Inspirational Quotes
Money without brains is always dangerous.
It is one of the most beautiful compensations of life, that no man can sincerely try to help another without helping himself.
Life's most soothing things are a child's goodnight and sweet music.
Happiness is not achieved by the conscious pursuit of happiness , it is generally the by- product of other activities.
Don't ask yourself what the world needs , ask yourself what makes you come alive. And then go and do that. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.
I assume everybody thinks they're a top-five quarterback. I think I'm the best. I don't think I'm top five, I think I'm the best. I don't think I'd be very successful at my job if I didn't feel that way.
You can make more friends in two months by becoming interested in other people than you can in two years by trying to get other people interested in you.
Let's roll.
A real decision is measured by the fact that you've taken a new action. If there's no action, you have n't truly decided.
How can we remember our ignorance, which our growth requires, when we are using our knowledge all the time ?
Don't be too timid and squeamish about your actions. All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make the better.
Pep without purpose is piffle.
A teacher, a really good teacher, is never a giver of truth; he is a guide, a pointer to truth. Therefore, a good teacher, or, more appropriately, a guide, studies each student individually and helps to awaken the student to explore himself, both internally and externally, and ultimately to integrate himself with his being. All in all, a teacher acts as a catalyst, and not only must he have a tremendous understanding; he must also possess a sensitive mind with great flexibility and adaptability.
A fellow doesn't last long on what he has done. He has to keep on delivering.
Great minds have purpose, others have wishes.
Never talk defeat. Use words like hope, belief, faith, victory.
Trust in yourself. Your perceptions are often far more accurate than you are willing to believe.
A ship is safe in harbor, but thats not what ships are for.
Knowledge work is all about how we use one another's time and attention. Given just minutes, good leaders can affect how we think, what we decide, and, ultimately, what we create.
The individual activity of one man with backbone will do more than a thousand men with a mere wishbone.
Keep the Faith.
Thinking will not overcome fear but action will.
Nurture your mind with great thoughts, for you will never go any higher than you think.
He that is good for making excuses is seldom good for anything else.
When you reach for the stars, you may not get one, but you won't come up with a handful of mud, either.
Neither seek nor avoid, take what comes.
Great works are performed not by strength but by perseverance.
Efficiency is doing things right. Effectiveness is doing the right thing.
When asked about clinching a playoff berth for Cleveland Browns during the 2023 NFL regular season - "You don't know how many of these moments you're going to get. Not too many people get the opportunity to have kids as old as mine and that understand what's going on - get to witness this. I'm going to remember this for the rest of my life. And anything that you get to do with people that you love, especially your children, they just make everything that much more special."
Every action that helps us manifest our divine nature more and more is good, every action that retards it is evil.
When it is dark enough, you can see the stars.
Be like a postage stamp. Stick to it until you get there.
Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.
The least movement is of importance to all nature. The entire ocean is affected by a pebble.
Oh, to be free from the stifling pressures of life to rest, a peaceful slumber that will rejuvenate my soul
In the long run, men hit only what they aim at. Therefore, though they should fail immediately, they had better aim at something high.
Fractures well cured make us more strong.
Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.
Truth fears no questions.
There is no limit to the power of the human mind. The more concentrated it is, the more power is brought to bear on one point.
Are great things ever done smoothly ? Time, patience, and indomitable will must show.
The battle is all over except the "shouting" when one knows what is wanted and has made up his mind to get it, whatever the price may be.
Boldness, more boldness, and always boldness !
Who is the happiest of men ? He who values the merits of others, and in their pleasure takes joy, even as though'twere his own.
Roll with the punches.
There comes a moment when you have to stop revving up the car and shove it into gear.
The fear of death is the most unjustified of all fears, for there's no risk of accident for someone who's dead.
Be Here Now.
The quality of a man's life is in direct proportion to his commitment to excellence, regardless of his chosen field of endeavor.
The most important thing a father can do for his children is to love their mother.
The show must go on.
Never give up, for that is just the place and time that the tide will turn.
Security is mostly a superstition. It does not exist in nature, nor do the children of men as a whole experience it. Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. Life is either a daring adventure, or nothing.
What you do speaks so loudly that I cannot hear what you say.
Time is the most valuable thing a man can spend.
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.
The road to success is always under construction.
Not being able to do everything is no excuse for not doing everything you can.
The harder you fall the higher you bounce.
Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success.
The meeting of two personalities is like the contact of two chemical substances if there is any reaction, both are transformed.
Whenever you are asked if you can do a job, tell'em, Certainly I can ! - and get busy and find out how to do it
The currency of success is not money. It’s minutes. What percentage of my life do I spend doing what I want, in the way I want? That’s true success.
Most people are about as happy as they make up their mind to be.
One of the main reasons people are not rich is that they worry too much about things that might never happen. quotes
Nobody made a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could do only a little.
Alone we can do so little, together we can do so much.
Talent does you no good unless it's recognized by someone else.
If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.
Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.
The way to happiness : keep your heart free from hate, your mind from worry. Live simply, expect little, give much. Fill your life with love. Scatter sunshine. Forget self, think of others. Do as you would be done by. Try this for a week and you will be surprised.
It helps to write down half a dozen things which are worrying me. Two of them, say, disappear, about two nothing can be done, so it's no use worrying, and two perhaps can be settled.
If you don't know where you are going, you'll end up someplace else.
Virtuous and wise he was, but not severe , He still remember'd that he once was young.
Never say more than is necessary.
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.
If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men.
Life is no brief candle to me. It is a sort of splendid torch which I have got a hold of for the moment, and I want to make it burn as brightly as possible before handing it on to future generations
I'm proud to be around these men. Bunch of bosses right here. Bosses on 3!. 1..2..3 Bosses !
Are you fit company for the person you wish to become ?
Sharing is the essence of teaching. It is, I have come to believe, the essence of civilizationWithout it, the imagination is but the echo of the self, trapped in a soundproof chamber, reverberating upon itself until it is spent in exhaustion or futility.
If you want children to keep their feet on the ground, put some responsibility on their shoulders.
I do not think much of a man who does not know more today than he did yesterday.
Laughing at our mistakes can lengthen our own life. Laughing at someone else's can shorten it.
Many of us spend half of our time wishing for things we could have, if we didn't spend half of our time wishing.
I have seen too much of the vanity of human affairs, to expect felicity from the splendid scenes of public life.
Determine that the thing can and shall be done, and then we shall find the way.
Always look at what you have left. Never look at what you have lost.
It is a good thing for an uneducated man to read books of quotations.
Put your heart, mind, intellect, and soul even to your smallest acts. This is the secret of success.
Your vision will become clear only when you look into your heart. Who looks outside, dreams. Who looks inside, awakens.
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.