Be Inspired
Famous quotes from thinkers, revolutionaries and influencers of our era.
Far away there in the sunshine are my highest aspirations. I may not reach them, but I can look up and see their beauty, believe in them, and try to follow where they lead.
Don't think it, ink it.
Intelligence without ambition is like a bird without wings.
A gentle hand may lead even an elephant by a single hair.
Become a possibilitarian. No matter how dark things seem to be or actually are, raise your sights and see possibilities -- always see them, for they're always there.
Let me tell you the secret that has led me to my goal. My strength lies solely in my tenacity.
The greater a man is in power above others, the more he ought to excel them in virtue. None ought to govern who is not better than the governed.
Success seems to be largely a matter of hanging on after others have let go.
The greatest thing you'll ever learn is to love and be loved in return.
Continuous effort, not strength or intelligence, is the key to unlocking our potential.
There are only two things more beautiful than a good gun, a swiss watch and a woman from anywhere.
Captain, it is I, Ensign Pulver, and I just threw your stinking palm tree overboard. Now, what's all this crud about no movie tonight ?
The strongest among the weak is the one who doesn't forget his weaknesses.
I do not resent criticism, even when, for the sake of emphasis, it parts for the time with reality.
Fantasy love is much better than reality love. Never doing it is very exciting. The most exciting attractions are between two opposites that never meet.
Hearts will never be practical until they are made unbreakable.
Love sees roses without thorns.
What do they think I am, dumb or something ? Why, I make more money than Calvin Coolidge ! Put together !
Success seems to be connected with action. Successful men keep moving ; they make mistakes, but they do not quit.
One way to become enthusiastic is to look for the plus sign. To make progress in any difficult situation, you have to start with what's right about it and build on that.
The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining.
Love, all alike, no season knows, nor clime, nor hours, days, months, which are the rags of time.
Here's Johnny !
I keep my ideals, because in spite of everything, I still believe that people are really good at heart.
If you can imagine it, you can achieve it , if you can dream it, you can become it.
Congress is the only insane asylum that's run by the inmates.
If you listen to your fears, you will die never knowing what a great person you might have been.
We find rest in those we love, and we provide a resting place in ourselves for those who love us.
Ideas without action are worthless.
Don't say, "If I could, I would". Say, "If I can, I will".
Did my heart love'til now ? Foreswear its sight, for I never saw true beauty'til this night.
Our imagination is the only limit to what we can hope to have in the future.
It's good to be the king !
The test we must set for ourselves is not to march alone but to march in such a way that others will wish to join us.
Friendship is not born of words alone.
Dave, stop. Stop, will you? Stop, Dave. Will you stop, Dave? Stop, Dave. I'm afraid.
Because ideas have to be original only with regard to their adaptation to the problem at hand, I am always extremely interested in how others have used used them.
It not knowing what to do, it's doing what you know.
The whole secret of existence is to have no fear.
Life is change, growth is optional. Choose wisely.
There is no education like adversity.
We are all inventors, each sailing out on a voyage of discovery, guided each by a private chart, of which there is no duplicate. The world is all gates, all opportunities.
Et cetera, et cetera, et cetera.
The greatest gifts you can give your children are the roots of responsibility and the wings of independence.
Jane. Tarzan. Jane. Tarzan.
Louis, I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship.
Before we can forgive one another, we must understand one another
Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
A strong person and a waterfall always channel their own path.
To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream, not only plan, but also believe.
The person we believe ourselves to be will always act in a manner consistent with our self-image.
The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing.
It is no sin to attempt and fail. The only sin is to not make the attempt.
Your pain is the breaking of the shell that encloses your understanding.
Love is most nearly itself when here and now cease to matter.
If you want things to be different, perhaps the answer is to become different yourself.
It doesn't matter where you are coming from. All that matters is where you are going.
Love is the only gold.
Share your knowledge. It is a way to achieve immortality.
Whatever you vividly imagine, ardently desire, sincerely believe, and enthusiastically act upon must inevitably come to pass!
The ability to convert ideas to things is the secret to outward success.
The fear of death is the most unjustified of all fears, for there's no risk of accident for someone who's dead.
You can do what you want to do.
The unique ability to take decisive action while maintaining focus on the ultimate mission is what defines a true leader.
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.
There are two ways of meeting difficulties you alter the difficulties, or you alter yourself to meet them.
Love cures people, both the ones who give it and the ones who receive it.
The only abnormality is the incapacity to love.
You don't use a hammer to tighten a screw.
The real leader has no need to lead, he is content to point the way.
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.
Pain itself destroys pain. Suffering itself frees man from suffering.
If you can't do it today, what makes you think you can do it tomorrow.
You have not lived until you have done something for someone who can never repay you.
The rare individual who honestly satisfies this heart-hunger ( praise ) will hold people in the palm of his hand, and even the undertaker will be sorry when he dies.
It doesn't matter which side of the fence you get off on sometimes. What matters most is getting off. You can not make progress without making decisions.
The real and lasting victories are those of peace and not of war.
He who hesitates is lost.
But were we burthen'd with like weight of pain, As much, or more, we should ourselves complain.
One drink's too many, and a hundred's not enough.
Whenever I get the energy to exercise, I sit down until it passes.
There is no surprise more magical than the surprise of being loved , it is God's finger on man's shoulder.
Those who deny freedom to others, deserve it not for themselves ; and under a just God, cannot long retain it.
Tell me your friends, and I'll tell you who you are.
Ideas won't keep, something must be done about them.
The way we see the problem is the problem.
If you can imagine it, you can achieve it. If you can dream it, you can become it.
People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.
Self-suggestion makes you master of yourself.
A successful marriage requires falling in love many times, always with the same person.
I am your number one fan.
Lions and tigers and bears, oh my!