Inspirational Quotes
I feel like a tiny bird with a big song !
The art of living lies less in eliminating our troubles than in growing with them.
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I... I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference.
Whoever said anybody has a right to give up ?
Those who work at a thing with their whole heart receive help from god. For one, thoroughly believe that no power in the universe can withhold from anyone anything they really deserve.
Winning isn't everything, but wanting to win is.
In absence of clearly defined goals, we become strangely loyal to performing daily acts of trivia.
Man is a ladder placed on the earth and the top of it touches heaven. And all his movements and doings and words leave traces in the upper world.
If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men.
I don't like the man. I must get to know him better.
Live life to the fullest.
It's not what you've got, it's what you use that makes a difference.
Good habits are as addictive as bad habits, and a lot more rewarding.
Life is what you make it.
A time comes when you need to stop waiting for the man you want to become and start being the man you want to be.
Barring serious accidents, if you are not preoccupied with worry and you work hard, you can look forward to a reasonably lengthy existence. Its not the hard work that kills, its the worrying that kills.
The most common cause of fear of old age is associated with the possibility of poverty.
Results come from constantly applying what you know, not just knowing.
When I exercise, I wear all black. Its like a funeral for my fat.
Are we to love only those who deserve our love ? Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy. But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you , that ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven.
Look within, for within is the wellspring of virtue, which will not cease flowing, if you cease not from digging.
It is of practical value to learn to like yourself. Since you must spend so much time with yourself you might as well get some satisfaction out of the relationship.
The handgun would not be my choice of weapon if I knew I was going to a fight. ...I'd choose a rifle, a shotgun, an RPG or an atomic bomb instead.
Dedicate yourself to the good you deserve and desire for yourself. Give yourself peace of mind. You deserve to be happy. You deserve delight.
Common sense is the collection of prejudices acquired by age eighteen.
Admission of ignorance is often the first step in our education.
In all things of nature, there is something of the marvelous.
What counts is not necessarily the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog.
We mustn't let our passions destroy our dreams.
Nothing gives one person so much advantage over another as to remain always cool and unruffled under all circumstances.
The best relationship is one in which your love for each other exceeds your need for each other.
The chief cause of failure and unhappiness is trading what we want most for what we want at the moment.
Every day in every way I am getting better and better.
If you want to get the best out of a man, you must look for the best that is in him.
Having all the money in the world isn't much good if you can hardly get out of bed in the morning to enjoy it
People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.
The unique ability to take decisive action while maintaining focus on the ultimate mission is what defines a true leader.
There are those who give with joy, and that joy is their reward.
That which does not kill you makes you stronger.
Never stop learning. If you learn one new thing everyday, you will overcome 99% of your competition
It's not the events of our lives that shape us, but our beliefs as to what those events mean.
The advertisement is the most truthful part of a newspaper.
The only good luck many great men ever had was being born with the ability and determination to overcome bad luck.
Change comes from within.
Well done is better than well said.
The idea of working all your life, saving, and putting money into a retirement account is a very slow plan.
Stopping at third base adds no more runs than striking out.
Rely on your own strength of body and soul. Take for your star self-reliance, faith, honesty and industry. Don't take too much advice keep at the helm and steer your own ship, and remember that the great art of commanding is to take a fair share of the work. Fire above the mark you intend to hit. Energy, invincible determination with the right motive, are the levers that move the world.
Without continuous personal development, you are now all that you will ever become, and hell starts when the person you are meets the person you could have been.
Let thy words be few.
Your purpose is to make your audience see what you saw, hear what you heard, feel what you felt. Relevant detail, couched in concrete, colorful language, is the best way to recreate the incident as it happened and to picture it for the audience.
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 came to enjoy, we are being enjoyed. We came to rule, we are being ruled. We came to work, we are being worked. All the time, we find that. And this comes into every detail of our life.
Like snowflakes, my Christmas memories gather and dance each beautiful, unique and too soon gone.
The most valuable of all talents is that of never using two words when one will do.
Not he who has much is rich, but he who gives much.
Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance.
When a man comes to a conscious vital realization of those great spiritual forces within himself and begins to use those forces in science, in business, and in life, his progress in the future will be unparalleled.
Instill great values in your children today and your grandchildren will prosper tomorrow.
Commit yourself to a dream... Nobody who tries to do something great but fails is a total failure. Why ? Because he can always rest assured that he succeeded in life's most important battle -- he defeated the fear of trying.
Friendship doubles joy and halves grief.
In addition to self-awareness, imagination, and conscience, it is the fourth human endowment -- independent will -- that really makes effective self-management possible. It is the ability to make decisions and choices and to act in accordance with them. It is the ability to act rather than to be acted upon, to proactively carry out the program we have developed through the other three endowments. Empowerment comes from learning how to use this great endowment in the decisions we make every day.
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.
To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream, not only plan, but also believe.
Vision without action is a daydream. Action without vision is a nightmare.
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.
Great works are performed not by strength but by perseverance.
We feel good about ourselves to the exact degree we feel in control of our lives.
Success is nothing more than a few simple disciplines, practiced every day.
Life is a great big canvas, and you should throw all the paint you can on it.
It's your attitude not your aptitude that determines your altitude.
Imagination is more important than knowledge.
Whoever undertakes to set himself up as a judge of Truth and Knowledge is shipwrecked by the laughter of the gods.
I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed We hold these truths to be self-evident , that all men are created equal.
Dream as if you'll live forever. Live as if you'll die today.
How you respond to the challenge in the second half will determine what you become after the game, whether you are a winner or a loser.
Oh, to be free from the stifling pressures of life to rest, a peaceful slumber that will rejuvenate my soul
When I asked god for strength He gave me difficult situations to face When I asked god for brain & brawn He gave me puzzles in life to solve When I asked god for happiness He showed me some unhappy people When I asked god for wealth He showed me how to work hard When I asked god for favors He showed me opportunities to work hard When I asked god for peace He showed me how to help others God gave me nothing I wanted He gave me everything I needed
It was a high counsel that I once heard given to a young person, Always do what you are afraid to do.
Your family and your love must be cultivated like a garden. Time, effort, and imagination must be summoned constantly to keep any relationship flourishing and growing.
You don't just stumble into the future you create your own future.
If you cannot do great things, do small things in a great way.
Feelings of worth can flourish only in an atmosphere where individual differences are appreciated, mistakes are tolerated, communication is open, and rules are flexible - the kind of atmosphere that is found in a nurturing family.
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.
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.'
No man or woman is an island. To exist just for yourself is meaningless. You can achieve the most satisfaction when you feel related to some greater purpose in life, something greater than yourself.
It is not what we get. But who we become, what we contribute... that gives meaning to our lives.
Know that although in the eternal scheme of things you are small, you are also unique and irreplaceable, as are all your fellow humans everywhere in the world.
One rule of action more important than all others is consists in never doing anything that someone else can do for you.
The Crows are very handsome and gentlemanly Indians in their personal appearance and have been always reputed, since the first acquaintance made with them, very civil and friendly.
Whatever you are be a good one.
A happy person is not a person in a certain set of circumstances, but rather a person with a certain set of attitudes.