Inspirational Quotes
The mind has exactly the same power as the hands, not merely to grasp the world, but to change it
I know that many people feel that old age is a time to take it easy, but I compare my life now to being the last runner in a relay race. Would you have me slow down as I near the finish line ?
There is a great man who makes every man feels small. But the real great man is the man who makes every man feel great.
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.
Far better is it to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though chequered by failure, than to take rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy much nor suffer much, because they live in the grey twilight that knows not victory or defeat.
Experience is what you get when you don't get what you want.
I have seen too much of the vanity of human affairs, to expect felicity from the splendid scenes of public life.
Life is what you make it.
Not being able to do everything is no excuse for not doing everything you can.
He who dares nothing need hope for nothing.
In absence of clearly defined goals, we become strangely loyal to performing daily acts of trivia.
Learning karate requires self-control and discipline Let a joy keep you. Reach out your hands and take it when it runs by.
Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.
Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.
We are what and where we are because we have first imagined it.
Abilities wither under faultfinding, blossom with encouragement.
Far better is it to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure, than to rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy much nor suffer much, because they live in a gray twilight that knows not victory nor defeat.
Come to the edge. We can't. We're afraid. We can't. We will fall ! Come to the edge. And they came. And he pushed them. And they flew.
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.
The greatest part of our happiness depends on our dispositions, not our circumstances.
The greatest gifts you can give your children are the roots of responsibility and the wings of independence.
No legacy is so rich as honesty.
How you respond to the challenge in the second half will determine what you become after the game, whether you are a winner or a loser.
I am the inferior of any man whose rights I trample under foot. Men are not superior by reason of the accidents of race or color. They are superior who have the best heart the best brain.
Blessed are the peacemakers for they shall be called the children of God.
Don't be afraid to give your best to what seemingly are small jobs. Every time you conquer one it makes you that much stronger. If you do the little jobs well, the big ones tend to take care of themselves.
You know when you've read a good book when you turn the last page and feel a little as if you have lost a friend.
They always say time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself.
Advice is seldom welcome , and those who want it the most always like it the least.
Let's not confuse hasty decisions with strength or intelligence. It's important to be decisive - after giving consideration that reflects the time you have and what's at stake.
Know thyself was the inscription over the Oracle at Delphi. And it is still the most difficult task any of us faces. But until you truly know yourself, strengths and weaknesses, know what you want to do and why you want to do it, you can not succeed in any but the most superficial sense of the word. The leader never lies to himself, especially about himself, knows his flaws as well as his assets, and deals with them directly. You are your own raw material. When you know what you consist of and why you want to make of it, then you can invent yourself.
The only difference between a good shot and a bad shot is if it goes in or not.
Nothing is at last sacred but the integrity of your own mind.
No one can make you jealous, angry, vengeful, or greedy -- unless you let him.
The best way to escape from a problem is to solve it.
He who is afraid of asking is ashamed of learning.
It is one of the most beautiful compensations of life, that no man can sincerely try to help another without helping himself.
Accept challenges, so that you may feel the exhilaration of victory.
The rays of happiness, like those of light, are colorless when unbroken.
Believe that the loose ball that you are chasing has your name on it.
Take calculated risks. That is quite different from being rash.
Things turn out best for people who make the best of the way things turn out.
It isn't what you have, or who you are, or where you are, or what you are doing that makes you happy or unhappy. It is what you think about.
There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure.
Sometimes, all you need to invent something is a good imagination and a pile of junk.
If this is a blessing, it is certainly very well disguised.
It is my principle that the will of the majority should always prevail.
A weak man has doubts before a decision, a strong man has them afterwards.
Those who laugh - last!!
Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.
Fundamental progress has to do with the reinterpretation of basic ideas.
One does evil enough when one does nothing good.
There is little difference in people, but that little difference makes a big difference. That little difference is attitude. The big difference is whether it is positive or negative.
Don't hide your light under a bushel.
Every hand does its part to hold up the world. Every healthy individual guides his life by a selected motive which takes precedence over all the others. He is the man who maintains his integrity in the midst of change, his individuality in the face of external pressures to conform.
In life you need either inspiration or desperation.
This is no time for ease and comfort. It is the time to dare and endure.
All condemnation of others really condemns ourselves. Adjust the microcosm which is in your power to do and the macrocosm will adjust itself for you.
The gulf between god and me is thus bridged. Thus by knowing god, we find that the kingdom of heaven is within us.
Dedicate yourself to the good you deserve and desire for yourself. Give yourself peace of mind. You deserve to be happy. You deserve delight.
Let's not just transform those in need, we can also find ways to help transform those in power.
To be a leader, you must stand for something, or fall for anything.
We are limited but we can push back the borders of our limitations.
Honesty pays, but it doesn't seem to pay enough to suit some people.
If you refuse to accept anything but the best you very often get it.
The tapas and the other hard yogas that were practiced in other yugas do not work now. What is needed in this yuga is giving, helping others. Believe in yourself and the world will be at your feet.
All knowledge that the world has ever received comes from the mind, the infinite library of the universe is in our own mind.
There are those who give with joy, and that joy is their reward.
People with goals succeed because they know where they're going.
It takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it. If you think about that, you'll do things differently.
Determine that the thing can and shall be done, and then we shall find the way.
I thought that training for the Olympics would be hardest thing I would ever have to do," former Olympic gymnast Jordyn Wieber said in court. "But the hardest thing I've ever had to do is process that I am a victim of Larry Nassar. But even though I'm a victim, I do not and will not live my life as one.
Experience is simply the name we give our mistakes.
To ask the hard question is simple.
What is tolerance ? It is the consequence of humanity. We are all formed of frailty and error , let us pardon reciprocally each other's folly - that is the first law of nature.
I'm proud to be around these men. Bunch of bosses right here. Bosses on 3!. 1..2..3 Bosses !
How far you go in life depends on you being tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving and tolerant of the weak and the strong. Because someday in life you will have been all of these.
Well done is better than well said.
People become really quite remarkable when they start thinking that they can do things. When they believe in themselves they have the first secret of success.
They are able because they think they are able.
As different streams having different sources all mingle their waters in the sea, so different tendencies, various though they appear, crooked or straight, all lead to god.
The only way to have a friend is to be one.
Slow but steady wins the race.
Again and again, the impossible problem is solved when we see that the problem is only a tough decision waiting to be made.
High expectations are the key to everything.
Life is a great big canvas, and you should throw all the paint you can on it.
Every life form seems to strive to its maximum except human beings. How tall will a tree grow ? As tall as it possibly can. Human beings, on the other hand, have been given the dignity of choice. You can choose to be all or you can choose to be less. Why not stretch up to the full measure of the challenge and see what all you can do ?
Happiness is not having what you want, but wanting what you have.
If at first you don't succeed, try, try again.
If you can imagine it, you can achieve it , if you can dream it, you can become it.
You cannot change your destination overnight, but you can change your direction overnight.
Skill and confidence are an unconquered army.