Inspirational Quotes
It is not the man who has too little, but the man who craves more, that is poor.
Those who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream only by night.
Some men have thousands of reasons why they cannot do what they want to ; all they need is one reason why they can.
Only those who do nothing at all make no mistakes but that would be a mistake.
Sometimes one pays most for the things one gets for nothing.
Discontent is the first step in the progress of a man or a nation.
Nothing is at last sacred but the integrity of your own mind.
Our real problem is not our strength today ; it is rather the vital necessity of action today to ensure strength tomorrow.
A wise man will not leave the right to the mercy of chance, nor wish it to prevail through the power of the majority. There is but little virtue in the action of masses of men.
Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgment that something else is more important than fear. Ambrose Redmoon Courage is the first of the human qualities because it is the quality which guarantees all the others.
We will either find a way or make one.
The person who says it can not be done should not interrupt the person who is doing it.
I believe that the science of chemistry alone almost proves the existence of an intelligent creator.
A chain is as strong as its weakest link.
It is far more impressive when others discover your good qualities without your help.
The greater the obstacle, the more glory in overcoming it.
If you're not sure where you're going, you'll probably end up somewhere else.
Seek first to understand, then be understood
People who exercise their embryonic freedom day after day, little by little, expand that freedom. People who do not will find that it withers until they are literally 'being lived'. They are acting out scripts written by parents, associates and society.
Accept the past for what it was. Acknowledge the present for what it is. Anticipate the future for what it can become.
Great spirits have often encountered violent opposition from weak minds.
My principal business is giving commercial value to the brilliant - but misdirected - ideas of others.
It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare, it is because we do not dare that they are difficult.
The man who goes farthest is generally the one who is willing to do and dare. The sure-thing boat never gets far from shore.
The only place where your dream becomes impossible is in your own thinking.
Discontent is the source of all trouble, but also of all progress, in individuals and nations.
There is nothing to fear, but fear itself.
No alibi will save you from accepting the responsibility.
When I do good, I feel good. When I do bad, I feel bad. That's my religion.
A gentle breeze blowing in the right direction is better than a pair of strong oars.
Some people plant in the spring and leave in the summer. If you're signed up for a season, see it through. You don't have to stay forever, but at least stay until you see it through.
Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get.
What really matters is what you do with what you have.
Let me tell you the secret that has led me to my goal. My strength lies solely in my tenacity.
There is no education like adversity.
Good judgement comes from experience. Experience comes from bad judgement.
When you are afraid, do the thing you are afraid of and soon you will lose your fear of it.
If you just set out to be liked, you would be prepared to compromise on anything at any time, and you would achieve nothing.
Love understands all languages.
This too, shall pass.
Yesterday is but a dream, tomorrow but a vision. But today well lived makes every yesterday a dream of happiness, and every tomorrow a vision of hope. Look well, therefore, to this day.
All the technology in the world will never replace a positive attitude.
You must think of failure and defeat as the spring boards to new achievements, and to the next level of accomplishment.
Unselfish and noble actions are the most radiant pages in the biography of souls.
People of mediocre ability sometimes achieve outstanding success because they don't know when to quit. Most men succeed because they are determined to.
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.
Before I learned the art, a punch was just a punch, and a kick, just a kick. After I learned the art, a punch was no longer a punch, a kick, no longer a kick. Now that I understand the art, a punch is just a punch and a kick is just a kick.
If A is a success in life, then A equals x plus y plus z. Work is x ; y is play ; and z is keeping your mouth shut.
Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.
Don't wait. The time will never be just right.
One man with courage is a majority.
The "how" thinker gets problems solved effectively because he wastes no time with futile "ifs".
We are limited but we can push back the borders of our limitations.
Our limitations and success will be based most often on our own expectations for ourselves. What the mind dwells upon, the body acts upon.
The pessimist complains about the wind. The optimist expects it to change. The leader adjusts the sails.
As far as the laws of mathematics refer to reality, they are not certain, as far as they are certain, they do not refer to reality.
In the midst of winter, I found there was within me an invincible summer.
The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past, worry about the future, or anticipate troubles but to live in the present moment wisely and earnestly.
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.
Smile ! and the world will smile with you !
Bygones are bygones. Life's too short. There's so much more we've all got to do.
Don't wait for a funeral to pay a compliment. You may not make it in time.
The mind has exactly the same power as the hands, not merely to grasp the world, but to change it
The more goals you set - the more goals you get.
Science may have found a cure for most evils , but it has found no remedy for the worst of them all -- the apathy of human beings.
When you discover your mission, you will feel its demand. It will fill you with enthusiasm and a burning desire to get to work on it.
Happiness is a butterfly, which, when pursued, is always just beyond your grasp, but which, if you will sit down quietly, may alight upon you.
Never, never, never give up.
Success is counted sweetest by those who ne'er succeed.
The pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.
Whether you think you can or think you can't - you are right.
Laughing at our mistakes can lengthen our own life. Laughing at someone else's can shorten it.
The road to success is always under construction.
If we are to achieve results never before accomplished, we must expect to employ methods never before attempted.
Dedicate yourself to the good you deserve and desire for yourself. Give yourself peace of mind. You deserve to be happy. You deserve delight.
Embrace that small things lead to big things.
Experience tells you what to do; confidence allows you to do it.
Anybody can do just about anything with himself that he really wants to and makes up his mind to do. We are all capable of greater things than we realize.
Happiness does not depend on outward things, but on the way we see them.
The man who has no imagination has no wings.
To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream, not only plan, but also believe.
It is literally true that you can succeed best and quickest by helping others to succeed.
To live happily with other people, ask of them only what they can give.” Tristan Bernard
Truth can be stated in a thousand different ways, yet each one can be true.
Effective communication is 20% what you know and 80% how you feel about what you know.
The best way to escape from a problem is to solve it.
I owe my success to having listened respectfully to the very best advice, and then going away and doing the exact opposite.
Whether you think you can or think you can't, you're right.
None of us will every accomplish anything excellent or commanding except when he listens to this whisper which is heard by him alone.
Opportunities multiply as they are seized ; they die when neglected. Life is a long line of opportunities.
At every moment during our existence we are all called to be leaders, if for no other purpose than to lead ourselves.
Speak what you think today in words as hard as cannon-balls and tomorrow speak what tomorrow thinks in hard words again, though it contradict every thing you said today.