Inspirational Quotes
The reasonable man adapts himself to the world. The unreasonable man adapts the world to himself. All progress depends upon the unreasonable man.
Success is never found. Failure is never fatal. Courage is the only thing.
There is no real excellence in all this world which can be separated from right living.
O Captain ! My Captain ! our fearful trip is done.
Work spares us from three evils boredom, vice, and need.
If you realized how powerful your thoughts are, you would never think another negative thought.
If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.
Courage is a moral quality , it is not a chance gift of nature like an aptitude for games. It is a cold choice between two alternatives, the fixed resolve not to quit , an act of renunciation which must be made not once but many times by the power of the will. Courage is will power.
I live a very dull life here, indeed I think I am more like a state prisoner than anything else.
Above all to thine own self be true.
Knowing means to penetrate through the surface, in order to arrive at the roots, and hence the causes, knowing means to "see" reality in its nakedness. Knowing does not mean to be in the possession of the truth , it means to penetrate the surface and to strive critically and actively in order to approach truth ever more closely.
Be not ashamed of mistakes and thus make them crimes.
Good habits are as addictive as bad habits, and a lot more rewarding.
The positive thinker is a hard-headed, tough-minded, and factual realist. He sees all the difficulties clearly... which is more than can be said for the average negative thinker. But he sees more than difficulties -- he tries to see the solutions of those difficulties.
Nothing is so strong as gentleness, and nothing is so gentle as true strength.
This is the first day, of the rest of your life.
If you don't like something, change it, if you can't change it, change your attitude.
Will springs from the two elements of moral sense and self-interest.
To understand your parents love you must raise children yourself.
Anyone who thinks the sky is the limit, has limited imagination.
Even though I am nearly deaf, I seem to be gifted with a kind of inner hearing which enables me to detect sounds and noises which the ordinary listener does not hear. quotes
People who look down on other people don't end up being looked up to.
See how nature - trees, flowers, grass - grows in silence , see the stars, the moon and the sun, how they move in silence we need silence to be able to touch souls.
If I were required to guess off-hand, and without collusion with higher minds, what is the bottom cause of the amazing material and intellectual advancement of the last fifty years, I should guess that it was the modern-born and previously non-existent disposition on the part of men to believe that a new idea can have value.
Results come from constantly applying what you know, not just knowing.
There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as if everything is.
Many people seem to think that success in one area can compensate for failure in other areas. But can it really ? True effectiveness requires balance.
No alibi will save you from accepting the responsibility.
Determine that the thing can and shall be done, and then we shall find the way.
Well done is better than well said.
There is no limit to what a man can do or where he can go if he doesn't mind who gets the credit.
Be courageous ! Whatever setbacks America has encountered, it has always emerged as a stronger and more prosperous nation. Be brave as your fathers before you. Have faith and go forward !
From Freud we learned that the past exists now in the person. Now we must learn, from growth theory and self-actualization theory that the future also now exists in the person in the form of ideals, hopes, duties, tasks, plans, goals, unrealized potentials, mission, fate, destiny, etc. One for whom no future exists is reduced to the concrete, to hopelessness, to emptiness.
To know oneself is to study oneself in action with another person.
Your pain is the breaking of the shell that encloses your understanding.
Sharing is the essence of teaching. It is, I have come to believe, the essence of civilizationWithout it, the imagination is but the echo of the self, trapped in a soundproof chamber, reverberating upon itself until it is spent in exhaustion or futility.
The maxim "Nothing but perfection" may be spelled "Paralysis".
The only guide to man is his conscience , the only shield to his memory is the rectitude and sincerity of his actions. It is very imprudent to walk through life without this shield, because we are so often mocked by the failure of our hopes and the upsetting of our calculations, but with this shield, however the fates may play, we march always in the ranks of honor.
The more credit you give away, the more will come back to you. The more you help others, the more they will want to help you.
Bygones are bygones. Life's too short. There's so much more we've all got to do.
It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to open your mouth and remove all doubt.
Inspiration and genius -- one and the same.
Life is a do-it yourself project.
Only those who are absolutely their true selves in this world can have pervading influence.
Some of us have great runways already built for us. If you have one, take off. But if you don't have one, realize it is your responsibility to grab a shovel and build one for yourself and for those who will follow after you.
Trust men and they will be true to you, treat them greatly, and they will show themselves great.
There is no greatness without a passion to be great, whether it's the aspiration of an athlete or an artist, a scientist, a parent, or a businessperson.
In the long run, men hit only what they aim at. Therefore, though they should fail immediately, they had better aim at something high.
The pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.
The person who will not stand for something will fall for anything.
Whatever good things we build end up building us.
The idea of working all your life, saving, and putting money into a retirement account is a very slow plan.
The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.
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.
Failure doesn't mean you are a failure, it just means you haven't succeeded yet.
Tomorrow is often the busiest day of the week.
Genius is one per cent inspiration and ninety-nine per cent perspiration. Accordingly, a 'genius' is often merely a talented person who has done all of his or her homework.
He who joyfully marches to music rank and file, has already earned my contempt. He has been given a large brain by mistake, since for him the spinal cord would surely suffice. This disgrace to civilization should be done away with at once. Heroism at command, how violently I hate all this, how despicable and ignoble war is ; I would rather be torn to shreds than be a part of so base an action. It is my conviction that killing under the cloak of war is nothing but an act of murder.
Everyone enjoys doing the kind of work for which he is best suited.
When asked about clinching a playoff berth for Cleveland Browns during the 2023 NFL regular season - "You don't know how many of these moments you're going to get. Not too many people get the opportunity to have kids as old as mine and that understand what's going on - get to witness this. I'm going to remember this for the rest of my life. And anything that you get to do with people that you love, especially your children, they just make everything that much more special."
Kindness is more important than wisdom, and the recognition of this is the beginning of wisdom.
Those convinced against their will are of the same opinion still.
Advice after the mischief is like medicine after death.
We don't live in a world of reality, we live in a world of perceptions.
Victory belongs to the most persevering.
The secret to creativity is knowing how to hide your sources.
The ability to convert ideas to things is the secret to outward success.
To live a creative life we must lose our fear of being wrong.
If you raise your children to feel that they can accomplish any goal or task they decide upon, you will have succeeded as a parent and you will have given your children the greatest of all blessings.
Life must be lived on a higher plane. We must go up to a higher platform, to which we are always invited to ascend, there, the whole aspect of things changes.
Censure is often useful, praise often deceitful.
You can't have a better tomorrow if you are thinking about yesterday all the time.
"It's Pretty Cool" - on winning Super Bowl XLVII.
One who seeks no friends is his own enemy.
A wise man makes his own decisions , an ignorant man follows the public opinion.
Failure ? I never encountered it. All I ever met were temporary setbacks.
It's not the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog.
If the ladder is not leaning against the right wall, every step we take just gets us to the wrong place faster.
The person who makes a success of living is the one who sees his goal steadily and aims for it unswervingly. That is dedication.
Let him that would move the world first move himself.
Only I can change my life. No one can do it for me.
Be happy for this moment. This moment is your life.
Your daily life is your temple and your religion. When you enter into it take with you your all.
Do not take life too seriously. You will never get out of it alive.
Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around.
If the world seems cold to you, kindle fires to warm it.
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.
He didn't get all of those injuries from a fall.
As far as the laws of mathematics refer to reality, they are not certain, as far as they are certain, they do not refer to reality.
Dream as if you'll live forever. Live as if you'll die today.
Our attitude toward life determines life's attitude towards us.
If you want to reach a goal, you must see the reaching in your own mind before you actually arrive at your goal.