Inspirational Quotes
The real and lasting victories are those of peace and not of war.
Censure is often useful, praise often deceitful.
The only gift is a portion of thyself.
Let us live so that when we come to die even the undertaker will be sorry.
is a choice to focus one's being in a certain way, to bring one's faith, commitment, creativity, and love into coordination with a particular value and purpose.
There is no beauty but the beauty of action.
You create your reality.
Part of being a winner is knowing when enough is enough. Sometimes you have to give up the fight and walk away, and move on to something that's more productive.
The path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day.
Make the most of yourself, for that is all there is of you.
Every cloud has a silver lining.
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.
A man who has committed a mistake and doesn't correct it is committing another mistake.
What you are is god's gift to you, what you become is your gift to god.
Seek the wisdom of the ages, but look at the world through the eyes of a child.
As a man thinketh in his heart so is he.
If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men.
Life without a purpose is a languid, drifting thing , every day we ought to review our purpose, saying to ourselves, 'This day let me make a sound beginning
Luck is when opportunity knocks, and you answer.
Big pay and little responsibility are circumstances seldom found together.
The purpose of life is not to be happy but to matter, to be productive, to be useful, to have it make some difference that you have lived at all.
For every disciplined effort there is a multiple reward.
Many of us spend half of our time wishing for things we could have, if we didn't spend half of our time wishing.
Persistence is to the character of man as carbon is to steel.
As long as we are persistence in our pursuit of our deepest destiny, we will continue to grow. We can not choose the day or time when we will fully bloom. It happens in its own time.
Success is nothing more than a few simple disciplines, practiced every day.
There is only one person who could ever make you happy, and that person is you.
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.
Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.
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?
Your thoughts are the architects of your destiny.
Now is the only time there is. Make your now wow, your minutes miracles, and your days pay. Your life will have been magnificently lived and invested, and when you die you will have made a difference.
Nothing happens unless first we dream.
When one door closes another opens. But often we look so long so regretfully upon the closed door that we fail to see the one that has opened for us.
The measure of a man is the way he bears up under misfortune.
The best way out is always through.
I am resolved that I will not through my humility become the devil's attorney. I will endeavor to speak a good word for the truth.
There is no pleasure in life equal to that of the conquest of a vicious habit.
The unexamined life is not worth living.
Be the best that you can be.
No man is wise enough by himself.
Kindness is tenderness. Kindness is love, but perhaps greater than loveKindness is good will. Kindness says, I want you to be happy.
Let your hopes, not your hurts, shape your future.
Ideas won't keep, something must be done about them.
All progress occurs because people dare to be different
If we don't change, we don't grow. If we don't grow, we aren't really living.
Roll with the punches.
We feel good about ourselves to the exact degree we feel in control of our lives.
, Nobel Peace Prize winner We are rich only through what we give, and poor only through what we refuse.
The one thing that separates winners from losers is, winners take action!
In order to change we must be sick and tired of being sick and tired.
Sometimes things become possible if we want them bad enough.
No man ever became great without many and great mistakes.
Most people don't get much praise in daily life, but we all need it very much. I think receiving praise makes us brave. Down deep we really know our worth, but we don't have easy access to that knowledge. We need to hear praise coming from outside ourselves or we won't remember that we deserve it.
Always bear in mind, that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other thing.
Great music and art are earthly wonders, but I think 'cubist' songs and paintings are hideous.
Spoken about by, radio announcer and good friend : never let a day go by that he didn't learn something new and, in turn pass it on to others. It was his consuming passion.
The energy, the faith, the devotion which we bring to this endeavor will light our country and all who serve it, and the glow from that fire can truly light the world.
Never giving up and pushing forward will unlock all the potential we are capable of.
The quality of a person's life is in direct proportion to their commitment to excellence, regardless of their chosen field of endeavor
Go as far as you can see and when you get there, you will always be able to see farther.
Nothing is impossible to a willing heart.
The more you lose yourself in something bigger than yourself, the more energy you will have.
A wise man will make more opportunities than he finds.
Above all, beware of compromises. I do not mean that you are to get into antagonism with anybody, but you have to hold on to your own principles in weal or woe and never adjust them to others "fads" through the greed of getting supporters.
All knowledge that the world has ever received comes from the mind, the infinite library of the universe is in our own mind.
All condemnation of others really condemns ourselves. Adjust the microcosm which is in your power to do and the macrocosm will adjust itself for you.
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.
Action springs not from thought, but from a readiness for responsibility.
There is no limit to what a man can do or where he can go if he doesn't mind who gets the credit.
I expect to pass through this world but once. Any good therefore that I can do, or any kindness that I can show to my fellow-creature, let me do it now. Let me not defer or neglect it, for I shall not pass this way again.
To wear your heart on your sleeve isn't a very good plan, you should wear it inside, where it functions best.
The rays of happiness, like those of light, are colorless when unbroken.
A man's dreams are an index to his greatness.
A good idea is never lost. Even though its originator or possessor may die, it will someday be reborn in the mind of another.
The outer forms of our lives can change in an instant, but the inner reorientation that brings us back into a vital relation to people and activity takes time.
I didn't have time to hire half my coaching staff. I didn't know any of the players by sight, but somehow we got through spring ball with the help of a couple of graduate assistants.
What you do speaks so loudly that I cannot hear what you say.
Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goals.
Fractures well cured make us more strong.
Perspective is in the quiet of a walk, the wisdom of a good book, or the harmony of your favorite music. I find it sometimes in the slow peace of fishing.
Why should a man be moral ? Because this strengthens his will.
Take care of your body. It's the only place you have to live.
Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no help at all.
Every leader needs to have experienced and grown through following -- learning to be dedicated, observant, capable of working with and learning from others, never servile, always truthful. Having located these qualities in himself, he can encourage them in others.
The greatest mistake you can make in life is to be continually fearing you will make one.
Children are all foreigners.
The miracle power that elevates the few is to be found in their industry, application and perseverance, under the promptings of a brave determined spirit.
He that would be a leader must be a bridge.
Our lives improve only when we take chances - and the first and most difficult risk we can take is to be honest with ourselves.
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.
Never give up, for that is just the place and time that the tide will turn.