William Jennings Bryan
Destiny is not a matter of chance, it is a matter of choice. It is not something to be waited for, but rather something to be achieved.
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Losers make promises they often break. Winners make commitments they always keep.
Science may have found a cure for most evils , but it has found no remedy for the worst of them all -- the apathy of human beings.
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The only good luck many great men ever had was being born with the ability and determination to overcome bad luck.
Do what you love and the money will follow
Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are.
Failure doesn't mean you are a failure, it just means you haven't succeeded yet.
What is defeat? Nothing but education; nothing but the first steps to something better.
It has always been my belief that a man should do his best, regardless of how much he receives for his services, or the number of people he may be serving or the class of people served.
Happiness is the indication that man has found the answer to the problem of human existence the productive realization of his potentialities and thus, simultaneously, being one with the world and preserving the integrity of his self.
If you wish others to believe in you, you must first convince them that you believe in them.
Always do the right thing.
I know people that got diagnosed with Parkinson's, and they just gave up. Sat in a wheelchair and refused to get up. I'll never give up. Some day this will probably take me, but I'm not going to walk away from life.
Man shapes himself through decisions that shape his environment.
If this is a blessing, it is certainly very well disguised.
Stand up, be bold, be strong. Take the whole responsibility on your own shoulders, and know that you are the creator of your own destiny. All the strength and succor you want is within yourself. Therefore, make your own future.
Our character is basically a composite of our habits. Because they are consistent, often unconscious patterns, they constantly, daily, express our character
Never seek to tell thy love. Love that never told can be, for the gentle wind does move silently, invisibly.
Action may not always bring happiness , but there is no happiness without action.
My experience will help, but I insist and maintain that art - true art that is - cannot be handed out. Furthermore, art is never decoration or embellishment. Instead it is a constant process of maturing.
Always look at what you have left. Never look at what you have lost.
Losers visualize the penalties of failure. Winners visualize the rewards of success.
Sports serve society by providing vivid examples of excellence.
The best job goes to the person who can get it done without passing the buck or coming back with excuses.
The only way to make sure people you agree with can speak is to support the rights of people you don't agree with.
Do not be too timid and squeamish about your actions. All life is an experiment.
To win without risk is to triumph without glory.
Funny like I'm a clown ? I amuse you ?
The harder you fall the higher you bounce.
I was never tired of listening to his wisdom or imparting my own.
Determine that the thing can and shall be done, and then we shall find the way.
They're called boobs, Ed.
Love is the expansion of two natures in such fashion that each include the other, each is enriched by the other.
As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.
People come into your life for a reason, a season or a lifetime.
No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.
Without the human community one single human being cannot survive.
I live a very dull life here, indeed I think I am more like a state prisoner than anything else.
In nothing do men more nearly approach the gods than in giving health to men.
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.
Some people plant in the spring and leave in the summer. If you're signed up for a season, see it through. You don't have to stay forever, but at least stay until you see it through.
He who seeks rest finds boredom. He who seeks work finds rest.
It looks as if there were a single ultimate goal for mankind, a far goal toward which all persons strive. This is called variously by different authors self-actualization, self- realization, integration, psychological health, individuation, autonomy, creativity, productivity, but they all agree that this amounts to realizing the potentialities of the person, that is to say, becoming fully human, everything that person can be.
Genius is one per cent inspiration and ninety-nine per cent perspiration. Accordingly, a 'genius' is often merely a talented person who has done all of his or her homework.
No general can fight his battles alone. He must depend upon his lieutenants, and his success depends upon his ability to select the right man for the right place.
You really can change the world if you care enough.
People don't care how much you know until they know how much you care.
The doctor and the pastor ask about your health, but eternity makes you responsible for your condition.
It is discouraging how many people are shocked by honesty and how few by deceit.
Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.
Believe that you are bigger than your difficulties, for you are, indeed.
How can a society that exists on instant mashed potatoes, packaged cake mixes, frozen dinners, and instant cameras teach patience to its young ?
The rare individual who honestly satisfies this heart-hunger ( praise ) will hold people in the palm of his hand, and even the undertaker will be sorry when he dies.
One had to cram all this stuff into one's mind for the examinations, whether one liked it or not. This coercion had such a deterring effect on me that, after I had passed the final examination, I found the consideration of any scientific problems distasteful to me for an entire year.
Shut up and deal.
An obstacle is often a stepping stone.
Education is the power to think clearly, the power to act well in the world's work, and the power to appreciate life.
Vegas, baby.
For anything worth having one must pay the price; and the price is always work, patience, love, self-sacrifice. No paper currency, no promises to pay, but the gold of real service.
Service is the rent we pay for being. It is the very purpose of life, and not something you do in your spare time
Love may make the world go around, but it's laughter that keeps us from getting dizzy.
Things do not change we change.
Do you love me because I am beautiful, or am I beautiful because you love me ?
We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them.
Efficiency is doing things right. Effectiveness is doing the right thing.
It's good to be the king !
The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step
A successful marriage requires falling in love many times, always with the same person.
If you do not hope, you will not find what is beyond your hopes.
Vivacity, leadership, must be had, and we are not allowed to be nice in choosing. We must fetch the pump with dirty water, if clean can not be had.
The glue that holds all relationships together -- including the relationship between the leader and the led is trust, and trust is based on integrity.
Work spares us from three evils boredom, vice, and need.
Try, try, try, and keep on trying is the rule that must be followed to become an expert in anything.
Happiness can be defined, in part at least, as the fruit of the desire and ability to sacrifice what we want now for what we want eventually.
To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream, not only plan, but also believe.
Happiness is not achieved by the conscious pursuit of happiness , it is generally the by- product of other activities.
Knowledge is proud that she knows so much , Wisdom is humble that she knows no more.
Ever has it been that love knows not it's own depth until the hour of separation.
To win without risk is to triumph without glory.
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.
The majority of men meet with failure because of their lack of persistence in creating new plans to take the place of those which fail.
You may be on the right track, but if you just sit there you'll get run over.
We sat side by side in the morning light and looked out at the future together.
I need him like the axe needs the turkey.
When you were born, you cried and the world rejoiced. Live your life so that when you die, the world cries and you rejoice.
The doctor of the future will give no medicine but will interest his patients in the care of the human frame, in diet and in the cause and prevention of disease.
The more credit you give away, the more will come back to you. The more you help others, the more they will want to help you.
The art of being wise is the art of knowing what to overlook.
Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.
Let he him who would be moved to convince others, be first moved to convince himself.
Trust men and they will be true to you, treat them greatly, and they will show themselves great.
Let us strive on to finish the work we are in
If we all tired to make other peoples paths easy, our own feet would have a smooth even place to walk on.
A wise man will make more opportunities than he finds.
A smile is an inexpensive way to improve your looks.
Happiness is a choice.
Relationships are the hallmark of the mature person.
Sometimes our light goes out but is blown into flame by another human being. Each of us owes deepest thanks to those who have rekindled this light.
Wherever there is a human being, there is an opportunity for kindness.
One hundred percent of the shots you don't take don't go in.