Inspirational Quotes
Never complain about what you permit.
Deep down inside of all of us is the power to accomplish what we want to, if we'll just stop looking elsewhere.
Anything is possible.
Virtuous and wise he was, but not severe , He still remember'd that he once was young.
There is little difference in people, but that little difference makes a big difference. That little difference is attitude. The big difference is whether it is positive or negative.
Coming together is a beginning, keeping together is progress, working together is success.
Ideas without action are worthless.
Let's just go and win a (bleeping) game.
Don't water your weeds.
First, believe in the world - that there is meaning behind everything.
When it is dark enough, you can see the stars.
Where there's life, there's hope.
A teacher, a really good teacher, is never a giver of truth; he is a guide, a pointer to truth. Therefore, a good teacher, or, more appropriately, a guide, studies each student individually and helps to awaken the student to explore himself, both internally and externally, and ultimately to integrate himself with his being. All in all, a teacher acts as a catalyst, and not only must he have a tremendous understanding; he must also possess a sensitive mind with great flexibility and adaptability.
There are so many things that we wish we had done yesterday, so few that we feel like doing today.
If you raise your children to feel that they can accomplish any goal or task they decide upon, you will have succeeded as a parent and you will have given your children the greatest of all blessings.
My father taught me to work ; he did not teach me to love it.
There is no one giant step that does it. It's a lot of little steps.
That which does not kill you makes you stronger.
In order to form an immaculate member of a flock of sheep one must, above all, be a sheep.
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.
I pack my trunk, embrace my friends, embark on the sea, and at last wake up in Naples, and there beside me is the Stern Fact, the Sad Self, unrelenting, identical, that I fled from.
It's easier to prepare and prevent, than to repair and repent.
The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched. They must be felt with the heart.
The reason most people never reach their goals is that they don't define them, learn about them, or even seriously consider them as believable or achievable. Winners can tell you where they are going, what they plan to do along the way, and who will be sharing the adventure with them.
Give all to love; obey thy heart.
A life lived in fear is half lived.
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.
Come forth into the light of things , Let nature be your Teacher.
Every person who wins in any undertaking must be willing to cut all sources of retreat. Only by doing so can one be sure of maintaining that state of mind known as a burning desire to win -- essential to success.
Do not take life too seriously. You will never get out of it alive.
I love great music and art, but I think 'cubist' songs and paintings are hideous.
We have got to have a dream if we are going to make a dream come true.
In everything the ends well defined are the secret of durable success.
Happiness is not achieved by the conscious pursuit of happiness , it is generally the by- product of other activities.
A ship in harbor is safe -- but that is not what ships are for.
Strike while the iron is hot.
The foolish man seeks happiness in the distance, the wise grows it under his feet.
To laugh often and much; To win the respect of intelligent people And the affection of children; to earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure The betrayal of false friends; To appreciate beauty, to find the best in others; To leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch or a redeemed social condition; to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded
The ancestor of every action is a thought.
If there is something to gain and nothing to lose by asking, by all means ask !
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.
Nothing can bring you peace but yourself.
Boldness, more boldness, and always boldness !
When I hear somebody sigh, Life is hard, I am always tempted to ask, Compared to what ?
Genius is one per cent inspiration and ninety-nine per cent perspiration. Accordingly, a 'genius' is often merely a talented person who has done all of his or her homework.
A man's ethical behavior should be based effectually on sympathy, education, and social ties. No religious basis is necessary. Man would indeed be in a poor way if he had to be restrained by fear of punishment and hope of reward after death.
Happiness is not a destination. It is a method of life.
If you can't do it today, what makes you think you can do it tomorrow.
We get to make a living , we give to make a life.
Above all to thine own self be true.
Keep the Faith.
There is no chance, no fate, no destiny that can circumvent, or hinder, or control a firm resolve of a determined soul.
He is an atheist who does not believe in himself. The old religions said that he was an atheist who did not believe in god. The new religion says that he is an atheist who does not believe in himself.
An Arabian proverb says there are four sorts of men: He who knows not and knows not he knows not: he is a fool, shun him. He who knows not and knows he knows not: he is simple, teach him. He who knows and knows not he knows: he is asleep--wake him. He who knows and knows he knows: he is wise, follow him.
If to do good were easy as to know what were good to do, chapels had been churches, and poor men's cottages princes' palaces.
We are not human beings having a spiritual experience, we are spiritual beings having a human experience.
It is not the man who has too little, but the man who craves more, that is poor.
Why hesitate? Upon the plains of hesitation are the bleached bones of countless millions, who on the threshold of victory sat down to wait, and in waiting they died.
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.
Possibilitizing is overcoming while you're undergoing.
Nothing could be worse than the fear that one had given up too soon, and left one unexpended effort that might have saved the world.
The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past, worry about the future, or anticipate troubles but to live in the present moment wisely and earnestly.
I wish you enough rain to appreciate the sun more.
Look at a day when you are supremely satisfied at the end. It's not a day when you lounge around doing nothing, it's when you've had everything to do, and you've done it.
Results ? Why, man, I have gotten lots of results ! If I find ways something won't work, I haven't failed
Never say anything about yourself you do not want to come true.
There is no exercise better for the heart than reaching down and lifting people up.
In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life - it goes on.
Great spirits have always found violent opposition from mediocrities. The latter can not understand it when a man does not thoughtlessly submit to hereditary prejudices but honestly and courageously uses his intelligence.
An army of lions commanded by a deer will never be an army of lions.
Thank god, it is over, that I have seen it and am able to tell it to the world.
Most people have no idea of the giant capacity we can immediately command when we focus all of our resources on mastering a single area of our lives.
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.
The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.
Don't ask for a light load, but rather ask for a strong back.
Everything is created twice -- first mentally, then physically.
Nature abhors a vacuum, and if I can only walk with sufficient carelessness I am sure to be filled.
Whatever we leave to God, God does and blesses us.
A gentleman can withstand hardships , it is only the small man who, when submitted to them, is swept off his feet.
The real and lasting victories are those of peace and not of war.
There is a time to let things happen, and a time to make things happen.
What happens to a man is less significant than what happens within him.
Thinking will not overcome fear but action will.
The intelligent man is one who has successfully fulfilled many accomplishments, and is still willing to learn more.
To catch lots of fish, you must first go to the water. To dare is to lose one's footing momentarily. To not dare is to lose oneself.
If you do not hope, you will not find what is beyond your hopes.
One hundred percent of the shots you don't take don't go in.
You'll find boredom where there is an absence of a good idea.
Science is a wonderful thing if one does not have to earn one's living at it.
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?
The man who goes farthest is generally the one who is willing to do and dare. The sure-thing boat never gets far from shore.
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.