Inspirational Quotes
You are the only person on earth who can use your ability.
It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare, it is because we do not dare that they are difficult.
The speed of the leader determines the rate of the pack.
It is the very essence of good leadership to give away all credit for positive achievement, to identify only team goals and always to refer to them as such.
Creativity is a natural extension of our enthusiasm.
It's not about the money. It's about what you feel you deserve.
Anything in life worth having is worth working for.
Constant dripping hollows out a stone.
You can not do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will be too late.
Some men have thousands of reasons why they cannot do what they want to ; all they need is one reason why they can.
You do not pay the price of success, you enjoy the price of success.
You can never be happy at the expense of the happiness of others.
The energy, the faith, the devotion which we bring to this endeavor will light our country and all who serve it, and the glow from that fire can truly light the world.
We shall neither fail nor falter, we shall not weaken or tire. Give us the tools and we will finish the job.
Definiteness of purpose is the starting point of all achievement
Formal education will make you a living, self education will make you a fortune.
I am fond of only what comes from the heart.
Let he him who would be moved to convince others, be first moved to convince himself.
How often we fail to realize our good fortune in living in a country where happiness is more than a lack of tragedy.
The way we see the problem is the problem.
If you would create something, you must be something.
In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life - it goes on.
Feelings of worth can flourish only in an atmosphere where individual differences are appreciated, mistakes are tolerated, communication is open, and rules are flexible - the kind of atmosphere that is found in a nurturing family.
The best thing about the future is that it comes only one day at a time.
Whoever undertakes to set himself up as a judge of Truth and Knowledge is shipwrecked by the laughter of the gods.
Where there is no wealth there is no poverty.
Are you bored with life ? Then throw yourself into some work you believe in with all your heart, live for it, die for it, and you will find happiness that you had thought could never be yours.
Ask for advice but do what you think is best.
Each person born into this world represents something new, something that never existed before, something original and unique.
Opportunities are usually disguised as hard work, so most people don't recognize them.
Failure should be our teacher, not our undertaker. Failure is delay, not defeat. It is a temporary detour, not a dead end. Failure is something we can avoid only by saying nothing, doing nothing, and being nothing.
Before we can forgive one another, we must understand one another
We mustn't let our passions destroy our dreams.
I am enough of an artist to draw freely upon my imagination. Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world.
Nature magically suits a man to his fortunes, by making them the fruit of his character.
Instill great values in your children today and your grandchildren will prosper tomorrow.
All work is empty save when there is love.
Don't wait. The time will never be just right.
If parents pass enthusiasm along to their children, they will leave them an estate of incalculable value.
Thou love life ? Then do not squander time, for that is the stuff that life is made of.
To succeed... you need to find something to hold on to, something to motivate you, something to inspire you.
The soul is covered with the color of its leisure thoughts.
For children to take morality seriously they must be in the presence of adults who take morality seriously. And with their own eyes they must see adults take morality seriously.
I know that many people feel that old age is a time to take it easy, but I compare my life now to being the last runner in a relay race. Would you have me slow down as I near the finish line ?
He who speaks the loudest is the least heard.
If the only tool you have is a hammer, you tend to see every problem as a nail.
Be patient with yourself. Self-growth is tender , it's holy ground. There's no greater investment.
Change yourself, change your fortunes.
The great end of life is not knowledge but action.
It is amazing how much people can get done if they do not worry about who gets the credit.
Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
A ruler should be slow to punish and swift to reward.
I am the inferior of any man whose rights I trample under foot. Men are not superior by reason of the accidents of race or color. They are superior who have the best heart the best brain.
One man with courage is a majority.
When fate hands us a lemon, let's try to make a lemonade.
The grand essentials of happiness are something to do, something to love, and something to hope for.
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.
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.
No man ever became great without many and great mistakes.
Example is not the main thing in influencing others. It is the only thing.
When we place blame, we give away our power.
It is better to light one candle than to curse the darkness.
Those who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream only by night.
You see, when we have the opportunity of working out, you'll see that your way of thinking is definitely not the same as mine. Art, after all, is a means of acquiring personal liberty. Your way is not my way nor mine yours.
Today... maybe I can take one step on that profoundly complex path to peace.
From his neck down a man is worth a couple of dollars a day, from his neck up he is worth anything that his brain can produce.
When I hear somebody sigh, life is hard, I am always tempted to ask, compared to what ?
Condemn none. If you can stretch out a helping hand, do so. If you cannot, fold your hands, bless your brothers, and let them go their own way.
Resolve to be a master of change rather than a victim of change.
Knowing is not enough we must apply. Willing is not enough, we must do.
When were the good and the brave ever in a majority ?
Hard work pays off.
Every time we open our mouths, men look into our minds.
Seize the day.
For all sad words of tongue and pen, The saddest are these, 'It might have been' .
Whenever we're afraid, its because we don't know enough. If we understood enough, we would never be afraid.
The "how" thinker gets problems solved effectively because he wastes no time with futile "ifs" but goes right to work on the creative "how''.
We struggle with the complexities and avoid the simplicities.
Everyone who achieves success in a great venture, solves each problem as they came to it. They helped themselves. And they were helped through powers known and unknown to them at the time they set out on their voyage. They keep going regardless of the obstacles they met.
Nothing is at last sacred but the integrity of your own mind.
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.
He who is in love is wise and is becoming wiser, sees newly every time he looks at the object beloved, drawing from it with his eyes and his mind those virtues which it possesses.
Understanding can overcome any situation, however mysterious or insurmountable it may appear to be.
"Every achiever I have ever met says, 'My life turned around when I began to believe in me.'"
Do not let what you can not do interfere with what you can do.
Come to the edge. We can't. We're afraid. We can't. We will fall ! Come to the edge. And they came. And he pushed them. And they flew.
The greatest discovery of my generation is that human beings can alter their lives by altering their attitudes of mind.
Losers make promises they often break. Winners make commitments they always keep.
Be all you can be.
If I am not for myself, who will be for me ? Yet if I am for myself alone, of what good am I ?
Success doesn't come to you, you go to it.
The daily grind of hard work gets a person polished.