Inspirational Quotes
Do or do not, there is no try.
This is the true joy the being used for a purpose recognized as a might one.
We are all inventors, each sailing out on a voyage of discovery, guided each by a private chart, of which there is no duplicate. The world is all gates, all opportunities.
Money without brains is always dangerous.
Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.
By asking the question " How can I afford it ? " your brain is put to work.
It is not the creation of wealth that is wrong, but the love of money for its own sake.
The several tribes of indians inhabiting the regions of the upper missouri, and of whom I spoke in my last letter, are undoubtedly the finest looking, best equipped, and most beautifully costumed of any on the continent.
An avoidance of true communication is tantamount to a relinquishment of my self- being , if I withdraw from it I am betraying not only the other but myself.
Even if you're on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there.
One machine can do the work of fifty ordinary men. No machine can do the work of one extraordinary man. One man tells a lie, dozens repeat it as the truth.
The whole universe is only the self with variations, one tune made bearable by variations. Sometimes there are discords, but they only make the subsequent harmony more perfect. In this hell of a world one can bring a little joy and peace even for a day into the heart of a single person, that much alone is true, this I have learnt after suffering all my life, all else is mere moonshine.
Are we to love only those who deserve our love ? Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy. But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you , that ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven.
My principal business is giving commercial value to the brilliant - but misdirected - ideas of others.
We came to enjoy, we are being enjoyed. We came to rule, we are being ruled. We came to work, we are being worked. All the time, we find that. And this comes into every detail of our life.
Seize the day.
Great spirits have often encountered violent opposition from weak minds.
A chain is as strong as its weakest link.
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.
If we all worked on the assumption that what is accepted as true were really true, there would be little hope of advance.
No limits are set to the ascent of man, and to each and everyone the highest stands open. Here it is only your personal choice that decides.
The battle is all over except the "shouting" when one knows what is wanted and has made up his mind to get it, whatever the price may be.
Doomed are the hotheads ! Unhappy are they who lose their cool and are too proud to say, ''I'm sorry. ''
Human beings can alter their lives by altering their attitudes of mind.
To gain more abundance a person needs more skills and needs to be more creative and cooperative.
Every artist was first an amateur.
Roll with the punches.
While we may not be able to control all that happens to us, we can control what happens inside us.
Problems are only opportunities in work clothes.
When one door of happiness closes, another opens, but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one that has been opened for us.
What concerns me is not the way things are, but rather the way people think things are.
Throughout the centuries there have been men who took the first steps down new roads armed with nothing but their own vision.
Never say die.
Remember, if you ever need a helping hand, you'll find one at the end of your arm. As you grow older you will discover that you have two hands. One for helping yourself, the other for helping others.
Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration
Happiness lies in the joy of achievement and the thrill of creative effort.
Time is the most valuable thing a man can spend.
Where old age is evil, youth can learn no good.
It is better to do the wrong thing than to do nothing.
Ideas won't keep, something must be done about them.
Live as if your were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.
Too many of us look upon Americans as dollar chasers. This is a cruel libel, even if it is reiterated thoughtlessly by the Americans themselves.
People begin to become successful the minute they decide to be.
It's not what happens to you, it's what you do about it that makes the difference.
Embrace your inner voice.
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.
Without self-discipline, success is impossible, period.
A dream is a wish your heart makes.
The great and glorious masterpiece of man is to know how to live to purpose.
While we pursue happiness, we flee from contentment.
Everything that is good from others, bring it in, and in your own way absorb it, do not become others.
It is always your next move.
Opportunities multiply as they are seized.
Never stop dreaming.
Far and away the best prize that life has to offer is the chance to work hard at work worth doing.
Each time someone stands up for an ideal, or acts to improve the lot of others, or strikes out against injustice, he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope.
Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all.
The quality of a person's life is in direct proportion to their commitment to excellence, regardless of their chosen field of endeavor
Success in the affairs of life often serves to hide one's abilities, whereas adversity frequently gives one an opportunity to discover them.
It is the surmounting of difficulties that make heroes.
They always say time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself.
Life is a succession of lessons which must be lived to be understood.
You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face.
Fortune favors the brave.
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.
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.
All of us, in the flow of feeling we have pleased, want to do more to please.
Sometimes, all you need to invent something is a good imagination and a pile of junk.
Our limitations and success will be based, most often, on your own expectations for ourselves. What the mind dwells upon, the body acts upon.
Everyone enjoys doing the kind of work for which he is best suited.
The only difference between a good shot and a bad shot is if it goes in or not.
You haven't failed until you quit trying.
Make no mistake, my friend, it takes more than money to make men rich.
Joy is the feeling of grinning inside.
If not us, who, if not now, when ?
To succeed, you need to take that gut feeling in what you believe and act on it with all of your heart.
Success seems to be connected with action. Successful people keep moving. They make mistakes, but they don't quit.
Empty pockets never held anyone back. Only empty heads and empty hearts can do that.
One of the main reasons people are not rich is that they worry too much about things that might never happen. quotes
Stand up to your obstacles and do something about them. You will find that they haven't half the strength you think they have.
Volunteers don't get paid, not because they're worthless, but because they're priceless.
The more often a man feels without acting, the less he'll be able to act. And in the long run, the less he'll be able to feel.
Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal, nothing on earth can help the man with the wrong mental attitude.
Be not afraid of growing slowly, be afraid only of standing still.
I feel like a tiny bird with a big song !
Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference.
Yes, you can be a dreamer and a doer too, if you will remove one word from your vocabulary : impossible.
Be all you can be.
Our inventions are wont to be pretty toys, which distract our attention from serious things. They are but improved means to an unimproved end, an end which was already but too easy to arrive at
If I am not for myself, who will be for me ? Yet if I am for myself alone, of what good am I ?
Now is the time. Needs are great, but your possibilities are greater.
The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step