Inspirational Quotes
Give me a place to stand and I will move the earth.
We are so lazy, we do not want to do anything ourselves. We want a personal god, a savior or a prophet to do everything for us. Long as we believe ourselves to be even the least different from god, fear remains with us, but when we know ourselves to be the one, fear goes, of what can we be afraid ?
A man should have any number of little aims about which he should be conscious and for which he should have names, but he should have neither name for, nor consciousness concerning, the main aim of his life.
Rock and roll is the music of America, of youth, of rebellion, and of the common spirit that ties all that together.
A man is a success if he gets up in the morning and goes to bed at night and in between does what he wants to do.
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.
What is strength without a double share of wisdom ?
Whatever you can do, or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic in it, begin it now.
When I exercise, I wear all black. Its like a funeral for my fat.
To become a leader, then, you must become yourself, become the maker of your own life.
"It's Pretty Cool" - on winning Super Bowl XLVII.
There go the people. I must follow them for I am their leader.
This is the beginning of a new day.
Listen with regard when others talk. Give your time and energy to others, let others have their own way, do things for reasons other than furthering your own needs.
If we always look back, we lose sight of what's ahead.
Believe that the loose ball that you are chasing has your name on it.
The greatest mistake you can make in life is to be continually fearing you will make one.
The power of imagination makes us infinite.
One who seeks no friends is his own enemy.
Never pretend to a love which you do not actually feel, for love is not ours to command.
Here's to the crazy ones, the misfits, the rebels, the troublemakers, the round pegs in the square holes... the ones who see things differently -- they're not fond of rules... You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them, but the only thing you can't do is ignore them because they change things... they push the human race forward, and while some may see them as the crazy ones, we see genius, because the ones who are crazy enough to think that they can change the world, are the ones who do.
You see things and you say, why ? But I dream things that never were and say, why not ?
If you only look at what is, you might never attain what could be.
He who lends to the poor gets his interest from God.
There is time for everything.
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.
First get rid of the delusion "I am the body", and then only can we want real knowledge.
To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream, not only plan, but also believe.
Imagination is more important than knowledge.
It's a funny thing about life, if you refuse to accept anything but the best, you often get it.
When one door closes another opens, but we often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door that we do not see the one which has opened for us.
It is the level-headed man, the calm man, of good judgment and cool nerves, of great sympathy and love, who does good work and so does good to himself.
Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy.
If at first you don't succeed, try, try again.
If I have lost confidence in myself, I have the universe against me.
Life does not happen to us, it happens from us.
Everyone enjoys doing the kind of work for which he is best suited.
What you do speaks so loudly that I cannot hear what you say.
I'm a great believer in luck, and I find the harder I work the more I have of it.
To me, the idea and expectation that the day is slowly and surely coming when we will be able to honestly say we are our brother's keeper and not his oppressor is very beautiful.
Adventure is worthwhile.
It is impossible to imagine anything which better becomes a ruler than mercy.
I have seen so many of these, and lived with them, and travelled with them, and oftentimes felt as if I should starve to death on an equal allowance, that I am fully convinced I am correct in saying that the North American Indians, taking them in the aggregate, even where they have an abundance to subsist on, eat less than any civilized population of equal numbers, that I have ever travelled amongst.
Our inventions are wont to be pretty toys, which distract our attention from serious things. They are but improved means to an unimproved end, an end which was already but too easy to arrive at
, Nobel Peace Prize winner We are rich only through what we give, and poor only through what we refuse.
The problems of victory are more agreeable than those of defeat, but they are no less difficult.
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.
Living a life of integrity is one of the greatest missions we can undertake.
He who asks a question is a fool for five minutes. He who does not ask a question remains a fool forever.
Leadership - The art of getting someone else to do something you want done because he wants to do it.
Knowledge is proud that she knows so much , Wisdom is humble that she knows no more.
No pessimist ever discovered the secrets of the stars, or sailed to an unchartered land, or opened a new heaven to the human spirit.
I do not think much of a man who is not wiser today than he was yesterday.
There is no point at which you can say 'Well, I'm successful now. I might as well take a nap.'
Efficiency is doing things right. Effectiveness is doing the right thing.
Merchants have no country. The mere spot they stand on does not constitute so strong an attachment as that from which they draw their gains.
It is not the mountain we conquer, but ourselves.
Nothing is particularly hard if you divide it into small jobs.
You cannot change your destination overnight, but you can change your direction overnight.
What is defeat? Nothing but education; nothing but the first steps to something better.
No one lives long enough to learn everything they need to learn starting from scratch. To be successful, we absolutely, positively have to find people who have already paid the price to learn the things that we need to learn to achieve our goals.
Where there is a will, there is a way.
The difficulties and distresses to which we have been exposed during the war must now be forgotten. We must endeavor to let our ways be the way of pleasantness and all our paths peace.
Don't wait for a funeral to pay a compliment. You may not make it in time.
There is no security on this earth ; there is only opportunity.
The shortest way to do many things is to do only one thing at a time.
They alone live, who live for others.
The first step towards success in any occupation is to become interested in it.
The wisest mind has something yet to learn.
Nature abhors a vacuum, and if I can only walk with sufficient carelessness I am sure to be filled.
I believe that every human mind feels pleasure in doing good to another.
The more we come out and do good to others, the more our hearts will be purified, and god will be in them.
A little more moderation would be good. Of course, my life hasn't exactly been one of moderation.
I'm willing when time permits to honestly express or to open myself to you, to act as a sort of sign pole for a traveler.
Anything that makes you weak - physically, intellectually and spiritually, reject it as poison.
No great man ever complains of want of opportunities.
To be happy, we must not be too concerned with others.
No alibi will save you from accepting the responsibility.
He that is good for making excuses is seldom good for anything else.
Since you get more joy out of giving joy to others, you should put a good deal of thought into the happiness that you are able to give.
Those who deny freedom to others, deserve it not for themselves ; and under a just God, cannot long retain it.
The question should be, is it worth trying to do, not can it be done.
I love great music and art, but I think 'cubist' songs and paintings are hideous.
There's always free cheese in the mouse traps, but the mice there ain't happy.
Success in the affairs of life often serves to hide one's abilities, whereas adversity frequently gives one an opportunity to discover them.
Time is really the only capital that any human being has and the thing that he can least afford to waste or lose.
Leadership is power to endure an ongoing quest for information or influence not just actual triumphs like making profits or achieving stated objectives.
People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.
Passion is the genesis of genius.
High expectations are the key to everything.
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.
Failure is only the opportunity to begin again more intelligently.