Inspirational Quotes
Regret for the things we did can be tempered by time, it is regret for the things we did not do that is inconsolable.
Try not to become a man of success but rather try to become a man of value.
Winners never quit and quitters never win !
The person may cause evil to others not only by his actions but by his inaction, and in either case he is justly accountable to them for the injury.
If you realized how powerful your thoughts are, you would never think another negative thought.
You must take personal responsibility. You can not change the circumstances, the seasons, or the wind, but you can change yourself. That is something you have charge of.
If you want to be enthusiastic, act enthusiastic.
Love is a bird, she needs to fly.
You have your way. I have my way. As for the right way, the correct way, and the only way, it does not exist.
Inspiration and genius -- one and the same.
Everything that is good from others, bring it in, and in your own way absorb it, do not become others.
It is a good thing for an uneducated man to read books of quotations.
Be bold, and mighty forces will come to your aid.
We have to go back to philosophy to treat things as they are. We are suffering from our own karma. It is not the fault of god. What we do is our own fault, nothing else. Why should god be blamed ?
Some men see things the way they are and ask, Why ? I dream things that never were, and ask Why not ?
Human beings can alter their lives by altering their attitudes of mind.
Count your blessings.
Pretty much everything will come to him who hustles while he waits. I believe that restlessness is discontent, and discontent is merely the first necessity of progress. Show me a thoroughly satisfied man and I will show you a failure.
What great thing would you attempt if you knew you could not fail ?
We act as though comfort and luxury were the chief requirements of life, when all that we need to make us really happy is something to be enthusiastic about.
Even when change is elective, it will disorient you. You may go through anxiety. You will miss aspects of your former life. It doesn't matter. The trick is to know in advance of making any big change that you're going to be thrown off your feet by it. So you prepare for this inevitable disorientation and steady yourself to get through it. Then you take the challenge, make the change, and achieve your dream.
Enjoy each step, for in every moment there is something to learn.
When love and skill work together expect a masterpiece.
The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires.
Love - the feeling - is a fruit of love, the verb.
Commit yourself to a dream... Nobody who tries to do something great but fails is a total failure. Why ? Because he can always rest assured that he succeeded in life's most important battle -- he defeated the fear of trying.
You can make more friends in two months by becoming interested in other people than you can in two years by trying to get other people interested in you.
He who praises another enriches himself far more than he does the one praised. To praise is an investment in happiness. The poorest human being has something to give that the richest could not buy.
If a window of opportunity appears, don't pull down the shade.
Words do two major things : They provide food for the mind and create light for understanding and awareness.
if one is unable to assert oneself, one is unable to participate in a genuine relationship.
No act of kindness, no matter how small is ever wasted.
For hope is but the dream of those that wake.
As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.
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.
Are great things ever done smoothly ? Time, patience, and indomitable will must show.
This is the first day, of the rest of your life.
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.
There is no way to happiness, happiness is the way.
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I... I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference.
You are the handicap you must face. You are the one who must choose your place. You can make goals for family, relationships, anything.
I love Ray, and I love how he always spoke from the heart, but if you listened to those speeches, a lot of them didn't even make sense. He meant everything he was saying, but I didn't know what he was talking about 90 percent of the time.
There is only one person who could ever make you happy, and that person is you.
Rock and roll is the music of America, of youth, of rebellion, and of the common spirit that ties all that together.
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.
The several tribes of indians inhabiting the regions of the upper missouri, and of whom I spoke in my last letter, are undoubtedly the finest looking, best equipped, and most beautifully costumed of any on the continent.
A hero is no braver than an ordinary man, but he is braver five minutes longer.
One sure-fire way to stay creative force yourself to learn something new.
Great spirits have often encountered violent opposition from weak minds.
Having all the money in the world isn't much good if you can hardly get out of bed in the morning to enjoy it
While we pursue happiness, we flee from contentment.
The Missouri is, perhaps, different in appearance and character from all other rivers in the world. There is a terror in its manner which is sensibly felt, the moment we enter its muddy waters from the Mississippi.
Knowing is not enough we must apply. Willing is not enough, we must do.
To solve any problem, here are three questions to ask yourself : First, what could I do ? Second, what could I read ? And third, who could I ask ?
Far away there in the sunshine are my highest aspirations. I may not reach them, but I can look up and see their beauty, believe in them, and try to follow where they lead.
Life can be pulled by goals just as surely as it can be pushed by drives.
We judge ourselves by what we feel capable of doing, while others judge us by what we have already done.
There are no perfect human beings ! My personal judgments are that no perfect human being is possible or even conceivable, but that human beings are far more improvable than most people believe.
In order to succeed you must fail so that you know what not to do the next time.
It's always too soon to quit !
He that would be a leader must be a bridge.
Children are all foreigners.
A small house will hold a hundred friends.
I have learned to seek my happiness by limiting my desires, rather than attempting to satisfy them.
Dedicate yourself to the good you deserve and desire for yourself. Give yourself peace of mind. You deserve to be happy. You deserve delight.
Every generation laughs at the old fashions, but religiously follows the new.
In absence of clearly defined goals, we become strangely loyal to performing daily acts of trivia.
Good judgement comes from experience. Experience comes from bad judgement.
Dream as if you'll live forever. Live as if you'll die today.
Do we not all agree to call rapid thought and noble impulse by the name of inspiration ?
Boldness in business is the first, second and third thing.
Blessed are the peacemakers for they shall be called the children of God.
You do not lead by hitting people over the head -- that's assault, not leadership.
Progress is the activity of today and the assurance of tomorrow
If there is one word that you find coming out like a bomb from the upanishads, bursting like a bombshell upon masses of ignorance, it is the word fearlessness.
Don't think it, ink it.
The shortest way to do many things is to do only one thing at a time.
Love is a daily, mutual exchange of value.
Insist on yourself, never imitate. Every great man is unique.
A dream is simply reality waiting to happen.
When I give a minister an order, I leave it to him to find the means to carry it out.
Argue for your limitations, and sure enough they're yours.
You must tolerate that which you can not change.
Your pain is the breaking of the shell that encloses your understanding.
Sometimes things become possible if we want them bad enough.
The harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph. What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly it is dearness only that gives everything its value.
Time is really the only capital that any human being has and the thing that he can least afford to waste or lose.
Grow deep - not just tall.
People who look down on other people don't end up being looked up to.
You see, wire telegraph is a kind of a very, very long cat. You pull his tail in New York and his head is meowing in Los Angeles. Do you understand this ? And radio operates exactly the same way : you send signals here, they receive them there. The only difference is that there is no cat.
Doomed are the hotheads ! Unhappy are they who lose their cool and are too proud to say, ''I'm sorry. ''
If we don't change, we don't grow. If we don't grow, we aren't really living.