Inspirational Quotes - DoolBug

Inspirational Quotes

A human being is a part of a whole, called by us _universe_ , a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feelings as something separated from the rest... a kind of optical delusion of his consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our personal desires and to affection for a few persons nearest to us. Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty.

Albert Einstein

As a principle-centered person you try to stand apart from the emotion of the situation and from other factors that would act on you, and evaluate the options. Looking at the balanced whole -- the work needs, the family needs, the other needs that may be involved, and the possible implications of the various alternatives -- you'll try to come up with the best solution taking all factors into consideration.

Stephen Covey

To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream, not only plan, but also believe.

Anatole France

Well done is better than well said.

Benjamin Franklin

To establish true self-esteem we must concentrate on our successes and forget about the failures and the negatives in our lives.

Dennis Waitley

The mind, ever the willing servant, will respond to boldness, for boldness, in effect, is a command to deliver mental resources.

Norman Vincent Peale

You will become as small as your controlling desire ; as great as your dominant aspiration.

James Allen

When you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on.

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Go forward confidently, energetically attacking problems, expecting favorable outcomes.

Norman Vincent Peale

You're on the road to success when you realize that failure is only a detour.

Anonymous

What we do not see, what most of us never suspect of existing, is the silent but irresistible power which comes to the rescue of those who fight on in the face of discouragement.

Napoleon Hill

If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of giants.

Isaac Newton

Experience taught me a few things. One is to listen to your gut, no matter how good something sounds on paper. The second is that you're generally better off sticking with what you know. And the third is that sometimes your best investments are the ones you don't make.

P. T. Barnum

Don't quit.

Unknown

I am a slow walker, but I never walk backwards.

Abraham Lincoln

The only difference between a rut and a grave is their dimensions.

Anonymous

Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goals.

Henry Ford

It is a good thing for an uneducated man to read books of quotations.

Winston Churchill

There are many who's tongues might govern multitudes, if they could govern their tongues.

Prentice

People are just as happy as they make up their minds to be.

Abraham Lincoln

Now is the time. Needs are great, but your possibilities are greater.

Bill Blackman

You must consider the bottom line, but make it integrity before profits.

Dennis Waitley

To love and win is the best thing. To love and lose, the next best.

William Makepeace Thackeray

Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead.

David Farragut

The word courage comes from the same stem as the French word coeur, meaning ''heart''. Thus just as one's heart, by pumping blood to one's arms, legs, and brain enables all the other physical organs to function, so courage makes possible all the psychological virtues. Without courage other values whither away into mere facsimiles of virtue.

Rollo May

Success in the affairs of life often serves to hide one's abilities, whereas adversity frequently gives one an opportunity to discover them.

Horace

It is not what we get. But who we become, what we contribute... that gives meaning to our lives.

Anthony Robbins

I know that many people feel that old age is a time to take it easy, but I compare my life now to being the last runner in a relay race. Would you have me slow down as I near the finish line ?

Diogenes

A mature man is his own judge. In the end, his only form of support is being faithful to his own convictions. The advice of others may be welcomed invaluable, but it does not free him from responsibility.

Dag Hammarskjold

Are you fit company for the person you wish to become ?

Anonymous

A dream is a wish your heart makes.

The Supremes

People begin to become successful the minute they decide to be.

Harvey Mackay

Start by doing what is necessary, then what is possible, and suddenly you are doing the impossible.

Francis of Assisi

Live with passion !

Anthony Robbins

I couldn't wait for success, so I went ahead without it.

Jonathan Winters

The whole secret of existence is to have no fear.

Swami Vivekananda

Science may have found a cure for most evils , but it has found no remedy for the worst of them all -- the apathy of human beings.

Helen Keller

Rough spots sharpen our performance. And more often than not, obstacles can be turned into advantages. You just can't let your disappointment get in the way.

Harvey Mackay

In the midst of winter, I found there was within me an invincible summer.

Albert Careb

The person who makes a success of living is the one who sees his goal steadily and aims for it unswervingly. That is dedication.

Cecil B. DeMille

God gives us our relatives - thank God we can choose our friends.

Ethel Watts Mumford

Anonymity is your friend. Hmmm.. If someone adds an item to this list without knowing who "Larry" is... Is this still a list of Larryisms?

Larry Smith

And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body, and be yet thankful.

Colossians 315

Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.

Darrell Royal

A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity , an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.

Winston Churchill

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 ?

Swami Vivekananda

There are those who give with joy, and that joy is their reward.

Kahlil Gibran

The point is that you can't be too greedy.

Donald Trump

The only truly happy man is always a fighting optimist. Optimism includes not only altruism but also social responsibility, social courage and objectivity.

W. Beran Wolfe

Great minds have purposes others have wishes.

Napolean Bonaparte Washington Irving

All resources are not obvious, great managers find and develop available talent.

Zig Ziglar

The unselfish effort to bring cheer to others will be the beginning of a happier life for ourselves.

Helen Keller

The key to everything is patience. You get the chicken by hatching the egg, not by smashing it open.

Arnold Glasgow

The future belongs to those who prepare for it today.

Malcolm X

It's not about the money. It's about what you feel you deserve.

Joe Flacco

Success is nothing more than a few simple disciplines, practiced every day.

Jim Rohn

Neither seek nor avoid, take what comes.

Swami Vivekananda

Truth fears no questions.

Unattributed

No general can fight his battles alone. He must depend upon his lieutenants, and his success depends upon his ability to select the right man for the right place.

Philip Armour

Procrastination is the thief of time.

Edward Young

People of mediocre ability sometimes achieve outstanding success because they don't know when to quit. Most men succeed because they are determined to.

George Allen

The power of imagination makes us infinite.

John Muir

If the only tool you have is a hammer, you tend to see every problem as a nail.

Abraham Maslow

The quality of a person's life is in direct proportion to their commitment to excellence, regardless of their chosen field of endeavor

Vince Lombardi

The art of choosing men is not nearly so difficult as the art of enabling those one has chosen to attain their full worth.

Napoleon Bonaparte

The mind is a lousy master but a wonderful servant.

Anonymous

Losers make promises they often break. Winners make commitments they always keep.

Dennis Waitley

Tough times never last but tough people do.

Robert Schuller

If you want children to keep their feet on the ground, put some responsibility on their shoulders.

Abigail Van Buren

Give whatever you are doing and whoever you are with the gift of your attention.

Jim Rohn

I am both pleased but astonished by the fact that mankind has not yet begun to use all the means and devices that are available for destruction. I hope that such weapons are never manufactured in quantity.

Thomas Edison

For children to take morality seriously they must be in the presence of adults who take morality seriously. And with their own eyes they must see adults take morality seriously.

William J. Bennett

Concentration of wealth and power has been built upon other people's money, other people's business, other people's labor. Under this concentration, independent business has been a menace to American society.

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Everything is created twice -- first mentally, then physically.

Greg Anderson

The truth is that we can learn to condition our minds, bodies, and emotions to link pain or pleasure to whatever we choose. By changing what we link pain and pleasure to, we will instantly change our behaviors.

Anthony Robbins

Life is not accountable to us. We are accountable to life.

Dennis Waitley

"Great works are performed not by strength but by perseverance."

Samuel Johnson

Every ceiling, when reached, becomes a floor, upon which one walks as a matter of course and prescriptive right.

Aldous Huxley

The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.

Martin Luther King Jr.

Learning is definitely not mere imitation or the ability to accumulate and conform to fixed knowledge. Learning is a constant process of discovery and never a concluding one. In JKD we begin not by accumulation but by discovering the cause of our ignorance, and oftentimes this involves a shedding process. Truth will not come until we have come to understand personally the whole process of the working of our being. After all, ultimately, knowledge in martial art simply means self-knowledge, and JKD can become intelligible only in the vigorous and constant process of self-inquiry and self-discovery.

Bruce Lee

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 ?

Albert Einstein

It is better to have loved and lost than to never have loved.

Alfred Lord Tennyson

Whenever we're afraid, its because we don't know enough. If we understood enough, we would never be afraid.

Earl Nightingale

The world belongs to the energetic.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

If this is a blessing, it is certainly very well disguised.

Winston Churchill

A 'No' uttered from deepest conviction is better and greater than a 'Yes' merely uttered to please, or what is worse, to avoid trouble.

Mahatma Gandhi

Mistakes are painful when they happen, but years later a collection of mistakes is what is called experience.

Dennis Waitley

Honesty pays, but it doesn't seem to pay enough to suit some people.

F.M. Hubbard

Strength is life, weakness is death. Expansion is life, contraction is death. Love is life, hatred is death.

Swami Vivekananda

Defeat is not defeat unless accepted as a reality in your own mind.

Bruce Lee

He who knows all the answers has not yet been asked all the questions.

Unattributed

A man builds a fine house ; and now he has a master, and a task for life ; he is to furnish, watch, show it, and keep it in repair, the rest of his days.

Ralph Waldo Emerson