Be Inspired
Famous quotes from thinkers, revolutionaries and influencers of our era.
Work spares us from three evils boredom, vice, and need.
Kindness is more important than wisdom, and the recognition of this is the beginning of wisdom.
Persistence is to the character of man as carbon is to steel.
God is merciful to those whom he sees struggling heart and soul for realization. But remain idle, without any struggle, and you will see that his grace will never come.
Pay the farmer or pay the hospital.
It is not what we take up, but what we give up, that makes us rich.
Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.
For children to take morality seriously they must be in the presence of adults who take morality seriously. And with their own eyes they must see adults take morality seriously.
If we are going to teach 'creation science' as an alternative to evolution, then we should also teach the stork theory as an alternative to biological reproduction.
Tomorrow is a mystery. Today is a gift. That is why it is called the present.
It is absurd that a man should rule others, who can not rule himself.
Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.
Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless.
Happiness can not be traveled to, owned, earned, worn or consumed. Happiness is the spiritual experience of living every minute with love, grace and gratitude.
Made it, Ma! Top of the world!
Be grateful to the Man you help, think of him as god. Is it not a great privilege to be allowed to worship god by helping our fellow men ?
One does evil enough when one does nothing good.
We have no simple problems or easy decisions after kindergarten.
The doctor should be opaque to his patients, and like a mirror, should show them nothing but what is shown to him.
Who dares to teach must never cease to learn.
I am not sure I should have dared to start , but I am sure that I should not have dared to stop.
We have got to have a dream if we are going to make a dream come true.
Fractures well cured make us more strong.
Blessed are the peacemakers for they shall be called the children of God.
Years from now, when you talk about this, and you will, be kind.
Imagination is more important than knowledge.
Without love our life is a, ship without a rudder, like a body without a soul.
In the court of basketball, there are no objections only rejections.
The greatest good you can do for another is not just share your riches, but reveal to them their own.
Would you like to play a game ?
Shut up and deal.
This is the true joy the being used for a purpose recognized as a might one.
For things to change you've got to change. Otherwise, nothing much will change
There are those who give with joy, and that joy is their reward.
Oh, Jerry, don't let's ask for the moon. We have the stars.
I love a good fight.
If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.
When I hear somebody sigh, 'Life is hard', I am always tempted to ask, 'Compared to what ?'
You live with your thoughts, so be careful what they are.
The principles you live by create the world you live in ; if you change the principles you live by, you will change your world. -
Look within, for within is the wellspring of virtue, which will not cease flowing, if you cease not from digging.
An avoidance of true communication is tantamount to a relinquishment of my self- being , if I withdraw from it I am betraying not only the other but myself.
Love is a little haven of refuge from the world.
The potential of the average person is like a huge ocean unsailed, a new continent unexplored, a world of possibilities waiting to be released and channeled toward some great good.
Above all to thine own self be true.
The best thing about the future is that it comes only one day at a time.
Give a man a fish and he will eat for the day, teach a man to fish and he will eat for a lifetime.
We don't have to take our clothes off to have a good time
To wear your heart on your sleeve isn't a very good plan, you should wear it inside, where it functions best.
I don't know the key to success, but the key to failure is to try to please everyone.
The best way to cheer yourself up is to try to cheer somebody else up.
I can change. I can live out my imagination instead of my memory. I can tie myself to my limitless potential instead of my limiting past.
Opportunity may knock only once, but temptation leans on the doorbell.
If you don't know where you are going, you'll end up someplace else.
Love those who love you.
We make a living by what we get, we make a life by what we give.
I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship.
Weakness of attitude becomes weakness of character.
Leadership does not always wear the harness of compromise.
The doctor and the pastor ask about your health, but eternity makes you responsible for your condition.
The shortest way to do many things is to do only one thing at a time.
The glue that holds all relationships together -- including the relationship between the leader and the led is trust, and trust is based on integrity.
Discontent is the first step in the progress of a man or a nation.
Happiness depends more on the inward disposition of mind than on outward circumstances.
The key to everything is patience. You get the chicken by hatching the egg, not by smashing it open.
To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream, not only plan, but also believe.
Admission of ignorance is often the first step in our education.
The glow of inspiration warms us, it is a holy rapture.
I'm going to make him an offer he can't refuse.
I do not take a single newspaper, nor read one a month, and I feel myself infinitely the happier for it.
We simply assume that the way we see things is the way they really are or the way they should be. And our attitudes and behaviors grow out of these assumptions.
What love we've given, we'll have forever. What love we fail to give, will be lost for all eternity.
Learning is finding out what we already know. Doing is demonstrating that you know it. Teaching is reminding others that they know just as well as you. You are all learners, doers, and teachers.
Constant dripping hollows out a stone.
Beginnings are scary. Endings are usually sad, but it's what's in the middle that counts. So, when you find yourself at the beginning, just give hope a chance to float up. And it will.
In Switzerland, they had brotherly love, and they had years of democracy and peace. And what did that produce ? The cuckoo clock.
Be all you can be.
The mind is a lousy master but a wonderful servant.
Hey, Johnny, what are you rebelling against ?
Far and away the best prize that life has to offer is the chance to work hard at work worth doing.
Success seems to be connected with action. Successful people keep moving. They make mistakes, but they don't quit.
Life's blows can not break a person whose spirit is warmed at the fire of enthusiasm.
It's not enough that we do our best, sometimes we have to do what's required.
You can observe a lot just by watching.
Be the best that you can be.
The greater the obstacle, the more glory in overcoming it.
You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view, until you climb inside of his skin and walk around in it.
The path to success is to take massive, determined action.
Why don't you go outside and jerk yourself a soda ?
The wisest mind has something yet to learn.
I want to know God's thoughts ; the rest are details.
Remember that nobody will ever get ahead of you as long as he is kicking you in the seat of the pants.