Inspirational Quotes
The longer the excuse, the less likely it's the truth.
You really can change the world if you care enough.
Astrology and all these mystical things are generally signs of a weak mind, therefore as soon as they are becoming prominent in our minds, we should see a physician, take good food, and rest.
Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity.
In the long run, we only hit what we aim at.
Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly.
If a man is called to be a streetsweeper, he should sweep streets even as painted, or composed music or wrote poetry. He should sweep streets so well that all the hosts of heaven and earth will pause to say, here lived a great streetsweeper who did his job well.
I'd rather see a sermon than hear one any day , I'd rather have one walk beside me than merely point the way.
Great thoughts speak only to the thoughtful mind, but great actions speak to all mankind.
Those convinced against their will are of the same opinion still.
Never put off to tomorrow what you can do today.
When you do the wrong thing, knowing it is wrong, you do so because you have n't developed the habit of effectively controlling or neutralizing strong inner urges that tempt you, or because you have established the wrong habit and don't know how to eliminate them effectively.
What is tolerance ? It is the consequence of humanity. We are all formed of frailty and error , let us pardon reciprocally each other's folly - that is the first law of nature.
If you want to get the best out of a man, you must look for the best that is in him.
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.
Peace can not be kept by force. It can only be achieved by understanding.
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.
As a man thinketh in his heart so is he.
If the going is real easy, beware, you may be headed down hill.
Think and grow rich.
Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy.
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.
Someday when I grow up, finish school and get a job, I'll start living my life the way I want someday after the mortgage is paid off, the finances are on track and the kids are grown up, I'll drive that new car and take exciting trips abroad someday, now that I'm 9 about to retire, I'll buy that beautiful motor home and travel across this great country, and see all there is to see someday.
This is the beginning of a new day.
Indecision is the thief of opportunity.
Throughout the centuries there have been men who took the first steps down new roads armed with nothing but their own vision.
When the student is ready, the teacher will appear.
We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them.
We can help others in the world more by making the most of yourself than in any other way.
There are two kinds of people, those who do the work and those who take the credit. Try to be in the first group, there is less competition there.
God is merciful to those whom he sees struggling heart and soul for realization. But remain idle, without any struggle, and you will see that his grace will never come.
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.
You could unwrap a Fudgesicle at the first light and never touch the brake lever till you threw away the stick.
Success isn't magic or hocus-pocus, it's simply learning to focus.
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.
Courage is not a virtue of value among other personal values like love or fidelity. It is the foundation that underlies and gives reality to all other virtues and personal values. Without courage our love pales into mere dependency. Without courage our fidelity becomes conformism.
Tell me and I forget , show me and I remember , involve me and I understand.
Perfect love can not be without equality.
Friends are angels who lift us to our feet when our wings have trouble remembering how to fly.
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.
It takes a strong fish to swim against the current. Even a dead one can float with it.
Every human heart is human.
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'.
We will act consistently with our view of who we truly are, whether that view is accurate or not.
No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.
A smile is the light in your window that tells others that there is a caring, sharing person inside.
The best leader brings out the best in those he has stewardship over.
Remember the difference between a boss and a leader a boss says "Go ! '' -- a leader says "Let's go ! ''
How many legs does a dog have if you call the tail a leg ? Four. Calling a tail a leg doesn't make it a leg.
If you can imagine it, you can achieve it , if you can dream it, you can become it.
We have no simple problems or easy decisions after kindergarten.
He who stops being better stops being good.
If the student thinks he is the spirit, he will be a better student. If the lawyer thinks he is the spirit, he will be a better lawyer, and so on.
The future belongs to those who prepare for it today.
Most people resist change, so a key part of innovating is convincing other people that your idea is a good one -- by enlisting their help, and, in doing so, by helping them see the usefulness of the idea.
Personally, I'm always ready to learn, although I do not always like being taught.
Use what talent you possess, the woods would be very silent if no birds sang except those that sang best.
Mistakes are a part of being human. Appreciate your mistakes for what they are precious life lessons that can only be learned the hard way. Unless it's a fatal mistake, which, at least, others can learn from.
A good idea is never lost. Even though its originator or possessor may die, it will someday be reborn in the mind of another.
As you live your values, your sense of identity, integrity, control, and inner-directedness will infuse you with both exhilaration and peace. You will define yourself from within, rather than by people's opinions or by comparisons to others.
Understanding can overcome any situation, however mysterious or insurmountable it may appear to be.
I am enough of an artist to draw freely upon my imagination. Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world.
I never could have done without the habits of punctuality, order and diligence the determination to concentrate myself on one subject at a time.
Anything is possible.
Science is a wonderful thing if one does not have to earn one's living at it.
Many hands make light work.
The first step towards success in any occupation is to become interested in it.
People who worked with me or knew me still called me the 'world's fastest human' because I almost never stopped. I'd found that I could get more done with no regular job or regular hours at all, but by being on my own, flying to speak here, help with a public relations campaign for some client there, tape my regular jazz radio show one morning at 5:00 a.m. before leaving on a plane for another city or another continent three hours later to preside over a major sporting event.
You don't just stumble into the future you create your own future.
Opportunities multiply as they are seized.
Desire, ignorance, and inequality, this is the trinity of bondage.
Now, here, you see, it takes all the running you can do, to keep in the same place. If you want to get somewhere else, you must run at least twice as fast as that !
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.
I am convinced that He ( God ) does not play dice.
One cannot think crooked and walk straight.
Service is the rent we pay to be living. It is the very purpose of life and not something you do in your spare time.
Bite off more than you can chew, then chew it.
You're gonna have to learn your cliches. You're gonna have to study them, you're gonna have to learn them, you're gonna have to know them. They're your friends. Write this down: "We gotta play 'em one day at a time."
Failure doesn't mean you are a failure, it just means you haven't succeeded yet.
You will become as small as your controlling desire, as great as your dominant aspiration.
Great minds have purpose, while others just have wishes.
Where old age is evil, youth can learn no good.
People are just as happy as they make up their minds to be.
Children are all foreigners.
Drop the idea that you are Atlas carrying the world on your shoulders. The world would go on even without you. Don't take yourself so seriously.
We need to embrace that the things that we love come to an end. And to not take them for granted. To step back & make sure we really live in the moments which matter to us. Not just being there as a participant. But to really be there a 100%.
A dream is just a dream. A goal is a dream with a plan and a deadline.
Our greatest glory is not in never falling but in rising every time we fall.
The empires of the future are the empires of the mind.
Courage faces fear and thereby masters it.
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.
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.