Inspirational Quotes
To succeed you need to find something to hold on to, something to motivate you, something to inspire you.
You will do foolish things, but do them with enthusiasm.
Courage faces fear and thereby masters it.
Do not bite at the bait of pleasure till you know there is no hook beneath it.
There is no exercise better for the heart than reaching down and lifting people up.
All power is within you. You can do anything and everything. Believe in that. Do not believe that you are weak, do not believe that you are half-crazy lunatics, as most of us do nowadays. Stand up and express the divinity within you. Truth is eternal.
Build a dream and the dream will build you.
Everything is okay in the end. If it's not okay, then it's not the end.
Pretty much everything will come to him who hustles while he waits. I believe that restlessness is discontent, and discontent is merely the first necessity of progress. Show me a thoroughly satisfied man and I will show you a failure.
A gentleman can withstand hardships , it is only the small man who, when submitted to them, is swept off his feet.
Don't be afraid to take a big step if one is indicated , you can't cross a chasm in two small jumps.
I pack my trunk, embrace my friends, embark on the sea, and at last wake up in Naples, and there beside me is the Stern Fact, the Sad Self, unrelenting, identical, that I fled from.
Be like the turtle. If he didn't stick his neck out, he wouldn't get anywhere at all.
Inspiration and genius -- one and the same.
Live with passion !
We tend to live up to our expectations.
Indecision is the seedling of fear.
It is not the strongest of the species that survive, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change.
There is something inside all of us that yearns not for reason but for mystery, not for penetrating clear thought but for the whisperings of the irrational, not for science but for wizardry disguised as science, not for rationally founded influence but for magic.
One only gets to the top rung on the ladder by steadily climbing up one at a time, and suddenly, all sorts of powers, all sorts of abilities which you thought never belonged to you -- suddenly become within your own possibility and you think, "Well, I'll have a go, too''.
Everyone should carefully observe which way his heart draws him, and then choose that way with all his strength.
He who asks a question is a fool for five minutes. He who does not ask a question remains a fool forever.
To become a leader, then, you must become yourself, become the maker of your own life.
What ever you are be a good one.
The problems of victory are more agreeable than those of defeat, but they are no less difficult.
Keep in mind that you are always saying "no" to something. If it isn't to the apparent, urgent things in your life, it is probably to the most fundamental, highly important things. Even when the urgent is good, the good can keep you from your best, keep you from your unique contribution, if you let it.
Tell me and I forget , show me and I remember , involve me and I understand.
Give me a place to stand and I will move the earth.
There is nothing wrong with change, if it is in the right direction.
Shri Ramakrishna used to say, "As long as I live, so long do I learn". That man or that society which has nothing to learn is already in the jaws of death. Heart and core of everything here is good, that whatever may be the surface waves, deep down and underlying everything, there is an infinite basis of goodness and love.
Know thyself was the inscription over the Oracle at Delphi. And it is still the most difficult task any of us faces. But until you truly know yourself, strengths and weaknesses, know what you want to do and why you want to do it, you can not succeed in any but the most superficial sense of the word. The leader never lies to himself, especially about himself, knows his flaws as well as his assets, and deals with them directly. You are your own raw material. When you know what you consist of and why you want to make of it, then you can invent yourself.
Keys to success : Research your ideas, plan for success, expect success, and just do it.
Great changes may not happen right away, but with effort even the difficult may become easy.
No involvement, no commitment.
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.
It is not enough to have a good mind, the main thing is to use it well.
Positive attitudes come in unlimited quantities. Everybody can have one free !
There are millions of children today who don't attend school. However, education is the only way to get ahead in this country.
Our intentions create our reality.
Sometimes, all you need to invent something is a good imagination and a pile of junk.
Any man who selects a goal in life which can be fully achieved has already defined his own limitations.
Trouble is only opportunity in work clothes.
You are never given a wish without also being given the power to make it true. You may have to work for it, however.
Acting on a good idea is better than just having a good idea.
The question should be, is it worth trying to do, not can it be done.
Success is going from failure to failure without losing your enthusiasm.
Joy is a net of love by which you can catch souls.
You must consider the bottom line, but make it integrity before profits.
The world belongs to the energetic.
Understanding can overcome any situation, however mysterious or insurmountable it may appear to be.
I am not overly impressed by the great names and reputations of those who might be trying to beat me to an invention... . Its their 'ideas' that appeal to me.
It takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it. If you think about that, you'll do things differently.
Expect the best. Prepare for the worst. Capitalize on what comes.
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.
When the going gets tough the tough get going.
You have the power to think what you want. No matter what the circumstance.
It is my principle that the will of the majority should always prevail.
It ain't over till it's over.
Reason is like an open secret that can become known to anyone at any time , it is the quiet space into which everyone can enter through his own thought.
The great and glorious masterpiece of man is to know how to live to purpose.
As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.
If a window of opportunity appears, don't pull down the shade.
Now he has departed from this strange world a little ahead of me. That means nothing. People like us, who believe in physics, know that the distinction between past, present, and future is only a stubbornly persistent illusion.
As you think in your heart, so shall you be.
Four steps to achievement : plan purposely, prepare prayerfully, proceed positively, pursue persistently.
No matter how dark things seem to be or actually are, raise your sights and see the possibilities -- they're always there.
Things may come to those who wait, but only the things left by those who hustle.
Anonymity is your friend. Hmmm.. If someone adds an item to this list without knowing who "Larry" is... Is this still a list of Larryisms?
Without inspiration the best powers of the mind remain dormant, they is a fuel in us which needs to be ignited with sparks.
One machine can do the work of fifty ordinary men. No machine can do the work of one extraordinary man. One man tells a lie, dozens repeat it as the truth.
Feel the fear and do it anyway.
When love and skill work together expect a masterpiece.
One isn't necessarily born with courage, but one is born with potential. Without courage, we can not practice any other virtue with consistency. We can't be kind, true, merciful, generous, or honest.
Look back on times of adversity with hope for the future, not regret for the past. Look not mournfully into the past, it comes not back again. Wisely improve the present, it is thine. Go forth to meet the shadowy future without fear and with a manly heart.
Sometimes you gotta create what you want to be a part of.
It is one of the most beautiful compensations of life, that no man can sincerely try to help another without helping himself.
It is what you learn after you know it all that counts.
Be who you are in every situation.
And he can make, so say the wise, no claim who makes no sacrifice.
God doesn't make junk.
It takes a whole village to raise a child.
Great minds have purposes others have wishes.
Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgement that something else is more important than fear.
He who is afraid of asking is ashamed of learning.
No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.
Platitudes ? Yes, there are platitudes. Platitudes are there because they are true.
To wear your heart on your sleeve isn't a very good plan, you should wear it inside, where it functions best.
Education is the power to think clearly, the power to act well in the world's work, and the power to appreciate life.
He who knows all the answers has not yet been asked all the questions.
The starting point of all achievement is desire. Keep this constantly in mind. Weak desires bring weak results, just as a small amount of fire makes a small amount of heat.
You do not pay the price of success, you enjoy the price of success.
Be bold, and mighty forces will come to your aid.