Inspirational Quotes
The release of atom power has changed everything except our way of thinking, the solution to this problem lies in the heart of mankind. If only I had known, I should have become a watchmaker.
Ask nothing, want nothing in return. Give what you have to give, it will come back to you, but do not think of that now.
The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched. They must be felt with the heart.
Life is what you make it.
Friends are angels who lift us to our feet when our wings have trouble remembering how to fly.
My religion consists of a humble admiration of the illimitable superior spirit who reveals himself in the slight details we are able to perceive with our frail and feeble mind.
Vivacity, leadership, must be had, and we are not allowed to be nice in choosing. We must fetch the pump with dirty water, if clean can not be had.
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) .
Truth can be stated in a thousand different ways, yet each one can be true.
Keep the Faith.
The greatest mistake you can make in life is to be continually fearing you will make one. -
Nurture your mind with great thoughts, for you will never go any higher than you think.
Challenges are what make life interesting , overcoming them is what makes life meaningful.
Happiness is where we find it, but rarely where we seek it.
Action may not always bring happiness, but there is no happiness without action.
I always try to turn my personal struggles into something helpful for others.
We are what our thoughts have made us, so take care about that you think.
In order to accept change and the suffering it brings, we need to find meaning in it
All the powers in the universe are already ours. It is we who have put our hands before our eyes and cry that it is dark.
Wisdom is not a product of schooling but of the lifelong attempt to acquire it.
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.
The further the spiritual evolution of mankind advances, the more certain it seems to me that the path to genuine religiosity does not lie through the fear of life, and the fear of death, and blind faith, but through striving after rational knowledge.
Only by contending with challenges that seem to be beyond your strength to handle at the moment you can grow more surely toward the stars.
If at first you don't succeed, try, try again.
How often we fail to realize our good fortune in living in a country where happiness is more than a lack of tragedy.
Bad friends prevent you from having good friends.
The chief cause of failure and unhappiness is trading what we want most for what we want at the moment.
They made us many promises, more than I can remember, but they kept only one. They promised to take our land, and they did.
Accept the past for what it was. Acknowledge the present for what it is. Anticipate the future for what it can become.
Problems are only opportunities in work clothes.
Boldness in business is the first, second and third thing.
A little more moderation would be good. Of course, my life hasn't exactly been one of moderation.
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.
People become really quite remarkable when they start thinking that they can do things. When they believe in themselves they have the first secret of success.
In essence, if we want to direct our lives, we must take control of our consistent actions. It's not what we do once in a while that shapes our lives, but what we do consistently.
The best way to escape from a problem is to solve it.
Ideas... they have the power
Education has produced a vast population able to read but unable to distinguish what is worth reading.
Kindness is an inner desire that makes us want to do good things even if we do not get anything in return. It is the joy of our life to do them. When we do good things from this inner desire, there is kindness in everything we think, say, want and do.
To be happy, we must not be too concerned with others.
Work like you don't need the money, love like you've never been hurt and dance like no one is watching
There is only one way to happiness, and that is to cease worrying things which are beyond the power of our will.
Actions speak louder than words.
Never fear the want of business. A man who qualifies himself well for his calling, never fails of employment.
You see, wire telegraph is a kind of a very, very long cat. You pull his tail in New York and his head is meowing in Los Angeles. Do you understand this ? And radio operates exactly the same way : you send signals here, they receive them there. The only difference is that there is no cat.
If a man hasn't discovered something that he will die for, he isn't fit to live.
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.
Success is a journey not a destination.
Results come from constantly applying what you know, not just knowing.
To be successful, you must decide exactly what you want to accomplish, then resolve to pay the price to get it.
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.
Blessed are they who can laugh at themselves for they shall never cease to be amused.
The way to find out about your happiness is to keep your mind on those moments when you feel most happy, when you really are happy -- not excited, not just thrilled, but deeply happy. This requires a little bit of self-analysis. What is it that makes you happy ? Stay with it, no matter what people tell you. This is what I call 'following your bliss'. If you follow your bliss, you put yourself on a kind of track that has been there all the while, waiting for you, and the life that you ought to be living is the one you are living. Wherever you are -- if you are following your bliss, you are enjoying that refreshment, that life within you, all the time.
It had always amazed me how different things looked in a studio compared to how they appeared on TV. In reality the set was a tiny stage in a giant room of cables, cameras, and monitors, all connected trounced a control room full of other monitors and audio equipment. On TV it looked like two people sitting in an office having a conversation.
Everyone's life is an object lesson to others.
Imagination is more important than knowledge.
A great attitude does much more than turn on the lights in our worlds, it seems to magically connect us to all sorts of serendipitous opportunities that were somehow absent before the change.
Say not, "I have found the truth" but rather, "I have found a truth".
The only way of finding the limits of the possible is by going beyond them into the impossible.
If you mean to profit, learn to please.
Your children will become what you are, so be what you want them to be.
The universe is full of magical things patiently waiting for our wits to grow sharper.
Whether you think you can or think you can't - you are right.
The courage to be is the courage to accept oneself, in spite of being unacceptable.
If I have lost confidence in myself, I have the universe against me.
There's always free cheese in the mouse traps, but the mice there ain't happy.
There is no chance, no fate, no destiny that can circumvent, or hinder, or control a firm resolve of a determined soul.
When you are afraid, do the thing you are afraid of and soon you will lose your fear of it.
Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.
As a cure for worrying, work is far better than whiskey. I always found that, if I began to worry, the best thing I could do was focus upon doing something useful and then work very hard at it. Soon, I would forget what was troubling me.
The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.
I didn't have time to hire half my coaching staff. I didn't know any of the players by sight, but somehow we got through spring ball with the help of a couple of graduate assistants.
Every dog has his day.
Misfortunes, untoward events, lay open, disclose the skill of a general, while success conceals his weakness, his weak points.
You have not lived until you have done something for someone who can never repay you.
Sooner or later the truth comes to light.
The only way to discover the limits of the possible is to go beyond them into the impossible.
Tell me your friends, and I'll tell you who you are.
If you don't first handle fear and desire, and you get rich, you'll be a high pay slave.
No matter how dark things seem to be or actually are, raise your sights and see the possibilities -- they're always there.
Your self-beliefs either support or undermine you.
Go as far as you can see and when you get there, you will always be able to see farther.
If at first you don't succeed, try, try again.
Whatever we plant in our subconscious mind and nourish with repetition and emotion will one day become a reality.
All you need is the plan, the road map, and the courage to press on to your destination
We shall show mercy, but we shall not ask for it.
Bite off more than you can chew, then chew it.
You're happiest while you're making the greatest contribution.
For a person to build a rich and rewarding life for himself there are certain qualities and bits of knowledge that he needs to acquire. There are also things, harmful attitudes, superstitions, and emotions that he needs to chip away. A person needs to chip away everything that doesn't look like the person he or she most wants to become.
Make the second effort your second nature.
A strong person and a waterfall always channel their own path.
He that would be a leader must be a bridge.