Inspirational Quotes
The tragedy of life is not that it ends so soon, but that we wait so long to begin it.
If you don't know where you are going, you'll end up someplace else.
Every time an artist dies, part of the vision of mankind passes with him.
It's a funny thing about life, if you refuse to accept anything but the best, you often get it.
Success is nothing more than a few simple disciplines, practiced every day.
In all things of nature, there is something of the marvelous.
Trust in yourself. Your perceptions are often far more accurate than you are willing to believe.
A bend in the road is not the end of the road unless you fail to make the turn.
Authentic leaders have absorbed the fundamental fact of existence -- that you can't get around life's inherent contradictions. The leadership mind is spacious. It has ample room for the ambiguities of the world, for conflicting feelings, and for contradictory ideas. I believe that the central leadership attribute is the ability to manage polarity.
Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.
And he can make, so say the wise, no claim who makes no sacrifice.
I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed We hold these truths to be self-evident , that all men are created equal.
We have to go back to philosophy to treat things as they are. We are suffering from our own karma. It is not the fault of god. What we do is our own fault, nothing else. Why should god be blamed ?
Its so hard when contemplated in advance, and so easy when you do it.
When you face your fear, most of the time you will discover that it was not really such a big threat after all. We all need some form of deeply rooted, powerful motivation - it empowers us to overcome obstacles so we can live our dreams.
Hell is the knowledge of opportunity lost, the place where the man I am comes face to face with the man I might have been.
You will come to know that what appears today to be a sacrifice will prove instead to be the greatest investment that you will ever make.
The highest reward for a person's toil is not what they get for it, but what they become by it.
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.
We must never be afraid to go too far, for success lies just beyond.
Failure ? I never encountered it. All I ever met were temporary setbacks.
Either you run the day or the day runs you.
There is only one way... to get anybody to do anything. And that is by making the other person want to do it.
It's nice to be the best, but not when being the best brings out the worst in you.
No, this trick won't work... How on earth are you ever going to explain in terms of chemistry and physics so important a biological phenomenon as first love ?
No one is more definite about the solution than the one who doesn't understand the problem.
Life can only be understood backwards , but it must be lived forwards.
Unless we think of others and do something for them, we miss one of the greatest sources of happiness.
Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul.
Success is neither magical or mysterious. Success is the natural consequence of consistently applying the basic fundamentals.
You are never given a wish without also being given the power to make it true. You may have to work for it, however.
Confidence imparts a wonderful inspiration to its possessor.
End your day by privately looking directly into your eyes in the mirror and saying, 'I love you ! ' Do this for thirty days and watch how you transform.
"Every achiever I have ever met says, 'My life turned around when I began to believe in me.'"
Skill and confidence are an unconquered army.
When a problem comes along, study it until you are completely knowledgeable. Then find that weak spot, break the problem apart, and the rest will be easy.
A goal properly set is halfway reached.
Nothing astonishes men so much as common sense and plain dealing.
The one thing that separates winners from losers is, winners take action!
The shortest way to do many things is to do only one thing at a time.
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?
Never talk defeat. Use words like hope, belief, faith, victory.
You only get out what you put in.
You are the handicap you must face. You are the one who must choose your place. You can make goals for family, relationships, anything.
If there is a will, there is a way.
Far better is it to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though chequered by failure, than to take rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy much nor suffer much, because they live in the grey twilight that knows not victory or defeat.
No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.
We are confronted with insurmountable opportunities.
Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.
It doesn't matter how much milk you spill as long as you don't lose the cow.
Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
There is no point at which you can say 'Well, I'm successful now. I might as well take a nap.'
All you need is the plan, the road map, and the courage to press on to your destination
No one is so poor as an ignorant person.
Whatever happens, take responsibility !
You can't expect people to look eye to eye with you if you are looking down on them.
The person may cause evil to others not only by his actions but by his inaction, and in either case he is justly accountable to them for the injury.
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.
Say not, "I have found the truth" but rather, "I have found a truth".
The art of medicine consists of amusing the patient while Nature cures the disease
If money helps a man to do good to others, it is of some value , but if not, it is simply a mass of evil, and the sooner it is got rid of, the better.
Again and again, the impossible problem is solved when we see that the problem is only a tough decision waiting to be made.
You can not step twice into the same river, for other waters are continually flowing on.
We will either find a way or make one.
I'm proud to be around these men. Bunch of bosses right here. Bosses on 3!. 1..2..3 Bosses !
Do not wait for leaders, do it alone, person to person.
Human beings can alter their lives by altering their attitudes of mind.
Think of the magic of that foot, comparatively small, upon which your whole weight rests. It's a miracle, and the dance, is a celebration of that miracle.
Of course it's the same old story. Truth usually is the same old story.
A dream is a wish your heart makes.
Small opportunities are often the beginning of great enterprises.
Every cloud has a silver lining.
You don't use a hammer to tighten a screw.
Winning isn't everything , it's the only thing.
There is a time to let things happen, and a time to make things happen.
Our schools and are not teaching students to think. It is astonishing how many young people have difficulty in putting their brains definitely and systematically to work.
The maxim "Nothing but perfection" may be spelled "Paralysis".
Why is it that we spend so much of our time preparing for when we can do what we want, instead of just doing what we want right now.
A good general not only sees the way to victory , he also knows when victory is impossible.
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.
Do what you love and the money will follow
Success comes from taking the initiative and following up... persisting... eloquently expressing the depth of your love. What simple action could you take today to produce a new momentum toward success in your life ?
It takes a strong fish to swim against the current. Even a dead one can float with it.
Advice is seldom welcome , and those who want it the most always like it the least.
Admission of ignorance is often the first step in our education.
Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead.
All the powers in the universe are already ours. It is we who have put our hands before our eyes and cry that it is dark.
I'm a bit of a P.T Barnum. I make stars out of everyone.
When you work, work, and when you play, play, dont get the two mixed up
Happiness is not a destination. It is a method of life.
Happiness is not achieved by the conscious pursuit of happiness , it is generally the by- product of other activities.
Thinking will not overcome fear but action will.