He who stops being better stops being good.
Who's on first.
Only when all contribute their firewood can they build up a strong fire.
If your ship doesn't come in, swim out to it.
It is not the mountain we conquer, but ourselves.
Believe in yourself.
I know of no more encouraging fact than the unquestionable ability of man to elevate his life by conscious endeavor.
Keys to success : Research your ideas, plan for success, expect success, and just do it.
We get to make a living , we give to make a life.
I have been astonished that men could die martyrs for their religion. I have shuddered at it. I shudder no more. I could be martyr'd for my religion. Love is my religion. And I could die for that. I could die for you.
There's always a way - if you're committed.
He was some kind of a man. What does it matter what you say about people ?
Sweet are the uses of adversity, Which like the toad, ugly and venomous, Wears yet a precious jewel in his head.
Personal leadership is not a singular experience. It is, rather, the ongoing process of keeping your vision and values before you and aligning your life to be congruent with those most important things.
The only gift is a portion of thyself.
If you would create something, you must be something.
Whatever we plant in our subconscious mind and nourish with repetition and emotion will one day become a reality.
Love is what is left in a relationship after all the selfishness is taken out.
The most precious possession that ever comes to a man in this world is a woman's heart.
The man who fears no truths has nothing to fear from lies.
Courage is going from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm.
What really matters is what you do with what you have.
For love is heaven, and heaven is love.
The doctor and the pastor ask about your health, but eternity makes you responsible for your condition.
You must learn from your past mistakes, but not lean on your past successes.
Success is dependent upon the glands - sweat glands.
Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.
Love is more than a feeling, it's a state of mind.
To love a person is to learn the song that is in their heart, and to sing it to them when they have forgotten.
Mama, face it. I was the slut of all time.
There is no one giant step that does it. It's a lot of little steps.
They may take away our lives, but they'll never take our freedom !
You haven't failed until you quit trying.
We've got this gift of love, but love is like a precious plant. You can't just accept it and leave it in the cupboard or just think it's going to get on by itself. You've got to keep watering it. You've got to really look after it and nurture it.
Shane ! Shane ! Come back !
The best thing about the future is that it comes only one day at a time.
I am big ! It's the pictures that got small.
Well done is better than well said.
Charity should begin at home, but should not stay there. Philip Brooks Children are the reward of life.
Experience is what you get when you don't get what you want.
To the world you may be one person, but to one person you may be the world.
One ought never to turn one's back on a threatened danger and try to run away from it. If you do that, you will double the danger. But if you meet it promptly and without flinching, you will reduce the danger by half. Never run away from anything. Never !
A little knowledge that acts is worth infinitely more than much knowledge that is idle.
A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity , an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.
Did my heart love'til now ? Foreswear its sight, for I never saw true beauty'til this night.
Never give in, never give in, never, never, never, never -- in nothing, great or small, large or petty -- never give in except to convictions of honor and good sense.
Into the hands of every individual is given a marvelous power for good or evil -- the silent, unconscious, unseen influence of his life. This is simply the constant radiation of what man really is, not what he pretends to be.
The only reason I would take up jogging would be to hear heavy breathing again.
Time is the most valuable thing a man can spend.
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.
In absence of clearly defined goals, we become strangely loyal to performing daily acts of trivia.
Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it's time to pause and reflect.
The greatest discovery of my generation is that human beings can alter their lives by altering their attitudes of mind.
Hello. My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die !
There are two things to aim at in life, first, to get what you want, and after that to to enjoy it.
Could a greater miracle take place than for us to look through each other's eyes for an instant ?
If the going is real easy, beware, you may be headed down hill.
Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.
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 "how" thinker gets problems solved effectively because he wastes no time with futile "ifs".
In the long run, men hit only what they aim at. Therefore, though they should fail immediately, they had better aim at something high.
Live as if you were to die tomorrow , Learn as if you were to live forever.
Love cures people, both the ones who give it and the ones who receive it.
All love shifts and changes. I don't know if you can be wholeheartedly in love all the time.
The truth is more important than the facts.
Count it all joy, my brethren, when you meet various trials, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.
We shall show mercy, but we shall not ask for it.
Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goals.
Keep on going and the chances are you will stumble on something, perhaps when you are least expecting it. I have never heard of anyone stumbling on something sitting down.
It is best to love wisely, no doubt, but to love foolishly is better than not to be able to love at all.
Procrastination is the bad habit of putting of until the day after tomorrow what should have been done the day before yesterday.
People often say that motivation doesn't last. Well, neither does bathing-that's why we recommend it daily.
Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly.
Some make it happen, some watch it happen, and some say, What happened ?
In order to form an immaculate member of a flock of sheep one must, above all, be a sheep.
And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body, and be yet thankful.
There are no perfect human beings ! My personal judgments are that no perfect human being is possible or even conceivable, but that human beings are far more improvable than most people believe.
There is no end. There is no beginning. There is only the infinite passion of life.
There is no chance, no fate, no destiny that can circumvent, or hinder, or control a firm resolve of a determined soul.
Winners take time to relish their work, knowing that scaling the mountain is what makes the view from the top so exhilarating.
Anything is possible.
It takes a minute to find a special person, an hour to appreciate them, a day to love them and a lifetime to forget them.
That first peak is the best place to pause and look back, to see if you took the easiest route, to learn the lessons from the first climb. And it is the best place to examine the terrain ahead, to change your plans and goals, to take a deep breath and begin climbing again.
Success is not to be pursued ; it is to be attracted by the person you become.
Our plans miscarry because they have no aim. When a man does not know what harbor he is making for, no wind is the right wind.
To laugh often and much; To win the respect of intelligent people And the affection of children; to earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure The betrayal of false friends; To appreciate beauty, to find the best in others; To leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch or a redeemed social condition; to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded
Love is when reality is better than your dreams.
Success is not to be measured by the position someone has reached in life, but the obstacles he has overcome while trying to succeed.
There comes a moment when you have to stop revving up the car and shove it into gear.
You can't build a reputation on what you are going to do.
Without courage, all others virtues lose their meaning.
Don't say, "If I could, I would". Say, "If I can, I will".
When it comes to giving, some people stop at nothing.
Follow the money.
I have learned not to worry about love, but to honor it's coming with all my heart.
Our inheritance of well-founded, slowly conceived codes of honor, morals, and manners, the passionate convictions which so many hundreds of millions share together of the principles of freedom and justice, are far more precious to us than anything which scientific discoveries could bestow.
My tears of love are a waste of time if I turn away.
People are always blaming their circumstances for what they are. I don't believe in circumstances. The people who get on in the world are the people who get up and look for the circumstances they want and if they can't find them, make them.
Plan your progress carefully , hour-by hour, day-by-day, month-by-month. Organized activity and maintained enthusiasm are the wellsprings of your power. Planning for happiness is rarely successful. Happiness just happens.
Love is like swallowing hot chocolate, before it has cooled off. It takes you by surprise at first, but keeps you warm for a long time.
And our bodies are earth. And our thoughts are clay. And we sleep and eat with death.