Be Inspired
Famous quotes from thinkers, revolutionaries and influencers of our era.
The only thing that stands between a man and what he wants from life is often merely the will to try it and the faith to believe that it is possible.
The greater a man is in power above others, the more he ought to excel them in virtue. None ought to govern who is not better than the governed.
May no gift be too small to give, nor too simple to receive, which is wrapped in thoughtfulness and tied with love.
Love is the only sane and satisfactory answer to the problem of human existence.
A man sees in the world what he carries in his heart.
Those who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream only by night.
Success is dependent upon the glands - sweat glands.
It has been my philosophy of life that difficulties vanish when faced boldly.
If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer.
Who dares to teach must never cease to learn.
My biological clock is ticking like this, and the way this case is going, I ain't never getting married !
Human beings are the only creatures that allow their children to come back home.
Seek the wisdom of the ages, but look at the world through the eyes of a child.
Go after what you want in life, with all the blessings of all the people who care about you. And find out what making your wishes come true really feels like.
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.
My main purpose in life is to make money so I can afford to go on creating more inventions.
We have no simple problems or easy decisions after kindergarten.
The storm also beats on the house that is built on the rock.
Learned that no matter what happens, or how bad it seems today, life does go on, and it will be better tomorrow.
Mr. Allen, this may come as a shock to you, but there are some men who don't end every sentence with a proposition.
Do we not all agree to call rapid thought and noble impulse by the name of inspiration ?
Wealth is the product of man's ability to think.
You are today where your thoughts have brought
I am someone else when I'm with you, someone more like myself.
How many legs does a dog have if you call the tail a leg ? Four. Calling a tail a leg doesn't make it a leg.
Instruction does not prevent wasted time or mistakes, and mistakes themselves are often the best teachers of all.
There is no greatness without a passion to be great, whether it's the aspiration of an athlete or an artist, a scientist, a parent, or a businessperson.
The wisest mind has something yet to learn.
If you don't like something, change it , if you can't change it, change the way you think about it.
You're a better man than I am, Gunga Din.
It is the heart that makes a man rich. He is rich according to what he is, not according to what he has.
Life is change, growth is optional. Choose wisely.
Wisdom is not like money to be tied up and hidden.
The real and lasting victories are those of peace and not of war.
Practice hope. As hopefulness becomes a habit, you can achieve a permanently happy spirit.
Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain !
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You see, Francois, marriage is a beautiful mistake which two people make together. But with you, Francois, I think it would be a mistake.
Life without a purpose is a languid, drifting thing , every day we ought to review our purpose, saying to ourselves, 'This day let me make a sound beginning
Whatever we plant in our subconscious mind and nourish with repetition and emotion will one day become a reality.
The reward of a thing well done is to have done it.
I have learned to seek my happiness by limiting my desires, rather than attempting to satisfy them.
Where old age is evil, youth can learn no good.
Love is the only rational act.
It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle if it is lightly greased.
If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of giants.
Love is an act of faith, and whoever is of little faith is also of little love.
Frankly my dear, I don't give a damn.
It is far more impressive when others discover your good qualities without your help.
Love never claims, it ever gives.
Failure ? I never encountered it. All I ever met were temporary setbacks.
Knowledge is proud that she knows so much , wisdom is humble that she knows no more.
The best proof of love is trust.
It is not our purpose to become each other , it is to recognize each other, to learn to see the other and honor him for what he is.
The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires.
If you worry about yesterday's failures, then today's successes will be few.
In order to succeed you must fail so that you know what not to do the next time.
High expectations are the key to everything.
Can miles truly separate you from friends. If you want to be with someone you love, aren't you already there ?
He who hesitates is lost !
My mother thanks you. My father thanks you. My sister thanks you. And I thank you.
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.
The test we must set for ourselves is not to march alone but to march in such a way that others will wish to join us.
If you want things to be different, perhaps the answer is to become different yourself.
The unexamined life is not worth living.
No man is happy who does not think himself so.
Wisdom is knowing what to do next.
Love recognizes no barriers. It jumps hurdles, leaps fences, penetrates walls to arrive at its destination, full of hope.
The way for a young man to rise is to improve himself in every way he can, never suspecting that anybody wishes to hinder him.
I'm here to fight for truth, justice, and the american way.
That'll do, pig. That'll do.
When one door of happiness closes, another opens, but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one that has been opened for us.
Unless you choose to do great things with it, it makes no difference how much you are rewarded or how much you have.
I've come to believe that all my past failure and frustration were actually laying the foundation for the understandings that have created the new level of living I now enjoy.
We cannot really love anybody with whom we never laugh.
Do not be too timid and squeamish about your actions. All life is an experiment.
If I had more time, I'd write a shorter speech.
I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones.
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.
Come live in my heart and pay no rent.
Remember happiness doesn't depend on who you are or what you have, it depends solely upon what you think.
We loved with a love that was more than love.
People rarely succeed unless they have fun in what they are doing.
If you want to test your memory, try to recall what you were worrying about one year ago today.
Ultimately we know deeply that the other side of every fear is a freedom.
Speak what you think today in words as hard as cannon-balls and tomorrow speak what tomorrow thinks in hard words again, though it contradict every thing you said today.
If you don't like something, change it, if you can't change it, change your attitude.
Looks like I picked the wrong week to stop sniffing glue.
Watch people do their most common actions, these are indeed the things that will tell you the real character of a great person.
Come to the edge. We can't. We're afraid. We can't. We will fall ! Come to the edge. And they came. And he pushed them. And they flew.
Love is smiling on the inside and out.
To live for results would be to sentence myself to continuous frustration. My only sure reward is in my actions and not from them.