Inspirational Quotes
You cannot discover new oceans unless you have the courage to lose site of the shore.
Average investors are on the outside trying to look into the inside of the company or property they are investing in.
I am fond of only what comes from the heart.
The whole art of teaching is only the art of awakening the natural curiosity of young minds for the purpose of satisfying it afterwards.
When a problem comes along, study it until you are completely knowledgeable. Then find that weak spot, break the problem apart, and the rest will be easy.
Each action can be the one on which all depends , what is decisive is only the strength and concentration of hallowing with which I do it. To the question of what had been the most essential matter for his late teacher, a disciple answered, 'Always just what he was engaged in at the moment'.
I feel like a tiny bird with a big song !
While we may not be able to control all that happens to us, we can control what happens inside us.
The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched. They must be felt with the heart.
Wherever we look upon this earth, the opportunities take shape within the problems.
Let not a man guard his dignity, but let his dignity guard him.
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.
Without a general an army is lost.
The significance of a man is not in what he attains but in what he longs to attain.
If you can imagine it, you can achieve it , if you can dream it, you can become it.
First law on holes - when you're in one, stop digging.
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.
Happiness is where we find it, but rarely where we seek it.
As a mother of teenagers, do you know how many times I picked up the phone to apologize to my own mother ?
Experience is not what happens to a man. It is what a man does with what happens to him.
Standing in the middle of the road is very dangerous, you get knocked down by the traffic from both sides.
The only real valuable thing is intuition.
What would you attempt to do if you knew you could not fail ?
Take up one idea. Make that one idea your life - think of it, dream of it, and live on that idea. Let the brain, muscles, nerves, every part of your body, be full of that idea, and just leave every other idea alone. This is the way to success.
Honesty characterizes the person and enables him to create an identity, to communicate a real presence, and to establish authentic bonds with others. The individual increasingly comes to know who he is through the stand he takes when he expresses his ideas, values, beliefs, and convictions, and through the declaration and ownership of his feelings.
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.
Strike while the iron is hot.
A ruler should be slow to punish and swift to reward.
You can often measure a person by the size of his dream.
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.
My life is my message.
Live with passion !
Education is not filling a bucket, but lighting a fire.
Imagination is more important than knowledge.
The man who follows the crowd will usually get no further than the crowd. The man who walks alone is likely to find himself in places no one has ever been.
Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.
One should never forbid what one lacks the power to prevent.
Begin with the end in mind.
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.
Expect the best. Prepare for the worst. Capitalize on what comes.
From success to failure is one step , from failure to success is a long road.
Adversity is sometimes hard upon a man , but for one man who can stand prosperity, there are a hundred that will stand adversity.
The best thing about the future is that it comes only one day at a time.
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.
Be loyal to people in their absence. Then watch how others begin having more faith and confidence in you, because they know you won't be talking about them behind their backs.
If you don't quit, and don't cheat, and don't run home when trouble arrives, you can only win.
By doing well the duty which is nearest to us, the duty which is in our hands, we make ourselves stronger.
Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration
Hope is like a bird that senses the dawn and carefully starts to sing while it is still dark.
If you're proactive, you don't have to wait for circumstances or other people to create perspective expanding experiences. You can consciously create your own.
Live life to the fullest.
We have got to have a dream if we are going to make a dream come true.
Unless you choose to do great things with it, it makes no difference how much you are rewarded or how much you have.
All you need is the plan, the road map, and the courage to press on to your destination
Personally, I'm always ready to learn, although I do not always like being taught.
Happiness can be defined, in part at least, as the fruit of the desire and ability to sacrifice what we want now for what we want eventually.
Success is never wondering what if.
You become what you think about.
You have within you right now, everything you need to deal with whatever the world can throw at you.
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 ?
Nothing will ever be attempted if all possible objections must be overcome first.
The ability to concentrate and to use your time well is everything if you want to succeed in business or in anything else, for that matter.
Whatever you are be a good one.
Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one.
In the long run, we only hit what we aim at.
When I give a minister an order, I leave it to him to find the means to carry it out.
To love what you do and feel that it matters, how on earth could anything be more fun !
I know that many people feel that old age is a time to take it easy, but I compare my life now to being the last runner in a relay race. Would you have me slow down as I near the finish line ?
If there is something to gain and nothing to lose by asking, by all means ask !
All resources are not obvious, great managers find and develop available talent.
This above all, To Thine Own Self Be True.
Skill and confidence are an unconquered army.
One of the most tragic things I know about human nature is that all of us tend to put off living. We are all dreaming of some magical rose garden over the horizon- instead of enjoying the roses blooming outside our windows today.
A wise man will make more opportunities than he finds.
In love beggar and king are equal.
Expect the best, plan for the worst, and prepare to be surprised.
We are the only beings on the planet who lead such rich internal lives that it's not the events that matter most to us, but rather, it's how we interpret those events that will determine how we think about ourselves and how we will act in the future.
The more goals you set - the more goals you get.
We have to go back to philosophy to treat things as they are. We are suffering from our own karma. It is not the fault of god. What we do is our own fault, nothing else. Why should god be blamed ?
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
We must never be afraid to go too far, for success lies just beyond.
If you want to feel rich, just count all of the things you have that money can't buy.
The person who will not stand for something will fall for anything.
You pile up enough tomorrows, and you'll find you've collected a lot of empty yesterdays.
Into the house where joy lives, happiness will gladly come.
To reach a port we must sail, sometimes with the wind and sometimes against it. But we must not drift or lie at anchor.
The grass is not always greener on the other side of the fence. Fences have nothing to do with it. The grass is greenest where it is watered. When crossing over fences, carry water with you and tend the grass wherever you may be.
Success often comes to those who dare to act. It seldom goes to the timid who are ever afraid of the consequences.
A man's dreams are an index to his greatness.
Motivation is like food for the brain. You can not get enough in one sitting. It needs continual and regular refills.
Difficulties strengthen the mind, as well as labor does the body.
What you can do, or dream you can, begin it, boldness has genius, power and magic in it.