Inspirational Quotes
It is what you learn after you know it all that counts.
No man is free who is not master of himself.
What you can do, or dream you can, begin it, boldness has genius, power and magic in it.
You can't expect people to look eye to eye with you if you are looking down on them.
Much as we may wish to make a new beginning, some part of us resists doing so as though we were making the first step toward disaster.
When a man assumes a public trust, he should consider himself as public property.
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.
Try, try, try, and keep on trying is the rule that must be followed to become an expert in anything.
Life is a great story. It's just that sometimes we forget we are the author and can write it however we want.
Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all.
Experience taught me a few things. One is to listen to your gut, no matter how good something sounds on paper. The second is that you're generally better off sticking with what you know. And the third is that sometimes your best investments are the ones you don't make.
The ready back gets all the loads.
The ancestor of every action is a thought.
Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined.
No man is wise enough by himself.
A way of life can not be successful so long as it is mere intellectual conviction. It must be deeply felt, deeply believed, dominant even in dreams.
If you want to feel rich, just count all of the things you have that money can't buy.
We will find only what we look for, nothing more and nothing less.
Education's purpose is to replace an empty mind with an open one.
Only I can change my life. No one can do it for me.
Think of the magic of that foot, comparatively small, upon which your whole weight rests. It's a miracle, and the dance, is a celebration of that miracle.
Experience is the best teacher.
The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.
The majority of men meet with failure because of their lack of persistence in creating new plans to take the place of those which fail.
The best things in life are not things.
If I accept you as you are, I will make you worse , however if I treat you as though you are what you are capable of becoming, I help you become that.
Every generation laughs at the old fashions, but religiously follows the new.
It is the heart that makes a man rich. He is rich according to what he is, not according to what he has.
God is subtle but he is not malicious.
Experience is the child of thought, and thought is the child of action.
Dwell not on the past. Use it to illustrate a point, then leave it behind. Nothing really matters except what you do now in this instant of time. From this moment onwards you can be an entirely different person, filled with love and understanding, ready with an outstretched hand, uplifted and positive in every thought and deed.
Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.
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.
Optimists are right. So are pessimists. It's up to you to choose which you will be.
Opportunity does not knock ; it presents itself when you beat down the door. -
I'm not here just to make a living, I'm here to make a difference.
I believe that it is better to tell the truth than a lie. I believe it is better to be free than to be a slave. And I believe it is better to know than to be ignorant.
In the midst of winter, I found there was within me an invincible summer.
Love - the feeling - is a fruit of love, the verb.
If you want to get the best out of a man, you must look for the best that is in him.
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.
Truth fears no questions.
You can not do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will be too late.
Friendship is not born of words alone.
Slow but steady wins the race.
For changes to be of any true value, they've got to be lasting and consistent.
If there is anything that a man can do well, I say let him do it. Give him a chance.
We are what and where we are because we have first imagined it.
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.
Experience is not what happens to a man, it's what a man does with what happens to him.
I am a great believer in luck and I find that the harder I work the more I have of it.
The quality of a person's life is in direct proportion to their commitment to excellence, regardless of their chosen field of endeavor
The speed of the leader determines the rate of the pack.
Every hero becomes a bore at last.
When we place blame, we give away our power.
What would you attempt to do if you knew you could not fail ?
The principal goal of education is to create men who are capable of doing new things, not simply of repeating what other generations have done.
I have learned that if one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours.
A man is about as big as the things that make him angry.
If you would create something, you must be something.
Level with your child by being honest. Nobody spots a phony quicker than a child.
One lie ruins a thousand truths.
The foundation my parents laid down with our faith continues to be my core.
The tragedy of life is not that it ends so soon, but that we wait so long to begin it.
To be happy, we must not be too concerned with others.
You'll never plow a field by turning it over in your mind.
Between stimulus and response, one has the freedom to choose.
Your world is a living expression of how you are using and have used your mind
There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as if everything is.
Those who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream only by night.
Champions aren't made in the gyms. Champions are made from something they have deep inside them, a desire, a dream, a vision.
Where there is love there is no darkness.
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.
Time is free, but it's priceless. You can't own it, but you can use it. You can't keep it, but you can spend it. Once you've lost it, you can never get it back.
The rays of happiness, like those of light, are colorless when unbroken.
I never read a food column and think 'Wow I value your opinion' because everyone has an opinion now. What makes a columnist an expert? If you stay focused on your own goal, you'll be fine. It's when you start looking too far out that you're going to get lost.
But were we burthen'd with like weight of pain, As much, or more, we should ourselves complain.
Nothing could be worse than the fear that one had given up too soon, and left one unexpended effort that might have saved the world.
Embrace that small things lead to big things.
Failing to plan is planning to fail.
Wherever we look upon this earth, the opportunities take shape within the problems.
Bygones are bygones. Life's too short. There's so much more we've all got to do.
One man with courage is a majority.
Each human organism is conceived with a potential for becoming a complete human being -- as a seed contains the potential for becoming a complete plant. But his becoming may be completed in an infinite variety of ways.
The road to success is always under construction.
I demolish my bridges behind methen there is no choice but to move forward. Firdtjof Nansen I do not cast my eyes away from my troubles. I pack them in as little compass as I can for myself, and never let them annoy others.
Sometimes you gotta create what you want to be a part of.
Difficulties, by bracing the mind to overcome them, assist cheerfulness, as exercise assists digestion.
Whatever you need more of is what you need to tithe some. quotes
The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who can not read and write, but those who can not learn, unlearn, and relearn.
Be strong ! You talk of ghosts and devils. We are the living devils. The sign of life is strength and growth. The sign of death is weakness. Whatever is weak, avoid ! It is death. If it is strength, go down into hell and get hold of it ! There is salvation only for the brave. "None but the brave deserves the fair". None but the bravest deserves salvation.
The biggest room in the world is the room for improvement.