Inspirational Quotes
No great man ever complains of want of opportunities.
Know thyself.
You will become as small as your controlling desire, as great as your dominant aspiration.
With vision, every person, organization and country can flourish. The Bible says, 'Without vision we perish.
The greatest sin is to think yourself weak.
People are not lazy. They simply have impotent goals - that is, goals that do not inspire them.
Impossible situations can become possible miracles.
Triumph often is nearest when defeat seems inescapable.
To me, the idea and expectation that the day is slowly and surely coming when we will be able to honestly say we are our brother's keeper and not his oppressor is very beautiful.
Surmounting difficulty is the crucible that forms character.
The real leader has no need to lead, he is content to point the way.
Only in his own way and not in any other can the one who strives perfect himself. He who lays hold of the rung of his companion and lets go of his own rung, through him neither the one nor the other will be realized.
When were the good and the brave ever in a majority ?
If to do good were easy as to know what were good to do, chapels had been churches, and poor men's cottages princes' palaces.
It is one of the most beautiful compensations of life, that no man can sincerely try to help another without helping himself.
The leader has a clear idea of what he wants to do -- professionally and personally -- and the strength to persist in the face of setbacks, even failures.
I want to know God's thoughts ; the rest are details.
There is no such thing as failure. There are only results.
Laughing at our mistakes can lengthen our own life. Laughing at someone else's can shorten it.
Knowing is not enough, we must apply. Willing is not enough, we must do.
Wisdom is supreme , therefore make a full effort to get wisdom. Esteem her and she will exalt you , embrace her and she will honor you. Wise men speak because they have something to say, fools because they have to say something.
The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.
One reason so few of us achieve what we truly want is that we never direct our focus ; we never concentrate our power. Most people dabble their way through life, never deciding to master anything in particular.
Don't wait. The time will never be just right.
Nothing endures but change. Heraclitus Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.
Until a person can say deeply and honestly, "I am what I am today because of the choices I made yesterday'', that person can not say, "I choose otherwise''.
Tough times never last but tough people do.
Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see the shadow.
You can tell more about a person by what he says about others than you can by what others say about him.
Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around.
Those at the top of the mountain didn't fall there.
Life is but a moment, death also is but another.
He who dares nothing need hope for nothing.
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.
Most people have no idea of the giant capacity we can immediately command when we focus all of our resources on mastering a single area of our lives.
We are made for loving. If we don't love, we will be like plants without water.
Fortune favors the brave.
Success often comes to those who dare to act. It seldom goes to the timid who are ever afraid of the consequences.
Nothing could be worse than the fear that one had given up too soon, and left one unexpended effort that might have saved the world.
Success is counted sweetest by those who ne'er succeed.
Every person who wins in any undertaking must be willing to cut all sources of retreat. Only by doing so can one be sure of maintaining that state of mind known as a burning desire to win -- essential to success.
Happiness is not having what you want, but wanting what you have.
An insincere and evil friend is more to be feared than a wild beast, a wild beast may wound your body, but an evil friend will wound your mind.
The problems of victory are more agreeable than those of defeat, but they are no less difficult.
When you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on.
We do what we must, and call it by the best names.
Never lose a chance of saying a kind word.
God does not care about our mathematical difficulties. He integrates empirically.
Commit yourself to a dream... Nobody who tries to do something great but fails is a total failure. Why ? Because he can always rest assured that he succeeded in life's most important battle -- he defeated the fear of trying.
People rarely succeed unless they have fun in what they are doing.
Kindness is tenderness. Kindness is love, but perhaps greater than loveKindness is good will. Kindness says, I want you to be happy.
Problems cannot be solved at the same level of awareness that created them.
The heights by great men reached and kept were not obtained by sudden flight. But they, while their companions slept, were toiling upward in the night.
The only thing that stands between a man and what he wants from life is often merely the will to try it and the faith to believe that it is possible.
To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream, not only plan, but also believe.
The wealth of a soul is measured by how much it can feel, its poverty by how little.
Fourscore and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.
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
My experience will help, but I insist and maintain that art - true art that is - cannot be handed out. Furthermore, art is never decoration or embellishment. Instead it is a constant process of maturing.
The reward of a thing well done is to have done it.
Life is a great big canvas, and you should throw all the paint you can on it.
Don't be afraid to give your best to what seemingly are small jobs. Every time you conquer one it makes you that much stronger. If you do the little jobs well, the big ones tend to take care of themselves.
In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life - it goes on.
Whenever we're afraid, its because we don't know enough. If we understood enough, we would never be afraid.
In order to form an immaculate member of a flock of sheep one must, above all, be a sheep.
It is of practical value to learn to like yourself. Since you must spend so much time with yourself you might as well get some satisfaction out of the relationship.
Success has nothing to do with what you gain in life or accomplish for yourself. It's what you do for others.
Patience and the mulberry leaf becomes a silk gown.
The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.
Nothing can bring you peace but yourself.
An army of lions commanded by a deer will never be an army of lions.
You have enemies ? Good. That means you've stood up for something, sometime in your life.
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 drop a pebble into a pool of water, the pebble starts a series of ripples that expand until they encompass the whole pool. This is exactly what will happen when I give my ideas a definite plan of action. Right now I can project my thoughts into the future. I can see ahead of me. I dream, I am not easily discouraged, readily visualize myself as overcoming obstacles, winning out over setbacks, achieving impossible objectives.
Count your blessings.
Every problem has in it the seeds of its own solution. If you don't have any problems, you don't get any seeds.
The Missouri is, perhaps, different in appearance and character from all other rivers in the world. There is a terror in its manner which is sensibly felt, the moment we enter its muddy waters from the Mississippi.
Remember, if you ever need a helping hand, you'll find one at the end of your arm. As you grow older you will discover that you have two hands. One for helping yourself, the other for helping others.
Man is a goal-seeking animal. His life only has meaning if he is reaching out and striving for his goals.
The reward of a thing well done is to have done it.
I am poor and naked but I am the chief of a nation. We do not want riches but we do want to train our children right. Riches would do us no good. We could not take them with us to the other world. We do not want riches. We want peace and love.
Whenever your present situation, I assure you that you are not your habits. You can replace old patterns of self-defeating behavior with new patterns, new habits of the effectiveness, happiness, and trust-based relationships.
Out of need springs desire, and out of desire springs the energy and the will to win.
He who seeks rest finds boredom. He who seeks work finds rest.
Let's not just transform those in need, we can also find ways to help transform those in power.
Opportunity does not knock ; it presents itself when you beat down the door. -
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.
If you do not hope, you will not find what is beyond your hopes.
Success is the progressive realization of a worthy goal or ideal
Don't be hard on yourself. Embrace your journey with kindness and patience, recognizing that every step, even the small ones, is a part of your growth.
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.
Children require guidance and sympathy far more than instruction