Inspirational Quotes
Say not, "I have found the truth" but rather, "I have found a truth".
Never live in the past but always learn from it.
The man who goes farthest is generally the one who is willing to do and dare. The sure-thing boat never gets far from shore.
From what we get, we can make a living, what we give, however makes a life.
Character may almost be called the most effective means of persuasion
Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.
There are millions of children today who don't attend school. However, education is the only way to get ahead in this country.
Hope springs eternal.
The mind has exactly the same power as the hands, not merely to grasp the world, but to change it
Every human heart is human.
What would you attempt to do if you knew you could not fail ?
One of the reasons mature people stop learning is that they become less and less willing to risk failure.
To gain more abundance a person needs more skills and needs to be more creative and cooperative.
You have to decide what your highest priorities are and have the courage -- pleasantly, smilingly, non-apologetically -- to say 'no' to other things. And the way you do that is by having a bigger 'yes' burning inside. The enemy of the 'best' is often the 'good. '
It takes a whole village to raise a child.
Stand up, be bold, be strong. Take the whole responsibility on your own shoulders, and know that you are the creator of your own destiny. All the strength and succor you want is within yourself. Therefore, make your own future.
Sooner or later the truth comes to light.
Don't waste yourself in rejection, nor bark against the bad, but chant the beauty of the good.
We will act consistently with our view of who we truly are, whether that view is accurate or not.
Human beings are the only creatures that allow their children to come back home.
I am not overly impressed by the great names and reputations of those who might be trying to beat me to an invention... . Its their 'ideas' that appeal to me.
Everything that is good from others, bring it in, and in your own way absorb it, do not become others.
Things may come to those who wait, but only the things left by those who hustle.
All men dream, but unequally. Those that dream at night in the dusty recesses of their minds awake the next day to find that their dreams were just vanity. But those who dream during the day with their eyes wide open are dangerous men , they act out their dreams to make them reality.
To be successful, you must decide exactly what you want to accomplish, then resolve to pay the price to get it.
No, this trick won't work... How on earth are you ever going to explain in terms of chemistry and physics so important a biological phenomenon as first love ?
Some make it happen, some watch it happen, and some say, What happened ?
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.
No man is good enough to govern another man without that other's consent.
He who has great power should use it lightly.
Determine that the thing can and shall be done, and then we shall find the way.
Do not worry about your difficulties in Mathematics. I can assure you mine are still greater.
To solve a problem or to reach a goal, you don't need to know all the answers in advance. But you must have a clear idea of the problem or the goal you want to reach.
Never give in -- never, never, never, never.
Happiness resides not in possessions and not in gold , the feeling of happiness dwells in the soul.
Laughing at our mistakes can lengthen our own life. Laughing at someone else's can shorten it.
Truth will always be truth, regardless of lack of understanding, disbelief or ignorance.
What we can or can not do, what we consider possible or impossible, is rarely a function of our true capability. It is more likely a function of our beliefs about who we are.
I was never tired of listening to his wisdom or imparting my own.
Find something you love to do and you'll never have to work a day in your life.
We are so lazy, we do not want to do anything ourselves. We want a personal god, a savior or a prophet to do everything for us. Long as we believe ourselves to be even the least different from god, fear remains with us, but when we know ourselves to be the one, fear goes, of what can we be afraid ?
You don't get to choose how you're going to die, only how you're going to live.
The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and all science. He to whom this emotion is a stranger, who can no longer pause to wonder and stand rapt in awe, is as good as dead. His eyes are closed.
Be not ashamed of mistakes and thus make them crimes.
Experience is the best teacher.
The atmosphere of expectancy is the breeding ground for miracles.
Luck happens when opportunity encounters the prepared mind.
We are still masters of our fate. We are still captains of our souls.
You always succeed in producing a result.
Courage is not a virtue of value among other personal values like love or fidelity. It is the foundation that underlies and gives reality to all other virtues and personal values. Without courage our love pales into mere dependency. Without courage our fidelity becomes conformism.
To live for results would be to sentence myself to continuous frustration. My only sure reward is in my actions and not from them.
I have, for many years past, contemplated the noble races of red men who are now spread over these trackless forests and boundless prairies, melting away at the approach of civilization.
If you command wisely, you'll be obeyed cheerfully.
Failing to plan is planning to fail.
People don't care how much you know, until they know how much you care.
It's the investor who is risky, not the investment.
You may have to fight a battle more than once to win.
Take care of your body. It's the only place you have to live.
You can't have a better tomorrow if you are thinking about yesterday all the time.
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.
It is the very essence of good leadership to give away all credit for positive achievement, to identify only team goals and always to refer to them as such.
Almost all of the world-class athletes and other peak performers are visualizers. They see it , they feel it, they experience it before they actually do it. They began with the end in mind. You can do it in every area of your life. Before performance, a sales presentation, a difficult confrontation, or the daily challenge of meeting a goal, see it clearly, vividly, relentlessly, over and over again. Create an internal "comfort zone''. Then, when you get into the situation, it isn't foreign. It doesn't scare you.
No man is happy who does not think himself so.
What we do not see, what most of us never suspect of existing, is the silent but irresistible power which comes to the rescue of those who fight on in the face of discouragement.
He who hesitates is lost.
A way of life can not be successful so long as it is mere intellectual conviction. It must be deeply felt, deeply believed, dominant even in dreams.
Impossible situations can become possible miracles.
Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.
Practice does not make perfect, perfect practice makes perfect.
We have no simple problems or easy decisions after kindergarten.
Peace can not be kept by force. It can only be achieved by understanding.
It's amazing what ordinary people can do if they set out without preconceived notions.
To understand the heart and mind of a person, look not at what he has already achieved, but at what he aspires to.
Look at every situation as if you were in the future and you were looking back on it.
A strong person and a waterfall always channel their own path.
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.
My religion consists of a humble admiration of the illimitable superior spirit who reveals himself in the slight details we are able to perceive with our frail and feeble mind.
If I am not for myself, who will be for me ? Yet if I am for myself alone, of what good am I ?
Because ideas have to be original only with regard to their adaptation to the problem at hand, I am always extremely interested in how others have used used them.
Sweet are the uses of adversity, Which like the toad, ugly and venomous, Wears yet a precious jewel in his head.
I say to you today, my friends, that in spite of the difficulties and frustrations of the moment, I still have a dream.
Give a man a fish and he will eat for the day, teach a man to fish and he will eat for a lifetime.
To wear your heart on your sleeve isn't a very good plan, you should wear it inside, where it functions best.
Blessed indeed is the man who hears many gentle voices call him father.
Your attitude determines your altitude.
Only when all contribute their firewood can they build up a strong fire.
Attitude determines altitude.
Aim for the moon. If you miss, you may hit a star.
Live with passion.
Life is a great big canvas, and you should throw all the paint you can on it.
Whoever is open, loyal, true ; of humane and affable demeanour, honourable himself, and in his judgement of others, faithful to his word as to law, and faithful alike to God and man... .such a man is a true gentleman.
If one has to submit, it is wasteful not to do so with the best grace possible.