Inspirational Quotes
I do not resent criticism, even when, for the sake of emphasis, it parts for the time with reality.
When one door closes another opens. But often we look so long so regretfully upon the closed door that we fail to see the one that has opened for us.
Only those who do nothing at all make no mistakes but that would be a mistake.
I'm proud to be around these men. Bunch of bosses right here. Bosses on 3!. 1..2..3 Bosses !
For changes to be of any true value, they've got to be lasting and consistent.
Failure is only the opportunity to begin again, this time more wisely.
The only thing that interferes with my learning is my education.
Feel nothing, know nothing, do nothing, have nothing, give up all to god, and say utterly, 'Thy will be done'. We only dream this bondage. Wake up and let it go.
First comes thought, then organization of that thought, into ideas and plans, then transformation of those plans into reality. The beginning, as you will observe, is in your imagination.
It is discouraging how many people are shocked by honesty and how few by deceit.
When one door of happiness closes, another opens, but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one that has been opened for us.
There has never been a statue erected to honor a critic.
To find what you seek in the road of life, the best proverb of all is that which says Leave no stone unturned.
Skill and confidence are an unconquered army.
Trouble is only opportunity in work clothes.
Perfect love can not be without equality.
Sometimes by losing a battle you find a new way to win the war.
Happiness is not a station you arrive at, but a manner of traveling.
And now here is my secret, a very simple secret. It is only with the heart that one can see rightly, what is essential is invisible to the eye.
The truth is more important than the facts.
Just because we increase the speed of information doesn't mean we can increase the speed of decisions. Pondering, reflecting and ruminating are undervalued skills in our culture.
Practice makes perfect.
A little more moderation would be good. Of course, my life hasn't exactly been one of moderation.
Some things have to be believed to be seen.
Never stop learning. If you learn one new thing everyday, you will overcome 99% of your competition
You see, when we have the opportunity of working out, you'll see that your way of thinking is definitely not the same as mine. Art, after all, is a means of acquiring personal liberty. Your way is not my way nor mine yours.
Never, never, never give up.
Money without brains is always dangerous.
A short saying often contains much wisdom.
You may be on the right track, but if you just sit there you'll get run over.
Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are.
Let not him who is houseless pull down the house of another, but let him work diligently and build one for himself, thus by example assuring that his own shall be safe from violence when built.
We are continually faced by great opportunities brilliantly disguised as insolvuble problems.
O Captain ! My Captain ! our fearful trip is done.
The whole art of teaching is only the art of awakening the natural curiosity of young minds for the purpose of satisfying it afterwards.
Try, try, try, and keep on trying is the rule that must be followed to become an expert in anything.
It is difficult to say what is impossible, for the dream of yesterday is the hope of today and the reality of tomorrow.
We still do not know one thousandth of one percent of what nature has revealed to us.
A Native American grandfather was talking to his grandson about how he felt. He said, 'I feel as if I have two wolves fighting in my heart. One wolf is the vengeful, violent one, the other wolf is the loving compassionate one.' The grandson asked him, 'Which wolf will win the fight in your heart?' The grandfather answered, 'The one I feed.'
There is nothing wrong with change, if it is in the right direction.
People who look down on other people don't end up being looked up to.
We mustn't let our passions destroy our dreams.
If the going is real easy, beware, you may be headed down hill.
Science may have found a cure for most evils , but it has found no remedy for the worst of them all -- the apathy of human beings.
That first peak is the best place to pause and look back, to see if you took the easiest route, to learn the lessons from the first climb. And it is the best place to examine the terrain ahead, to change your plans and goals, to take a deep breath and begin climbing again.
Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get.
Never trouble another for what you can do for yourself.
Take up one idea. Make that one idea your life - think of it, dream of it, and live on that idea. Let the brain, muscles, nerves, every part of your body, be full of that idea, and just leave every other idea alone. This is the way to success.
Confidence imparts a wonderful inspiration to its possessor.
Inch by inch, it's a cinch.
Adversity is wont to reveal genius, prosperity to hide it.
Put your heart, mind, intellect, and soul even to your smallest acts. This is the secret of success.
The only real valuable thing is intuition.
The most elusive and desired quality of leadership is vision. Vision is the perfume of the mind.
To succeed... you need to find something to hold on to, something to motivate you, something to inspire you.
The hero is no braver than the ordinary man, but he is brave five minutes longer
I do not believe in styles anymore. I do not believe that there is such a thing as the Chinese way of fighting or the Japanese way of fighting, or any other way of fighting, because unless a human being has three arms and four legs, there can be no different form of fighting. To me, ultimately, martial art means honestly expressing yourself.
Nature magically suits a man to his fortunes, by making them the fruit of his character.
What this power is I cannot say. All I know is that it exists and it becomes available only when a man is in that state of mind in which he knows exactly what he wants and is fully determined not to quit until he finds it.
It takes a great deal of character strength to apologize quickly out of one's heart rather than out of pity. A person must possess himself and have a deep sense of security in fundamental principles and values in order to genuinely apologize.
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.
Don't bunt. Aim out of the ballpark.
If you would create something, you must be something.
People who worked with me or knew me still called me the 'world's fastest human' because I almost never stopped. I'd found that I could get more done with no regular job or regular hours at all, but by being on my own, flying to speak here, help with a public relations campaign for some client there, tape my regular jazz radio show one morning at 5:00 a.m. before leaving on a plane for another city or another continent three hours later to preside over a major sporting event.
The only gift is a portion of thyself.
Some men see things the way they are and ask, Why ? I dream things that never were, and ask Why not ?
They are able because they think they are able.
Impossible situations can become possible miracles.
One machine can do the work of fifty ordinary men. No machine can do the work of one extraordinary man. One man tells a lie, dozens repeat it as the truth.
In essence, if we want to direct our lives, we must take control of our consistent actions. It's not what we do once in a while that shapes our lives, but what we do consistently.
If you just set out to be liked, you would be prepared to compromise on anything at any time, and you would achieve nothing.
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 ?
Follow your instincts. That's where true wisdom manifests itself.
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.
People of mediocre ability sometimes achieve outstanding success because they don't know when to quit. Most men succeed because they are determined to.
No man can stand on top because he is put there.
Love like you've never been hurt, dance like no one is watching, live as though heaven is on earth.
Enthusiasm releases the drive to carry you over obstacles and adds significance to all you do.
If our thoughts and hopes are elsewhere, it is impossible to set our faces steadily toward the work required of us.
You owe it to yourself to find your own unorthodox way of succeeding, or sometimes, just surviving.
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.
I was never tired of listening to his wisdom or imparting my own.
Problems are only opportunities in work clothes.
The crocodile is only strong in the water.
Dreams are the reality of tomorrow.
I challenge you to make your life a masterpiece. I challenge you to join the ranks of those people who live what they teach, who walk their talk.
The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.
I never let my subject get in the way of what I want to talk about.
The strongest among the weak is the one who doesn't forget his weaknesses.
Those who laugh - last!!
There are times when a man should be content with what he has but never with what he is.
Character can not be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved