Be Inspired
Famous quotes from thinkers, revolutionaries and influencers of our era.
There are two kinds of failures. The man who will do nothing he is told, and the man who will do nothing else.
Young love is a flame , very pretty, often very hot and fierce, but still only light and flickering. The love of the older and disciplined heart is as coals, deep-burning, unquenchable.
Better to do something imperfectly than to do nothing flawlessly.
The hero is no braver than the ordinary man, but he is brave five minutes longer
Think of me as a sex symbol for men who don't give a damn.
Being defeated is often a temporary condition. Giving up is what makes it permanent.
Why don't you go outside and jerk yourself a soda ?
Wisdom is not a product of schooling but of the lifelong attempt to acquire it.
Better to be king for a night than schmuck for a lifetime.
Begin with the end in mind.
Find the good -- and praise it.
Whatever we plant in our subconscious mind and nourish with repetition and emotion will one day become a reality.
Who so loves believes the impossible.
Laughing at our mistakes can lengthen our own life. Laughing at someone else's can shorten it.
Do or do not, there is no try.
Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.
Understanding can overcome any situation, however mysterious or insurmountable it may appear to be.
The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step
Our life is what it is as a result of how we think.
The more we grow in love, virtue and holiness, the more we see love, virtue and holiness outside.
The function of leadership is to produce more leaders, not more followers.
Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom.
Minds are like parachutes, they only function when they are open.
Believe it can be done. When you believe something can be done, really believe, your mind will find the ways to do it. Believing a solution paves the way to solution.
Success is not to be measured by the position someone has reached in life, but the obstacles he has overcome while trying to succeed.
The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.
Diplomacy is the art of letting someone else have your way.
The stakes are too high for government to be a spectator sport.
"I can't do it" never accomplished anything ; "I will try" has performed miracles.
What is a friend ? A single soul dwelling in two bodies.
It is better to have loved and lost than to never have loved.
Private victories precede public victories. You can't invert that process any more than you can harvest a crop before you plant it.
I have noticed that folks are generally about as happy as they make up their minds to be.
You can not step twice into the same river, for other waters are continually flowing on.
I have found the paradox that if I love until it hurts, then there is no hurt, but only more love.
Nothing will ever be attempted if all possible objections must be overcome first.
What we see depends mainly on what we look for.
There's no abiding success without commitment.
Our love is here to stay.
All the technology in the world will never replace a positive attitude.
Repeat anything long enough and it will start to become you.
Words do two major things : They provide food for the mind and create light for understanding and awareness.
A wedding anniversary is the celebration of love, trust, partnership, tolerance, and tenacity. The order varies for any given year.
Never bring the problem solving stage into the decision making stage. Otherwise, you surrender yourself to the problem rather than the solution.
Love is but the discovery of ourselves in others, and the delight in the recognition.
It is quite possible to work without results, but never will there be results without work.
Love conquers all.
Many great ideas go unexecuted, and many great executioners are without ideas. One without the other is worthless.
An army of lions commanded by a deer will never be an army of lions.
Let him that would move the world first move himself.
Do you like scary movies ?
People who are afraid to fail can never experience the joys of success.
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.
Happiness does not consist in pastimes and amusements but in virtuous activities.
A coward gets scared and quits. A hero gets scared, but still goes on.
Georgia, love is for the very young.
Work is love made manifest.
Adversity introduces a man to himself.
You can't expect people to look eye to eye with you if you are looking down on them.
My religion consists of a humble admiration of the illimitable superior spirit who reveals himself in the slight details we are able to perceive with our frail and feeble mind.
Dave, stop. Stop, will you? Stop, Dave. Will you stop, Dave? Stop, Dave. I'm afraid.
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.
To gain more abundance a person needs more skills and needs to be more creative and cooperative.
He who is afraid of asking is ashamed of learning.
Only after you challenge your biases and stereotypes -- what Francis Bacon called the 'idols which beset men's minds' --can you help others do the same.
What greater thing is there for two human souls that to feel that they are joined, to strengthen each other, to be at one with each other in silent unspeakable memories.
Whatever our souls are made up, his and mine are the same.
What ever you are be a good one.
If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of giants.
If I have the belief that I can do it, I shall surely acquire the capacity to do it even if I may not have the capacity at the beginning.
Show me the money !
Real glory springs from the silent conquest of ourselves.
This is the best kind of voyeurism, hearing joy from your neighbors.
Love is the irresistible desire to be irresistibly desired.
A life lived in fear is a life half lived.
Neither a lofty degree of intelligence nor imagination nor both together go to the making of genius. Love, love, love, that is the soul of genius.
To succeed you need to find something to hold on to, something to motivate you, something to inspire you.
Successful people are always looking for opportunities to help others. Unsuccessful people are always asking, 'What's in it for me?'
Many people may listen, but few people actually hear.
Let us more and more insist on raising funds of love, of kindness, of understanding, of peace.
Our limitations and success will be based most often on our own expectations for ourselves. What the mind dwells upon, the body acts upon.
The beginning of wisdom is found in doubting, by doubting we come to the question, and by seeking we may come upon the truth.
He who hesitates is lost.
The will to win is important, but the will to prepare is vital.
The more I love myself the better I am able to love you.
A hero is no braver than an ordinary man, but he is braver five minutes longer.
Treasure the love you receive above all. It will survive long after your good health has vanished.
Minds are like parachutes, they function only when open.
Standing in the middle of the road is very dangerous, you get knocked down by the traffic from both sides.
Adversity is the diamond dust that heaven polishes its jewels with.
Love sees roses without thorns.
It is not the job of the general to be winning. It is his job to win.