Inspirational Quotes
There are so many things that we wish we had done yesterday, so few that we feel like doing today.
That which does not kill you makes you stronger.
The mind has exactly the same power as the hands, not merely to grasp the world, but to change it
I have learned that if one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours.
Deep down inside of all of us is the power to accomplish what we want to, if we'll just stop looking elsewhere.
First say to yourself what you would be, and then do what you have to do.
is a choice to focus one's being in a certain way, to bring one's faith, commitment, creativity, and love into coordination with a particular value and purpose.
Keep in mind that you are always saying "no" to something. If it isn't to the apparent, urgent things in your life, it is probably to the most fundamental, highly important things. Even when the urgent is good, the good can keep you from your best, keep you from your unique contribution, if you let it.
In order to form an immaculate member of a flock of sheep one must, above all, be a sheep.
Just smiling can do wonders for your attitude
The only gift is a portion of thyself.
A lie has speed, but truth has endurance.
The man who fears no truths has nothing to fear from lies.
The whole art of teaching is only the art of awakening the natural curiosity of young minds for the purpose of satisfying it afterwards.
To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream, not only plan, but also believe.
The mind is a lousy master but a wonderful servant.
The secret to creativity is knowing how to hide your sources.
I long to accomplish a great and noble task, but it is my chief duty to accomplish small tasks as if they were great and noble.
Education is the power to think clearly, the power to act well in the world's work, and the power to appreciate life.
It is not the job of the general to be winning. It is his job to win.
A wise man makes his own decisions , an ignorant man follows the public opinion.
I maintained my edge by always being a student, you will always have something new to learn.
Do not wait for ideal circumstances, they will never come, nor for the best opportunities.
If you want to win friends, make it a point to remember them. If you remember my name, you pay me a subtle compliment ; you indicate that I have made an impression on you. Remember my name and you add to my feeling of importance.
Even though I am nearly deaf, I seem to be gifted with a kind of inner hearing which enables me to detect sounds and noises which the ordinary person does not hear.
All misfortune is but a stepping stone to fortune.
Failure defeats losers, failure inspires winners.
Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery. Today is a gift. That is why it is called present.
Science without religion is lame. Religion without science is blind.
We are continually faced by great opportunities brilliantly disguised as insolvuble problems.
God is subtle but he is not malicious.
That some should be rich, shows that others may become rich, and, hence, is just encouragement to industry and enterprise.
What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals.
Regret for the things we did can be tempered by time, it is regret for the things we did not do that is inconsolable.
Learning is definitely not mere imitation or the ability to accumulate and conform to fixed knowledge. Learning is a constant process of discovery and never a concluding one. In JKD we begin not by accumulation but by discovering the cause of our ignorance, and oftentimes this involves a shedding process. Truth will not come until we have come to understand personally the whole process of the working of our being. After all, ultimately, knowledge in martial art simply means self-knowledge, and JKD can become intelligible only in the vigorous and constant process of self-inquiry and self-discovery.
If anything is worth trying at all, it's worth trying at least ten times.
Before we can forgive one another, we must understand one another
Luck happens when opportunity encounters the prepared mind.
I do not think there is any other quality so essential to success of any kind as the quality of perseverance. It overcomes almost everything, even nature.
You can often measure a person by the size of his dream.
I never read a food column and think 'Wow I value your opinion' because everyone has an opinion now. What makes a columnist an expert? If you stay focused on your own goal, you'll be fine. It's when you start looking too far out that you're going to get lost.
Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it.
Champions aren't made in the gyms. Champions are made from something they have deep inside them, a desire, a dream, a vision.
You must be the change you want to see in the world.
After your jump, the net appears.
There are two kinds of failures. The man who will do nothing he is told, and the man who will do nothing else.
Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.
The successful man is the average man, focused.
There's no such thing as not enough time if you're doing what you want to do.
Happiness comes of the capacity to feel deeply, to enjoy simply, to think freely, to risk life, to be needed.
Keep your business affairs in your own hands. It's the only way to be happy.
People are just as happy as they make up their minds to be.
To ask the hard question is simple.
Anyone can hold the helm when the sea is calm.
Your level of brilliance will determine the size of your opportunities in life.
Sometimes our light goes out but is blown into flame by another human being. Each of us owes deepest thanks to those who have rekindled this light.
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.
First thing every morning before you arise say out loud, "I believe'' three times.
Happiness does not consist in pastimes and amusements but in virtuous activities.
The successful man will profit from his mistakes and try again in a different way. quotes
Trouble is only opportunity in work clothes.
The positive thinker is a hard-headed, tough-minded, and factual realist. He sees all the difficulties clearly... which is more than can be said for the average negative thinker. But he sees more than difficulties -- he tries to see the solutions of those difficulties.
It doesn't matter where you are coming from. All that matters is where you are going.
Successful people make decisions quickly (as soon as all the facts are available) and change them very slowly (if ever). Unsuccessful people make decisions very slowly, and change them often and quickly.
Never pretend to a love which you do not actually feel, for love is not ours to command.
If you want to feel rich, just count all of the things you have that money can't buy.
You have within you right now, everything you need to deal with whatever the world can throw at you.
Some people come into our lives and quickly go, some stay for a while and leave footprints in our hearts, and we are never, ever the same.
There's always a way - if you're committed.
Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great.
Every sale has five basic obstacles : no need, no money, no hurry, no desire, no trust.
Keep away from small people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you too can become great.
Use what talent you possess, the woods would be very silent if no birds sang except those that sang best.
Excellence is more fun than mediocrity.
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.
And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body, and be yet thankful.
What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.
If you believe in what you are doing, then let nothing hold you up in your work. Much of the best work of the world has been done against seeming impossibilities. The thing is to get the work done.
There is nothing to fear, but fear itself.
I expect to pass through this world but once. Any good therefore that I can do, or any kindness that I can show to my fellow-creature, let me do it now. Let me not defer or neglect it, for I shall not pass this way again.
Successful people are always looking for opportunities to help others. Unsuccessful people are always asking, 'What's in it for me?'
Ideas without action are worthless.
Give a man a fish and he will eat for the day, teach a man to fish and he will eat for a lifetime.
Develop an attitude of gratitude, and give thanks for everything that happens to you, knowing that every step forward is a step toward achieving something bigger and better than your current situation.
The beauties of the world are best seen by those who strive to reach them.
Stopping at third base adds no more runs than striking out.
Why should a man be moral ? Because this strengthens his will.
We came to enjoy, we are being enjoyed. We came to rule, we are being ruled. We came to work, we are being worked. All the time, we find that. And this comes into every detail of our life.
You must take personal responsibility. You can not change the circumstances, the seasons, or the wind, but you can change yourself. That is something you have charge of.
If you can't accept losing, you can't win.
Persistence is to the character of man as carbon is to steel.
If you want to be enthusiastic, act enthusiastic.