Inspirational Quotes
Hunker down.
The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.
A dream unrealized is a dream imprisoned by that enemy of all enemies - the fear of failure. Set that you will make it happen ! -
The measure of a man is the way he bears up under misfortune.
I awoke this morning with devout thanksgiving for my friends, the old and the new.
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''.
To the world you may be one person, but to one person you may be the world.
A gentleman can withstand hardships , it is only the small man who, when submitted to them, is swept off his feet.
Each work has to pass through these stages - ridicule, opposition, and then acceptance. Those who think ahead of their time are sure to be misunderstood.
There comes a time when one must take a position that is neither safe, nor politic, nor popular, but he must take it because his conscience tells him it is right.
Success is achieved and maintained by those who try and keep trying.
Believe that the loose ball that you are chasing has your name on it.
Far away there in the sunshine are my highest aspirations. I may not reach them, but I can look up and see their beauty, believe in them, and try to follow where they lead.
If one has to submit, it is wasteful not to do so with the best grace possible.
Nothing is more honorable than enlightenment, nothing is more beautiful than virtue.
Whatever the mind of man creates, should be controlled by man's character.
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.
You will come to know that what appears today to be a sacrifice will prove instead to be the greatest investment that you will ever make.
I do not believe in styles anymore. I do not believe that there is such a thing as the Chinese way of fighting or the Japanese way of fighting, or any other way of fighting, because unless a human being has three arms and four legs, there can be no different form of fighting. To me, ultimately, martial art means honestly expressing yourself.
Take time to deliberate, but when the time for action has arrived, stop thinking and go in.
I'm going to stop procrastinating once I get around to it.
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.
If money is your hope for independence, you will never have it. The only real security that a man can have in this world is a reserve of knowledge, experience and ability.
If you only look at what is, you might never attain what could be.
Believe, when you are most unhappy, that there is something for you to do in the world. So long as you can sweeten another's pain, life is not in vain.
Wisdom is not like money to be tied up and hidden.
When you become detached mentally from yourself and concentrate on helping other people with their difficulties, you will be able to cope with your own more effectively. Somehow, the act of self-giving is a personal power-releasing factor.
A man is a success if he gets up in the morning and goes to bed at night and in between does what he wants to do.
To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream, not only plan, but also believe.
Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius -- and a lot of courage -- to move in the opposite direction.
When it is dark enough, you can see the stars.
Know thyself.
The man who fears no truths has nothing to fear from lies.
Luck happens when opportunity encounters the prepared mind.
Little minds are tamed and subdued by misfortune, but great minds rise above them.
The real and lasting victories are those of peace and not of war.
One machine can do the work of fifty ordinary men. No machine can do the work of one extraordinary man. One man tells a lie, dozens repeat it as the truth.
Never pretend to a love which you do not actually feel, for love is not ours to command.
We do what we must, and call it by the best names.
Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going!
There are many who's tongues might govern multitudes, if they could govern their tongues.
Pay no attention to what the critics say , no statue has ever been erected to a critic.
Let thy words be few.
Nothing gives one person so much advantage over another as to remain always cool and unruffled under all circumstances.
This is as true in everyday life as it is in battle we are given one life and the decision is ours whether to wait for circumstances to make up our mind, or whether to act, and in acting, to live.
A great attitude does much more than turn on the lights in our worlds, it seems to magically connect us to all sorts of serendipitous opportunities that were somehow absent before the change.
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.
Do not wait for leaders, do it alone, person to person.
He who stops being better stops being good.
He who has never learned to obey can not be a good commander.
A good idea is never lost. Even though its originator or possessor may die, it will someday be reborn in the mind of another.
Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul.
All progress occurs because people dare to be different
When I examine myself and my methods of thought, I come to the conclusion that the gift of fantasy has meant more to me than my talent for absorbing positive knowledge.
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.
If you just set out to be liked, you would be prepared to compromise on anything at any time, and you would achieve nothing.
The great pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do.
The greater a man is in power above others, the more he ought to excel them in virtue. None ought to govern who is not better than the governed.
Ask for advice but do what you think is best.
The older I grow, the more everything seems to me to lie in manliness. This is my new gospel.
Equations are more important to me, because politics is for the present, but an equation is something for eternity.
Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.
Virtuous and wise he was, but not severe , He still remember'd that he once was young.
The buck stops here.
History does nothing , it does not possess immense riches, it does not fight battles. It is men, real, living, who do all this.
Nature never deceives us, it is we who deceive ourselves.
A human being is a part of a whole, called by us _universe_ , a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feelings as something separated from the rest... a kind of optical delusion of his consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our personal desires and to affection for a few persons nearest to us. Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty.
Don't bother just to be better than your contemporaries or predecessors. Try to be better than yourself.
Champions are a rare breed. They see beyond the dangers, the risks, the obstacles, and the hardships.
Find and use your passion, and you'll have a great career. Don't do it, you won't. It's as simple as that.
The pessimist complains about the wind. The optimist expects it to change. The leader adjusts the sails.
Use your gifts faithfully, and they shall be enlarged , practice what you know, and you shall attain to higher knowledge.
Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal, nothing on earth can help the man with the wrong mental attitude.
Be strong ! You talk of ghosts and devils. We are the living devils. The sign of life is strength and growth. The sign of death is weakness. Whatever is weak, avoid ! It is death. If it is strength, go down into hell and get hold of it ! There is salvation only for the brave. "None but the brave deserves the fair". None but the bravest deserves salvation.
To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream, not only plan, but also believe.
People will exercise great effort and creativity to make our plan work, and sometimes expend just as much effort and creativity to make your plan fail.
It not knowing what to do, it's doing what you know.
Charity is injurious unless it helps the recipient to become independent of it.
Never give in, never give in, never, never, never, never -- in nothing, great or small, large or petty -- never give in except to convictions of honor and good sense.
Great music and art are earthly wonders, but I think 'cubist' songs and paintings are hideous.
See how nature - trees, flowers, grass - grows in silence , see the stars, the moon and the sun, how they move in silence we need silence to be able to touch souls.
Am I motivated by what I really want out of life or am I mass-motivated ?
if one is unable to assert oneself, one is unable to participate in a genuine relationship.
One man with courage is a majority.
It's a funny thing about life, if you refuse to accept anything but the best, you often get it.
Be the change you want to see in the world Ghandi Be useful where thou livest.
I'm not here just to make a living, I'm here to make a difference.
Dedicate yourself to the good you deserve and desire for yourself. Give yourself peace of mind. You deserve to be happy. You deserve delight.
To laugh often and much; To win the respect of intelligent people And the affection of children; to earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure The betrayal of false friends; To appreciate beauty, to find the best in others; To leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch or a redeemed social condition; to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded
I have failed over and over again. That is why I succeed.
The price of success is hard work, dedication to the job at hand, and the determination that whether we win or lose, we have applied the best of ourselves to the task at hand.
One can spend a lifetime assigning blame, find the cause 'out there' for all the troubles that exist. Contrast this with the 'responsible attitude' of confronting the situation, bad or good, and instead of asking, 'What caused the trouble ? Who was to blame ?' asking 'How can I handle this present situation to make the most of it ? What can I salvage here ?'