you believe something can be done, really believe, your mind will find the ways to do it. Believing a solution paves the way to solution.
Reflection doesn't take anything away from decisiveness, from being a person of action. In fact, it generates the inner toughness that you need to be an effective person of action -- to be a leader. Think of leadership as some of two vectors competence: (your specialty, your skills, your know-howl) and authenticity: (your identity, your character, your attitude) .
Every life form seems to strive to its maximum except human beings. How tall will a tree grow ? As tall as it possibly can. Human beings, on the other hand, have been given the dignity of choice. You can choose to be all or you can choose to be less. Why not stretch up to the full measure of the challenge and see what all you can do ?
Time is the most valuable thing a man can spend.
The best leaders of all, the people know not they exist. They turn to each other and say, We did it ourselves.
Remove failure as an option.
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.
Never give up, for that is just the place and time that the tide will turn.
If our thoughts and hopes are elsewhere, it is impossible to set our faces steadily toward the work required of us.
A man who has committed a mistake and doesn't correct it is committing another mistake.
No one can make you jealous, angry, vengeful, or greedy -- unless you let him.
Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.
The real leader has no need to lead, he is content to point the way.
There has never been a statue erected to honor a critic.
What great thing would you attempt if you knew you could not fail ?
That which does not kill you makes you stronger.
Success seems to be connected with action. Successful people keep moving. They make mistakes, but they don't quit.
Live as if your were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.
I'm willing when time permits to honestly express or to open myself to you, to act as a sort of sign pole for a traveler.
I was never tired of listening to his wisdom or imparting my own.
Many people may listen, but few people actually hear.
Nothing will ever be attempted if all possible objections must be overcome first.
Everything that is good from others, bring it in, and in your own way absorb it, do not become others.
Perspective is in the quiet of a walk, the wisdom of a good book, or the harmony of your favorite music. I find it sometimes in the slow peace of fishing.
A dream is simply reality waiting to happen.
One does evil enough when one does nothing good.
Nurture your mind with great thoughts, for you will never go any higher than you think.
Whatever it takes !
Champions aren't made in the gyms. Champions are made from something they have deep inside them, a desire, a dream, a vision.
Success is the maximum utilization of the ability that you have.
The past does not equal the future.
It is always wise to look ahead, but difficult to look farther than you can see.
Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going!
Do not bite at the bait of pleasure till you know there is no hook beneath it.
We are the only beings on the planet who lead such rich internal lives that it's not the events that matter most to us, but rather, it's how we interpret those events that will determine how we think about ourselves and how we will act in the future.
Those who work at a thing with their whole heart receive help from god. For one, thoroughly believe that no power in the universe can withhold from anyone anything they really deserve.
I don't measure a man's success by how high he climbs but how high he bounces when he hits bottom.
We must be bright and cheerful, long faces do not make religion.
Don't go through life, grow through life.
Stand upon the self, only then can we truly love the world. Take a very high stand, knowing our universal nature, we must look with perfect calmness upon all the panorama of the world.
Above all, beware of compromises. I do not mean that you are to get into antagonism with anybody, but you have to hold on to your own principles in weal or woe and never adjust them to others "fads" through the greed of getting supporters.
A friend is one who knows us, but loves us anyway.
No matter how big government gets, and no matter how many services it provides, it can never take the place of volunteers.
Barring serious accidents, if you are not preoccupied with worry and you work hard, you can look forward to a reasonably lengthy existence. Its not the hard work that kills, its the worrying that kills.
The worst thing you can try to do is cling to something that is gone, or to recreate it.
A person's true wealth is the good he or she does in the world.
Wisdom is knowing what to do next.
Every day in every way I am getting better and better.
For those who have seen the Earth from space, and for the hundreds and perhaps thousands more who will, the experience most certainly changes your perspective. The things that we share in our world are far more valuable than those which divide us.
A child becomes an adult when he realizes that he has a right not only to be right but also to be wrong.
Small opportunities are often the beginning of great enterprises.
Nothing is more validating and affirming than feeling understood. And the moment a person begins feeling understood, that person becomes far more open to influence and change.
One isn't necessarily born with courage, but one is born with potential. Without courage, we can not practice any other virtue with consistency. We can't be kind, true, merciful, generous, or honest.
Your belief determines your action and your action determines your results, but first you have to believe.
I believe that the science of chemistry alone almost proves the existence of an intelligent creator.
There is nothing to fear, but fear itself.
Cease trying to work everything out with your minds. It will get you nowhere. Live by intuition and inspiration and let your whole life be a revelation.
When you become detached mentally from yourself and concentrate on helping other people with their difficulties, you will be able to cope with your own more effectively. Somehow, the act of self-giving is a personal power-releasing factor.
Yes, we have to divide up our time like that, between our politics and our equations. But to me our equations are far more important, for politics are only a matter of present concern. A mathematical equation stands forever.
Men are not prisoners of fate, but only prisoners of their own mind.
It's not enough that we do our best, sometimes we have to do what's required.
I've found that luck is quite predictable. If you want more luck, take more chances. Be more active. Show up more often.
Each time someone stands up for an ideal, or acts to improve the lot of others, or strikes out against injustice, he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope.
It is difficult to say what is impossible, for the dream of yesterday is the hope of today and the reality of tomorrow.
Failures don't plan to fail, they fail to plan.
Talent does you no good unless it's recognized by someone else.