Inspirational Quotes
An army of a thousand is easy to find, but, ah, how difficult to find a general.
You have your way. I have my way. As for the right way, the correct way, and the only way, it does not exist.
Whatever you think that you will be. If you think yourself weak, weak you will be , if you think yourself strong, you will be.
Either you run the day or the day runs you.
There is no one giant step that does it. It's a lot of little steps.
There's always a way - if you're committed.
Ah, but a man's reach should exceed his grasp, or what's a heaven for ?
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.
You have to think anyway, so why not think big ?
The Crows are very handsome and gentlemanly Indians in their personal appearance and have been always reputed, since the first acquaintance made with them, very civil and friendly.
Until we take how we see ourselves (and how we see others) into account, we will be unable to understand how others see and feel about themselves and their world. Unaware, we will project our intentions on their behavior and call ourselves objective.
Sometimes I lie awake at night and ask, Where have I gone wrong ? Then a voice says to me, This is going to take more than one night.
When fate hands us a lemon, let's try to make a lemonade.
Where there is no wealth there is no poverty.
Private victories precede public victories. You can't invert that process any more than you can harvest a crop before you plant it.
Our happiness depends on the habit of mind we cultivate. So practice happy thinking every day. Cultivate the merry heart, develop the happiness habit, and life will become a continual feast.
Even if you're on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there.
Motherhood qualified me to let the child within come out and play.
You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete.
Deep down inside of all of us is the power to accomplish what we want to, if we'll just stop looking elsewhere.
A wedding anniversary is the celebration of love, trust, partnership, tolerance, and tenacity. The order varies for any given year.
Sometimes you gotta create what you want to be a part of.
There are two kinds of people, those who do the work and those who take the credit. Try to be in the first group, there is less competition there.
Your purpose is to make your audience see what you saw, hear what you heard, feel what you felt. Relevant detail, couched in concrete, colorful language, is the best way to recreate the incident as it happened and to picture it for the audience.
Difficulties, by bracing the mind to overcome them, assist cheerfulness, as exercise assists digestion.
Great minds have purpose, while others just have wishes.
Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great.
Our character is basically a composite of our habits. Because they are consistent, often unconscious patterns, they constantly, daily, express our character
First thing every morning before you arise say out loud, "I believe'' three times.
Don't bunt. Aim out of the ballpark.
Things may come to those who wait, but only the things left by those who hustle.
Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.
You must motivate yourself every day.
Embrace that small things lead to big things.
Indecision is the thief of opportunity.
Your neighbor's vision is as true for him as your own vision is true for you.
I always tried to turn every disaster into an opportunity.
Give the world the best you have and it may never be enough. Give the world your best anyway.
Advice is seldom welcome , and those who want it the most always like it the least.
Rather than focusing on things and time, focus on preserving and enhancing relationships and on accomplishing results.
If you cannot do great things, do small things in a great way.
Never stop learning. If you learn one new thing everyday, you will overcome 99% of your competition
One can spend a lifetime assigning blame, find the cause 'out there' for all the troubles that exist. Contrast this with the 'responsible attitude' of confronting the situation, bad or good, and instead of asking, 'What caused the trouble ? Who was to blame ?' asking 'How can I handle this present situation to make the most of it ? What can I salvage here ?'
Tell the truth boldly, whether it hurts or not. Never pander to weakness. If truth is too much for intelligent people and sweeps them away, let them go, the sooner the better.
No legacy is so rich as honesty.
Stand up to your obstacles and do something about them. You will find that they haven't half the strength you think they have.
In life you need either inspiration or desperation.
Study nature, love nature, stay close to nature. It will never fail you.
Get into a line that you will find to be a deep personal interest, something you really enjoy spending twelve to fifteen hours a day working at, and the rest of the time thinking about.
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.
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.
Too many of us look upon Americans as dollar chasers. This is a cruel libel, even if it is reiterated thoughtlessly by the Americans themselves.
, Nobel Peace Prize winner We are rich only through what we give, and poor only through what we refuse.
When I look back on all these worries, I remember the story of the old man who said on his deathbed that he had had a lot of trouble in his life, most of which had never happened. Winston Churchill When I want to read a novel, I write one.
The eternal mystery of the world is its comprehensibility.
It's always darkest before the dawn.
One can never consent to creep when one feels an impulse to soar.
Whoever is open, loyal, true ; of humane and affable demeanour, honourable himself, and in his judgement of others, faithful to his word as to law, and faithful alike to God and man... .such a man is a true gentleman.
Don't be hard on yourself. Embrace your journey with kindness and patience, recognizing that every step, even the small ones, is a part of your growth.
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.
Challenges are what make life interesting , overcoming them is what makes life meaningful.
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.
To win without risk is to triumph without glory.
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.
It's nice to be the best, but not when being the best brings out the worst in you.
Sometimes, all you need to invent something is a good imagination and a pile of junk.
You are the only person on earth who can use your ability.
Without continuous personal development, you are now all that you will ever become, and hell starts when the person you are meets the person you could have been.
You don't use a hammer to tighten a screw.
Am I motivated by what I really want out of life or am I mass-motivated ?
I wish you enough rain to appreciate the sun more.
Many people may listen, but few people actually hear.
Put off for one day and ten days will pass by.
We are limited but we can push back the borders of our limitations.
if you can't lift the corners, let the middle sag.
Adversity is wont to reveal genius, prosperity to hide it.
If you face a delicate situation, don't go into it wearing your spurs or you'll rip it apart. Instead, dress for the occasion. Cloak yourself in diplomacy. Vest yourself with wisdom, and wear a smile.
No one knows what he can do until he tries.
Formal education will make you a living, self education will make you a fortune.
None are homely who smile.
Don't think it, ink it.
Ideas won't keep, something must be done about them.
If you don't learn from your mistakes, there's no sense making them.
Happiness is a choice.
Because I readily absorb ideas from every source - frequently starting where the last person left off - I never pick up an item without thinking of how I might improve it.
Why is it that the more mistakes people make, the more paranoid they become about other people's mistakes ?
There are few people who can manage more than their own business.
Never give in -- never, never, never, never.
The major reason for setting a goal is for what it makes of you to accomplish it. What it makes of you will always be the far greater value than what you get.
Take up one idea. Make that one idea your life - think of it, dream of it, and live on that 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.
The whole universe is only the self with variations, one tune made bearable by variations. Sometimes there are discords, but they only make the subsequent harmony more perfect. In this hell of a world one can bring a little joy and peace even for a day into the heart of a single person, that much alone is true, this I have learnt after suffering all my life, all else is mere moonshine.
Always bear in mind, that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other thing.