Be Inspired
Famous quotes from thinkers, revolutionaries and influencers of our era.
The heights by great men reached and kept were not obtained by sudden flight. But they, while their companions slept, were toiling upward in the night.
If parents pass enthusiasm along to their children, they will leave them an estate of incalculable value.
Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them humanity can not survive.
Roll with the punches.
There comes a time when one must take a position that is neither safe, nor politic, nor popular, but he must take it because his conscience tells him it is right.
Failure is the condiment that gives success its flavor.
Follow the money.
Dream as if you'll live forever. Live as if you'll die today.
We shall neither fail nor falter, we shall not weaken or tire. Give us the tools and we will finish the job.
Love is the true means by which the world is enjoyed. Our love to others, and others love to us.
Be the change you want to see in the world.
A wise man makes his own decisions , an ignorant man follows the public opinion.
Motivation is a fire from within. If someone else tries to light that fire under you, chances are it will burn very briefly.
The highest reward for a person's toil is not what they get for it, but what they become by it.
You don't get to choose how you're going to die, only how you're going to live.
We must all suffer one of two things : the pain of discipline or the pain of regret or disappointment.
Success is the maximum utilization of the ability that you have.
The only job where you start at the top, is digging a hole.
There is love of course. And then there's life, its enemy.
Reality is the leading cause of stress amongst those in touch with it. I can take it in small doses, but as a lifestyle I find it too confining.
You complete me.
Love is never lost. If not reciprocated, it will flow back and soften and purify the heart.
They always say time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself.
One isn't necessarily born with courage, but one is born with potential. Without courage, we can not practice any other virtue with consistency. We can't be kind, true, merciful, generous, or honest.
In the eyes of a lover pockmarks are dimples.
Love is more than a feeling, it's a state of mind.
It's not what happens to you, it's what you do about it that makes the difference.
Success often comes to those who dare to act. It seldom goes to the timid who are ever afraid of the consequences.
Don't knock masturbation. It's sex with someone I love.
Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no help at all.
The test is to recognize the mistake, admit it and correct it. To have tried to do something and failed is vastly better than to have tried to do nothing and succeeded.
Let those love now who never loved before. Let those who always loved, now love the more.
I'll be back.
Friendship often ends in love, but love in friendship - never.
No one is so poor as an ignorant person.
Technological progress is like an axe in the hands of a pathological criminal.
Love is a fire. But whether it is going to warm your heart or burn down your house, you can never tell.
The heart that loves is always young.
The beginning of anxiety is the end of faith, and the beginning of true faith is the end of anxiety.
It is the passion that is in a kiss that gives to it its sweetness, it is the affection in a kiss that sanctifies it.
We can help others in the world more by making the most of yourself than in any other way.
All great truths are simple in final analysis, and easily understood ; if they are not, they are not great truths.
Come forth into the light of things , Let nature be your Teacher.
Platitudes ? Yes, there are platitudes. Platitudes are there because they are true.
You have not lived until you have done something for someone who can never repay you.
Attitudes are contagious. Make yours worth catching.
An insincere and evil friend is more to be feared than a wild beast, a wild beast may wound your body, but an evil friend will wound your mind.
The gem cannot be polished without friction, nor man perfected without trials.
You're as old as you behave.
God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I can not change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.
Level with your child by being honest. Nobody spots a phony quicker than a child.
The show must go on.
If you want to test your memory, try to recall what you were worrying about one year ago today.
Lives of great men all remind us we can make our lives sublime, and, departing, leave behind us footprints in the sands of time.
The main thing is to keep the main thing the main thing.
The willow knows what the storm does not that the power to endure harm outlives the power to inflict it.
If a man hasn't discovered something that he will die for, he isn't fit to live.
My fathers planted for me, and I planted for my children.
Fear nothing, for every renewed effort raises all former failures into lessons, all sins into experience.
The more you venture to live greatly, the more you will find within you what it takes to get on top of things and stay there.
What would you attempt to do if you knew you could not fail ?
If you would live your life with ease, do what you ought, not what you please.
Just because something does n't do what you planned it to do in the first place doesn't mean it's useless.
Absence makes the heart grow fonder.
Oh, it was nobody's fault but my own. I was looking up. It was the nearest thing to heaven. You were there.
Whatever you think that you will be. If you think yourself weak, weak you will be , if you think yourself strong, you will be.
The dedicated life is the life worth living. You must give with your whole heart.
It is quite possible to work without results, but never will there be results without work.
The greater the obstacle, the more glory in overcoming it.
In our life there is a single color, as on an artist's palette, which provides the meaning of life and art. It is the color of love.
All, everything that I understand, I understand only because I love.
Love is a little haven of refuge from the world.
Bite off more than you can chew, then chew it.
Some minds are like concrete, all mixed up and permanently set.
There is no end. There is no beginning. There is only the infinite passion of life.
That which is false troubles the heart, but truth brings joyous tranquility.
You can make more friends in two months by becoming interested in other people than you can in two years by trying to get other people interested in you.
Don't look back - forward, infinite energy, infinite enthusiasm, infinite daring, and infinite patience - then alone can great deeds be accomplished.
You will become as small as your controlling desire ; as great as your dominant aspiration.
For hope is but the dream of those that wake.
People of mediocre ability sometimes achieve outstanding success because they don't know when to quit. Most men succeed because they are determined to.
You live with your thoughts, so be careful what they are.
Your attitude determines your altitude.
The function of leadership is to produce more leaders, not more followers.
When I hear somebody sigh, 'Life is hard', I am always tempted to ask, 'Compared to what ?'
The mind is not a vessel to be filled but a fire to be kindled.
This isn't a dream ! This is really happening !
You cannot escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today.
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.
Great works are performed not by strength but by perseverance.
Embrace your inner voice.
A strong person and a waterfall always channel their own path.