Inspirational Quotes
Relationships are the hallmark of the mature person.
The cherokee people are not "my people".
Your decision to be, have and do something out of ordinary entails facing difficulties that are out of the ordinary as well. Sometimes your greatest asset is simply your ability to stay with it longer than anyone else.
No matter how big government gets, and no matter how many services it provides, it can never take the place of volunteers.
Hope springs eternal.
Truth will always be truth, regardless of lack of understanding, disbelief or ignorance.
Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some blunders and absurdities no doubt crept in ; forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day ; begin it well and serenely and with too high a spirit to be cumbered with your old nonsense.
Until a person can say deeply and honestly, "I am what I am today because of the choices I made yesterday'', that person can not say, "I choose otherwise''.
When you become detached mentally from yourself and concentrate on helping other people with their difficulties, you will be able to cope with your own more effectively. Somehow, the act of self-giving is a personal power-releasing factor.
A chain is as strong as its weakest link.
For myself, I am an optimist -- it does not seem to be much use being anything else.
To love what you do and feel that it matters, how on earth could anything be more fun !
A person's true wealth is the good he or she does in the world.
The foundation my parents laid down with our faith continues to be my core.
What we hope to do with ease, we must learn first to do with diligence.
I'm a great believer in luck, and I find the harder I work the more I have of it.
People of mediocre ability sometimes achieve outstanding success because they don't know when to quit. Most men succeed because they are determined to.
The quality of a person's life is in direct proportion to their commitment to excellence, regardless of their chosen field of endeavor
There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure.
I used to think anyone doing anything weird was weird. Now I know that it is the people that call others weird that are weird.
We are at our very best, and we are happiest, when we are fully engaged in work we enjoy on the journey toward the goal we've established for ourselves. It gives meaning to our time off and comfort to our sleep. It makes everything else in life so wonderful, so worthwhile.
All misfortune is but a stepping stone to fortune.
I know that many people feel that old age is a time to take it easy, but I compare my life now to being the last runner in a relay race. Would you have me slow down as I near the finish line ?
Failing to plan is planning to fail.
Times of great calamity and confusion have ever been productive of the greatest minds. The purest ore is produced from the hottest furnace, and the brightest thunderbolt is elicited from the darkest storm.
To win without risk is to triumph without glory.
Embrace that small things lead to big things.
A man is about as big as the things that make him angry.
What is defeat? Nothing but education; nothing but the first steps to something better.
The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.
Within us all there are wells of thought and dynamos of energy which are not suspected until emergencies arise. Then oftentimes we find that it is comparatively simple to double or treble our former capacities and to amaze ourselves by the results achieved. Quotas, when set up for us by others, are challenges which goad us on to surpass ourselves. The outstanding leaders of every age are those who set up their own quotas and constantly achieve them.
The first step towards success in any occupation is to become interested in it.
When the going gets tough the tough get going.
The biggest room in the world is the room for improvement.
The road to success is lined with many tempting parking spaces.
So long as we are loved by others I should say that we are almost indispensable , and no man is useless while he has a friend.
It is in your moments of decision that your destiny is shaped.
When a man finds no peace within himself, it is useless to seek it elsewhere.
Anyone can hold the helm when the sea is calm.
I know god will not give me anything I can't handle. I just wish he didn't trust me so much.
As long as we are persistence in our pursuit of our deepest destiny, we will continue to grow. We can not choose the day or time when we will fully bloom. It happens in its own time.
Do not follow where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.
The only way to have a friend is to be one.
People who are afraid to fail can never experience the joys of success.
Anything that we have to learn we learn by the actual doing of it we become just by performing just acts, temperate by performing temperate ones, brave by performing brave ones.
This is the true joy the being used for a purpose recognized as a might one.
I don't like the man. I must get to know him better.
Never say anything about yourself you do not want to come true.
If our thoughts and hopes are elsewhere, it is impossible to set our faces steadily toward the work required of us.
When you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on.
I wish you enough rain to appreciate the sun more.
We are confronted with insurmountable opportunities.
When we direct our thoughts properly, we can control our emotions.
People with many interests live, not only longest, but happiest.
Count it all joy, my brethren, when you meet various trials, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.
The purpose of life is not to be happy but to matter, to be productive, to be useful, to have it make some difference that you have lived at all.
Conflict itself is, of course, a sign of relative health as you would know if you ever met really apathetic people, really hopeless people, people who have given up hoping, striving, and coping.
Your talent is god's gift to you.
Nature never deceives us, it is we who deceive ourselves.
Adventure is worthwhile.
The earth is enjoyed by heroes, this is the unfailing truth. Be a hero. Always say, I have no fear.
Happiness is not having what you want, but wanting what you have.
The Crows are very handsome and gentlemanly Indians in their personal appearance and have been always reputed, since the first acquaintance made with them, very civil and friendly.
Anybody can do just about anything with himself that he really wants to and makes up his mind to do. We are all capable of greater things than we realize.
Nothing will ever be attempted if all possible objections must be overcome first.
Kindness is more important than wisdom, and the recognition of this is the beginning of wisdom.
Rock and roll is the music of America, of youth, of rebellion, and of the common spirit that ties all that together.
The handgun would not be my choice of weapon if I knew I was going to a fight. ...I'd choose a rifle, a shotgun, an RPG or an atomic bomb instead.
Don't bother just to be better than your contemporaries or predecessors. Try to be better than yourself.
Children need love, especially when they do not deserve it.
You have the power to think what you want. No matter what the circumstance.
When were the good and the brave ever in a majority ?
Difficulties are meant to rouse, not discourage. The human spirit is to grow strong by conflict.
It looks as if there were a single ultimate goal for mankind, a far goal toward which all persons strive. This is called variously by different authors self-actualization, self- realization, integration, psychological health, individuation, autonomy, creativity, productivity, but they all agree that this amounts to realizing the potentialities of the person, that is to say, becoming fully human, everything that person can be.
Procrastination is the bad habit of putting of until the day after tomorrow what should have been done the day before yesterday.
A gentle breeze blowing in the right direction is better than a pair of strong oars.
Success is the child of audacity.
The meeting of preparation with opportunity generates the offspring we call luck.
One isn't necessarily born with courage, but one is born with potential. Without courage, we can not practice any other virtue with consistency. We can't be kind, true, merciful, generous, or honest.
We are what and where we are because we have first imagined it.
Education's purpose is to replace an empty mind with an open one.
Before I learned the art, a punch was just a punch, and a kick, just a kick. After I learned the art, a punch was no longer a punch, a kick, no longer a kick. Now that I understand the art, a punch is just a punch and a kick is just a kick.
Success in life has nothing to do with what you gain in life or accomplish for yourself. It's what you do for others.
Stopping at third base adds no more runs than striking out.
The best job goes to the person who can get it done without passing the buck or coming back with excuses.
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.
The greater the obstacle, the more glory in overcoming it.
When asked about clinching a playoff berth for Cleveland Browns during the 2023 NFL regular season - "You don't know how many of these moments you're going to get. Not too many people get the opportunity to have kids as old as mine and that understand what's going on - get to witness this. I'm going to remember this for the rest of my life. And anything that you get to do with people that you love, especially your children, they just make everything that much more special."
Honesty characterizes the person and enables him to create an identity, to communicate a real presence, and to establish authentic bonds with others. The individual increasingly comes to know who he is through the stand he takes when he expresses his ideas, values, beliefs, and convictions, and through the declaration and ownership of his feelings.
Acting on a good idea is better than just having a good idea.
Things may come to those who wait, but only the things left by those who hustle.
If a profound gulf separates my neighbor's belief from mine, there is always the golden bridge of tolerance.