Inspirational Quotes
My friends are my estate.
Into the hands of every individual is given a marvelous power for good or evil -- the silent, unconscious, unseen influence of his life. This is simply the constant radiation of what man really is, not what he pretends to be.
Great thoughts speak only to the thoughtful mind, but great actions speak to all mankind.
Men who have attained things worth having in this world have worked while others idled, have persevered while others gave up in despair, have practiced early in life the valuable habits of self-denial, industry, and singleness of purpose. As a result, they enjoy in later life the success so often erroneously attributed to good luck.
Try, try, try, and keep on trying is the rule that must be followed to become an expert in anything.
Nothing happens unless first we dream.
Science without religion is lame. Religion without science is blind.
Follow your dreams.
Setting goals is the first step in turning the invisible into the visible.
Do not follow where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.
Leadership does not always wear the harness of compromise.
You must be the change you wish to see in the world.
Winners take time to relish their work, knowing that scaling the mountain is what makes the view from the top so exhilarating.
Things may come to those who wait, but only the things left by those who hustle.
Failing to plan is planning to fail.
When you are afraid, do the thing you are afraid of and soon you will lose your fear of it.
Attitude determines altitude.
The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires.
All or our dreams can come true if we have the courage to pursue them. -
No one knows what he can do until he tries.
You cannot control what happens to you, but you can control your attitude toward what happens to you, and in that, you will be mastering change rather than allowing it to master you.
My great concern is not whether you have failed, but whether you are content with your failure.
Remove failure as an option.
Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.
Open your ears before you open your mouth, it may surprise your eyes !
There are millions of children today who don't attend school. However, education is the only way to get ahead in this country.
End your day by privately looking directly into your eyes in the mirror and saying, 'I love you ! ' Do this for thirty days and watch how you transform.
Encouragement is oxygen to the soul.
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.
You are the handicap you must face. You are the one who must choose your place. You can make goals for family, relationships, anything.
If you want children to keep their feet on the ground, put some responsibility on their shoulders.
Every man has in himself a continent of undiscovered character. Happy is he who acts as the Columbus to his own soul.
The reasonable man adapts himself to the world. The unreasonable man adapts the world to himself. All progress depends upon the unreasonable man.
Make the second effort your second nature.
A generous heart, kind speech, and a life of service and compassion are the things which renew humanity.
Seeing yourself as you want to be is the key to personal growth.
He is an atheist who does not believe in himself. The old religions said that he was an atheist who did not believe in god. The new religion says that he is an atheist who does not believe in himself.
Far and away the best prize that life has to offer is the chance to work hard at work worth doing.
A coward is much more exposed to quarrels than a man of spirit.
I believe that it is better to tell the truth than a lie. I believe it is better to be free than to be a slave. And I believe it is better to know than to be ignorant.
We must be the change we wish to see.
The foolish man seeks happiness in the distance, the wise grows it under his feet.
The great and glorious masterpiece of man is to know how to live to purpose.
Live with passion.
Life is too short to ponder the "what if's " and fear rejection.
If you fail to plan, you plan to fail.
Why not go out on a limb ? Isn't that where the fruit is ?
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.
Better late than never.
Our happiness depends on the habit of mind we cultivate. So practice happy thinking every day. Cultivate the merry heart, develop the happiness habit, and life will become a continual feast.
God gives us our relatives - thank God we can choose our friends.
Don't wait for a funeral to pay a compliment. You may not make it in time.
Success is counted sweetest by those who ne'er succeed.
Sow a thought, and you reap an act , Sow an act, and you reap a habit , Sow a habit, and you reap a character , Sow a character, and you reap a destiny.
Man is a ladder placed on the earth and the top of it touches heaven. And all his movements and doings and words leave traces in the upper world.
What the mind of man can conceive and believe, it can achieve.
Many of life's failures are experienced by people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.
A good idea is never lost. Even though its originator or possessor may die, it will someday be reborn in the mind of another.
Optimists are right. So are pessimists. It's up to you to choose which you will be.
The way to find out about your happiness is to keep your mind on those moments when you feel most happy, when you really are happy -- not excited, not just thrilled, but deeply happy. This requires a little bit of self-analysis. What is it that makes you happy ? Stay with it, no matter what people tell you. This is what I call 'following your bliss'. If you follow your bliss, you put yourself on a kind of track that has been there all the while, waiting for you, and the life that you ought to be living is the one you are living. Wherever you are -- if you are following your bliss, you are enjoying that refreshment, that life within you, all the time.
Sometimes our light goes out but is blown into flame by another human being. Each of us owes deepest thanks to those who have rekindled this light.
It is the very essence of good leadership to give away all credit for positive achievement, to identify only team goals and always to refer to them as such.
People are not lazy. They simply have impotent goals - that is, goals that do not inspire them.
If you raise your children to feel that they can accomplish any goal or task they decide upon, you will have succeeded as a parent and you will have given your children the greatest of all blessings.
I thought that training for the Olympics would be hardest thing I would ever have to do," former Olympic gymnast Jordyn Wieber said in court. "But the hardest thing I've ever had to do is process that I am a victim of Larry Nassar. But even though I'm a victim, I do not and will not live my life as one.
Joy is the feeling of grinning inside.
Come forth into the light of things , Let nature be your Teacher.
Take advantage of every opportunity to practice your communication skills so that when important occasions arise, you will have the gift, the style, the sharpness, the clarity, and the emotions to affect other people.
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.
I am convinced that He ( God ) does not play dice.
Anyone can hold the helm when the sea is calm.
It is the surmounting of difficulties that make heroes.
Everyone enjoys doing the kind of work for which he is best suited.
if one is unable to assert oneself, one is unable to participate in a genuine relationship.
Honesty is the cornerstone of all success, without which confidence and ability to perform shall cease to exist.
The measure of a man is what he does with power.
No act of kindness, no matter how small is ever wasted.
The world belongs to the energetic.
The eternal mystery of the world is its comprehensibility.
Genius is one per cent inspiration and ninety-nine per cent perspiration. Accordingly, a 'genius' is often merely a talented person who has done all of his or her homework.
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.
Each human organism is conceived with a potential for becoming a complete human being -- as a seed contains the potential for becoming a complete plant. But his becoming may be completed in an infinite variety of ways.
Failure is a detour, not a dead-end street.
This life is a hard fact, work your way through it boldly, though it may be adamantine, no matter, the soul is stronger. I have seen in life those who are overcautious about themselves fall into dangers at every step, those who are afraid of losing honor and respect, get only disgrace, and those who are always afraid of loss, always lose.
Faced with the choice between changing one's mind and proving that there is no need to do so, almost everyone gets busy on the proof.
The first and greatest commandment is, Don't let them scare you.
The only way to have a friend is to be one.
Censure is often useful, praise often deceitful.
The reward of a thing well done is to have done it.
Pretty much everything will come to him who hustles while he waits. I believe that restlessness is discontent, and discontent is merely the first necessity of progress. Show me a thoroughly satisfied man and I will show you a failure.
Make no mistake, my friend, it takes more than money to make men rich.
The only way to have a friend is to be one.