Ikhide Oshoma
Love is a symbol of eternity that wipes away all sense of time, removing all memory of a beginning and all fear of an end.
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Human beings can alter their lives by altering their attitudes of mind.
We don't live in a world of reality, we live in a world of perceptions.
I am fond of only what comes from the heart.
Success is never wondering what if.
No one is more definite about the solution than the one who doesn't understand the problem.
Love works a different way in different minds, the fool it enlightens and the wise it blinds.
What greater thing is there for two human souls that to feel that they are joined, to strengthen each other, to be at one with each other in silent unspeakable memories.
If you can't accept losing, you can't win.
I am poor and naked but I am the chief of a nation. We do not want riches but we do want to train our children right. Riches would do us no good. We could not take them with us to the other world. We do not want riches. We want peace and love.
Winners never quit and quitters never win !
There's always free cheese in the mouse traps, but the mice there ain't happy.
Advice is seldom welcome , and those who want it the most always like it the least.
I have learned not to worry about love, but to honor it's coming with all my heart.
Some of us have great runways already built for us. If you have one, take off. But if you don't have one, realize it is your responsibility to grab a shovel and build one for yourself and for those who will follow after you.
A successful marriage requires falling in love many times, always with the same person.
Having all the money in the world isn't much good if you can hardly get out of bed in the morning to enjoy it
Knowing is not enough, we must apply. Willing is not enough, we must do.
All the technology in the world will never replace a positive attitude.
If you can't do it today, what makes you think you can do it tomorrow.
Hope springs eternal.
Work and lovethese are the basics. Without them there is neurosis.
Education has produced a vast population able to read but unable to distinguish what is worth reading.
If opportunity doesn't knock build a door.
The best remedy for those who are afraid, lonely or unhappy is to go outside, somewhere where they can be quiet, alone with the heavens, nature and God. Because only then does one feel that all is as it should be and that God wishes to see people happy, amidst the simple beauty of nature.
The further the spiritual evolution of mankind advances, the more certain it seems to me that the path to genuine religiosity does not lie through the fear of life, and the fear of death, and blind faith, but through striving after rational knowledge.
Cushion the painful effects of hard blows by keeping the enthusiasm going strong, even if doing so requires struggle.
It is our choices, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.
It helps to write down half a dozen things which are worrying me. Two of them, say, disappear, about two nothing can be done, so it's no use worrying, and two perhaps can be settled.
Gort ! Klaatu barada nikto !
Authentic leaders have absorbed the fundamental fact of existence -- that you can't get around life's inherent contradictions. The leadership mind is spacious. It has ample room for the ambiguities of the world, for conflicting feelings, and for contradictory ideas. I believe that the central leadership attribute is the ability to manage polarity.
A teacher, a really good teacher, is never a giver of truth; he is a guide, a pointer to truth. Therefore, a good teacher, or, more appropriately, a guide, studies each student individually and helps to awaken the student to explore himself, both internally and externally, and ultimately to integrate himself with his being. All in all, a teacher acts as a catalyst, and not only must he have a tremendous understanding; he must also possess a sensitive mind with great flexibility and adaptability.
It not knowing what to do, it's doing what you know.
It is only with the heart that one can see rightly , what is essential is invisible to the eye.
It is no sin to attempt and fail. The only sin is to not make the attempt.
I feel like a tiny bird with a big song !
Where there is life, there is hope. Where there are hopes, there are dreams. Where there are vivid dreams repeated, they become goals. Goals become the action plans and game plans that winners dwell on in intricate detail, knowing that achievement is almost automatic when the goal becomes an inner commitment. The response to the challenges of life -- purpose -- is the healing balm that enables each of us to face up to adversity and strife.
There are few, if any, jobs in which ability alone is sufficient. Needed, also, are loyalty, sincerity, enthusiasm and team play.
The pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.
Blessed are they who can laugh at themselves for they shall never cease to be amused.
Happiness depends more on the inward disposition of mind than on outward circumstances.
The glow of inspiration warms us, it is a holy rapture.
The biggest room in the world is the room for improvement.
The worst thing one can do is not to try, to be aware of what one wants and not give in to it, to spend years in silent hurt wondering if something could have materialized -- never knowing.
Action, to be effective, must be directed to clearly conceived ends.
Do not be too timid and squeamish about your actions. All life is an experiment.
Desire, ignorance, and inequality, this is the trinity of bondage.
His eyes have made love to me all evening.
If what you did yesterday seems big, you haven't done anything today.
I love you. I've loved you since the first moment I saw you. I guess maybe Ive even loved you before I saw you.
Man is a goal-seeking animal. His life only has meaning if he is reaching out and striving for his goals.
Do what you can, with what you have, where you are !
We reap what we sow - we are the makers of our own fate. The wind is blowing, those vessels whose sails are unfurled catch it, and go forward on their way, but those which have their sails furled do not catch the wind. Is that the fault of the wind ? We make our own destiny.
Life is too short to ponder the "what if's " and fear rejection.
Be the change you want to see in the world Ghandi Be useful where thou livest.
Don't walk in front of me, I may not follow. Don't walk behind me, I may not lead. Walk beside me and be my friend.
It is the level-headed man, the calm man, of good judgment and cool nerves, of great sympathy and love, who does good work and so does good to himself.
All great truths are simple in final analysis, and easily understood ; if they are not, they are not great truths.
There are two things to aim at in life , first to get what you want, and after that to enjoy it. Only the wisest of mankind has achieved the second.
Persistence is what makes the impossible possible, the possible likely, and the likely definite.
If there is anything that a man can do well, I say let him do it. Give him a chance.
You cannot escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today.
Love is the great amulet that makes this world a garden.
Take time to deliberate, but when the time for action has arrived, stop thinking and go in.
Surprises and reverses can serve as an incentive for great accomplishment. There are no rules here, we're just trying to accomplish something.
They may take away our lives, but they'll never take our freedom !
Part of being a winner is knowing when enough is enough. Sometimes you have to give up the fight and walk away, and move on to something that's more productive.
The doctor and the pastor ask about your health, but eternity makes you responsible for your condition.
It is what you learn after you know it all that counts.
My faith is in the younger generation, the modern generation, out of them will come my workers. They will work out the whole problem, like lions.
Truth fears no questions.
If you're going through hell, keep going.
There are so many things that we wish we had done yesterday, so few that we feel like doing today.
Good judgement comes from experience. Experience comes from bad judgement.
Don't be afraid to take a big step if one is indicated , you can't cross a chasm in two small jumps.
We make a living by what we get, we make a life by what we give.
Love cures people, both the ones who give it and the ones who receive it.
The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and all science. He to whom this emotion is a stranger, who can no longer pause to wonder and stand rapt in awe, is as good as dead. His eyes are closed.
Flowing blood is proof that you're alive, if it's for the sake of those you love
Wherever there is a human being, there is an opportunity for kindness.
What doesn't kill me, makes me stronger.
We're on a mission from God.
Your children will become what you are, so be what you want them to be.
You miss 100% of the shots you don't take
Why is it that the more mistakes people make, the more paranoid they become about other people's mistakes ?
Love like you'll never be hurt.
God does not care about our mathematical difficulties. He integrates empirically.
Failure should be our teacher, not our undertaker. Failure is delay, not defeat. It is a temporary detour, not a dead end. Failure is something we can avoid only by saying nothing, doing nothing, and being nothing.
Love like you've never been hurt, dance like no one is watching, live as though heaven is on earth.
If I know what love is, it is because of you.
You can't build a reputation on what you're going to do.
Wisdom is not a product of schooling but of the lifelong attempt to acquire it.
If we always look back, we lose sight of what's ahead.
I was born when she kissed me. I died when she left me. I lived a few weeks while she loved me.
Our greatest glory is not in never failing, but in rising up every time we fail.
There is no pleasure in life equal to that of the conquest of a vicious habit.
The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing.
Why should a man be moral ? Because this strengthens his will.
It is better to light one candle than to curse the darkness.
Love is the irresistible desire to be irresistibly desired.
Tell me and I forget , show me and I remember , involve me and I understand.