Inspirational Quotes
What concerns me is not the way things are, but rather the way people think things are.
Religion is being and becoming. Religion is the manifestation of the divinity already in man.
Do not wait for ideal circumstances, they will never come, nor for the best opportunities.
There is nothing wrong with change, if it is in the right direction.
The unique ability to take decisive action while maintaining focus on the ultimate mission is what defines a true leader.
You are a product of your environment. So choose the environment that will best develop you toward your objective. Analyze your life in terms of its environment. Are the things around you helping you toward success -- or are they holding you back ?
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.
A hero is no braver than an ordinary man, but he is braver five minutes longer.
Anything in life worth having is worth working for.
Yes, we have to divide up our time like that, between our politics and our equations. But to me our equations are far more important, for politics are only a matter of present concern. A mathematical equation stands forever.
Look at the weaknesses of others with compassion, not accusation. It's not what they're not doing or should be doing that's the issue. The issue is your own chosen response to the situation and what you should be doing. If you start to think the problem is "out there", stop yourself. That thought is the problem.
There are two ways of meeting difficulties you alter the difficulties, or you alter yourself to meet them.
Destiny is not a matter of chance, it is a matter of choice. It is not something to be waited for, but rather something to be achieved.
One had to cram all this stuff into one's mind for the examinations, whether one liked it or not. This coercion had such a deterring effect on me that, after I had passed the final examination, I found the consideration of any scientific problems distasteful to me for an entire year.
Optimists are right. So are pessimists. It's up to you to choose which you will be.
The function of wisdom is to discriminate between good and evil.
Never give in, never give in, never, never, never, never -- in nothing, great or small, large or petty -- never give in except to convictions of honor and good sense.
We have a problem. ''Congratulations. '' But it's a tough problem. ''Then double congratulations. ''
Anyone can hold the helm when the sea is calm.
Slow but steady wins the race.
Trouble is only opportunity in work clothes.
Never react emotionally to criticism. Analyze yourself to determine whether it is justified. If it is, correct yourself. Otherwise, go on about your business.
The whole universe is only the self with variations, one tune made bearable by variations. Sometimes there are discords, but they only make the subsequent harmony more perfect. In this hell of a world one can bring a little joy and peace even for a day into the heart of a single person, that much alone is true, this I have learnt after suffering all my life, all else is mere moonshine.
The ancestor of every action is a thought.
Never fear the want of business. A man who qualifies himself well for his calling, never fails of employment.
One's first step in wisdom is to question everything - and one's last is to come to terms with everything.
Let's not just transform those in need, we can also find ways to help transform those in power.
Whatever you can do, or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic in it, begin it now.
Friendship is precious, not only in the shade, but in the sunshine of life.
It is better to bind your children to you by a feeling of respect and by gentleness, than by fear.
If you can imagine it, you can achieve it. If you can dream it, you can become it.
What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.
We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a habit.
Draw from others the lesson that may profit yourself.
We get to make a living , we give to make a life.
Great minds have purposes others have wishes.
There is nothing to fear, but fear itself.
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.
It is better to light one candle than to curse the darkness.
Look at every situation as if you were in the future and you were looking back on it.
To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream, not only plan, but also believe.
Teamwork is so important that it is virtually impossible for you to reach the heights of your capabilities or make the money that you want without becoming very good at it.
We aren't in an information age, we are in an entertainment age.
You can not do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will be too late.
The sublimity of wisdom is to do those things living that are desired when dying.
If you cannot do great things, do small things in a great way.
The leader has a clear idea of what he wants to do -- professionally and personally -- and the strength to persist in the face of setbacks, even failures.
Fortune favors the brave.
Do not believe in anything simply because you have heard it. Do not believe in anything simply because it is spoken and rumored by many. Do not believe in anything simply because it is found written in your religious books. Do not believe in anything merely on the authority of your teachers and elders. Do not believe in traditions because they have been handed down for many generations. But after observation and analysis, when you find that anything agrees with reason and is conducive to the good and benefit of one and all, then accept it and live up to it.
Strength and growth come only through continuous effort and struggle.
Knowledge is proud that she knows so much , wisdom is humble that she knows no more.
What we do not see, what most of us never suspect of existing, is the silent but irresistible power which comes to the rescue of those who fight on in the face of discouragement.
Better late than never.
Surmounting difficulty is the crucible that forms character.
Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.
Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one.
It is what you learn after you know it all that counts.
All resources are not obvious, great managers find and develop available talent.
I want to talk with people who care about things that matter that will make a life- changing difference
A man never likes you so well as when he leaves your company liking himself.
Whenever I get the energy to exercise, I sit down until it passes.
Bad friends prevent you from having good friends.
Growth and change are never easy... If it were easy, you would have done it long ago.
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.
The chief cause of failure and unhappiness is trading what we want most for what we want at the moment.
A ruler should be slow to punish and swift to reward.
Whatever you are be a good one.
Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.
No man is free who is not master of himself.
History does nothing , it does not possess immense riches, it does not fight battles. It is men, real, living, who do all this.
Some things have to be believed to be seen.
I'm proud to be around these men. Bunch of bosses right here. Bosses on 3!. 1..2..3 Bosses !
Build a dream and the dream will build you.
Hope springs eternal.
It is far more impressive when others discover your good qualities without your help.
There is something inside all of us that yearns not for reason but for mystery, not for penetrating clear thought but for the whisperings of the irrational, not for science but for wizardry disguised as science, not for rationally founded influence but for magic.
Character is higher than intellect... A great soul will be strong to live, as well as to think.
Your thoughts are the architects of your destiny.
If you want to be creative in your company, your career, your life, all it takes is one easy stepthe extra one. When you encounter a familiar plan, you just ask one question '' What ELSE could we do ? ''
Far better is it to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure, than to rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy much nor suffer much, because they live in a gray twilight that knows not victory nor defeat.
No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.
Reason is like an open secret that can become known to anyone at any time , it is the quiet space into which everyone can enter through his own thought.
Winning isn't everything, but wanting to win is.
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.
It is a good thing for an uneducated man to read books of quotations.
I'm willing when time permits to honestly express or to open myself to you, to act as a sort of sign pole for a traveler.
Whoever renders service to many puts himself in line for greatness -- great wealth, great return, great satisfaction, great reputation, and great joy.
A ship in harbor is safe -- but that is not what ships are for.
Seek the wisdom of the ages, but look at the world through the eyes of a child.
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.
Vivacity, leadership, must be had, and we are not allowed to be nice in choosing. We must fetch the pump with dirty water, if clean can not be had.
It is not the strongest of the species that survive, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change.