Inspirational Quotes
In the arena of human life the honors and rewards fall to those who show their good qualities in action
Life is the movie you see through your own eyes. It makes little difference what's happening out there. It's how you take it that counts.
Everything that is good from others, bring it in, and in your own way absorb it, do not become others.
"It's Pretty Cool" - on winning Super Bowl XLVII.
If you cannot do great things, do small things in a great way.
Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day in and day out.
Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage.
In order to accept change and the suffering it brings, we need to find meaning in it
A gentle hand may lead even an elephant by a single hair.
The man who fears no truths has nothing to fear from lies.
Knowledge is proud that she knows so much , Wisdom is humble that she knows no more.
As long as we are persistence in our pursuit of our deepest destiny, we will continue to grow. We can not choose the day or time when we will fully bloom. It happens in its own time.
Success leaves clues.
I have not failed. I've just found ways that don't work
Deep down inside of all of us is the power to accomplish what we want to, if we'll just stop looking elsewhere.
The dove is my emblem. I want to save and advance human life, not destroy it. I am proud of the fact that I never invented weapons to kill.
One does evil enough when one does nothing good.
We have only one reality, and that is here and now. What we miss by our evasions will never return, but if we squander ourselves, then too we lose being. Each day is precious a moment can be everything.
Take heed : you do not find what you do not seek.
A man's ethical behavior should be based effectually on sympathy, education, and social ties. No religious basis is necessary. Man would indeed be in a poor way if he had to be restrained by fear of punishment and hope of reward after death.
Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near. Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
One man with courage is a majority.
Yes, you can be a dreamer and a doer too, if you will remove one word from your vocabulary : impossible.
You can not escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today.
The three things that are most essential to achievement are common sense, hard work and stick-to-it-iv-ness.
One only gets to the top rung on the ladder by steadily climbing up one at a time, and suddenly, all sorts of powers, all sorts of abilities which you thought never belonged to you suddenly become within your own possibility and you think, 'Well, I'll have a go, too.'
The person who tries to live alone will not succeed as a human being. His heart withers if it does not answer another heart. His mind shrinks away if he hears only the echoes of his own thoughts and finds no other inspiration.
If parents pass enthusiasm along to their children, they will leave them an estate of incalculable value.
We judge ourselves by what we feel capable of doing, while others judge us by what we have already done.
You have enemies ? Good. That means you've stood up for something, sometime in your life.
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.
There is no pleasure in life equal to that of the conquest of a vicious habit.
Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.
Fortify yourself with contentment, for this is an impregnable fortress.
Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy.
Don't be too timid and squeamish about your actions. All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make the better.
Better to do something imperfectly than to do nothing flawlessly.
He who hesitates is lost.
I'm going to stop procrastinating once I get around to it.
It's not the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog.
When you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on.
People with many interests live, not only longest, but happiest.
We shall show mercy, but we shall not ask for it.
Don't bother just to be better than your contemporaries or predecessors. Try to be better than yourself.
Until we take how we see ourselves (and how we see others) into account, we will be unable to understand how others see and feel about themselves and their world. Unaware, we will project our intentions on their behavior and call ourselves objective.
If you believe you can, you probably can. If you believe you won't, you most assuredly won't. Belief is the ignition switch that gets you off the launching pad.
At every moment during our existence we are all called to be leaders, if for no other purpose than to lead ourselves.
Happiness is a butterfly, which, when pursued, is always just beyond your grasp, but which, if you will sit down quietly, may alight upon you.
It's not enough that we do our best, sometimes we have to do what's required.
Like snowflakes, my Christmas memories gather and dance each beautiful, unique and too soon gone.
One mistake will never kill you. The same mistake over and over again will.
Only that day dawns to which we are awake.
It's amazing what ordinary people can do if they set out without preconceived notions.
The person we believe ourselves to be will always act in a manner consistent with our self-image.
Common looking people are the best in the world : that is the reason the Lord makes so many of them.
Experience is a wonderful thing. It enables you to recognize a mistake when you make it again.
A man's dreams are an index to his greatness.
The grand essentials of happiness are something to do, something to love, and something to hope for.
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.
If you wish others to believe in you, you must first convince them that you believe in them.
Predetermine the objectives you want to accomplish. Think big, act big and set out to accomplish big results.
When you can't solve the problem, manage it.
There are so many things that we wish we had done yesterday, so few that we feel like doing today.
But inaction itself is a kind of action, and it has consequences. Consistently and absolutely maintained, inaction would necessarily lead to swift ruin , it would be a form of suicide. A refusal to enter into the world is a refusal to meet the challenge of reality which darkly demands that I dare and find out what will happen. In my situation I bear responsibility for what occurs because I do not intervene , if I can do something and I don't do it, I am guilty of the consequences of my inaction.
This is the true joy the being used for a purpose recognized as a might one.
Vision without action is a daydream. Action without vision is a nightmare.
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.
Kind words conquer.
I say to you today, my friends, that in spite of the difficulties and frustrations of the moment, I still have a dream.
We still do not know one thousandth of one percent of what nature has revealed to us.
Give whatever you are doing and whoever you are with the gift of your attention.
Obstacles are what appear when you take your eyes off your dreams.
Victory belongs to the most persevering.
Tell everyone what you want to do and someone will want to help you do it.
God gives nothing to those who keep their arms crossed.
If we all worked on the assumption that what is accepted as true were really true, there would be little hope of advance.
Rely on your own strength of body and soul. Take for your star self-reliance, faith, honesty and industry. Don't take too much advice keep at the helm and steer your own ship, and remember that the great art of commanding is to take a fair share of the work. Fire above the mark you intend to hit. Energy, invincible determination with the right motive, are the levers that move the world.
Stand as a rock , you are indestructible. You are the Self ( atman ) , the god of the universe.
Those who deny freedom to others, deserve it not for themselves ; and under a just God, cannot long retain it.
Education is what remains after one has forgotten everything he learned in school.
Seek first to understand, then to be understood.
If I have lost confidence in myself, I have the universe against me.
Someday, man will harness the rise and fall of the tides, imprison the power of the sun, and release atomic power.
Success is the progressive realization of a worthy goal or ideal
Seeing yourself as you want to be is the key to personal growth.
Life is a do-it yourself project.
He who speaks the loudest is the least heard.
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.
We get to make a living , we give to make a life.
You do not lead by hitting people over the head -- that's assault, not leadership.
Education is not filling a bucket, but lighting a fire.
Courage is the price that life exacts for granting peace.