Inspirational Quotes
There is one quality which one must possess to win, and that is definiteness of purpose, the knowledge of what one wants, and a burning desire to possess it.
No man can stand on top because he is put there.
Where there is a will, there is a way.
Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new.
Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance.
My experience will help, but I insist and maintain that art - true art that is - cannot be handed out. Furthermore, art is never decoration or embellishment. Instead it is a constant process of maturing.
It is not good for all our wishes to be filled , through sickness we recognize the value of health, through evil, the value of good, through hunger, the value of food, through exertion, the value of rest.
Now is the time. Needs are great, but your possibilities are greater.
Will springs from the two elements of moral sense and self-interest.
The strongest among the weak is the one who doesn't forget his weaknesses.
Fractures well cured make us more strong.
I am speaking now of the highest duty we owe our friends, the noblest, the most sacred that of keeping their own nobleness, goodness, pure and incorrupt. . . . If we let our friend become cold and selfish and exacting without a remonstrance, we are no true lover, no true friend.
Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.
Character may almost be called the most effective means of persuasion
First say to yourself what you would be, and then do what you have to do.
Some people enter our lives and leave almost instantly. Others stay, and forge such an impression on our heart and soul, we are changed forever.
Accomplishment of purpose is better than making a profit.
If you tell the truth you don't have to remember anything.
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.
Great minds have purpose, while others just have wishes.
It doesn't matter which side of the fence you get off on sometimes. What matters most is getting off. You can not make progress without making decisions.
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.
The important thing is this, to be able at any moment to sacrifice what we are, for what we could become.
There is nothing like returning to a place that remains unchanged to find the ways in which you yourself have altered.
Hope is a state of mind, not of the world. Hope, in this deep and powerful sense, is not the same as joy that things are going well, or willingness to invest in enterprises that are obviously heading for success, but rather an ability to work for something because it is good.
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.
Obstacles don't have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don't turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it.
From his neck down a man is worth a couple of dollars a day, from his neck up he is worth anything that his brain can produce.
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.
Example sheds a genial ray which men are apt to borrow, so first improve yourself today, and then your friends tomorrow.
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.
There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure.
Character is higher than intellect... A great soul will be strong to live, as well as to think.
The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing.
You don't use a hammer to tighten a screw.
Try to be happy in this present moment, and put not off being so to a time to come, as though that time should be of another make from this which has already come and is ours.
Our inventions are wont to be pretty toys, which distract our attention from serious things. They are but improved means to an unimproved end, an end which was already but too easy to arrive at
No man is free who is not master of himself.
We struggle with the complexities and avoid the simplicities.
If at first you don't succeed, try, try again.
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.
Know that although in the eternal scheme of things you are small, you are also unique and irreplaceable, as are all your fellow humans everywhere in the world.
The reason most people never reach their goals is that they don't define them, learn about them, or even seriously consider them as believable or achievable. Winners can tell you where they are going, what they plan to do along the way, and who will be sharing the adventure with them.
If your success is not on your own terms, if it looks good to the world but does not feel good in your heart, it is not success at all.
Count it all joy, my brethren, when you meet various trials, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.
Man has been endowed with reason, with the power to create, so that he can add to what he's been given. But up to now he hasn't been a creator, only a destroyer. Forests keep disappearing, rivers dry up, wild life's become extinct, the climate's ruined and the land grows poorer and uglier every day.
If you feel you have no faults there's another one.
The great pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do.
God does not care about our mathematical difficulties. He integrates empirically.
There is no such thing as failure. There are only results.
Do what you can, with what you have, where you are !
You can not escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today.
The great accomplishments of man have resulted from the transmission of ideas and enthusiasm.
I'm a great believer in luck, and I find the harder I work the more I have of it.
No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.
Be the change you want to see in the world Ghandi Be useful where thou livest.
Laughing at our mistakes can lengthen our own life. Laughing at someone else's can shorten it.
Sports serve society by providing vivid examples of excellence.
The one thing that separates winners from losers is, winners take action!
I believe that the science of chemistry alone almost proves the existence of an intelligent creator.
Rough spots sharpen our performance. And more often than not, obstacles can be turned into advantages. You just can't let your disappointment get in the way.
You are never given a wish without also being given the power to make it true. You may have to work for it, however.
Not many people are willing to give failure a second opportunity. They fail once and it is all over. The bitter pill of failure is often more than most people can handle. If you are willing to accept failure and learn from it, if you are willing to consider failure as a blessing in disguise and bounce back, you have got the essential of harnessing one of the most powerful success forces.
Your family and your love must be cultivated like a garden. Time, effort, and imagination must be summoned constantly to keep any relationship flourishing and growing.
We reap what we sow - we are the makers of our own fate. The wind is blowing, those vessels whose sails are unfurled catch it, and go forward on their way, but those which have their sails furled do not catch the wind. Is that the fault of the wind ? We make our own destiny.
You can do anything you put your mind to.
This world will always continue to be a mixture of good and evil. Our duty is to sympathize with the weak and to love even the wrongdoer.
I always try to turn my personal struggles into something helpful for others.
The worst thing one can do is not to try, to be aware of what one wants and not give in to it, to spend years in silent hurt wondering if something could have materialized -- never knowing.
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.
Some people dream of success while others wake up and work hard at it.
Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.
Two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the the universe.
The unique ability to take decisive action while maintaining focus on the ultimate mission is what defines a true leader.
Those people who develop the ability to continuously acquire new and better forms of knowledge that they can apply to their work and to their lives will be the movers and shakers in our society for the indefinite future.
To the world you may be one person, but to one person you may be the world.
The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched. They must be felt with the heart.
The gulf between god and me is thus bridged. Thus by knowing god, we find that the kingdom of heaven is within us.
Failure doesn't mean you are a failure, it just means you haven't succeeded yet.
No man is good enough to govern another man without that other's consent.
Many people seem to think that success in one area can compensate for failure in other areas. But can it really ? True effectiveness requires balance.
It's nice to be the best, but not when being the best brings out the worst in you.
Within us all there are wells of thought and dynamos of energy which are not suspected until emergencies arise. Then oftentimes we find that it is comparatively simple to double or treble our former capacities and to amaze ourselves by the results achieved. Quotas, when set up for us by others, are challenges which goad us on to surpass ourselves. The outstanding leaders of every age are those who set up their own quotas and constantly achieve them.
Stand up to your obstacles and do something about them. You will find that they haven't half the strength you think they have.
Be loyal to people in their absence. Then watch how others begin having more faith and confidence in you, because they know you won't be talking about them behind their backs.
Genius is one per cent inspiration and ninety-nine per cent perspiration. Accordingly, a 'genius' is often merely a talented person who has done all of his or her homework.
Charity is injurious unless it helps the recipient to become independent of it.
You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You must do the thing which you think you can not do.
Every man has in himself a continent of undiscovered character. Happy is he who acts as the Columbus to his own soul.
If we don't change, we don't grow. If we don't grow, we aren't really living.
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.