Inspirational Quotes
We must be bright and cheerful, long faces do not make religion.
God gives nothing to those who keep their arms crossed.
The more you venture to live greatly, the more you will find within you what it takes to get on top of things and stay there.
From his neck down a man is worth a couple of dollars a day, from his neck up he is worth anything that his brain can produce.
The point is that you can't be too greedy.
One reason so few of us achieve what we truly want is that we never direct our focus ; we never concentrate our power. Most people dabble their way through life, never deciding to master anything in particular.
Immaturity can last a lifetime.
Those who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream only by night.
Gravitation is not responsible for people falling in love.
In all things of nature, there is something of the marvelous.
Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.
Barring serious accidents, if you are not preoccupied with worry and you work hard, you can look forward to a reasonably lengthy existence. Its not the hard work that kills, its the worrying that kills.
Happiness does not depend on outward things, but on the way we see them.
Sweet mercy is nobility's true badge.
If the only tool you have is a hammer, you tend to see every problem as a nail.
Embrace that it's ok to grow.
The best thing about the future is that it comes only one day at a time.
We act as though comfort and luxury were the chief requirements of life, when all that we need to make us really happy is something to be enthusiastic about.
In prosperity, our friends know us , in adversity, we know our friends.
if one is unable to assert oneself, one is unable to participate in a genuine relationship.
We must be the change we wish to see.
If you cannot do great things, do small things in a great way.
There is a real magic in enthusiasm. It spells the difference between mediocrity and accomplishment.
Above all, beware of compromises. I do not mean that you are to get into antagonism with anybody, but you have to hold on to your own principles in weal or woe and never adjust them to others "fads" through the greed of getting supporters.
We should never permit ourselves to do anything that we are not willing to see our children do.
Peace can not be kept by force. It can only be achieved by understanding.
When we won't consider suggestions, we reject our own potential - but we have a right to expect people to be tactful.
Champions are a rare breed. They see beyond the dangers, the risks, the obstacles, and the hardships.
A wise man adapts himself to circumstances as water shapes itself to the vessel that contains it.
Whenever your present situation, I assure you that you are not your habits. You can replace old patterns of self-defeating behavior with new patterns, new habits of the effectiveness, happiness, and trust-based relationships.
When one door closes, another opens. But we often look so regretfully upon the closed door that we don't see the one that has opened for us.
It is not the job of the general to be winning. It is his job to win.
Live your life and forget your age.
Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler.
And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body, and be yet thankful.
I am enough of an artist to draw freely upon my imagination. Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world.
Things turn out best for the people who make the best of the way things turn out.
Happiness does not consist in pastimes and amusements but in virtuous activities.
Give me a place to stand and I will move the earth.
Wisdom is knowledge, rightly applied.
Your world is a living expression of how you are using and have used your mind
Give whatever you are doing and whoever you are with the gift of your attention.
You affect your subconscious mind by verbal repetition.
To succeed... you need to find something to hold on to, something to motivate you, something to inspire you.
The only way of finding the limits of the possible is by going beyond them into the impossible.
You can have everything in life you want if you'll just help enough other people get what they want.
Effective people are not problem-minded , they're opportunity-minded. They feed opportunities and starve problems.
Happiness is a butterfly, which, when pursued, is always just beyond your grasp, but which, if you will sit down quietly, may alight upon you.
Practice does not make perfect, perfect practice makes perfect.
Ultimately we know deeply that the other side of every fear is a freedom.
The main thing is to keep the main thing the main thing.
Want to learn to eat a lot ? Here it is : Eat a little. That way, you will be around long enough to eat a lot.
The person who makes a success of living is the one who sees his goal steadily and aims for it unswervingly. That is dedication.
Good fortune and bad are equally necessary to man, to fit him to meet the contingencies of this life.
For changes to be of any true value, they've got to be lasting and consistent.
Practice loving people. It is true that this requires effort and continued practice, for some are not very lovable, or so it seems - with emphasis on "seems". Every person has lovable qualities when you really learn to know him.
The true way to soften one's troubles is to solace those of others.
Only those who risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.
Each person born into this world represents something new, something that never existed before, something original and unique.
To love what you do and feel that it matters, how on earth could anything be more fun !
If you fail to plan, you plan to fail.
Perfect love can not be without equality.
Just as our eyes need light in order to see, our minds need ideas in order to conceive.
Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all.
We are still masters of our fate. We are still captains of our souls.
There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as if everything is.
When one door closes another opens, but we often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door that we do not see the one which has opened for us.
I owe my success to having listened respectfully to the very best advice, and then going away and doing the exact opposite.
You pile up enough tomorrows, and you'll find you've collected a lot of empty yesterdays.
Any man who selects a goal in life which can be fully achieved has already defined his own limitations.
I long to accomplish a great and noble task, but it is my chief duty to accomplish small tasks as if they were great and noble.
The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.
You become what you think about.
The way we see the problem is the problem.
No matter how big government gets, and no matter how many services it provides, it can never take the place of volunteers.
The time is always right to do what is right.
Better late than never.
Rather than focusing on things and time, focus on preserving and enhancing relationships and on accomplishing results.
There may be peace without joy, and joy without peace, but the two combined make happiness
No pain, No gain.
The wisest mind has something yet to learn.
He who speaks the loudest is the least heard.
Without inspiration the best powers of the mind remain dormant, they is a fuel in us which needs to be ignited with sparks.
This above all, To Thine Own Self Be True.
Surprises and reverses can serve as an incentive for great accomplishment. There are no rules here, we're just trying to accomplish something.
It's not about the money. It's about what you feel you deserve.
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.
You cannot escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today.
Kindness is tenderness. Kindness is love, but perhaps greater than loveKindness is good will. Kindness says, I want you to be happy.
Be careful the environment you choose for it will shape you ; be careful the friends you choose for you will become like them.
The three things that are most essential to achievement are common sense, hard work and stick-to-it-iv-ness.
Time is the most valuable thing a man can spend.