Be Inspired
Famous quotes from thinkers, revolutionaries and influencers of our era.
Let no one who loves be called unhappy Even love unreturned has its rainbow.
Man is not made for defeat. A man can be destroyed, but not defeated.
The art of medicine consists in amusing the patient while nature cures the disease.
Love is friendship set on fire.
It is not what we get. But who we become, what we contribute... that gives meaning to our lives.
You only get out what you put in.
Religion is being and becoming. Religion is the manifestation of the divinity already in man.
Again and again, the impossible problem is solved when we see that the problem is only a tough decision waiting to be made.
If there is something to gain and nothing to lose by asking, by all means ask !
Love does not conquer all things, but it does set all things right.
It is quite possible to work without results, but never will there be results without work.
People seem not to see that their opinion of the world is also a confession of their character.
It means a great deal to those who are oppressed to know that they are not alone. And never let anyone tell you that what you are doing is insignificant. Bishop
Seek the wisdom of the ages, but look at the world through the eyes of a child.
There is no point at which you can say 'Well, I'm successful now. I might as well take a nap.'
One of the reasons mature people stop learning is that they become less and less willing to risk failure.
Will springs from the two elements of moral sense and self-interest.
If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.
Personal leadership is not a singular experience. It is, rather, the ongoing process of keeping your vision and values before you and aligning your life to be congruent with those most important things.
Your neighbor's vision is as true for him as your own vision is true for you.
There are two kinds of people, those who do the work and those who take the credit. Try to be in the first group, there is less competition there.
Our character is basically a composite of our habits. Because they are consistent, often unconscious patterns, they constantly, daily, express our character
No matter what I ever do or say, Heathcliff, this is me, now, standing on this hill with you. This is me, forever.
How you respond to the challenge in the second half will determine what you become after the game, whether you are a winner or a loser.
Friendship doubles joy and halves grief.
Nothing happens unless first we dream.
Better to do something imperfectly than to do nothing flawlessly.
The whole purpose of education is to turn mirrors into windows.
You don't get to choose how you're going to die, only how you're going to live.
Whatever the mind can conceive and believe, it can achieve.
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.
If you just set out to be liked, you would be prepared to compromise on anything at any time, and you would achieve nothing.
The best leaders of all, the people know not they exist. They turn to each other and say, We did it ourselves.
Luck is when opportunity knocks, and you answer.
Excuse me while I whip this out.
We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a habit.
"It's Pretty Cool" - on winning Super Bowl XLVII.
Don't ask for a light load, but rather ask for a strong back.
Come live in my heart and pay no rent.
The surest way not to fail is to determine to succeed.
If you wish others to believe in you, you must first convince them that you believe in them.
Inspiration and genius -- one and the same.
We always strive after what is forbidden, and desire the things refused us.
Love is a little haven of refuge from the world.
What lies behind us and what lies before us are small matters compared to what lies within us.
World is the great gymnasium where we come to make ourselves strong.
If you don't like something, change it, if you can't change it, change your attitude.
You learn as much from those who have failed as from those who have succeeded.
Whenever your present situation, I assure you that you are not your habits. You can replace old patterns of self-defeating behavior with new patterns, new habits of the effectiveness, happiness, and trust-based relationships.
If there is one word that you find coming out like a bomb from the upanishads, bursting like a bombshell upon masses of ignorance, it is the word fearlessness.
Ideas without action are worthless.
The soul is covered with the color of its leisure thoughts.
Today is the first day of the rest of your life.
Don't dream it be it.
The one thing that separates winners from losers is, winners take action!
The grand essentials of happiness are something to do, something to love, and something to hope for.
The great pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do.
In any world menu, Canada must be considered the vichyssoise of nations – it's cold, half-French, and difficult to stir.
If A is a success in life, then A equals x plus y plus z. Work is x ; y is play ; and z is keeping your mouth shut.
How a man plays a game shows something of his character, how he loses shows all of it.
Love is a canvas furnished by nature and embroidered by imagination.
I am quite correctly described as 'more of a sponge than an inventor'.
The person who makes a success of living is the one who sees his goal steadily and aims for it unswervingly. That is dedication.
Many who have spent a lifetime in it can tell us less of love than the child that lost a dog yesterday.
Think and grow rich.
Our happiness depends on the habit of mind we cultivate. So practice happy thinking every day. Cultivate the merry heart, develop the happiness habit, and life will become a continual feast.
Whatever good things we build end up building us.
As knowledge increases, wonder deepens.
Every time we open our mouths, men look into our minds.
No man is free who is not master of himself.
Cinderella story. Outta nowhere. A former greenskeeper, now, about to become the Masters champion. It looks like a mirac... It's in the hole ! It's in the hole ! It's in the hole !
The greatest gifts you can give your children are the roots of responsibility and the wings of independence.
Be bold, and mighty forces will come to your aid.
Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness. Kindness in giving creates love.
Face it girls, I'm older and I have more insurance.
A coward gets scared and quits. A hero gets scared, but still goes on.
You are today where your thoughts have brought
Ah, but a man's reach should exceed his grasp, or what's a heaven for ?
In nothing do men more nearly approach the gods than in giving health to men.
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.
People who are afraid to fail can never experience the joys of success.
May no gift be too small to give, nor too simple to receive, which is wrapped in thoughtfulness and tied with love.
I never had a policy, I have just tried to do my very best each and every day.
The miracle is this the more we share, the more we have.
Along with trustworthiness, consistency is the thing to look for when you surround yourself with people who can help you on your quest.
If you aren't good at loving yourself, you will have a difficult time loving anyone, since you'll resent the time and energy you give another person that you aren't even giving to yourself.
Tomorrow will be like today. Life wastes itself while we are preparing to live. Our friends and fellow-workers die off from us.
Love is not blind. It sees more and not less, but because it sees more it is willing to see less.
That'll do, pig. That'll do.
I have nipples, Greg. Could you milk me ?
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.
All right, Mr. DeMille, I'm ready for my close-up.