Inspirational Quotes
Life is what you make it.
To go against the dominant thinking of your friends, of most of the people you see every day, is perhaps the most difficult act of heroism you can perform.
Try not to become a man of success but rather try to become a man of value.
People are where they are because that's exactly where they really want to be. . . whether they'll admit that or not
I assume everybody thinks they're a top-five quarterback. I think I'm the best. I don't think I'm top five, I think I'm the best. I don't think I'd be very successful at my job if I didn't feel that way.
Boldness in business is the first, second and third thing.
A good general not only sees the way to victory , he also knows when victory is impossible.
To live a creative life we must lose our fear of being wrong.
Happiness is a choice.
Be patient with your enemies and forgiving of your friends.
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.
One does evil enough when one does nothing good.
Nothing will ever be attempted if all possible objections must be overcome first.
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.
Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you will land among the stars.
Adversity is wont to reveal genius, prosperity to hide it.
Kindness is always fashionable.
When love and skill work together expect a masterpiece.
The most important of life's battles is the one we fight daily in the silent chambers of the soul.
We must all suffer one of two things : the pain of discipline or the pain of regret or disappointment.
A strong person and a waterfall always channel their own path.
After your jump, the net appears.
Never lose a chance of saying a kind word.
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 ?
Thinking will not overcome fear but action will.
If you just set out to be liked, you would be prepared to compromise on anything at any time, and you would achieve nothing.
I have, for many years past, contemplated the noble races of red men who are now spread over these trackless forests and boundless prairies, melting away at the approach of civilization.
Are great things ever done smoothly ? Time, patience, and indomitable will must show.
A dream is simply reality waiting to happen.
A man should have any number of little aims about which he should be conscious and for which he should have names, but he should have neither name for, nor consciousness concerning, the main aim of his life.
Great thoughts speak only to the thoughtful mind, but great actions speak to all mankind.
Necessity is the mother of invention.
No sensible decision can be made any longer without taking into account not only the world as it is, but the world as it will be.
God doesn't make junk.
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. '
Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration
I've found that luck is quite predictable. If you want more luck, take more chances. Be more active. Show up more often.
Courage faces fear and thereby masters it.
Dream as if you'll live forever. Live as if you'll die today.
Nothing is more honorable than enlightenment, nothing is more beautiful than virtue.
There are few people who can manage more than their own business.
Victory belongs to the most persevering.
Nothing happens unless first we dream.
Kindness is more important than wisdom, and the recognition of this is the beginning of wisdom.
There is only one way to happiness, and that is to cease worrying things which are beyond the power of our will.
I am again fairly settled down to the pleasant duties of an old fashioned Virginia house-keeper, steady as a clock, busy as a bee, and as cheerful as a cricket.
We make a living by what we get, we make a life by what we give.
Victory belongs to the most persevering.
Are you fit company for the person you wish to become ?
Action may not always bring happiness , but there is no happiness without action.
Begin with the end in mind.
Effective people are not problem-minded , they're opportunity-minded. They feed opportunities and starve problems.
Good fortune and bad are equally necessary to man, to fit him to meet the contingencies of this life.
Carpe diem.
Happiness does not depend on outward things, but on the way we see them.
The ideas I stand for are not mine. I borrowed them from Socrates. I swiped them from Chesterfield. I stole them from Jesud. And I put them in a book. If you don't like their rules whose would you use ?
It is not the mountain we conquer, but ourselves.
Follow your instincts. That's where true wisdom manifests itself.
Be not afraid of growing slowly, be afraid only of standing still.
My fathers planted for me, and I planted for my children.
Besides the short catnaps I take each day, I average about four to five hours of sleep per night.
The truth is more important than the facts.
Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not, nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not, unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not, the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent.
The vedanta recognizes no sin, it only recognizes error. And the greatest error, says the vedanta is to say that you are weak, that you are a sinner, a miserable creature, and that you have no power and you cannot do this and that.
There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as if everything is.
Fear is the parent of cruelty.
A small house will hold a hundred friends.
You could unwrap a Fudgesicle at the first light and never touch the brake lever till you threw away the stick.
You. too, can determine what you want. You can decide on your major objectives, targets, aims, and destination. quotes
It takes a whole village to raise a child.
The real test in golf and in life is not in keeping out of the rough, but in getting out after you are in.
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.
Technological progress is like an axe in the hands of a pathological criminal.
Why should a man be moral ? Because this strengthens his will.
If parents pass enthusiasm along to their children, they will leave them an estate of incalculable value.
People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.
The art of living lies less in eliminating our troubles than in growing with them.
People rarely succeed unless they have fun in what they are doing.
Don't walk in front of me, I may not follow. Don't walk behind me, I may not lead. Walk beside me and be my friend.
Level with your child by being honest. Nobody spots a phony quicker than a child.
Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.
Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal ; nothing on earth can help the man with the wrong mental attitude.
I live a very dull life here, indeed I think I am more like a state prisoner than anything else.
Those who laugh - last!!
Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.
Let not a man guard his dignity, but let his dignity guard him.
One who seeks no friends is his own enemy.
Only after you challenge your biases and stereotypes-- what Francis Bacon called the 'idols which beset men's minds'--can you help others do the same.
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.
To understand your parents love you must raise children yourself.
Take a watch to pieces and examine, however carefully, its separate parts in turn, and you will never come across the principles by which the watch keeps time.
A little knowledge that acts is worth infinitely more than much knowledge that is idle.