Inspirational Quotes
Whenever I get the energy to exercise, I sit down until it passes.
The time is always right to do what is right.
We have only one reality, and that is here and now. What we miss by our evasions will never return, but if we squander ourselves, then too we lose being. Each day is precious a moment can be everything.
You cannot escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today.
The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past, worry about the future, or anticipate troubles but to live in the present moment wisely and earnestly.
Your level of brilliance will determine the size of your opportunities in life.
The quality of a man's life is in direct proportion to his commitment to excellence, regardless of his chosen field of endeavor.
The question should be, is it worth trying to do, not can it be done.
What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.
Anyone can count the seeds in an apple, but only God can count the number of apples in a seed.
Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler.
Look within, for within is the wellspring of virtue, which will not cease flowing, if you cease not from digging.
Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around.
The price of greatness is responsibility.
The only job where you start at the top, is digging a hole.
The test is to recognize the mistake, admit it and correct it. To have tried to do something and failed is vastly better than to have tried to do nothing and succeeded.
Human beings can alter their lives by altering their attitudes of mind.
So long as we are loved by others I should say that we are almost indispensable , and no man is useless while he has a friend.
A generous heart, kind speech, and a life of service and compassion are the things which renew humanity.
Sweet mercy is nobility's true badge.
Think and grow rich.
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.
I challenge you to make your life a masterpiece. I challenge you to join the ranks of those people who live what they teach, who walk their talk.
Your talent is God's gift to you. What you do with it is your gift back to God.
After every happiness comes misery, they may be far apart or near. The more advanced the soul, the more quickly does one follow the other. What we want is neither happiness nor misery. Both make us forget our true nature, both are chains -- one iron, one gold , behind both is the Atman, who knows neither happiness nor misery. These are states, and states must ever change , but the nature of the atman is bliss, peace, unchanging. We have not to get it, we have it, only wash away the dross and see it.
It is better to do the wrong thing than to do nothing.
If you want to get somewhere you have to know where you want to go and how to get there. Then never, never, never give up.
Deep down inside of all of us is the power to accomplish what we want to, if we'll just stop looking elsewhere.
Passion is the genesis of genius.
I never worry about action, but only about inaction.
Never put off to tomorrow what you can do today.
A man should have any number of little aims about which he should be conscious and for which he should have names, but he should have neither name for, nor consciousness concerning, the main aim of his life.
Honesty pays, but it doesn't seem to pay enough to suit some people.
Action springs not from thought, but from a readiness for responsibility.
Optimists are right. So are pessimists. It's up to you to choose which you will be.
The way we see the problem is the problem.
As strong as my legs are, it is my mind that has made me a champion.
It is the very essence of good leadership to give away all credit for positive achievement, to identify only team goals and always to refer to them as such.
I deal with the obvious. I present, reiterate and glorify the obvious -- because the obvious is what people need to be told.
You do not lead by hitting people over the head -- that's assault, not leadership.
I have realized god sitting in the temple of every human body, the moment I stand in reverence before every human being and see god in him - that moment I am free from bondage, everything that binds vanishes, and I am free.
Instill great values in your children today and your grandchildren will prosper tomorrow.
Recognize that transition has a characteristic shape.
One of the greatest moments in anybody's developing experience is when he no longer tries to hide from himself but determines to get acquainted with himself as he really is.
It ain't over till it's over.
Advice is seldom welcome , and those who want it the most always like it the least.
What we see depends mainly on what we look for.
Success is not to be pursued ; it is to be attracted by the person you become.
If you can't accept losing, you can't win.
Even though I am nearly deaf, I seem to be gifted with a kind of inner hearing which enables me to detect sounds and noises which the ordinary person does not hear.
It means a great deal to those who are oppressed to know that they are not alone. And never let anyone tell you that what you are doing is insignificant. Bishop
Except and expect positive things and that is what you will receive.
Where there is a will, there is a way.
Someday when I grow up, finish school and get a job, I'll start living my life the way I want someday after the mortgage is paid off, the finances are on track and the kids are grown up, I'll drive that new car and take exciting trips abroad someday, now that I'm 9 about to retire, I'll buy that beautiful motor home and travel across this great country, and see all there is to see someday.
Men are not prisoners of fate, but only prisoners of their own mind.
Standing in the middle of the road is very dangerous, you get knocked down by the traffic from both sides.
The ideas I stand for are not mine. I borrowed them from Socrates. I swiped them from Chesterfield. I stole them from Jesud. And I put them in a book. If you don't like their rules whose would you use ?
It's not about the money. It's about what you feel you deserve.
Well done is better than well said.
The successful man will profit from his mistakes and try again in a different way. quotes
Real success is finding your lifework in the work that you love.
Some men have thousands of reasons why they cannot do what they want to ; all they need is one reason why they can.
You are made from the same energy source that has created the oceans, the forests, the mountains, the valleys and all the stars in the sky. So tell me again, why you don't have the strength and power to create whatever you desire?
There's always a way - if you're committed.
Sports serve society by providing vivid examples of excellence.
Men spend their lives in anticipations, in determining to be vastly happy at some period when they have time. But the present time has one advantage over every otherit is our own. Past opportunities are gone, future have not come. We may lay in a stock of pleasures, as we would lay in a stock of wine , but if we defer the tasting of them too long, we shall find that both are soured by age.
When god closes a door, he opens a window.
A dream is just a dream. A goal is a dream with a plan and a deadline.
My great concern is not whether you have failed, but whether you are content with your failure.
Knowledge is proud that she knows so much , wisdom is humble that she knows no more.
I was never tired of listening to his wisdom or imparting my own.
He who has great power should use it lightly.
Misfortunes often sharpen the genius.
To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream, not only plan, but also believe.
The gulf between god and me is thus bridged. Thus by knowing god, we find that the kingdom of heaven is within us.
Friendship is precious, not only in the shade, but in the sunshine of life.
Take time to deliberate, but when the time for action has arrived, stop thinking and go in.
True progress quietly and persistently moves along without notice.
We are limited but we can push back the borders of our limitations.
Yes, you can be a dreamer and a doer too, if you will remove one word from your vocabulary : impossible.
It is the marriage of the soul with Nature that makes the intellect fruitful, and gives birth to imagination.
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.
You are what you think you are.
When it is dark enough, you can see the stars.
Any man who selects a goal in life which can be fully achieved has already defined his own limitations.
Love cures people, both the ones who give it and the ones who receive it.
Only that day dawns to which we are awake.
Resentment or grudges do no harm to the person against whom you hold these feelings but every day and every night of your life, they are eating at you.
I do not think there is any other quality so essential to success of any kind as the quality of perseverance. It overcomes almost everything, even nature.
A gentle breeze blowing in the right direction is better than a pair of strong oars.
Draw from others the lesson that may profit yourself.
The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather in a lack of will.