Inspirational Quotes
Procrastination is the thief of time.
Pretty much everything will come to him who hustles while he waits. I believe that restlessness is discontent, and discontent is merely the first necessity of progress. Show me a thoroughly satisfied man and I will show you a failure.
Attitude is everything.
Wisdom is supreme , therefore make a full effort to get wisdom. Esteem her and she will exalt you , embrace her and she will honor you. Wise men speak because they have something to say, fools because they have to say something.
God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I can not change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.
Your purpose is to make your audience see what you saw, hear what you heard, feel what you felt. Relevant detail, couched in concrete, colorful language, is the best way to recreate the incident as it happened and to picture it for the audience.
Take a chance ! All life is a chance. The man who goes the furthest is generally the one who is willing to do and dare.
Success is neither magical or mysterious. Success is the natural consequence of consistently applying the basic fundamentals.
The world belongs to the energetic.
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.
Live life with passion.
The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining.
Lives of great men all remind us we can make our lives sublime, and, departing, leave behind us footprints in the sands of time.
Good fortune and bad are equally necessary to man, to fit him to meet the contingencies of this life.
There is nothing as remarkable as learning how to think better.
Winners take time to relish their work, knowing that scaling the mountain is what makes the view from the top so exhilarating.
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.
If you're proactive, you don't have to wait for circumstances or other people to create perspective expanding experiences. You can consciously create your own.
The most common cause of fear of old age is associated with the possibility of poverty.
A great attitude does much more than turn on the lights in our worlds, it seems to magically connect us to all sorts of serendipitous opportunities that were somehow absent before the change.
Action without study is fatal. Study without action is fatal. Mary Beard Actions speak louder than words.
First comes thought, then organization of that thought, into ideas and plans, then transformation of those plans into reality. The beginning, as you will observe, is in your imagination.
War grows out of the desire of the individual to gain advantage at the expense of his fellow men.
Today... maybe I can take one step on that profoundly complex path to peace.
Some people come into our lives and quickly go, some stay for a while and leave footprints in our hearts, and we are never, ever the same.
Each action can be the one on which all depends , what is decisive is only the strength and concentration of hallowing with which I do it. To the question of what had been the most essential matter for his late teacher, a disciple answered, 'Always just what he was engaged in at the moment'.
Determine never to be idle... It is wonderful how much may be done if we are always doing.
The greatest discovery of my generation is that human beings can alter their lives by altering their attitudes of mind.
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.
Happiness is not achieved by the conscious pursuit of happiness , it is generally the by- product of other activities.
Let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in heaven.
We are not human beings having a spiritual experience, we are spiritual beings having a human experience.
It is amazing how much people can get done if they do not worry about who gets the credit.
Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.
Too many people are thinking of security instead of opportunity. They seem more afraid of life than death.
I couldn't wait for success, so I went ahead without it.
The critical ingredient is getting off your butt and doing something. It's as simple as that. A lot of people have ideas, but there are few who decide to do something about them now. Not tomorrow. Not next week. But today. The true entrepreneur is a doer.
We live in a wonderful world that is full of beauty, charm and adventure. There is no end to the adventures that we can have if only we seek them with our eyes open.
Intelligence without ambition is like a bird without wings.
A bold onset is half the battle.
Learn to enjoy every minute of your life. Be happy now. Don't wait for something outside of yourself to make you happy in the future. Think how really precious is the time you have to spend, whether it's at work or with your family. Every minute should be enjoyed and savored.
The happiness of life is made up of minute fractionsthe little soon-forgotten charities of a kiss, a smile, a kind look, a heartfelt compliment in the disguise of a playful raillery, and the countless other infinitesimals of pleasurable thought and genial feeling.
There is only one way to happiness, and that is to cease worrying things which are beyond the power of our will.
The true mystery of the world is the visible, not the invisible.
The best way out is always through.
It is the level-headed man, the calm man, of good judgment and cool nerves, of great sympathy and love, who does good work and so does good to himself.
The strongest among the weak is the one who doesn't forget his weaknesses.
The dove is my emblem... . I want to save and advance human life, not destroy it... . I am proud of the fact that I never invented weapons to kill.
The unselfish effort to bring cheer to others will be the beginning of a happier life for ourselves.
Imagination is more important than knowledge.
No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.
Be strong ! You talk of ghosts and devils. We are the living devils. The sign of life is strength and growth. The sign of death is weakness. Whatever is weak, avoid ! It is death. If it is strength, go down into hell and get hold of it ! There is salvation only for the brave. "None but the brave deserves the fair". None but the bravest deserves salvation.
If a man does his best, what else is there ?
Victory belongs to the most persevering.
There's no such thing as not enough time if you're doing what you want to do.
Sometimes you gotta create what you want to be a part of.
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.
Never discourage anyonewho continually makes progress, no matter how slow.
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.
After your jump, the net appears.
What counts is not necessarily the size of the dog in the fight - it's the size of the fight in the dog.
Take up one idea. Make that one idea your life - think of it, dream of it, and live on that 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.
Failure doesn't mean you are a failure, it just means you haven't succeeded yet.
Science without religion is lame. Religion without science is blind.
Four steps to achievement : plan purposely, prepare prayerfully, proceed positively, pursue persistently.
Do what you can, with what you have, where you are !
Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.
You pile up enough tomorrows, and you'll find you've collected a lot of empty yesterdays.
Indecision is the seedling of fear.
We can always redeem the man who aspires and strives.
That first peak is the best place to pause and look back, to see if you took the easiest route, to learn the lessons from the first climb. And it is the best place to examine the terrain ahead, to change your plans and goals, to take a deep breath and begin climbing again.
Everything that is good from others, bring it in, and in your own way absorb it, do not become others.
Fortune favors the brave.
The principles you live by create the world you live in ; if you change the principles you live by, you will change your world. -
No one can make you jealous, angry, vengeful, or greedy -- unless you let him.
Every hand does its part to hold up the world. Every healthy individual guides his life by a selected motive which takes precedence over all the others. He is the man who maintains his integrity in the midst of change, his individuality in the face of external pressures to conform.
There is nothing wrong with change, if it is in the right direction.
It's the investor who is risky, not the investment.
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.
A goal properly set is halfway reached.
Always look at what you have left. Never look at what you have lost.
As strong as my legs are, it is my mind that has made me a champion.
Love understands all languages.
Drop the idea that you are Atlas carrying the world on your shoulders. The world would go on even without you. Don't take yourself so seriously.
One man with courage is a majority.
Practice makes perfect.
Always do right, this will gratify some and astonish the rest.
Look within, for within is the wellspring of virtue, which will not cease flowing, if you cease not from digging.
We are continually faced by great opportunities brilliantly disguised as insolvuble problems.
If you employed study, thinking, and planning time daily, you could develop and use the power that can change the course of your destiny.
Joy can be real only if people look on their life as a service, and have a definite object in life outside themselves and their personal happiness.
Success is having a flair for the thing that you are doing , knowing that is it not enough, that you have got to have hard work and a certain sense of purpose.