Inspirational Quotes
Friends are made by many acts and lost by only one.
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.
You could unwrap a Fudgesicle at the first light and never touch the brake lever till you threw away the stick.
If one has to submit, it is wasteful not to do so with the best grace possible.
And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body, and be yet thankful.
And he can make, so say the wise, no claim who makes no sacrifice.
If money helps a man to do good to others, it is of some value , but if not, it is simply a mass of evil, and the sooner it is got rid of, the better.
The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results
Only those who risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.
All knowledge that the world has ever received comes from the mind, the infinite library of the universe is in our own mind.
Time is really the only capital that any human being has and the thing that he can least afford to waste or lose.
Religion is being and becoming. Religion is the manifestation of the divinity already in man.
The miracle is this the more we share, the more we have.
If you want to be creative in your company, your career, your life, all it takes is one easy stepthe extra one. When you encounter a familiar plan, you just ask one question '' What ELSE could we do ? ''
Obstacles don't have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don't turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it.
In the long run, men hit only what they aim at. Therefore, though they should fail immediately, they had better aim at something high.
Action without study is fatal. Study without action is fatal. Mary Beard Actions speak louder than words.
He who has hope has everything.
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.
Far better is it to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though chequered by failure, than to take rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy much nor suffer much, because they live in the grey twilight that knows not victory or defeat.
Success is not to be pursued ; it is to be attracted by the person you become.
When fate hands us a lemon, let's try to make a lemonade.
People are always blaming their circumstances for what they are. I don't believe in circumstances. The people who get on in the world are the people who get up and look for the circumstances they want and if they can't find them, make them.
Time is an equal opportunity employer. Each human being has exactly the same number of hours and minutes every day. Rich people can't buy more hours. Scientists can't invent new minutes. And you can't save time to spend it on another day. Even so, time is amazingly fair and forgiving. No matter how much time you've wasted in the past, you still have an entire tomorrow. quotes
The release of atom power has changed everything except our way of thinking, the solution to this problem lies in the heart of mankind. If only I had known, I should have become a watchmaker.
Tomorrow will be like today. Life wastes itself while we are preparing to live. Our friends and fellow-workers die off from us.
The greatest discovery of my generation is that human beings can alter their lives by altering their attitudes of mind.
The leader has a clear idea of what he wants to do -- professionally and personally -- and the strength to persist in the face of setbacks, even failures.
My fathers planted for me, and I planted for my children.
Use your gifts faithfully, and they shall be enlarged , practice what you know, and you shall attain to higher knowledge.
, Nobel Peace Prize winner We are rich only through what we give, and poor only through what we refuse.
When you work, work, and when you play, play, dont get the two mixed up
It is not the job of the general to be winning. It is his job to win.
No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.
One joy scatters a hundred griefs.
Experience is what you get when you don't get what you want.
You owe it to yourself to find your own unorthodox way of succeeding, or sometimes, just surviving.
When you arrive at your future, will you blame your past ?
It is quite possible to work without results, but never will there be results without work.
Live in the sunshine, swim the sea, drink the wild air
If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost , that is where they should be. Now put the foundations under them.
Someday, man will harness the rise and fall of the tides, imprison the power of the sun, and release atomic power.
Our imagination is the only limit to what we can hope to have in the future.
If I am not for myself, who will be for me ? Yet if I am for myself alone, of what good am I ?
People are where they are because that's exactly where they really want to be. . . whether they'll admit that or not
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.
The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires.
Success is never wondering what if.
Come to the edge. We can't. We're afraid. We can't. We will fall ! Come to the edge. And they came. And he pushed them. And they flew.
Trust in yourself. Your perceptions are often far more accurate than you are willing to believe.
The beginning of wisdom is found in doubting, by doubting we come to the question, and by seeking we may come upon the truth.
Change your thoughts and you change your world.
We can let circumstances rule us, or we can take charge and rule our lives from within
To win without risk is to triumph without glory.
Action may not always bring happiness , but there is no happiness without action.
Plan your progress carefully , hour-by hour, day-by-day, month-by-month. Organized activity and maintained enthusiasm are the wellsprings of your power. Planning for happiness is rarely successful. Happiness just happens.
Attitude is everything.
The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.
It is possible to fail in many ways while to succeed is possible only in one way.
My faith is in the younger generation, the modern generation, out of them will come my workers. They will work out the whole problem, like lions.
Time is the most valuable thing a man can spend.
You must tolerate that which you can not change.
Dreams are renewable. No matter what our age or condition, there are still untapped possibilities within us and new beauty waiting to be born.
There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as if everything is.
Be patient with yourself. Self-growth is tender , it's holy ground. There's no greater investment.
People who look down on other people don't end up being looked up to.
It is literally true that you can succeed best and quickest by helping others to succeed.
If people find fault with you and try to put you into bad light, wrongly slandering and vilifying you, just step back and observe yourself. Don't harbor any dislike, don't enter into it any contests, and don't get upset, angry, or resentful. Just cut right through it and be as if you never or saw it. Eventually malevolent pests will disappear of themselves. If you contend with them, then a bad name will bounce back and forth with never an end in sight.
Get busy living or get busy dying.
Happiness is not pleasure, it is victory.
Deals are my art form. Other people paint beautifully on canvas or write wonderful poetry. I like making deals, preferably big deals. That's how I get my kicks.
Look at the weaknesses of others with compassion, not accusation. It's not what they're not doing or should be doing that's the issue. The issue is your own chosen response to the situation and what you should be doing. If you start to think the problem is "out there", stop yourself. That thought is the problem.
A life lived in fear is half lived.
Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore, Send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed, to me I lift me lamp beside the golden door.
Experience is not what happens to a man, it's what a man does with what happens to him.
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.
If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of giants.
We are confronted with insurmountable opportunities.
There is no security on this earth ; there is only opportunity.
There is something that is much more scarce, something rarer than ability. It is the ability to recognize ability.
Truth can be stated in a thousand different ways, yet each one can be true.
The person who makes a success of living is the one who sees his goal steadily and aims for it unswervingly. That is dedication.
People don't care how much you know, until they know how much you care.
There may be peace without joy, and joy without peace, but the two combined make happiness
It is never too late to be what you might have been.
Try, try, try, and keep on trying is the rule that must be followed to become an expert in anything.
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.
It's your attitude not your aptitude that determines your altitude.
All of the subjects that I've chosen have had to do with isolation. ... The whole idea of [people] gathering ... doesn't really appeal to me.
None of us will every accomplish anything excellent or commanding except when he listens to this whisper which is heard by him alone.
Success in the affairs of life often serves to hide one's abilities, whereas adversity frequently gives one an opportunity to discover them.
You don't just stumble into the future you create your own future.