Inspirational Quotes
You must consider the bottom line, but make it integrity before profits.
Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius -- and a lot of courage -- to move in the opposite direction.
Friendship is precious, not only in the shade, but in the sunshine of life.
To go fast, row slowly.
Weakness of attitude becomes weakness of character.
Any girl can be glamorous. All you have to do is stand still and look stupid.
Education is the power to think clearly, the power to act well in the world's work, and the power to appreciate life.
We are at our very best, and we are happiest, when we are fully engaged in work we enjoy on the journey toward the goal we've established for ourselves. It gives meaning to our time off and comfort to our sleep. It makes everything else in life so wonderful, so worthwhile.
Too many of us look upon Americans as dollar chasers. This is a cruel libel, even if it is reiterated thoughtlessly by the Americans themselves.
When I was a young man, I found out that if you hurt somebody, they'll leave you alone. When I tried to leave everybody alone and just do my own thing, everybody just wanted to hurt me. Until one day I just decided, well, I've had enough of this picking. And there were like six young men still figuring they were going to mess with my head. And we went to war. To their surprise, I was no longer taking the beating, I was giving it.
Success comes from taking the initiative and following up... persisting... eloquently expressing the depth of your love. What simple action could you take today to produce a new momentum toward success in your life ?
There is nothing wrong with change, if it is in the right direction.
The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.
When you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on.
Laughter is the best medicine.
When love and skill work together expect a masterpiece.
Tough times never last but tough people do.
There is a time to let things happen, and a time to make things happen.
This is a great fact : strength is life, weakness is death. Strength is felicity, life eternal, immortal , weakness is constant strain and misery, weakness is death.
Knowledge of what is possible is the beginning of happiness.
The chances are that you have already come to believe that happiness is unattainable. But men have attained it. And they have attained it by realizing that happiness does not spring from the procuring of physical or mental pleasure, but from the development of reason and the adjustment of conduct to principles.
It is difficult to say what is impossible, for the dream of yesterday is the hope of today and the reality of tomorrow.
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.
When you come to the edge of all the light you know and are about to step off into the darkness of the unknown, faith is knowing one of two things will happen. There will be something solid to stand on or you will be taught to fly.
Action, to be effective, must be directed to clearly conceived ends.
Be bold, and mighty forces will come to your aid.
Life can only be understood backwards , but it must be lived forwards.
The best way to cheer yourself up is to try to cheer somebody else up.
Man is not made for defeat. A man can be destroyed, but not defeated.
Draw from others the lesson that may profit yourself.
Stand upon the self, only then can we truly love the world. Take a very high stand, knowing our universal nature, we must look with perfect calmness upon all the panorama of the world.
When defeat comes, accept it as a signal that your plans are not sound, rebuild those plans, and set sail once more toward your coveted goal.
Success is the maximum utilization of the ability that you have.
A wedding anniversary is the celebration of love, trust, partnership, tolerance, and tenacity. The order varies for any given year.
Experience is what you get when you don't get what you want.
By asking the question " How can I afford it ? " your brain is put to work.
There is no limit to the power of the human mind. The more concentrated it is, the more power is brought to bear on one point.
Now, gentlemen, let us do something today which the world may talk of hereafter.
There is no exercise better for the heart than reaching down and lifting people up.
Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler.
No man is good enough to govern another man without that other's consent.
Life must be lived on a higher plane. We must go up to a higher platform, to which we are always invited to ascend, there, the whole aspect of things changes.
You'll never plow a field by turning it over in your mind.
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.
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.
A 'No' uttered from deepest conviction is better and greater than a 'Yes' merely uttered to please, or what is worse, to avoid trouble.
Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream.
The word courage comes from the same stem as the French word coeur, meaning ''heart''. Thus just as one's heart, by pumping blood to one's arms, legs, and brain enables all the other physical organs to function, so courage makes possible all the psychological virtues. Without courage other values whither away into mere facsimiles of virtue.
The way we see the problem is the problem.
From his neck down a man is worth a couple of dollars a day, from his neck up he is worth anything that his brain can produce.
A man sees in the world what he carries in his heart.
Know thyself.
What ever you are be a good one.
All that is real in me is god. All that is real in god is I. The gulf between god and me is thus bridged. Thus by knowing god, we find that the kingdom of heaven is within us.
The more goals you set - the more goals you get.
Never give an order that can't be obeyed.
With courage you will dare to take risks, have the strength to be compassionate, and the wisdom to be humble. Courage is the foundation of integrity.
Our real problem is not our strength today ; it is rather the vital necessity of action today to ensure strength tomorrow.
I feel like a tiny bird with a big song !
A strong person and a waterfall always channel their own path.
There are two things to aim at in life, first, to get what you want, and after that to to enjoy it.
A man is about as big as the things that make him angry.
Nothing succeeds like success.
Knowing means to penetrate through the surface, in order to arrive at the roots, and hence the causes, knowing means to "see" reality in its nakedness. Knowing does not mean to be in the possession of the truth , it means to penetrate the surface and to strive critically and actively in order to approach truth ever more closely.
Common looking people are the best in the world : that is the reason the Lord makes so many of them.
The most interesting thing about a postage stamp is the persistence with which it sticks to its job.
Platitudes ? Yes, there are platitudes. Platitudes are there because they are true.
Regret for the things we did can be tempered by time, it is regret for the things we did not do that is inconsolable.
What great thing would you attempt if you knew you could not fail ?
Whoever is open, loyal, true ; of humane and affable demeanour, honourable himself, and in his judgement of others, faithful to his word as to law, and faithful alike to God and man... .such a man is a true gentleman.
Intelligence without ambition is like a bird without wings.
We should never permit ourselves to do anything that we are not willing to see our children do.
As different streams having different sources all mingle their waters in the sea, so different tendencies, various though they appear, crooked or straight, all lead to god.
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.
The crocodile is only strong in the water.
The person who tries to live alone will not succeed as a human being. His heart withers if it does not answer another heart. His mind shrinks away if he hears only the echoes of his own thoughts and finds no other inspiration.
When life gives you lemons, make lemonade.
Any fool can criticize, condemn, and complain -- and most fools do.
Let thy words be few.
Growth in personality occurs as a consequence of meeting conflicts and impasses head on, and reconciling them. Interpersonal conflicts and impasses constitute problems which require solutions so that a satisfying relationship may be maintained. Whenever a person encounters a problem in his everyday living, he is obliged to vary his behavior until he discovers some mode of responding which is successful in achieving a solution.
At every moment during our existence we are all called to be leaders, if for no other purpose than to lead ourselves.
A ship is safe in harbor, but thats not what ships are for.
Never react emotionally to criticism. Analyze yourself to determine whether it is justified. If it is, correct yourself. Otherwise, go on about your business.
There is no pleasure in life equal to that of the conquest of a vicious habit.
I have failed over and over again. That is why I succeed.
It's never too late to be what you might have been.
It's just about playing fundamental, physical football and playing a full 60 minutes. And no matter what's going on at the moment, being able to keep the blinders on and keep moving forward.
Now is wanted intense karma-yoga with unbounded courage and indomitable strength in the heart. Then only will the people of the country be roused.
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 ?'
All power is within you. You can do anything and everything. Believe in that. Do not believe that you are weak, do not believe that you are half-crazy lunatics, as most of us do nowadays. Stand up and express the divinity within you. Truth is eternal.
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.
If you can imagine it, you can achieve it , if you can dream it, you can become it.