Inspirational Quotes
The speed of the leader determines the rate of the pack.
This above all, To Thine Own Self Be True.
The mind has exactly the same power as the hands, not merely to grasp the world, but to change it
Unselfish and noble actions are the most radiant pages in the biography of souls.
What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.
Common looking people are the best in the world : that is the reason the Lord makes so many of them.
Love understands all languages.
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.
There are no guarantees. From the viewpoint of fear, none are strong enough. From the viewpoint of love, none are necessary.
The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining.
Live with passion.
To be a great leader and so always master of the situation, one must of necessity have been a great thinker in action. An eagle was never yet hatched from a goose's egg.
Skill and confidence are an unconquered army.
Live in such a way that you would not be ashamed to sell your parrot to the town gossip.
The principles you live by create the world you live in ; if you change the principles you live by, you will change your world. -
To me, at least the way that I teach it, all types of knowledge ultimately means self-knowledge. So, therefore they're coming in and asking me to teach them not so much how to defend themselves or how to do somebody in. Rather, they want to learn to express themselves through some movement, be it anger, be it determination or whatever. So, in other words, they're paying me to show them, in combative form, the art of expressing the human body.
Dreams are the reality of tomorrow.
Seek first to understand, then to be understood.
People are just as happy as they make up their minds to be.
It is in your moments of decision that your destiny is shaped.
If you wish others to believe in you, you must first convince them that you believe in them.
When I give a minister an order, I leave it to him to find the means to carry it out.
Ask and you shall receive, seek and you shall find, knock and it shall be opened unto you.
Those at the top of the mountain didn't fall there.
A good idea is never lost. Even though its originator or possessor may die, it will someday be reborn in the mind of another.
Kind words conquer.
The longer the excuse, the less likely it's the truth.
Develop an attitude of gratitude, and give thanks for everything that happens to you, knowing that every step forward is a step toward achieving something bigger and better than your current situation.
Speak what you think today in words as hard as cannon-balls and tomorrow speak what tomorrow thinks in hard words again, though it contradict every thing you said today.
The willow knows what the storm does not that the power to endure harm outlives the power to inflict it.
Empty pockets never held anyone back. Only empty heads and empty hearts can do that.
Anything in life worth having is worth working for.
To love and win is the best thing. To love and lose, the next best.
Anyone can hold the helm when the sea is calm.
Besides the short catnaps I take each day, I average about four to five hours of sleep per night.
Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.
The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather in a lack of will.
The earth is enjoyed by heroes, this is the unfailing truth. Be a hero. Always say, I have no fear.
Not he who has much is rich, but he who gives much.
When I've heard all I need to make a decision, I don't take a vote. I make a decision.
The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires.
The brain and muscles must develop simultaneously. Iron nerves with an intelligent brain - and the whole world is at your feet.
Along with trustworthiness, consistency is the thing to look for when you surround yourself with people who can help you on your quest.
It is not length of life, but depth of life.
Wealth belongs to the person who enjoys it and not to the one who keeps it.
Men are not prisoners of fate, but only prisoners of their own mind.
Vivacity, leadership, must be had, and we are not allowed to be nice in choosing. We must fetch the pump with dirty water, if clean can not be had.
There's no such thing as not enough time if you're doing what you want to do.
A man is not old until regrets start taking place of dreams.
In each man there is a priceless treasure that is in no other. Every man's foremost task is the actualization of his unique, unprecedented and never-recurring potentialities, and not the repetition of something that another, and be it even the greatest, has already achieved.
If we all tired to make other peoples paths easy, our own feet would have a smooth even place to walk on.
The first requisite for success is to develop the ability to focus and apply your mental and physical energies to the problem at hand - without growing weary. Because such thinking is often difficult, there seems to be no limit to which some people will go to avoid the effort and labor that is associated with it.
Accept the past for what it was. Acknowledge the present for what it is. Anticipate the future for what it can become.
If you can imagine it, you can achieve it , if you can dream it, you can become it.
Today is the first day of the rest of your life.
You can't build a reputation on what you are going to do.
Only when all contribute their firewood can they build up a strong fire.
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.
When something is finally obvious that should have been obvious years before, we call it common sense.
The Missouri is, perhaps, different in appearance and character from all other rivers in the world. There is a terror in its manner which is sensibly felt, the moment we enter its muddy waters from the Mississippi.
Bad friends prevent you from having good friends.
Go forward confidently, energetically attacking problems, expecting favorable outcomes.
Ideas attract money, time, talents, skills, energy and other complementary ideas that will bring them into reality.
A man's ethical behavior should be based effectually on sympathy, education, and social ties. No religious basis is necessary. Man would indeed be in a poor way if he had to be restrained by fear of punishment and hope of reward after death.
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 ?'
When we direct our thoughts properly, we can control our emotions.
Understanding can overcome any situation, however mysterious or insurmountable it may appear to be.
Better late than never.
No involvement, no commitment.
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 has great power should use it lightly.
The several tribes of indians inhabiting the regions of the upper missouri, and of whom I spoke in my last letter, are undoubtedly the finest looking, best equipped, and most beautifully costumed of any on the continent.
Don't ever give up.
Strike while the iron is hot.
If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer.
The only time I really become discouraged is when I think of all the things I would like to do and the little time I have in which to do them.
Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler.
The successful man is the average man, focused.
Where there is a will, there is a way.
A leader is a dealer in hope.
He who has never learned to obey can not be a good commander.
It's not what you've got, it's what you use that makes a difference.
The great end of life is not knowledge but action.
It is not the creation of wealth that is wrong, but the love of money for its own sake.
If to do good were easy as to know what were good to do, chapels had been churches, and poor men's cottages princes' palaces.
Many hands make light work.
Only those who are absolutely their true selves in this world can have pervading influence.
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.
Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.
Only those who have learned the power of sincere and selfless contribution experience life's deepest joy : true fulfillment.
The ideas I stand for are not mine. I borrowed them from Socrates. I swiped them from Chesterfield. I stole them from Jesud. And I put them in a book. If you don't like their rules whose would you use ?
The way for a young man to rise is to improve himself in every way he can, never suspecting that anybody wishes to hinder him.