Inspirational Quotes
Let us live so that when we come to die even the undertaker will be sorry.
In everything the ends well defined are the secret of durable success.
Men occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of them pick themselves up and hurry off as if nothing had happened.
Great music and art are earthly wonders, but I think 'cubist' songs and paintings are hideous.
To win without risk is to triumph without glory.
We are made for loving. If we don't love, we will be like plants without water.
One mistake will never kill you. The same mistake over and over again will.
There are no perfect human beings ! My personal judgments are that no perfect human being is possible or even conceivable, but that human beings are far more improvable than most people believe.
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.
My definition of success is to live your life in a way that causes you to feel a ton of pleasure and very little pain - and because of your lifestyle, have the people around you feel a lot more pleasure than they do pain.
When I hear somebody sigh, Life is hard, I am always tempted to ask, Compared to what ?
Happiness resides not in possessions and not in gold , the feeling of happiness dwells in the soul.
The leader wonders about everything, wants to learn as much as he can, is willing to take risks, experiment, try new things. He does not worry about failure, but embraces errors, knowing he will learn from them.
Don't be afraid to give your best to what seemingly are small jobs. Every time you conquer one it makes you that much stronger. If you do the little jobs well, the big ones tend to take care of themselves.
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 price of greatness is responsibility.
Opportunities are usually disguised as hard work, so most people don't recognize them.
I am both pleased but astonished by the fact that mankind has not yet begun to use all the means and devices that are available for destruction. I hope that such weapons are never manufactured in quantity.
Never put off to tomorrow what you can do today.
There is little difference in people, but that little difference makes a big difference. That little difference is attitude. The big difference is whether it is positive or negative.
Wherever there is danger, there lurks opportunity ; whenever there is opportunity, there lurks danger. The two are inseparable. They go together.
Without courage, all others virtues lose their meaning.
The stakes are too high for government to be a spectator sport.
The time to make friends is before you need them.
Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
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 ability to convert ideas to things is the secret to outward success.
All knowledge that the world has ever received comes from the mind, the infinite library of the universe is in our own mind.
We must never be afraid to go too far, for success lies just beyond.
It takes a whole village to raise a child.
When life gives you lemons, make lemonade.
Wisdom is not a product of schooling but of the lifelong attempt to acquire it.
Whatever you think that you will be. If you think yourself weak, weak you will be , if you think yourself strong, you will be.
The most important part of being a leader is maintaining the desire to keep on learning. That means learning about yourself, about your peers, and about the people you serve.
The secret to happiness is not in doing what one likes to do, but in liking what one has to do.
This life is a hard fact, work your way through it boldly, though it may be adamantine, no matter, the soul is stronger. I have seen in life those who are overcautious about themselves fall into dangers at every step, those who are afraid of losing honor and respect, get only disgrace, and those who are always afraid of loss, always lose.
Experience is what you get when you don't get what you want.
To ask the hard question is simple.
The only way to have a friend is to be one.
We don't stop playing because we grow old, we grow old because we stop playing.
He who has great power should use it lightly.
Let us strive on to finish the work we are in
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.
Life must be lived on a higher plane. We must go up to a higher platform, to which we are always invited to ascend, there, the whole aspect of things changes.
If I'm ever on a life-support system I choose to be unplugged, but not until Im down to a size eight!
Reason is like an open secret that can become known to anyone at any time , it is the quiet space into which everyone can enter through his own thought.
The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.
Happiness does not depend on outward things, but on the way we see them.
You can't build a reputation on what you are going to do.
You can't build a reputation on what you're going to do.
And now here is my secret, a very simple secret. It is only with the heart that one can see rightly, what is essential is invisible to the eye.
We make a living by what we get, we make a life by what we give.
The ladder of success is never crowded at the top.
Each person born into this world represents something new, something that never existed before, something original and unique.
It is better to do the wrong thing than to do nothing.
In the hopes of reaching the moon men fail to see the flowers that blossom at their feet.
The best thing about the future is that it comes only one day at a time.
Procrastination is the thief of time.
Great oaks from little acorns grow
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.
From what we get, we can make a living, what we give, however makes a life.
A person's true wealth is the good he or she does in the world.
He didn't get all of those injuries from a fall.
The main business is not to see what lies dimly at a distance but to do what lies clearly at hand.
"It's Pretty Cool" - on winning Super Bowl XLVII.
Walking is the best possible exercise. Habituate yourself to walk very far. quotes
I never think of the future. It comes soon enough.
The aims and ideals that move us are generated by imagination. But they are not made out of imaginary stuff. They are made out of the hard stuff of the world of physical and social experience.
A ship is safe in harbor, but thats not what ships are for.
We are still masters of our fate. We are still captains of our souls.
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.
Big pay and little responsibility are circumstances seldom found together.
Change does not change tradition. It strengthens it. Change is a challenge and an opportunity, not a threat. Change does not necessarily assure progress, but progress implacably requires change. Education is essential to change, for education creates both new wants and the ability to satisfy them.
If faith in ourselves had been more extensively taught and practiced, I am sure a very large portion of the evils and miseries that we have would have vanished. Duty is to encourage everyone in his struggle to live up to his own highest idea, and strive at the same time to make the ideal as near as possible to the truth.
The hero is no braver than the ordinary man, but he is brave five minutes longer
The greatest humiliation in life is to work hard on something from which you expect appreciation, and then fail to get it.
To catch lots of fish, you must first go to the water. To dare is to lose one's footing momentarily. To not dare is to lose oneself.
The foundation my parents laid down with our faith continues to be my core.
Volunteering is not a choice, it's a responsibility.
Every time we open our mouths, men look into our minds.
If we are going to teach 'creation science' as an alternative to evolution, then we should also teach the stork theory as an alternative to biological reproduction.
Without inspiration the best powers of the mind remain dormant, they is a fuel in us which needs to be ignited with sparks.
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.
Some of us have great runways already built for us. If you have one, take off. But if you don't have one, realize it is your responsibility to grab a shovel and build one for yourself and for those who will follow after you.
The principal goal of education is to create men who are capable of doing new things, not simply of repeating what other generations have done.
Whether you think you can or think you can't, you're right.
To succeed, you need to take that gut feeling in what you believe and act on it with all of your heart.
Joy increases as you give it, and diminishes as you try to keep it for yourself. In giving it, you will accumulate a deposit of joy greater than you ever believed possible.
A time comes when you need to stop waiting for the man you want to become and start being the man you want to be.
Take a chance ! All life is a chance. The man who goes the furthest is generally the one who is willing to do and dare.
Because ideas have to be original only with regard to their adaptation to the problem at hand, I am always extremely interested in how others have used used them.
To succeed you need to find something to hold on to, something to motivate you, something to inspire you.