Inspirational Quotes
Be not afraid of growing slowly, be afraid only of standing still.
Nothing gives one person so much advantage over another as to remain always cool and unruffled under all circumstances.
Small opportunities are often the beginning of great enterprises.
You could unwrap a Fudgesicle at the first light and never touch the brake lever till you threw away the stick.
As you think in your heart, so shall you be.
Happiness itself does not stay -- only moments of happiness do.
People are like stained glass windows, they sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when darkness sets in their true beauty is revealed only if there is a light from within.
Faith can move mountains.
Grow deep - not just tall.
Am I motivated by what I really want out of life or am I mass-motivated ?
Science is a wonderful thing if one does not have to earn one's living at it.
Great spirits have often encountered violent opposition from weak minds.
The mind is a lousy master but a wonderful servant.
We are at our very best, and we are happiest, when we are fully engaged in work we enjoy on the journey toward the goal we've established for ourselves. It gives meaning to our time off and comfort to our sleep. It makes everything else in life so wonderful, so worthwhile.
The beginning is the half of every action.
If there is something to gain and nothing to lose by asking, by all means ask.
There are two kinds of people, those who do the work and those who take the credit. Try to be in the first group, there is less competition there.
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.
Accomplishment of purpose is better than making a profit.
It's not what you've got, it's what you use that makes a difference.
Do not follow where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.
Work like you don't need the money, love like you've never been hurt and dance like no one is watching
Thou love life ? Then do not squander time, for that is the stuff that life is made of.
He who stops being better stops being good.
Not he who has much is rich, but he who gives much.
Expect the best, plan for the worst, and prepare to be surprised.
Listen with regard when others talk. Give your time and energy to others, let others have their own way, do things for reasons other than furthering your own needs.
I don't measure a man's success by how high he climbs but how high he bounces when he hits bottom.
The hardest thing in the world to understand is the income tax.
What we see depends mainly on what we look for.
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.
Nothing is more validating and affirming than feeling understood. And the moment a person begins feeling understood, that person becomes far more open to influence and change.
It is one of the most beautiful compensations of life, that no man can sincerely try to help another without helping himself.
If parents pass enthusiasm along to their children, they will leave them an estate of incalculable value.
There's no abiding success without commitment.
There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure.
Remember happiness doesn't depend on who you are or what you have, it depends solely upon what you think.
When you were born, you cried and the world rejoiced. Live your life so that when you die, the world cries and you rejoice.
I am a slow walker, but I never walk backwards.
Cherish your visions and your dreams as they are the children of your soul, the blueprints of your ultimate achievements.
We mustn't let our passions destroy our dreams.
Some of us have great runways already built for us. If you have one, take off. But if you don't have one, realize it is your responsibility to grab a shovel and build one for yourself and for those who will follow after you.
Life's blows can not break a person whose spirit is warmed at the fire of enthusiasm.
Challenges are what make life interesting , overcoming them is what makes life meaningful.
Nothing can bring you peace but yourself.
There is no pleasure in life equal to that of the conquest of a vicious habit.
Change does not change tradition. It strengthens it. Change is a challenge and an opportunity, not a threat. Change does not necessarily assure progress, but progress implacably requires change. Education is essential to change, for education creates both new wants and the ability to satisfy them.
It's your attitude not your aptitude that determines your altitude.
One ought never to turn one's back on a threatened danger and try to run away from it. If you do that, you will double the danger. But if you meet it promptly and without flinching, you will reduce the danger by half. Never run away from anything. Never !
Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless.
Charity should begin at home, but should not stay there. Philip Brooks Children are the reward of life.
You must tolerate that which you can not change.
In order to grasp the reality, we must see the possibilities. In the present, a formulation of the possibilities is the area in which I gain uncertainty concerning what I decide, without a vision of the possibilities, I act blindly, only a knowledge of the possibilities enables me to know what I am actually doing.
Whatever you vividly imagine, ardently desire, sincerely believe, and enthusiastically act upon must inevitably come to pass!
Kind words conquer.
Life is a succession of lessons which must be lived to be understood.
If to do good were easy as to know what were good to do, chapels had been churches, and poor men's cottages princes' palaces.
Human beings can alter their lives by altering their attitudes of mind.
The will to win is important, but the will to prepare is vital.
Give me a place to stand and I will move the earth.
One joy scatters a hundred griefs.
High expectations are the key to everything.
Attitude determines altitude.
Forget about the consequences of failure. Failure is only a temporary change in direction to set you straight for your next success.
Heroism on command, senseless violence, and all the loathsome nonsense that goes by the name of patriotism -- how passionately I hate them !
Be happy. It's one way of being wise.
Remember, if you ever need a helping hand, you'll find one at the end of your arm. As you grow older you will discover that you have two hands. One for helping yourself, the other for helping others.
If you command wisely, you'll be obeyed cheerfully.
To succeed, you need to take that gut feeling in what you believe and act on it with all of your heart.
Success is predictable.
The more goals you set - the more goals you get.
If you listen to your fears, you will die never knowing what a great person you might have been.
In all the other movies that I’ve done, as well as my life. You know, I’ve been tagged. I guess we all have been tagged, right? We’re all alive. Right here, right now! This is happening. We’re alive!
You do not lead by hitting people over the head -- that's assault, not leadership.
Success is achieved by those who try and keep trying with a positive mental attitude.
Be like the turtle. If he didn't stick his neck out, he wouldn't get anywhere at all.
They alone live, who live for others.
I think there is something, more important than believing : Action ! The world is full of dreamers, there aren't enough who will move ahead and begin to take concrete steps to actualize their vision.
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.
Hard work pays off.
Most people have no idea of the giant capacity we can immediately command when we focus all of our resources on mastering a single area of our lives.
The crocodile is only strong in the water.
The struggle of the mind to keep itself free from every sort of bondage -- to remain curious, open, unsatiated in all its relations with nature -- is tenfold more difficult than the cultivation of a stable, satisfying point of view, but a thousandfold more precious.
Be the change you want to see in the world.
You can often measure a person by the size of his dream.
Better to light a candle than curse the darkness.
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.
A great attitude does much more than turn on the lights in our worlds, it seems to magically connect us to all sorts of serendipitous opportunities that were somehow absent before the change.
It is always wise to look ahead, but difficult to look farther than you can see.
Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it.
If the going is real easy, beware, you may be headed down hill.
Men do less than they ought, unless they do all they can.