Inspirational Quotes
One of the main reasons people are not rich is that they worry too much about things that might never happen. quotes
This life is a hard fact, work your way through it boldly, though it may be adamantine, no matter, the soul is stronger. I have seen in life those who are overcautious about themselves fall into dangers at every step, those who are afraid of losing honor and respect, get only disgrace, and those who are always afraid of loss, always lose.
Our inheritance of well-founded, slowly conceived codes of honor, morals, and manners, the passionate convictions which so many hundreds of millions share together of the principles of freedom and justice, are far more precious to us than anything which scientific discoveries could bestow.
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.
But inaction itself is a kind of action, and it has consequences. Consistently and absolutely maintained, inaction would necessarily lead to swift ruin , it would be a form of suicide. A refusal to enter into the world is a refusal to meet the challenge of reality which darkly demands that I dare and find out what will happen. In my situation I bear responsibility for what occurs because I do not intervene , if I can do something and I don't do it, I am guilty of the consequences of my inaction.
Good fortune and bad are equally necessary to man, to fit him to meet the contingencies of this life.
Happiness comes of the capacity to feel deeply, to enjoy simply, to think freely, to risk life, to be needed.
We need to embrace that the things that we love come to an end. And to not take them for granted. To step back & make sure we really live in the moments which matter to us. Not just being there as a participant. But to really be there a 100%.
Life is what you make it.
What can be said but not practiced is better not said. What can be practiced but not spoken of is better not done.
Always do right, this will gratify some and astonish the rest.
I'm not here just to make a living, I'm here to make a difference.
A little knowledge that acts is worth infinitely more than much knowledge that is idle.
Whenever your present situation, I assure you that you are not your habits. You can replace old patterns of self-defeating behavior with new patterns, new habits of the effectiveness, happiness, and trust-based relationships.
Challenges are what make life interesting , overcoming them is what makes life meaningful.
I have seen too much of the vanity of human affairs, to expect felicity from the splendid scenes of public life.
Now he has departed from this strange world a little ahead of me. That means nothing. People like us, who believe in physics, know that the distinction between past, present, and future is only a stubbornly persistent illusion.
The best way to cheer yourself up is to try to cheer somebody else up.
Never Quit.
Life is a gift, and it offers us the privilege, opportunity, and responsibility to give something back by becoming more.
Things do not change we change.
Whether you think you can or think you can't - you are right.
Let he him who would be moved to convince others, be first moved to convince himself.
When I look around, I always learn something and that is to be always yourself. And to express yourself. To have faith in yourself. Do not go out and look for a successful personality and duplicate it. Start from the very root of being, which is how can I be me?
Excellence is more fun than mediocrity.
If I'm ever on a life-support system I choose to be unplugged, but not until Im down to a size eight!
Change yourself, change your fortunes.
There is only one way... to get anybody to do anything. And that is by making the other person want to do it.
Whatever you need more of is what you need to tithe some. quotes
I never let my subject get in the way of what I want to talk about.
Success isn't magic or hocus-pocus, it's simply learning to focus.
Become a possibilitarian. No matter how dark things seem to be or actually are, raise your sights and see possibilities -- always see them, for they're always there.
The real test in golf and in life is not in keeping out of the rough, but in getting out after you are in.
There is something that is much more scarce, something rarer than ability. It is the ability to recognize ability.
Attitude determines altitude.
Two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the the universe.
It's never too late.
Do not follow where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.
Never fear what will become of you, depend on no one. Only the moments you reject all help, are you free. Fear is death, fear is sin, fear is hell, fear is unrighteousness, and fear is wrong life.
We can change our lives. We can do, have, and be exactly what we wish.
Bad friends prevent you from having good friends.
The gulf between god and me is thus bridged. Thus by knowing god, we find that the kingdom of heaven is within us.
A wise man will make more opportunities than he finds.
The three things that are most essential to achievement are common sense, hard work and stick-to-it-iv-ness.
It is better to bind your children to you by a feeling of respect and by gentleness, than by fear.
Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around.
No man can succeed in a line of endeavor which he does not like.
Luck is when opportunity knocks, and you answer.
The energy, the faith, the devotion which we bring to this endeavor will light our country and all who serve it, and the glow from that fire can truly light the world.
We have a problem. ''Congratulations. '' But it's a tough problem. ''Then double congratulations. ''
He who joyfully marches to music rank and file, has already earned my contempt. He has been given a large brain by mistake, since for him the spinal cord would surely suffice. This disgrace to civilization should be done away with at once. Heroism at command, how violently I hate all this, how despicable and ignoble war is ; I would rather be torn to shreds than be a part of so base an action. It is my conviction that killing under the cloak of war is nothing but an act of murder.
If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost , that is where they should be. Now put the foundations under them.
Never fear the want of business. A man who qualifies himself well for his calling, never fails of employment.
Seize the day.
Drop the idea that you are Atlas carrying the world on your shoulders. The world would go on even without you. Don't take yourself so seriously.
Peace can not be kept by force. It can only be achieved by understanding.
It is no sin to attempt and fail. The only sin is to not make the attempt.
I live a very dull life here, indeed I think I am more like a state prisoner than anything else.
Positive attitudes come in unlimited quantities. Everybody can have one free !
Our limitations and success will be based most often on our own expectations for ourselves. What the mind dwells upon, the body acts upon.
Happiness is a choice.
I am resolved that I will not through my humility become the devil's attorney. I will endeavor to speak a good word for the truth.
Persistence is to the character of man as carbon is to steel.
The foolish man seeks happiness in the distance, the wise grows it under his feet.
Wisdom is not like money to be tied up and hidden.
When I was a boy of 14, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be 21, I was astonished by how much the old man had learned in 7 years.
Laughter is the best medicine.
I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed We hold these truths to be self-evident , that all men are created equal.
Desire can be eradicated from the roots by firmly imbibing the four attributes of : Jnan, Atmanishtha, Vairagya, and the full fledged devotion to god. Faith is in the younger generation, the modern generation, out of them will come my workers.
Don't think it, ink it.
Blessed are they who can laugh at themselves for they shall never cease to be amused.
It takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it. If you think about that, you'll do things differently.
To live a creative life we must lose our fear of being wrong.
Love sees roses without thorns.
You're happiest while you're making the greatest contribution.
The true mystery of the world is the visible, not the invisible.
Happiness can be defined, in part at least, as the fruit of the desire and ability to sacrifice what we want now for what we want eventually.
None are homely who smile.
It's not the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog.
A coward gets scared and quits. A hero gets scared, but still goes on.
Seeds of faith are always within us; sometimes it takes a crisis to nourish and encourage their growth.
Don't fear, just live right.
Every problem has in it the seeds of its own solution. If you don't have any problems, you don't get any seeds.
When it comes to giving, some people stop at nothing.
Sweet mercy is nobility's true badge.
I am both pleased but astonished by the fact that mankind has not yet begun to use all the means and devices that are available for destruction. I hope that such weapons are never manufactured in quantity.
Optimists are right. So are pessimists. It's up to you to choose which you will be.
Attitude is everything.
The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing.
No general can fight his battles alone. He must depend upon his lieutenants, and his success depends upon his ability to select the right man for the right place.
Friendship is precious, not only in the shade, but in the sunshine of life.
If a man does his best, what else is there ?