Inspirational Quotes
Men who have attained things worth having in this world have worked while others idled, have persevered while others gave up in despair, have practiced early in life the valuable habits of self-denial, industry, and singleness of purpose. As a result, they enjoy in later life the success so often erroneously attributed to good luck.
Sometimes, all you need to invent something is a good imagination and a pile of junk.
It looks as if there were a single ultimate goal for mankind, a far goal toward which all persons strive. This is called variously by different authors self-actualization, self- realization, integration, psychological health, individuation, autonomy, creativity, productivity, but they all agree that this amounts to realizing the potentialities of the person, that is to say, becoming fully human, everything that person can be.
Just as our eyes need light in order to see, our minds need ideas in order to conceive.
To become a leader, then, you must become yourself, become the maker of your own life.
There go the people. I must follow them for I am their leader.
High expectations are the key to everything.
Kindness is tenderness. Kindness is love, but perhaps greater than loveKindness is good will. Kindness says, I want you to be happy.
Acknowledge that you failed, draw your lessons from it, and use it to your advantage to make sure it never happens again.
The question should be, is it worth trying to do, not can it be done.
The three things that are most essential to achievement are common sense, hard work and stick-to-it-iv-ness.
To laugh often and much; To win the respect of intelligent people And the affection of children; to earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure The betrayal of false friends; To appreciate beauty, to find the best in others; To leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch or a redeemed social condition; to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded
When you drop a pebble into a pool of water, the pebble starts a series of ripples that expand until they encompass the whole pool. This is exactly what will happen when I give my ideas a definite plan of action. Right now I can project my thoughts into the future. I can see ahead of me. I dream, I am not easily discouraged, readily visualize myself as overcoming obstacles, winning out over setbacks, achieving impossible objectives.
Honesty pays, but it doesn't seem to pay enough to suit some people.
It is literally true that you can succeed best and quickest by helping others to succeed.
A man who has committed a mistake and doesn't correct it is committing another mistake.
The land where humanity has attained its highest towards gentleness, towards generosity, towards purity, towards calmness - it is India.
Motivation is like food for the brain. You can not get enough in one sitting. It needs continual and regular refills.
If you don't quit, and don't cheat, and don't run home when trouble arrives, you can only win.
The main thing is to keep the main thing the main thing.
If one advances confidently in the direction of their goals and endeavors to live the life that they have imagined, they'll meet with success unexpected in common hours.
To effectively communicate, we must realize that we are all different in the way we perceive the world and use this understanding as a guide to our communication with others.
The quality of a man's life is in direct proportion to his commitment to excellence, regardless of his chosen field of endeavor.
You live with your thoughts, so be careful what they are.
Everyone's life is an object lesson to others.
Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom.
Ideals serve well as our guides. They are like beacons on a journey , they do not permit us to tarry, as though our goal and rest were already contained in them.
The ancestor of every action is a thought.
There is always room for those who can be relied upon to delivery the goods when they say they will.
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.
You do not pay the price of success, you enjoy the price of success.
Play for more than you can afford to lose and you will learn the game.
Our intentions create our reality.
We act as though comfort and luxury were the chief requirements of life, when all that we need to make us really happy is something to be enthusiastic about.
Rough spots sharpen our performance. And more often than not, obstacles can be turned into advantages. You just can't let your disappointment get in the way.
We are ever free if we would only believe it, only have faith enough. You are the soul, free and eternal, ever free, ever blessed. Have faith enough and you will be free in a minute.
Seek the lofty by reading, hearing and seeing great work at some moment every day.
Champions are a rare breed. They see beyond the dangers, the risks, the obstacles, and the hardships.
Life is a great big canvas, and you should throw all the paint you can on it.
History does nothing , it does not possess immense riches, it does not fight battles. It is men, real, living, who do all this.
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.
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.
Every artist was first an amateur.
Thou love life ? Then do not squander time, for that is the stuff that life is made of.
The successful man is the average man, focused.
Great thoughts speak only to the thoughtful mind, but great actions speak to all mankind.
He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak. Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall , but those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles, they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.
You must take personal responsibility. You can not change the circumstances, the seasons, or the wind, but you can change yourself. That is something you have charge of.
Knowledge is proud that she knows so much , Wisdom is humble that she knows no more.
A hero is no braver than an ordinary man, but he is braver five minutes longer.
In order to be walked on, you have to be lying down.
To succeed... you need to find something to hold on to, something to motivate you, something to inspire you.
Whoever renders service to many puts himself in line for greatness -- great wealth, great return, great satisfaction, great reputation, and great joy.
"Great works are performed not by strength but by perseverance."
The beauties of the world are best seen by those who strive to reach them.
To freely bloom - that is my definition of success.
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.
Unfortunately, there seems to be far more opportunity out there than ability... . We should remember that good fortune often happens when opportunity meets with preparation.
What you can do, or dream you can, begin it, boldness has genius, power and magic in it.
Why should a man be moral ? Because this strengthens his will.
You must do the things you think you cannot do.
One reason so few of us achieve what we truly want is that we never direct our focus ; we never concentrate our power. Most people dabble their way through life, never deciding to master anything in particular.
It's amazing what ordinary people can do if they set out without preconceived notions.
Security is a kind of death.
The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining.
Indecision is the thief of opportunity.
Every man is more than just himself; he also represents the unique, the very special and always significant and remarkable point at which the world's phenomena intersect, only once in this way, and never again.
The fastest way to pass your own expectation is to add passion to your labor.
Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans.
For with god all things are possible.
There's no such thing as not enough time if you're doing what you want to do.
Be Here Now.
When one door closes another opens, but we often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door that we do not see the one which has opened for us.
It is in the small decisions you and I make every day that create our destiny.
Deep down inside of all of us is the power to accomplish what we want to, if we'll just stop looking elsewhere.
Some men see things the way they are and ask, Why ? I dream things that never were, and ask Why not ?
Yesterday is but a dream, tomorrow but a vision. But today well lived makes every yesterday a dream of happiness, and every tomorrow a vision of hope. Look well, therefore, to this day.
Experience is simply the name we give our mistakes.
He who stops being better stops being good.
We are not human beings having a spiritual experience, we are spiritual beings having a human experience.
Reduce your plan to writing. The moment you complete this, you will have definitely given concrete form to the intangible desire.
Give me a lever long enough and a fulcrum on which to place it, and I shall move the world.
How can a society that exists on instant mashed potatoes, packaged cake mixes, frozen dinners, and instant cameras teach patience to its young ?
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.
The worst thing one can do is not to try, to be aware of what one wants and not give in to it, to spend years in silent hurt wondering if something could have materialized -- never knowing.
My experience has taught me that a man who has no vices has damned few virtues.
No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.
One of the main reasons people are not rich is that they worry too much about things that might never happen. quotes
To live a creative life we must lose our fear of being wrong.
Instill great values in your children today and your grandchildren will prosper tomorrow.
The art of living lies less in eliminating our troubles than in growing with them.
There is no substitute for hard work.