Be Inspired
Famous quotes from thinkers, revolutionaries and influencers of our era.
What is a friend ? A single soul dwelling in two bodies.
if you can't lift the corners, let the middle sag.
And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.
What can be said but not practiced is better not said. What can be practiced but not spoken of is better not done.
He who has a why to live can bear almost any how.
There are no guarantees. From the viewpoint of fear, none are strong enough. From the viewpoint of love, none are necessary.
When you study great teachers... you will learn much more from their caring and hard work than from their style.
It's not the daily increase but daily decrease. Hack away at the unessential.
Be loyal to people in their absence. Then watch how others begin having more faith and confidence in you, because they know you won't be talking about them behind their backs.
Love is strong yet delicate. It can be broken. To truly love is to understand this. To be in love is to respect this.
It is not length of life, but depth of life.
The time is always right to do what is right.
When the going gets tough the tough get going.
True love never lives happily ever after. True love has no ending.
The real leader has no need to lead, he is content to point the way.
If we always look back, we lose sight of what's ahead.
Believe, when you are most unhappy, that there is something for you to do in the world. So long as you can sweeten another's pain, life is not in vain.
The dingo took my baby !
What you cannot enforce, Do not command.
That is a lesson for all life - face the terrible, face it boldly. Like the monkeys, the hardships of life fall back when we cease to flee before them.
If someone is going down the wrong road, he doesn't need motivation to speed him up. What he needs is education to turn him around.
Strike while the iron is hot.
Know what's weird? Day by day, nothing seems to change, but pretty soon, everything's different.
Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any one thing.
Use what talent you possess, the woods would be very silent if no birds sang except those that sang best.
Never spend your money before you have it.
We don't live in a world of reality, we live in a world of perceptions.
"I guess our offense was boring me a little bit" - when asked about dozing off on the sideline.
I have seen too much of the vanity of human affairs, to expect felicity from the splendid scenes of public life.
We go together, Laurie. I don't know why. Maybe like guns and ammunition go together.
If you're proactive, you don't have to wait for circumstances or other people to create perspective expanding experiences. You can consciously create your own.
Oh, Moses, Moses, you stubborn, splendid, adorable fool !
It is possible to fail in many ways while to succeed is possible only in one way.
Determine that the thing can and shall be done, and then we shall find the way.
Nothing is so strong as gentleness, and nothing is so gentle as true strength.
The soul is covered with the color of its leisure thoughts.
I am not discouraged, because every wrong attempt discarded is another step forward.
The greatest mistake you can make in life is to be continually fearing you will make one.
True success is overcoming the fear of being unsuccessful.
Only that day dawns to which we are awake.
In the long run, we only hit what we aim at.
A happy person is not a person in a certain set of circumstances, but rather a person with a certain set of attitudes.
Don't bunt. Aim out of the ballpark.
The quality of a man's life is in direct proportion to his commitment to excellence, regardless of his chosen field of endeavor.
It is no sin to attempt and fail. The only sin is to not make the attempt.
The pessimist complains about the wind. The optimist expects it to change. The leader adjusts the sails.
No matter where you go, there you are.
The madness of love is the greatest of heaven's blessings.
The royal road to a man's heart is to talk to him about the things he treasures most.
Love is a fruit in season at all times.
If you want to be enthusiastic, act enthusiastic.
The miracle is this - the more we share, the more we have.
One can never consent to creep when one feels an impulse to soar.
You're gonna need a bigger boat.
Virtuous and wise he was, but not severe , He still remember'd that he once was young.
It is quite possible to work without results, but never will there be results without work.
Don't sweat the small stuff.
To love someone is to see a miracle invisible to others.
They can because they think they can.
Treasure the love you receive above all. It will survive long after your good health has vanished.
End your day by privately looking directly into your eyes in the mirror and saying, 'I love you ! ' Do this for thirty days and watch how you transform.
As you think in your heart, so shall you be.
Romance should never begin with sentiment. It should begin with science and end with a settlement.
There's always free cheese in the mouse traps, but the mice there ain't happy.
You sing-a high.
Better to be king for a night than schmuck for a lifetime.
I never let my subject get in the way of what I want to talk about.
Man is not made for defeat. A man can be destroyed, but not defeated.
Happy are those who dream dreams and are ready to pay the price to make them come true.
Living a life of integrity is one of the greatest missions we can undertake.
The most wasted of all days is one without laughter.
Give whatever you are doing and whoever you are with the gift of your attention.
Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius -- and a lot of courage -- to move in the opposite direction.
It's a Sicilian message. It means Luca Brasi sleeps with the fishes.
In any world menu, Canada must be considered the vichyssoise of nations – it's cold, half-French, and difficult to stir.
We will find only what we look for, nothing more and nothing less.
Trust in yourself. Your perceptions are often far more accurate than you are willing to believe.
Enlighten the people generally, and tyranny and oppressions of body and mind will vanish like evil spirits at the dawn of day.
The best things in life are free.
Continuous effort, not strength or intelligence, is the key to unlocking our potential.
Creativity is a natural extension of our enthusiasm.
There's always a way - if you're committed.
Nuptial love makes mankind, friendly love perfects it, but wanton love corrupts and debases it.
This is nothing !
Love recognizes no barriers. It jumps hurdles, leaps fences, penetrates walls to arrive at its destination, full of hope.
There has never been a statue erected to honor a critic.
We make a living by what we get, we make a life by what we give.
The man who fears no truths has nothing to fear from lies.
Go before the people with your example, and be laborious in their affairs.
Why don't you go outside and jerk yourself a soda ?
I have, for many years past, contemplated the noble races of red men who are now spread over these trackless forests and boundless prairies, melting away at the approach of civilization.
Knowledge of what is possible is the beginning of happiness.