Inspirational Quotes
Only after you challenge your biases and stereotypes -- what Francis Bacon called the 'idols which beset men's minds' --can you help others do the same.
As far as the laws of mathematics refer to reality, they are not certain, as far as they are certain, they do not refer to reality.
The atmosphere of expectancy is the breeding ground for miracles.
Take calculated risks. That is quite different from being rash.
We must have friendship for all, we must be merciful toward those that are in misery, when people are happy, we ought to be happy, and to the wicked we must be indifferent. These attitudes will make the mind peaceful.
Anything that makes you weak - physically, intellectually and spiritually, reject it as poison.
I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones.
We reap what we sow - we are the makers of our own fate. The wind is blowing, those vessels whose sails are unfurled catch it, and go forward on their way, but those which have their sails furled do not catch the wind. Is that the fault of the wind ? We make our own destiny.
Procrastination is the bad habit of putting of until the day after tomorrow what should have been done the day before yesterday.
Whatever the mind can conceive and believe, it can achieve.
Expect the best, plan for the worst, and prepare to be surprised.
If a profound gulf separates my neighbor's belief from mine, there is always the golden bridge of tolerance.
Carpe diem.
Success is going from failure to failure without losing your enthusiasm.
My father taught me to work ; he did not teach me to love it.
Love is a bird, she needs to fly.
Never live in the past but always learn from it.
The more we come out and do good to others, the more our hearts will be purified, and god will be in them.
The foundation my parents laid down with our faith continues to be my core.
It is not the creation of wealth that is wrong, but the love of money for its own sake.
One of the strongest motives that lead men to art and science is escape from everyday life with its painful crudity and hopeless dreariness, from the fetters of one's own ever-shifting desires. A finely tempered nature longs to escape from the personal life into the world of objective perception and thought.
My faith is in the younger generation, the modern generation, out of them will come my workers. They will work out the whole problem, like lions.
War grows out of the desire of the individual to gain advantage at the expense of his fellow men.
Charity should begin at home, but should not stay there. Philip Brooks Children are the reward of life.
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.
Get busy living or get busy dying.
You cannot escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today.
Seize the day.
If you believe you can, you probably can. If you believe you won't, you most assuredly won't. Belief is the ignition switch that gets you off the launching pad.
We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.
The first requisite for success is to develop the ability to focus and apply your mental and physical energies to the problem at hand - without growing weary. Because such thinking is often difficult, there seems to be no limit to which some people will go to avoid the effort and labor that is associated with it.
When I was a young man, I found out that if you hurt somebody, they'll leave you alone. When I tried to leave everybody alone and just do my own thing, everybody just wanted to hurt me. Until one day I just decided, well, I've had enough of this picking. And there were like six young men still figuring they were going to mess with my head. And we went to war. To their surprise, I was no longer taking the beating, I was giving it.
Love is blind, friendship closes its eyes.
He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak. Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall , but those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles, they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.
Happiness is not having what you want, but wanting what you have.
Life can be pulled by goals just as surely as it can be pushed by drives.
Only one thing has to change for us to know happiness in our lives : where we focus our attention.
That which does not kill you makes you stronger.
It is amazing how much people can get done if they do not worry about who gets the credit.
When a man assumes a public trust, he should consider himself as public property.
Remember happiness doesn't depend on who you are or what you have, it depends solely upon what you think.
Look at the weaknesses of others with compassion, not accusation. It's not what they're not doing or should be doing that's the issue. The issue is your own chosen response to the situation and what you should be doing. If you start to think the problem is "out there", stop yourself. That thought is the problem.
Discontent is the first step in the progress of a man or a nation.
Wisdom is not like money to be tied up and hidden.
Winning isn't everything , it's the only thing.
Many people may listen, but few people actually hear.
The main thing is to keep the main thing the main thing.
Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.
The only place success comes before work is in the dictionary.
Standing in the middle of the road is very dangerous, you get knocked down by the traffic from both sides.
Go forward confidently, energetically attacking problems, expecting favorable outcomes.
By doing well the duty which is nearest to us, the duty which is in our hands, we make ourselves stronger.
Happiness is the indication that man has found the answer to the problem of human existence the productive realization of his potentialities and thus, simultaneously, being one with the world and preserving the integrity of his self.
The fire that warms us can also consume us, it is not the fault of the fire.
Let thy words be few.
Nothing is more honorable than enlightenment, nothing is more beautiful than virtue.
It's to be expected that you make mistakes when you're breaking new ground.
Never stop learning. If you learn one new thing everyday, you will overcome 99% of your competition
To me, the idea and expectation that the day is slowly and surely coming when we will be able to honestly say we are our brother's keeper and not his oppressor is very beautiful.
There is no exercise better for the heart than reaching down and lifting people up.
If I have lost confidence in myself, I have the universe against me.
There is a great man who makes every man feels small. But the real great man is the man who makes every man feel great.
Things may come to those who wait, but only the things left by those who hustle.
Those who are fired with an enthusiastic idea and who allow it to take hold and dominate their thoughts find that new worlds open for them. As long as enthusiasm holds out, so will new opportunities.
If you want children to keep their feet on the ground, put some responsibility on their shoulders.
Unless we think of others and do something for them, we miss one of the greatest sources of happiness.
Nothing is impossible to a willing heart.
Anyone can hold the helm when the sea is calm.
Actions speak louder than words.
Success leaves clues.
Some of us have great runways already built for us. If you have one, take off. But if you don't have one, realize it is your responsibility to grab a shovel and build one for yourself and for those who will follow after you.
Not he who has much is rich, but he who gives much.
When you become detached mentally from yourself and concentrate on helping other people with their difficulties, you will be able to cope with your own more effectively. Somehow, the act of self-giving is a personal power-releasing factor.
Tolerance can lead to learning something.
The will to win is important, but the will to prepare is vital.
Character may almost be called the most effective means of persuasion
One mistake will never kill you. The same mistake over and over again will.
Watch your thoughts, they become words. Watch your words, they become actions. Watch your actions, they become habits. Watch your habits, they become character.Watch your character, it becomes your destiny.
Accomplishment of purpose is better than making a profit.
I have seen so many of these, and lived with them, and travelled with them, and oftentimes felt as if I should starve to death on an equal allowance, that I am fully convinced I am correct in saying that the North American Indians, taking them in the aggregate, even where they have an abundance to subsist on, eat less than any civilized population of equal numbers, that I have ever travelled amongst.
Victory belongs to the most persevering.
Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius -- and a lot of courage -- to move in the opposite direction.
If faith in ourselves had been more extensively taught and practiced, I am sure a very large portion of the evils and miseries that we have would have vanished. Duty is to encourage everyone in his struggle to live up to his own highest idea, and strive at the same time to make the ideal as near as possible to the truth.
You have not lived until you have done something for someone who can never repay you.
A man never likes you so well as when he leaves your company liking himself.
It is not the job of the general to be winning. It is his job to win.
The Missouri is, perhaps, different in appearance and character from all other rivers in the world. There is a terror in its manner which is sensibly felt, the moment we enter its muddy waters from the Mississippi.
First thing every morning before you arise say out loud, "I believe'' three times.
I believe that it is better to tell the truth than a lie. I believe it is better to be free than to be a slave. And I believe it is better to know than to be ignorant.
A general is just as good or just as bad as the troops under his command make him.
It is interesting to notice how some minds seem almost to create themselves, springing up under every disadvantage, and working their solitary but irresistible way through a thousand obstacles.
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 ?