William A. Ward
If you can imagine it, you can achieve it. If you can dream it, you can become it.
The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires.
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Empty pockets never held anyone back. Only empty heads and empty hearts can do that.
Knowledge is proud that she knows so much , Wisdom is humble that she knows no more.
An army of lions commanded by a deer will never be an army of lions.
Problems are only opportunities in work clothes.
Hardening of the heart ages people faster than hardening of the arteries.
We're on a mission from God.
Beginnings are scary. Endings are usually sad, but it's what's in the middle that counts. So, when you find yourself at the beginning, just give hope a chance to float up. And it will.
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.
Rely on your own strength of body and soul. Take for your star self-reliance, faith, honesty and industry. Don't take too much advice keep at the helm and steer your own ship, and remember that the great art of commanding is to take a fair share of the work. Fire above the mark you intend to hit. Energy, invincible determination with the right motive, are the levers that move the world.
Use what talent you possess, the woods would be very silent if no birds sang except those that sang best.
Make the second effort your second nature.
Until a person can say deeply and honestly, "I am what I am today because of the choices I made yesterday'', that person can not say, "I choose otherwise''.
The first and greatest commandment is, Don't let them scare you.
To solve any problem, here are three questions to ask yourself : First, what could I do ? Second, what could I read ? And third, who could I ask ?
You can't make an omelet without breaking eggs.
Take up one idea. Make that one idea your life - think of it, dream of it, and live on idea. Let the brain, muscles, nerves, every part of your body, be full of that idea, and just leave every other idea alone. This is the way to success. tremendous stream is flowing toward the ocean, carrying us all along with it , and though like straws and scraps of paper we may at times float aimlessly about, in the long run we are sure to join the ocean of life and bliss.
Whatever you vividly imagine, ardently desire, sincerely believe, and enthusiastically act upon must inevitably come to pass!
Nothing will ever be attempted if all possible objections must be overcome first.
As God is my witness, I'll never be hungry again.
Treat people as if they were what they ought to be, and you'll help them to become what they are capable of becoming.
The world is more malleable than you think and it's waiting for you to hammer it into shape.
Failure defeats losers, failure inspires winners.
One million dollars !
It's not the events of our lives that shape us, but our beliefs as to what those events mean.
Go forward confidently, energetically attacking problems, expecting favorable outcomes.
If I have a faith that can move mountains, but have not love, I am nothing.
Basing our happiness on our ability to control everything is futile.
Be patient with your enemies and forgiving of your friends.
The greatest discovery of my generation is that human beings can alter their lives by altering their attitudes of mind.
Goals are the fuel in the furnace of achievement.
Success seems to be largely a matter of hanging on after others have let go.
Lovers who love truly do not write down their happiness.
He who asks a question is a fool for five minutes. He who does not ask a question remains a fool forever.
We struggle with the complexities and avoid the simplicities.
The most important thing a father can do for his children is to love their mother.
People are where they are because that's exactly where they really want to be. . . whether they'll admit that or not
The sublimity of wisdom is to do those things living that are desired when dying.
No matter how dark things seem to be or actually are, raise your sights and see the possibilities -- they're always there.
Feel the fear and do it anyway.
We can change our lives. We can do, have, and be exactly what we wish.
Lots of people want to ride with you in the limo, but what you want is someone who will take the bus with you when the limo breaks down.
A dream is simply reality waiting to happen.
You are never given a wish without also being given the power to make it true. You may have to work for it, however.
The very use of the word savage, as it is applied in its general sense, I am inclined to believe is an abuse of the word, and the people to whom it is applied.
Cause Change & Lead. Accept Change & Survive. Resist Change & Die.
The true mystery of the world is the visible, not the invisible.
O, there is nothing holier, in this life of ours, than the first consciousness of love, the first fluttering of its silken wings.
I don't know nothin 'bout birthin' babies.
You must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is an ocean , if a few drops of the ocean are dirty, the ocean does not become dirty.
As you think in your heart, so shall you be.
Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in.
We make a living by what we get, we make a life by what we give.
Truth is nobody's property, no race, no individual can lay any exclusive claim to it. Truth is the nature of all souls.
Treat a man as he is and he will remain as he is. Treat a man as he can and should be and he will become as he can and should be.
A ship is safe in harbor, but thats not what ships are for.
It's showtime !
Cherish your visions and your dreams as they are the children of your soul, the blueprints of your ultimate achievements.
What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.
Vision doesn't usually come as a lightening bolt. Rather it comes as a slow crystallization of life challenges that we one day recognize as a beautiful diamond with great value to ourselves and others.
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.
A life without love in it is like a heap of ashes upon a deserted hearth, with the fire dead, the laughter stilled and the light extinguished.
The point is that you can't be too greedy.
If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.
Flowing blood is proof that you're alive, if it's for the sake of those you love
Always do the right thing.
The more goals you set - the more goals you get.
Every person who wins in any undertaking must be willing to cut all sources of retreat. Only by doing so can one be sure of maintaining that state of mind known as a burning desire to win -- essential to success.
The only truly happy man is always a fighting optimist. Optimism includes not only altruism but also social responsibility, social courage and objectivity.
I pack my trunk, embrace my friends, embark on the sea, and at last wake up in Naples, and there beside me is the Stern Fact, the Sad Self, unrelenting, identical, that I fled from.
Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity.
It took more than one man to change my name to Shanghai Lily.
Change yourself, change your fortunes.
There's no such thing as not enough time if you're doing what you want to do.
He who speaks the loudest is the least heard.
Oh, to be free from the stifling pressures of life to rest, a peaceful slumber that will rejuvenate my soul
One isn't necessarily born with courage, but one is born with potential. Without courage, we can not practice any other virtue with consistency. We can't be kind, true, merciful, generous, or honest.
Thou art to me a delicious torment.
First, believe in the world - that there is meaning behind everything.
If you are a minority of one, the truth is the truth.
I do not know how to kiss, or I would kiss you. Where do the noses go ?
Life is the first gift, love is the second.
Your pain is the breaking of the shell that encloses your understanding.
The great and glorious masterpiece of man is to know how to live to purpose.
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.
He who hesitates is lost.
Love is, above all, the gift of oneself.
Think of the magic of that foot, comparatively small, upon which your whole weight rests. It's a miracle, and the dance, is a celebration of that miracle.
No pessimist ever discovered the secrets of the stars, or sailed to an unchartered land, or opened a new heaven to the human spirit.
Success is never ending, failure is never final.
Pay no attention to what the critics say , no statue has ever been erected to a critic.
You have not lived until you have done something for someone who can never repay you.
Make no mistake, my friend, it takes more than money to make men rich.
Love grows by giving. The love we give away is the only love we keep. The only way to retain love is to give it away.
One of the things I keep learning is that the secret of being happy is doing things for other people.
Curse ruthless time ! Curse our mortality. How cruelly short is the allotted span for all we must cram into it.
Don't hide your light under a bushel.
The power of imagination makes us infinite.
No sensible decision can be made any longer without taking into account not only the world as it is, but the world as it will be.
There are few people who can manage more than their own business.
Well, I proved once and for all that the limb is mightier than the thumb.