Be Inspired
Famous quotes from thinkers, revolutionaries and influencers of our era.
I know it was you, Fredo. You broke my heart. You broke my heart.
Volunteers don't get paid, not because they're worthless, but because they're priceless.
Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goal.
Georgia, love is for the very young.
Whoever said anybody has a right to give up ?
We belong dead.
Hello. My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die !
When our actions do not, our fears make us traitors.
The grand essentials of happiness are something to do, something to love, and something to hope for.
Fathers are like a lighthouse when there is fog his children can always depend on seeing the light.
There's always free cheese in the mouse traps, but the mice there ain't happy.
Too many people are thinking of security instead of opportunity. They seem more afraid of life than death.
Money without brains is always dangerous.
If you're going to be able to look back on something and laugh about it, you might as well laugh about it now.
The outer forms of our lives can change in an instant, but the inner reorientation that brings us back into a vital relation to people and activity takes time.
The path to success is to take massive, determined action.
Tell the truth boldly, whether it hurts or not. Never pander to weakness. If truth is too much for intelligent people and sweeps them away, let them go, the sooner the better.
Talent is formed in solitude, character in the bustle of the world.
The path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day.
The measure of a man is what he does with power.
Private victories precede public victories. You can't invert that process any more than you can harvest a crop before you plant it.
It is not length of life, but depth of life.
The miracle is this the more we share, the more we have.
Without continuous personal development, you are now all that you will ever become, and hell starts when the person you are meets the person you could have been.
Again and again, the impossible problem is solved when we see that the problem is only a tough decision waiting to be made.
I'm going to take a bath.
Never react emotionally to criticism. Analyze yourself to determine whether it is justified. If it is, correct yourself. Otherwise, go on about your business.
Inner silence promotes clarity of mind. It makes us value the inner world, it trains us to go inside to the source of peace and inspiration when we are faced with problems and challenges.
Passion is the genesis of genius.
"I can't do it" never accomplished anything ; "I will try" has performed miracles.
Truth fears no questions.
The man who fears no truths has nothing to fear from lies.
Sometimes your nearness takes my breath away , and all the things I want to say can find no voice. Then, in silence, I can only hope my eyes will speak my heart.
The greatest sign of a success for a teacher... is to be able to say, "The children are now working as if I did not exist."
If you always do what you've always done, you'll always get what you've always gotten.
The great end of life is not knowledge but action.
Remember when you see a man at the top of a mountain, he didn't fall there.
It is better to have loved and lost than to never have loved.
Deals are my art form. Other people paint beautifully on canvas or write wonderful poetry. I like making deals, preferably big deals. That's how I get my kicks.
You don't get to choose how you're going to die, only how you're going to live.
A good general not only sees the way to victory , he also knows when victory is impossible.
Let thy words be few.
Happiness is a butterfly, which, when pursued, is always just beyond your grasp, but which, if you will sit down quietly, may alight upon you.
Follow your instincts. That's where true wisdom manifests itself.
Where love reigns the impossible may be attained.
Love starts with a smile, grows with a kiss and ends with a tear.
Live your life and forget your age.
The beginning is the half of every action.
To win without risk is to triumph without glory.
Love those who love you.
This is nothing !
If you're going through hell, keep going.
We judge ourselves by what we feel capable of doing, while others judge us by what we have already done.
When your self-worth goes up, your net worth goes up with it.
The pain of love is the pain of being alive. It is a perpetual wound.
The currency of success is not money. It’s minutes. What percentage of my life do I spend doing what I want, in the way I want? That’s true success.
No pain, No gain.
A little more moderation would be good. Of course, my life hasn't exactly been one of moderation.
Take away love and our earth is a tomb.
Inspiration and genius -- one and the same.
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
I do not know how to kiss, or I would kiss you. Where do the noses go ?
Never spend your money before you have it.
Successful people make decisions quickly (as soon as all the facts are available) and change them very slowly (if ever). Unsuccessful people make decisions very slowly, and change them often and quickly.
Courage is going from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm.
A life without love in it is like a heap of ashes upon a deserted hearth, with the fire dead, the laughter stilled and the light extinguished.
The unique ability to take decisive action while maintaining focus on the ultimate mission is what defines a true leader.
I'm melting ! Melting ! Oh, what a world ! What a world !
The gem can not be polished without friction, nor man be perfected without trials.
Give the world the best you have and it may never be enough. Give the world your best anyway.
Time is the great teacher, but unfortunately it kills all of it's students.
Our character is basically a composite of our habits. Because they are consistent, often unconscious patterns, they constantly, daily, express our character
Take heed : you do not find what you do not seek.
Respect the past in the full measure of its desserts, but do not make the mistake of confusing it with the present nor seek in it the ideals of the future.
Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all.
Give me a whisky, ginger ale on the side. And don't be stingy, baby.
Seek first to understand, then be understood
We cannot really love anybody with whom we never laugh.
It doesn't matter where you are coming from. All that matters is where you are going.
Bad friends prevent you from having good friends.
You pile up enough tomorrows, and you'll find you've collected a lot of empty yesterdays.
You can never be happy at the expense of the happiness of others.
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.
Wherever we look upon this earth, the opportunities take shape within the problems.
Who dares to teach must never cease to learn.
The function of wisdom is to discriminate between good and evil.
As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.
We make a living by what we get, we make a life by what we give.
Since you get more joy out of giving joy to others, you should put a good deal of thought into the happiness that you are able to give.
Ideals serve well as our guides. They are like beacons on a journey , they do not permit us to tarry, as though our goal and rest were already contained in them.
If at first you don't succeed, try, try again.
Start by doing what is necessary, then what is possible, and suddenly you are doing the impossible.