Inspirational Quotes
Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no help at all.
Anonymity is your friend. Hmmm.. If someone adds an item to this list without knowing who "Larry" is... Is this still a list of Larryisms?
Challenges are what make life interesting , overcoming them is what makes life meaningful.
Cease trying to work everything out with your minds. It will get you nowhere. Live by intuition and inspiration and let your whole life be a revelation.
When we won't consider suggestions, we reject our own potential - but we have a right to expect people to be tactful.
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.
Sweet mercy is nobility's true badge.
We will act consistently with our view of who we truly are, whether that view is accurate or not.
Knowledge work is all about how we use one another's time and attention. Given just minutes, good leaders can affect how we think, what we decide, and, ultimately, what we create.
Men are not prisoners of fate, but only prisoners of their own mind.
I consider my ability to arouse enthusiasm among my people the greatest asset I possess, and the way to develop the best in a person is by appreciation and encouragement. I believe in giving people incentive to work. So I am anxious to praise but loath to find fault. I am hearty in my approbation and lavish in my praise.
If you can't sleep, then get up and do something instead of lying there and worrying. It's the worry that gets you, not the loss of sleep.
The greatest mistake you can make in life is continually fearing that you'll make one.
I didn't have time to hire half my coaching staff. I didn't know any of the players by sight, but somehow we got through spring ball with the help of a couple of graduate assistants.
What we do not see, what most of us never suspect of existing, is the silent but irresistible power which comes to the rescue of those who fight on in the face of discouragement.
Great music and art are earthly wonders, but I think 'cubist' songs and paintings are hideous.
For changes to be of any true value, they've got to be lasting and consistent.
Happiness is a state of mind.
World is the great gymnasium where we come to make ourselves strong.
In order to succeed you must fail so that you know what not to do the next time.
Your belief determines your action and your action determines your results, but first you have to believe.
Think and grow rich.
The more we grow in love, virtue and holiness, the more we see love, virtue and holiness outside.
If one advances confidently in the direction of their goals and endeavors to live the life that they have imagined, they'll meet with success unexpected in common hours.
As a principle-centered person you try to stand apart from the emotion of the situation and from other factors that would act on you, and evaluate the options. Looking at the balanced whole -- the work needs, the family needs, the other needs that may be involved, and the possible implications of the various alternatives -- you'll try to come up with the best solution taking all factors into consideration.
Problems are not stop signs, they are guidelines.
In order to form an immaculate member of a flock of sheep one must, above all, be a sheep.
If I have lost confidence in myself, I have the universe against me.
Optimists are right. So are pessimists. It's up to you to choose which you will be.
I am not discouraged, because every wrong attempt discarded is often a step forward.
If you advance confidently in the direction of your dreams and endeavor to leave the life which you have imagined, you will you will meet with a success unexpected in common hours.
The foolish man seeks happiness in the distance, the wise grows it under his feet.
We judge ourselves by what we feel capable of doing, while others judge us by what we have already done.
Luck happens when opportunity encounters the prepared mind.
From success to failure is one step , from failure to success is a long road.
Because I readily absorb ideas from every source - frequently starting where the last person left off - I never pick up an item without thinking of how I might improve it.
The "how" thinker gets problems solved effectively because he wastes no time with futile "ifs".
The meeting of two personalities is like the contact of two chemical substances if there is any reaction, both are transformed.
To give away money is an easy matter and in any mans power. But to decide to whom to give it, and how large, and when, and for what purpose and how, is neither in any mans power nor an easy matter
He who speaks the loudest is the least heard.
Get excited and enthusiastic about you own dream. This excitement is like a forest fire -- you can smell it, taste it, and see it from a mile away.
Personally, I'm always ready to learn, although I do not always like being taught.
A life lived in fear is a life half lived.
Every cloud has a silver lining.
Yesterday ended last night. Every day is a new beginning. Learn the skill of forgetting. And move on.
Two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the the universe.
This is the true joy the being used for a purpose recognized as a might one.
Some people enter our lives and leave almost instantly. Others stay, and forge such an impression on our heart and soul, we are changed forever.
The foolish man seeks happiness in the distance, the wise grows it under his feet.
Determine that the thing can and shall be done, and then we shall find the way.
The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and all science. He to whom this emotion is a stranger, who can no longer pause to wonder and stand rapt in awe, is as good as dead. His eyes are closed.
For a person to build a rich and rewarding life for himself there are certain qualities and bits of knowledge that he needs to acquire. There are also things, harmful attitudes, superstitions, and emotions that he needs to chip away. A person needs to chip away everything that doesn't look like the person he or she most wants to become.
Spoken about by, radio announcer and good friend : never let a day go by that he didn't learn something new and, in turn pass it on to others. It was his consuming passion.
Everything is created twice -- first mentally, then physically.
What counts is not necessarily the size of the dog in the fight - it's the size of the fight in the dog.
Busier than a cat covering up shit on a tile floor!
It's kind of fun to do the impossible.
You can't expect people to look eye to eye with you if you are looking down on them.
The beginning is the half of every action.
In any moment of decision the best thing you can do is the right thing, the next best thing is the wrong thing, and the worst thing you can do is nothing.
When I do good, I feel good. When I do bad, I feel bad. That's my religion.
The only way to have a friend is to be one.
Kind words conquer.
There is no education like adversity.
Every shot you don't take is a guaranteed miss.
If you mean to profit, learn to please.
Only the educated are free.
Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.
Where there is a will, there is a way.
The quality of a man's life is in direct proportion to his commitment to excellence, regardless of his chosen field of endeavor.
The key to truth is the next deed, and this key opens the door if one does what one has to do in such a way that the meaning of the action here finds its fulfillment. Thus truth in the world of man is not to be found as the content of knowledge, but only as human existence. One does not express it, one does not perceive it, but one lives it, and receives it as life.
To succeed, you need to take that gut feeling in what you believe and act on it with all of your heart.
Not being able to do everything is no excuse for not doing everything you can.
Discontent is the source of all trouble, but also of all progress, in individuals and nations.
You can't have a better tomorrow if you are thinking about yesterday all the time.
There is a time to let things happen, and a time to make things happen.
Thou love life ? Then do not squander time, for that is the stuff that life is made of.
You must do the things you think you cannot do.
You can not escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today.
Patience and the mulberry leaf becomes a silk gown.
Our attitude toward life determines life's attitude towards us.
It doesn't matter which side of the fence you get off on sometimes. What matters most is getting off. You can not make progress without making decisions.
A man is about as big as the things that make him angry.
Kindness is tenderness. Kindness is love, but perhaps greater than loveKindness is good will. Kindness says, I want you to be happy.
No matter how big government gets, and no matter how many services it provides, it can never take the place of volunteers.
If there is something to gain and nothing to lose by asking, by all means ask.
Only when all contribute their firewood can they build up a strong fire.
It is a good thing for an uneducated man to read books of quotations.
My religion is very simple. My religion is kindness.
The whole universe is only the self with variations, one tune made bearable by variations. Sometimes there are discords, but they only make the subsequent harmony more perfect. In this hell of a world one can bring a little joy and peace even for a day into the heart of a single person, that much alone is true, this I have learnt after suffering all my life, all else is mere moonshine.
Human beings can alter their lives by altering their attitudes of mind.
When we place blame, we give away our power.