Alexander Graham Bell
What this power is I cannot say. All I know is that it exists and it becomes available only when a man is in that state of mind in which he knows exactly what he wants and is fully determined not to quit until he finds it.
When one door closes, another opens. But we often look so regretfully upon the closed door that we don't see the one that has opened for us.
When one door closes another opens, but we often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door that we do not see the one which has opened for us.
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Friends are angels who lift us to our feet when our wings have trouble remembering how to fly.
Whatever you can do, or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic in it, begin it now.
Knowing is not enough, we must apply. Willing is not enough, we must do.
Challenges are what make life interesting , overcoming them is what makes life meaningful.
History does nothing , it does not possess immense riches, it does not fight battles. It is men, real, living, who do all this.
If you don't like something, change it, if you can't change it, change your attitude.
Practice does not make perfect, perfect practice makes perfect.
Snap out of it !
There is no limit to the power of the human mind. The more concentrated it is, the more power is brought to bear on one point.
The longer the excuse, the less likely it's the truth.
I have learned not to worry about love, but to honor it's coming with all my heart.
One joy scatters a hundred griefs.
We must be the change we wish to see.
Much as we may wish to make a new beginning, some part of us resists doing so as though we were making the first step toward disaster.
Losers make promises they often break. Winners make commitments they always keep.
Believe that you are bigger than your difficulties, for you are, indeed.
To love oneself is the beginning of a lifelong romance.
Anything in life worth having is worth working for.
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.
I do not think there is any other quality so essential to success of any kind as the quality of perseverance. It overcomes almost everything, even nature.
Life is a succession of lessons which must be lived to be understood.
The only gift is a portion of thyself.
You are what you think you are.
Every cloud has a silver lining.
It is the surmounting of difficulties that make heroes.
With my brains and your looks, we could go places.
You are what you repeatedly do. Excellence is not an event - it is a habit.
Just as our eyes need light in order to see, our minds need ideas in order to conceive.
Everyone who achieves success in a great venture, solves each problem as they came to it. They helped themselves. And they were helped through powers known and unknown to them at the time they set out on their voyage. They keep going regardless of the obstacles they met.
The person may cause evil to others not only by his actions but by his inaction, and in either case he is justly accountable to them for the injury.
How can a society that exists on instant mashed potatoes, packaged cake mixes, frozen dinners, and instant cameras teach patience to its young ?
Love talked about can be easily turned aside, but love demonstrated is irresistible.
To live for results would be to sentence myself to continuous frustration. My only sure reward is in my actions and not from them.
To understand your parents love you must raise children yourself.
Hide not your talents, they for use were made. What's a sundial in the shade ?
Everybody forgets the basic thing, people are not going to love you unless you love them.
Nothing happens unless first we dream.
Hope springs eternal.
Children require guidance and sympathy far more than instruction
We will act consistently with our view of who we truly are, whether that view is accurate or not.
No man is happy who does not think himself so.
The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.
I think it pisses god off when you walk by the color purple in a field and don't notice it.
Do, or do not. There is no try.
The greatest sign of a success for a teacher... is to be able to say, "The children are now working as if I did not exist."
Hard work often leads to success. No work seldom does.
It is at the edge of a petal that love waits.
Success is not to be pursued ; it is to be attracted by the person you become.
And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body, and be yet thankful.
Success seems to be largely a matter of hanging on after others have let go.
What hump ?
Work spares us from three evils boredom, vice, and need.
The mind is not a vessel to be filled but a fire to be kindled.
Love doesn't just sit there like a stone, it has to be made, like bread, remade all the time, made new.
Of all the gin joints in all the towns in all the world, she walks into mine.
Don't bunt. Aim out of the ballpark.
The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires.
To wear your heart on your sleeve isn't a very good plan, you should wear it inside, where it functions best.
Oh, Jerry, don't let's ask for the moon. We have the stars.
It has been my philosophy of life that difficulties vanish when faced boldly.
Great music and art are earthly wonders, but I think 'cubist' songs and paintings are hideous.
You must think of failure and defeat as the spring boards to new achievements, and to the next level of accomplishment.
You cannot change your destination overnight, but you can change your direction overnight.
We are what and where we are because we have first imagined it.
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 main business is not to see what lies dimly at a distance but to do what lies clearly at hand.
Sports serve society by providing vivid examples of excellence.
Boldness in business is the first, second and third thing.
It is amazing how much people can get done if they do not worry about who gets the credit.
It's not what you've got, it's what you use that makes a difference.
Enjoy each step, for in every moment there is something to learn.
When you can't solve the problem, manage it.
What we see depends mainly on what we look for.
A 'No' uttered from deepest conviction is better and greater than a 'Yes' merely uttered to please, or what is worse, to avoid trouble.
I am the inferior of any man whose rights I trample under foot. Men are not superior by reason of the accidents of race or color. They are superior who have the best heart the best brain.
Truth is nobody's property, no race, no individual can lay any exclusive claim to it. Truth is the nature of all souls.
Work and lovethese are the basics. Without them there is neurosis.
Tough times never last but tough people do.
Chance is the fool's name for fate.
Strength is life, weakness is death. Expansion is life, contraction is death. Love is life, hatred is death.
You will never find time for anything. If you want time you must make it.
Now, gentlemen, let us do something today which the world may talk of hereafter.
To succeed you need to find something to hold on to, something to motivate you, something to inspire you.
There is only one way... to get anybody to do anything. And that is by making the other person want to do it.
Love is the only rational act.
The secret of education lies in respecting the student.
You. too, can determine what you want. You can decide on your major objectives, targets, aims, and destination. quotes
If you realize how powerful your thoughts are, you would never think a negative thought
Commit yourself to a dream... Nobody who tries to do something great but fails is a total failure. Why ? Because he can always rest assured that he succeeded in life's most important battle -- he defeated the fear of trying.
Now is the time. Needs are great, but your possibilities are greater.
Some succeed because they are destined. Some succeed because they are determined.
You don't understand ! I could've had class. I could've been a contender. I could've been somebody, instead of a bum, which is what I am.
Be who you are in every situation.
The best way to cheer yourself up is to try to cheer somebody else up.
Love those who love you.
Opportunities multiply as they are seized.
Never say anything about yourself you do not want to come true.
Courage faces fear and thereby masters it.
Every leader needs to have experienced and grown through following -- learning to be dedicated, observant, capable of working with and learning from others, never servile, always truthful. Having located these qualities in himself, he can encourage them in others.
You're my Lassie come home.