Be Inspired
Famous quotes from thinkers, revolutionaries and influencers of our era.
I have seen too much of the vanity of human affairs, to expect felicity from the splendid scenes of public life.
Instruction does not prevent wasted time or mistakes, and mistakes themselves are often the best teachers of all.
The difference between the impossible and the possible lies in a persons determination.
To go against the dominant thinking of your friends, of most of the people you see every day, is perhaps the most difficult act of heroism you can perform.
If you are afraid of failure you don’t deserve to be successful!
The way I see it, if you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain.
It doesn't matter how much milk you spill as long as you don't lose the cow.
I love a good fight.
No wire hangers, ever !
Perspective is in the quiet of a walk, the wisdom of a good book, or the harmony of your favorite music. I find it sometimes in the slow peace of fishing.
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.
Happiness can be defined, in part at least, as the fruit of the desire and ability to sacrifice what we want now for what we want eventually.
And he can make, so say the wise, no claim who makes no sacrifice.
You're good, you're very good.
If you want a do-right woman, you have to be a do-right man
Fear is the parent of cruelty.
It is at the edge of a petal that love waits.
Service is the rent we pay to be living. It is the very purpose of life and not something you do in your spare time.
Love to faults is always blind. Always is to joy inclined, winged, and unconfined. And breaks all chains from every mind.
Formal education will make you a living, self education will make you a fortune.
Continuous effort, not strength or intelligence, is the key to unlocking our potential.
If one advances confidently in the direction of their goals and endeavors to live the life that they have imagined, they'll meet with success unexpected in common hours.
Do not wait for leaders, do it alone, person to person.
The will to prepare is more important than the will to win.
Some men have thousands of reasons why they cannot do what they want to ; all they need is one reason why they can.
Love is like a mountain, hard to climb, but once you get to the top the view is beautiful.
The world is more malleable than you think and it's waiting for you to hammer it into shape.
Change yourself, change your fortunes.
Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all.
Live with passion !
The passionate are like men standing on their heads, they see all things the wrong way.
Wisdom is more precious than rubies.
L-I-V-E ! Live ! Otherwise, you got nothing to talk about in the locker room.
Fantasy love is much better than reality love. Never doing it is very exciting. The most exciting attractions are between two opposites that never meet.
He that is good for making excuses is seldom good for anything else.
It is of practical value to learn to like yourself. Since you must spend so much time with yourself you might as well get some satisfaction out of the relationship.
How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives.
To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream, not only plan, but also believe.
Nobody made a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could do only a little.
A man's dreams are an index to his greatness.
Stand up to your obstacles and do something about them. You will find that they haven't half the strength you think they have.
To be in love is merely to be in a state of perpetual anesthesia. To mistake an ordinary young man for a greek god or an ordinary young woman for a goddess.
The best portion of a good man's life, his little, nameless, unremembered acts, of kindness and of love.
No one is more definite about the solution than the one who doesn't understand the problem.
I love thee, I love but thee with a love that shall not die till the sun grows cold and the stars grow old.
I never perfected an invention that I did not think about in terms of the service it might give others. I find out what the world needs, then I proceed to invent.
I want it said of me by those who knew me best ; that I always plucked a thistle and planted a flower where I thought a flower would grow.
It is not the strongest of the species that survive, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change.
The best and most beautiful things in this world can not be seen or even heard, but must be felt with the heart.
Goals are the fuel in the furnace of achievement.
The best way to cheer yourself up is to try to cheer somebody else up.
The courage to be is the courage to accept oneself, in spite of being unacceptable.
A wise man adapts himself to circumstances as water shapes itself to the vessel that contains it.
One way to become enthusiastic is to look for the plus sign. To make progress in any difficult situation, you have to start with what's right about it and build on that.
You see, in life, lots of people know what to do, but few people actually do what they know. Knowing is not enough ! You must take action.
There is love of course. And then there's life, its enemy.
Better to be king for a night than schmuck for a lifetime.
I owe my success to having listened respectfully to the very best advice, and then going away and doing the exact opposite.
We can change our lives. We can do, have, and be exactly what we wish.
Not much meat on her, but what's there is choice.
The most interesting thing about a postage stamp is the persistence with which it sticks to its job.
Dreams don't work unless you do.
Don't wish it were easier, wish you were better.
Volunteering is not a choice, it's a responsibility.
My life is my message.
A part of kindness consists in loving people more than they deserve.
If anything is worth trying at all, it's worth trying at least ten times.
Sooner or later the truth comes to light.
It's never too late.
Experience is what you get when you don't get what you want.
You see, Francois, marriage is a beautiful mistake which two people make together. But with you, Francois, I think it would be a mistake.
Begin with the end in mind.
Laughing at our mistakes can lengthen our own life. Laughing at someone else's can shorten it.
Alone we can do so little, together we can do so much.
What the heart has once owned and had, it shall never lose.
I was born when she kissed me. I died when she left me. I lived a few weeks while she loved me.
I tended to place my wife under a pedestal.
Increase the chances of reaching your goals by working at them gradually. The very best you can do is all that is asked of you.
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.
Keys to success : Research your ideas, plan for success, expect success, and just do it.
I never think of the future. It comes soon enough.
You affect your subconscious mind by verbal repetition.
Success is going from failure to failure without losing your enthusiasm.
When I hear somebody sigh, Life is hard, I am always tempted to ask, Compared to what ?
If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.
They will rise highest who strive for the highest place.
You are never given a wish without also being given the power to make it true. You may have to work for it, however.
Lots of people want to ride with you in the limo, but what you want is someone who will take the bus with you when the limo breaks down.
I always say a kiss on the hand might feel very good, but a diamond tiara lasts forever.
Teachers have three loves, love of learning, love of learners, and the love of bringing the first two loves together.
No pessimist ever discovered the secrets of the stars, or sailed to an unchartered land, or opened a new heaven to the human spirit.
Attitude is everything.