Inspirational Quotes
There are four ways, and only four ways, in which we have contact with the world. We are evaluated and classified by these four contacts : what we do, how we look, what we say, and how we say it.
You haven't failed until you quit trying.
Roll with the punches.
There is nothing as remarkable as learning how to think better.
Practice makes perfect.
Only those who risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.
You will come to know that what appears today to be a sacrifice will prove instead to be the greatest investment that you will ever make.
Between stimulus and response is our greatest power -- the freedom to choose.
An army of lions commanded by a deer will never be an army of lions.
We must be the change we wish to see.
Your talent is god's gift to you.
Any girl can be glamorous. All you have to do is stand still and look stupid.
Kindness is an inner desire that makes us want to do good things even if we do not get anything in return. It is the joy of our life to do them. When we do good things from this inner desire, there is kindness in everything we think, say, want and do.
Let's just go and win a (bleeping) game.
Determine that the thing can and shall be done, and then we shall find the way.
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 ?'
How we spend our days is of course how we spend our lives.
The more goals you set - the more goals you get.
You have to think anyway, so why not think big ?
But were we burthen'd with like weight of pain, As much, or more, we should ourselves complain.
Difficulties, by bracing the mind to overcome them, assist cheerfulness, as exercise assists digestion.
You will become as small as your controlling desire, as great as your dominant aspiration.
Let's not just transform those in need, we can also find ways to help transform those in power.
It is far more impressive when others discover your good qualities without your help.
Failure should be our teacher, not our undertaker. Failure is delay, not defeat. It is a temporary detour, not a dead end. Failure is something we can avoid only by saying nothing, doing nothing, and being nothing.
Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going!
Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined.
Kindness is a language which the dumb can speak, the deaf can understand.
Experience is the best teacher.
We feel good about ourselves to the exact degree we feel in control of our lives.
If there is no struggle, there is no progress.
The higher your energy level, the more efficient your body. The more efficient your body, the better you feel and the more you will use your talent to produce outstanding results.
When I've heard all I need to make a decision, I don't take a vote. I make a decision.
If anything goes bad, I did it. If anything goes semi-good, then we did it. If anything goes really good, then you did it.
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.
To love and win is the best thing. To love and lose, the next best.
Ideas become powerful only if they appear in the flesh , an idea which does not lead to action by the individual and by groups remains at best a paragraph or a footnote in a book -- provided the idea is original and relevant. It is like a seed stored in a dry place. If the idea is to have influence, it must be put into the soil, and the soil is people and groups of people.
Great minds have purposes others have wishes.
The great accomplishments of man have resulted from the transmission of ideas and enthusiasm.
Take advantage of every opportunity to practice your communication skills so that when important occasions arise, you will have the gift, the style, the sharpness, the clarity, and the emotions to affect other people.
We must not say every mistake is a foolish one.
And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.
Out of need springs desire, and out of desire springs the energy and the will to win.
People who are afraid to fail can never experience the joys of success.
Nature abhors a vacuum, and if I can only walk with sufficient carelessness I am sure to be filled.
If you realize how powerful your thoughts are, you would never think a negative thought
If you listen to your fears, you will die never knowing what a great person you might have been.
A short saying often contains much wisdom.
Never complain about what you permit.
When we place blame, we give away our power.
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.
You cannot change your destination overnight, but you can change your direction overnight.
Never stop learning. If you learn one new thing everyday, you will overcome 99% of your competition
Man shapes himself through decisions that shape his environment.
It is always your next move.
The outer forms of our lives can change in an instant, but the inner reorientation that brings us back into a vital relation to people and activity takes time.
Minds are like parachutes, they only function when they are open.
Triumph often is nearest when defeat seems inescapable.
Procrastination is the fear of success. People procrastinate because they are afraid of the success that they know will result if they move ahead now. Because success is heavy, carries a responsibility with it, it is much easier to procrastinate and live on the 'someday I'll' philosophy.
I never could have done without the habits of punctuality, order and diligence the determination to concentrate myself on one subject at a time.
People are not lazy. They simply have impotent goals - that is, goals that do not inspire them.
If the ladder is not leaning against the right wall, every step we take just gets us to the wrong place faster.
Expect the best, plan for the worst, and prepare to be surprised.
"I can't do it" never accomplished anything ; "I will try" has performed miracles.
Truth can be stated in a thousand different ways, yet each one can be true.
People are just as happy as they make up their minds to be.
A general is just as good or just as bad as the troops under his command make him.
Our life is what our thoughts make it.
If we all worked on the assumption that what is accepted as true were really true, there would be little hope of advance.
An insincere and evil friend is more to be feared than a wild beast, a wild beast may wound your body, but an evil friend will wound your mind.
Happiness is not pleasure, it is victory.
If you always do what you've always done, you'll always get what you've always gotten.
Our character is basically a composite of our habits. Because they are consistent, often unconscious patterns, they constantly, daily, express our character
Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.
Nothing is impossible to a willing heart.
If at first you don't succeed, try, try again.
You must do the things you think you cannot do.
A happy person is not a person in a certain set of circumstances, but rather a person with a certain set of attitudes.
Inch by inch, it's a cinch.
Only after you challenge your biases and stereotypes -- what Francis Bacon called the 'idols which beset men's minds' --can you help others do the same.
Continuous effort, not strength or intelligence, is the key to unlocking our potential.
The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.
I do not think there is any other quality so essential to success of any kind as the quality of perseverance. It overcomes almost everything, even nature.
Enjoy each step, for in every moment there is something to learn.
No limits are set to the ascent of man, and to each and everyone the highest stands open. Here it is only your personal choice that decides.
Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference.
I'm a bit of a P.T Barnum. I make stars out of everyone.
Either you run the day or the day runs you.
Average investors are on the outside trying to look into the inside of the company or property they are investing in.
It's a funny thing about life, if you refuse to accept anything but the best, you often get it.
You cannot antagonize and influence at the same time.
Into the house where joy lives, happiness will gladly come.