Inspirational Quotes
In order to form an immaculate member of a flock of sheep one must, above all, be a sheep.
Things may come to those who wait, but only the things left by those who hustle.
You live with your thoughts, so be careful what they are.
Whatever we leave to God, God does and blesses us.
Those who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream only by night.
Don't look back - forward, infinite energy, infinite enthusiasm, infinite daring, and infinite patience - then alone can great deeds be accomplished.
You measure the size of the accomplishment by the obstacles you had to overcome to reach your goals.
The ancestor of every action is a thought.
Action may not always bring happiness, but there is no happiness without action.
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.
The man who has no imagination has no wings.
Concentration of wealth and power has been built upon other people's money, other people's business, other people's labor. Under this concentration, independent business has been a menace to American society.
Success is a journey not a destination.
Stand up to your obstacles and do something about them. You will find that they haven't half the strength you think they have.
Into the house where joy lives, happiness will gladly come.
There are two things to aim at in life, first, to get what you want, and after that to to enjoy it.
If you always do what you've always done, you'll always get what you've always gotten.
Don't ask for a light load, but rather ask for a strong back.
Those convinced against their will are of the same opinion still.
People fascinated by the idea of progress never suspect that every step forward is also a step on the way to the end.
One had to cram all this stuff into one's mind for the examinations, whether one liked it or not. This coercion had such a deterring effect on me that, after I had passed the final examination, I found the consideration of any scientific problems distasteful to me for an entire year.
Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless.
Tough times never last but tough people do.
The only difference between a good shot and a bad shot is if it goes in or not.
Never try to teach a pig to sing. It wastes your time, and it annoys the pig
A wise man adapts himself to circumstances as water shapes itself to the vessel that contains it.
Not being able to do everything is no excuse for not doing everything you can.
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.
There is a real magic in enthusiasm. It spells the difference between mediocrity and accomplishment.
Experience is a wonderful thing. It enables you to recognize a mistake when you make it again.
We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them.
No matter how big government gets, and no matter how many services it provides, it can never take the place of volunteers.
We are what and where we are because we have first imagined it.
Life is a great story. It's just that sometimes we forget we are the author and can write it however we want.
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.
The point is that you can't be too greedy.
The quality of a person's life is in direct proportion to their commitment to excellence, regardless of their chosen field of endeavor
If at first you don't succeed, try, try again.
Your talent is God's gift to you. What you do with it is your gift back to God.
Be not afraid of growing slowly, be afraid only of standing still.
The significance of a man is not in what he attains but in what he longs to attain.
Life can only be understood backwards , but it must be lived forwards.
Use your gifts faithfully, and they shall be enlarged , practice what you know, and you shall attain to higher knowledge.
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.
The great accomplishments of man have resulted from the transmission of ideas and enthusiasm.
Let's not confuse hasty decisions with strength or intelligence. It's important to be decisive - after giving consideration that reflects the time you have and what's at stake.
Man is born free, and everywhere he is in chains.
The power of imagination makes us infinite.
Wisdom is knowledge, rightly applied.
A mature man is his own judge. In the end, his only form of support is being faithful to his own convictions. The advice of others may be welcomed invaluable, but it does not free him from responsibility.
We reap what we sow - we are the makers of our own fate. The wind is blowing, those vessels whose sails are unfurled catch it, and go forward on their way, but those which have their sails furled do not catch the wind. Is that the fault of the wind ? We make our own destiny.
The meeting of two personalities is like the contact of two chemical substances if there is any reaction, both are transformed.
Nothing gives one person so much advantage over another as to remain always cool and unruffled under all circumstances.
Be not ashamed of mistakes and thus make them crimes.
Put your heart, mind, intellect, and soul even to your smallest acts. This is the secret of success.
Never fear what will become of you, depend on no one. Only the moments you reject all help, are you free. Fear is death, fear is sin, fear is hell, fear is unrighteousness, and fear is wrong life.
Give all to love; obey thy heart.
No one lives long enough to learn everything they need to learn starting from scratch. To be successful, we absolutely, positively have to find people who have already paid the price to learn the things that we need to learn to achieve our goals.
You become what you think about.
Human beings are the only creatures that allow their children to come back home.
Character may almost be called the most effective means of persuasion
Just because you make a mistake doesnt mean you are a mistake.
As a mother of teenagers, do you know how many times I picked up the phone to apologize to my own mother ?
The sublimity of wisdom is to do those things living that are desired when dying.
They can because they think they can.
Throughout the centuries there have been men who took the first steps down new roads armed with nothing but their own vision.
The problems of victory are more agreeable than those of defeat, but they are no less difficult.
Any girl can be glamorous. All you have to do is stand still and look stupid.
I am a slow walker, but I never walk backwards.
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.
Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.
Some say you have to use your five best players, but I found out you win with the five that fit together best as a team
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.
People are like stained glass windows, they sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when darkness sets in their true beauty is revealed only if there is a light from within.
He is an atheist who does not believe in himself. The old religions said that he was an atheist who did not believe in god. The new religion says that he is an atheist who does not believe in himself.
I am fond of only what comes from the heart.
Any fool can criticize, condemn, and complain -- and most fools do.
Anything that makes you weak - physically, intellectually and spiritually, reject it as poison.
Difficulties, by bracing the mind to overcome them, assist cheerfulness, as exercise assists digestion.
Begin with the end in mind.
We are still masters of our fate. We are still captains of our souls.
Just because we increase the speed of information doesn't mean we can increase the speed of decisions. Pondering, reflecting and ruminating are undervalued skills in our culture.
Take up one idea. Make that one idea your life - think of it, dream of it, and live on idea. Let the brain, muscles, nerves, every part of your body, be full of that idea, and just leave every other idea alone. This is the way to success. tremendous stream is flowing toward the ocean, carrying us all along with it , and though like straws and scraps of paper we may at times float aimlessly about, in the long run we are sure to join the ocean of life and bliss.
You can not plough a field by turning it over in your mind.
Do not wish to be anything but what you are, and try to be that perfectly.
If you don't like something, change it , if you can't change it, change the way you think about it.
It's amazing what ordinary people can do if they set out without preconceived notions.
Most of the exercise I get is from standing and walking around laboratory tables all day. I derive more benefit and entertainment from this than some of my friends and competitors get from playing games like golf.
In the hopes of reaching the moon men fail to see the flowers that blossom at their feet.
It means a great deal to those who are oppressed to know that they are not alone. And never let anyone tell you that what you are doing is insignificant. Bishop
Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery. Today is a gift. That is why it is called present.
Relationships are the hallmark of the mature person.