George S. Patton
I don't measure a man's success by how high he climbs but how high he bounces when he hits bottom.
Accept challenges, so that you may feel the exhilaration of victory.
Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity.
Take calculated risks. That is quite different from being rash.
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You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You must do the thing which you think you can not do.
If thou must love me, let it be for nought, except for love's sake only. Do not say, I love her for her smile, her look, her way of speaking gently, for a trick of thought that falls in well with mine, and, certes, brought a sense of pleasant ease on such a day. For these things in themselves, beloved, may be changed, or change for thee, and love so wrought, may be unwrought so.
Do not take life too seriously. You will never get out of it alive.
A good idea is never lost. Even though its originator or possessor may die, it will someday be reborn in the mind of another.
Fill your hands, you son-of-a-bitch !
The person who tries to live alone will not succeed as a human being. His heart withers if it does not answer another heart. His mind shrinks away if he hears only the echoes of his own thoughts and finds no other inspiration.
I am not overly impressed by the great names and reputations of those who might be trying to beat me to an invention... . Its their 'ideas' that appeal to me.
The best way to cheer yourself up is to try to cheer somebody else up.
Remember the difference between a boss and a leader a boss says "Go ! '' -- a leader says "Let's go ! ''
Where love reigns the impossible may be attained.
What you do speaks so loudly that I cannot hear what you say.
I am the captain of my soul.
Between stimulus and response, one has the freedom to choose.
Snakes ! Why did it have to be snakes ?
Without love our life is a, ship without a rudder, like a body without a soul.
Every life form seems to strive to its maximum except human beings. How tall will a tree grow ? As tall as it possibly can. Human beings, on the other hand, have been given the dignity of choice. You can choose to be all or you can choose to be less. Why not stretch up to the full measure of the challenge and see what all you can do ?
When I hear somebody sigh, 'Life is hard', I am always tempted to ask, 'Compared to what ?'
Things turn out best for the people who make the best of the way things turn out.
The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.
Reach for the stars.
And now here is my secret, a very simple secret. It is only with the heart that one can see rightly, what is essential is invisible to the eye.
Make failure your teacher, not your undertaker.
Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.
All you need is love.
Kindness is always fashionable.
Small opportunities are often the beginning of great enterprises.
Do you like scary movies ?
With malice toward none, with charity for all.
There is a great man who makes every man feels small. But the real great man is the man who makes every man feel great.
We imagine that our mind in a mirror, that it is more or less accurately reflecting what is happening outside us. On the contrary, our mind itself is the principal element of creation. The world, while I am perceiving it, is being incessantly created for myself in time and space.
Ideas attract money, time, talents, skills, energy and other complementary ideas that will bring them into reality.
If you want to be creative in your company, your career, your life, all it takes is one easy stepthe extra one. When you encounter a familiar plan, you just ask one question '' What ELSE could we do ? ''
Be afraid. Be very afraid.
What a dump.
Treasure the love you receive above all. It will survive long after your good health has vanished.
Live your dreams.
Some love lasts a lifetime. True love lasts forever.
The art of choosing men is not nearly so difficult as the art of enabling those one has chosen to attain their full worth.
A little more moderation would be good. Of course, my life hasn't exactly been one of moderation.
It's not hard to make decisions when you know what your values are.
But because I am mad, I hate you. Because I am mad, I have betrayed you. And because I'm mad, I'm rejoicing in my heart, without a shred of pity, without a shred of regret, watching you go with glory in my heart !
If you want a do-right woman, you have to be a do-right man
Hope is a state of mind, not of the world. Hope, in this deep and powerful sense, is not the same as joy that things are going well, or willingness to invest in enterprises that are obviously heading for success, but rather an ability to work for something because it is good.
Study nature, love nature, stay close to nature. It will never fail you.
To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream, not only plan, but also believe.
The land where humanity has attained its highest towards gentleness, towards generosity, towards purity, towards calmness - it is India.
Mama, face it. I was the slut of all time.
My friends are my estate.
Come out, come out, wherever you are !
I'll be taking these huggies and whatever cash you got.
The great accomplishments of man have resulted from the transmission of ideas and enthusiasm.
Life does not happen to us, it happens from us.
I say to you today, my friends, that in spite of the difficulties and frustrations of the moment, I still have a dream.
Opportunity does not knock ; it presents itself when you beat down the door. -
It is not what we get. But who we become, what we contribute... that gives meaning to our lives.
Be courageous ! Whatever setbacks America has encountered, it has always emerged as a stronger and more prosperous nation. Be brave as your fathers before you. Have faith and go forward !
The more we grow in love, virtue and holiness, the more we see love, virtue and holiness outside.
Never give an order that can't be obeyed.
The critical ingredient is getting off your butt and doing something. It's as simple as that. A lot of people have ideas, but there are few who decide to do something about them now. Not tomorrow. Not next week. But today. The true entrepreneur is a doer.
The foundation my parents laid down with our faith continues to be my core.
To live for results would be to sentence myself to continuous frustration. My only sure reward is in my actions and not from them.
Without the human community one single human being cannot survive.
Age does not protect you from love. But love, to some extent, protects you from age.
Wherever there's a fight so hungry people can eat, I'll be there.
Things may come to those who wait, but only the things left by those who hustle.
Beware what you set your heart upon, for it surely shall be yours.
Love cures people, both the ones who give it and the ones who receive it.
Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain !
I am your father.
If at first you don't succeed, try, try again.
How can we remember our ignorance, which our growth requires, when we are using our knowledge all the time ?
Give me a lever long enough and a fulcrum on which to place it, and I shall move the world.
An Arabian proverb says there are four sorts of men: He who knows not and knows not he knows not: he is a fool, shun him. He who knows not and knows he knows not: he is simple, teach him. He who knows and knows not he knows: he is asleep--wake him. He who knows and knows he knows: he is wise, follow him.
Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them humanity can not survive.
Happiness is a state of activity.
Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around.
Problems are only opportunities in work clothes.
Many who have spent a lifetime in it can tell us less of love than the child that lost a dog yesterday.
You think I'm licked. You all think I'm licked. Well, I'm not licked. And I'm going to stay right here and fight for this lost cause. Even if this room gets filled with lies like these, and the taylors and all their armies come marching into this place.
I believe that the science of chemistry alone almost proves the existence of an intelligent creator.
Life is a banquet, and most poor suckers are starving to death !
To God, there is no zero. I still exist.
The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.
The beauties of the world are best seen by those who strive to reach them.
The universe is full of magical things patiently waiting for our wits to grow sharper.
If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer.
A dream is just a dream. A goal is a dream with a plan and a deadline.
The maxim "Nothing but perfection" may be spelled "Paralysis".
Don't call me a saint - I don't want to be dismissed that easily.
The bonds of matrimony are like any other bonds, they mature slowly.
There is no substitute for hard work.
They always say time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself.
Volunteering is not a choice, it's a responsibility.
The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining.
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.
Only in relationship can you know yourself, not in abstraction and certainly not in isolation. The movement of behavior is the sure guide to yourself. It's the mirror of your consciousness, this mirror will reveal its content, the images, the attachments, the fears, the loneliness, the joy and sorrow. Poverty lies in running away from this, either in its sublimations or its identities.
Don't be too timid and squeamish about your actions. All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make the better.
Sawyer, you're going out a youngster, but you've got to come back a star!
You don't use a hammer to tighten a screw.
Failure ? I never encountered it. All I ever met were temporary setbacks.