Inspirational Quotes
My fathers planted for me, and I planted for my children.
Every man is more than just himself; he also represents the unique, the very special and always significant and remarkable point at which the world's phenomena intersect, only once in this way, and never again.
It's not whether you get knocked down, it's whether you get back up.
Never bring the problem solving stage into the decision making stage. Otherwise, you surrender yourself to the problem rather than the solution.
You can't have a better tomorrow if you are thinking about yesterday all the time.
Almost any idea is good if a man has ability and is willing to work hard. The best idea is worthless if the creator is a loafer and ineffective.
He who has health has hope, and he who has hope has everything.
It's never too late.
The critical ingredient is getting off your butt and doing something. It's as simple as that. A lot of people have ideas, but there are few who decide to do something about them now. Not tomorrow. Not next week. But today. The true entrepreneur is a doer.
Know thyself.
He who conquers himself has won a greater victory than he who conquers a city.
A smooth sea never made a skillful mariner.
We are still masters of our fate. We are still captains of our souls.
Boldness, more boldness, and always boldness !
The aims and ideals that move us are generated by imagination. But they are not made out of imaginary stuff. They are made out of the hard stuff of the world of physical and social experience.
Give me a place to stand and I will move the earth.
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.
A life lived in fear is a life half lived.
There is only one person who could ever make you happy, and that person is you.
The greater the obstacle the more glory.
Talkers are no good doers.
Our goals can only be reached through a vehicle of a plan, in which we must fervently believe, and upon which we must vigorously act. There is no other route to success.
I never read a food column and think 'Wow I value your opinion' because everyone has an opinion now. What makes a columnist an expert? If you stay focused on your own goal, you'll be fine. It's when you start looking too far out that you're going to get lost.
Religion is being and becoming. Religion is the manifestation of the divinity already in man.
The chief obstacle to the progress of the human race is the human race.
The true way to soften one's troubles is to solace those of others.
The only job where you start at the top, is digging a hole.
The only way to discover the limits of the possible is to go beyond them into the impossible.
Oh, to be free from the stifling pressures of life to rest, a peaceful slumber that will rejuvenate my soul
Our schools and are not teaching students to think. It is astonishing how many young people have difficulty in putting their brains definitely and systematically to work.
I don't like the man. I must get to know him better.
We can change our lives. We can do, have, and be exactly what we wish.
Discontent is the first step in the progress of a man or a nation.
If at first you don't succeed, try, try again.
A person's true wealth is the good he or she does in the world.
Are we to love only those who deserve our love ? Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy. But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you , that ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven.
Great spirits have often encountered violent opposition from weak minds.
As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.
We can help others in the world more by making the most of yourself than in any other way.
People rarely succeed unless they have fun in what they are doing.
Far and away the best prize that life has to offer is the chance to work hard at work worth doing.
The least movement is of importance to all nature. The entire ocean is affected by a pebble.
If you want a guarantee, buy a toaster.
Get into a line that you will find to be a deep personal interest, something you really enjoy spending twelve to fifteen hours a day working at, and the rest of the time thinking about.
An optimist sees an opportunity in every calamity, a pessimist sees a calamity in every opportunity.
Be not afraid of anything. You will do marvelous work. It is fearlessness that brings heaven even in a moment.
Security is a kind of death.
Happiness does not depend on outward things, but on the way we see them.
One man with courage is a majority.
There's no abiding success without commitment.
It is better to do the wrong thing than to do nothing.
There was no hope on earth, and god seemed to have forgotten us. Some said they saw the son of god, others did not see him. If he had come, he would do some great things as he had done before. We doubted it because we had seen neither him nor his works.
We have no simple problems or easy decisions after kindergarten.
Instruction does not prevent wasted time or mistakes, and mistakes themselves are often the best teachers of all.
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.
Self delusion is pulling in your stomach when you step on the scales.
Pay no attention to what the critics say , no statue has ever been erected to a critic.
Excellence is the result of caring more than others think wise, risking more than other's think safe, dreaming more than others think practical, and expecting more than others think possible.
Always bear in mind, that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other thing.
It is not enough to have a good mind, the main thing is to use it well.
The best way to escape from a problem is to solve it.
I'd rather see a sermon than hear one any day , I'd rather have one walk beside me than merely point the way.
You see, it's never the environment ; it's never the events of our lives, but the meaning we attach to the events - how we interpret them - that shapes who we are today and who we'll become tomorrow. quotes
There is no luck except where there is discipline.
Life is a great big canvas, and you should throw all the paint you can on it.
Don't argue for other people's weaknesses. Don't argue for your own. When you make a mistake, admit it, correct it, and learn from it -- immediately.
Become a possibilitarian. No matter how dark things seem to be or actually are, raise your sights and see possibilities -- always see them, for they're always there.
Live life with passion.
We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them.
If you can dream it, you can do it.
A ruler should be slow to punish and swift to reward.
There comes a moment when you have to stop revving up the car and shove it into gear.
To become a leader, then, you must become yourself, become the maker of your own life.
A bold onset is half the battle.
Better to light one small candle than to curse the darkness.
Bad friends prevent you from having good friends.
The three things that are most essential to achievement are common sense, hard work and stick-to-it-iv-ness.
Every problem has in it the seeds of its own solution. If you don't have any problems, you don't get any seeds.
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.
In order to grasp the reality, we must see the possibilities. In the present, a formulation of the possibilities is the area in which I gain uncertainty concerning what I decide, without a vision of the possibilities, I act blindly, only a knowledge of the possibilities enables me to know what I am actually doing.
Goals are the fuel in the furnace of achievement.
To be successful, you must decide exactly what you want to accomplish, then resolve to pay the price to get it.
The release of atom power has changed everything except our way of thinking, the solution to this problem lies in the heart of mankind. If only I had known, I should have become a watchmaker.
It is discouraging how many people are shocked by honesty and how few by deceit.
Expect the best, plan for the worst, and prepare to be surprised.
It helps to write down half a dozen things which are worrying me. Two of them, say, disappear, about two nothing can be done, so it's no use worrying, and two perhaps can be settled.
The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing.
The thing I lose patience with the most is the clock. Its hands move too fast.
Practice does not make perfect, perfect practice makes perfect.
Success seems to be connected with action. Successful people keep moving. They make mistakes, but they don't quit.
If parents pass enthusiasm along to their children, they will leave them an estate of incalculable value.
If you believe in what you are doing, then let nothing hold you up in your work. Much of the best work of the world has been done against seeming impossibilities. The thing is to get the work done.