Inspirational Quotes
To solve a problem or to reach a goal, you don't need to know all the answers in advance. But you must have a clear idea of the problem or the goal you want to reach.
There is a real magic in enthusiasm. It spells the difference between mediocrity and accomplishment.
Be the change you want to see in the world Ghandi Be useful where thou livest.
Success seems to be largely a matter of hanging on after others have let go.
No one is so poor as an ignorant person.
You have to think anyway, so why not think big ?
I have learned that if one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours.
Tomorrow is often the busiest day of the week.
As a principle-centered person you try to stand apart from the emotion of the situation and from other factors that would act on you, and evaluate the options. Looking at the balanced whole -- the work needs, the family needs, the other needs that may be involved, and the possible implications of the various alternatives -- you'll try to come up with the best solution taking all factors into consideration.
Ideas without action are worthless.
Action may not always bring happiness, but there is no happiness without action.
Victory belongs to the most persevering.
Only one thing has to change for us to know happiness in our lives : where we focus our attention.
A real decision is measured by the fact that you've taken a new action. If there's no action, you have n't truly decided.
The buck stops here.
You have to decide what your highest priorities are and have the courage -- pleasantly, smilingly, non-apologetically -- to say 'no' to other things. And the way you do that is by having a bigger 'yes' burning inside. The enemy of the 'best' is often the 'good. '
The only place success comes before work is in the dictionary.
The difficulties and distresses to which we have been exposed during the war must now be forgotten. We must endeavor to let our ways be the way of pleasantness and all our paths peace.
Effective communication is 20% what you know and 80% how you feel about what you know.
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.
Fortify yourself with contentment, for this is an impregnable fortress.
I demolish my bridges behind methen there is no choice but to move forward. Firdtjof Nansen I do not cast my eyes away from my troubles. I pack them in as little compass as I can for myself, and never let them annoy others.
Experience taught me a few things. One is to listen to your gut, no matter how good something sounds on paper. The second is that you're generally better off sticking with what you know. And the third is that sometimes your best investments are the ones you don't make.
I believe that the science of chemistry alone almost proves the existence of an intelligent creator.
He who conquers himself has won a greater victory than he who conquers a city.
When I give a minister an order, I leave it to him to find the means to carry it out.
A short saying often contains much wisdom.
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.
I always try to turn my personal struggles into something helpful for others.
You can't have a better tomorrow if you are thinking about yesterday all the time.
Don't walk in front of me, I may not follow. Don't walk behind me, I may not lead. Walk beside me and be my friend.
Necessity is the mother of invention.
Nothing astonishes men so much as common sense and plain dealing.
It is love that makes the impossible possible.
Let your hopes, not your hurts, shape your future.
One can spend a lifetime assigning blame, find the cause 'out there' for all the troubles that exist. Contrast this with the 'responsible attitude' of confronting the situation, bad or good, and instead of asking, 'What caused the trouble ? Who was to blame ?' asking 'How can I handle this present situation to make the most of it ? What can I salvage here ?'
Until we take how we see ourselves (and how we see others) into account, we will be unable to understand how others see and feel about themselves and their world. Unaware, we will project our intentions on their behavior and call ourselves objective.
Results ? Why, man, I have gotten lots of results ! If I find ways something won't work, I haven't failed
There's no such thing as not enough time if you're doing what you want to do.
Seeds of faith are always within us; sometimes it takes a crisis to nourish and encourage their growth.
Don't think it, ink it.
Make the second effort your second nature.
No legacy is so rich as honesty.
People who exercise their embryonic freedom day after day, little by little, expand that freedom. People who do not will find that it withers until they are literally 'being lived'. They are acting out scripts written by parents, associates and society.
Whatever it takes !
Ah, but a man's reach should exceed his grasp, or what's a heaven for ?
The best effect of fine persons is felt after we have left their presence.
All things come to those who wait, but when they come they're out of date.
You are made from the same energy source that has created the oceans, the forests, the mountains, the valleys and all the stars in the sky. So tell me again, why you don't have the strength and power to create whatever you desire?
In order to grasp the reality, we must see the possibilities. In the present, a formulation of the possibilities is the area in which I gain uncertainty concerning what I decide, without a vision of the possibilities, I act blindly, only a knowledge of the possibilities enables me to know what I am actually doing.
Give the world the best you have and it may never be enough. Give the world your best anyway.
People often say that motivation doesn't last. Well, neither does bathing-that's why we recommend it daily.
He who never made a mistake never made a discovery.
It means a great deal to those who are oppressed to know that they are not alone. And never let anyone tell you that what you are doing is insignificant. Bishop
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 ?
'Wake Me When It's Funny'
The significance of a man is not in what he attains but in what he longs to attain.
A man can succeed at almost anything for which he has unlimited enthusiasm.
Today is the first day of the rest of your life.
Let's not just transform those in need, we can also find ways to help transform those in power.
Every human heart is human.
It's never too late to be what you might have been.
You're gonna have to learn your cliches. You're gonna have to study them, you're gonna have to learn them, you're gonna have to know them. They're your friends. Write this down: "We gotta play 'em one day at a time."
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.
Every hero becomes a bore at last.
Anything in life worth having is worth working for.
No sensible decision can be made any longer without taking into account not only the world as it is, but the world as it will be.
If a window of opportunity appears, don't pull down the shade.
The rare individual who honestly satisfies this heart-hunger ( praise ) will hold people in the palm of his hand, and even the undertaker will be sorry when he dies.
Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.
The majority of men meet with failure because of their lack of persistence in creating new plans to take the place of those which fail.
Too many of us look upon Americans as dollar chasers. This is a cruel libel, even if it is reiterated thoughtlessly by the Americans themselves.
I light my candle from their torches.
Education means inspiring someones mind, not just filling their head.
The Athenians, alarmed at the internal decay of their Republic, asked Demosthenes what to do. His reply: Do not do what you are doing now.
Strike while the iron is hot.
Nothing endures but change. Heraclitus Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.
I do not think much of a man who does not know more today than he did yesterday.
The most important thing a father can do for his children is to love their mother.
Smile ! and the world will smile with you !
After your jump, the net appears.
That is a lesson for all life - face the terrible, face it boldly. Like the monkeys, the hardships of life fall back when we cease to flee before them.
What counts is not necessarily the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog.
A smile is a curve that sets everything straight.
Happiness grows at our own firesides, and is not to be picked in strangers gardens.
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.
The best way to cheer yourself up is to try to cheer somebody else up.
Being defeated is often a temporary condition. Giving up is what makes it permanent.
It is in your moments of decision that your destiny is shaped.
Nature does nothing uselessly.
The person who tries to live alone will not succeed as a human being. His heart withers if it does not answer another heart. His mind shrinks away if he hears only the echoes of his own thoughts and finds no other inspiration.
Wisdom is knowing what to do next.