Inspirational Quotes
Winning isn't everything, but wanting to win is.
All that is real in me is god. All that is real in god is I. The gulf between god and me is thus bridged. Thus by knowing god, we find that the kingdom of heaven is within us.
Your current safe boundaries were once unknown frontiers.
Kindness is more important than wisdom, and the recognition of this is the beginning of wisdom.
To be a great leader and so always master of the situation, one must of necessity have been a great thinker in action. An eagle was never yet hatched from a goose's egg.
We feel good about ourselves to the exact degree we feel in control of our lives.
It ain't over till it's over.
Friendship is precious, not only in the shade, but in the sunshine of life.
Determine that the thing can and shall be done, and then we shall find the way.
As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.
We simply assume that the way we see things is the way they really are or the way they should be. And our attitudes and behaviors grow out of these assumptions.
To freely bloom - that is my definition of success.
Never react emotionally to criticism. Analyze yourself to determine whether it is justified. If it is, correct yourself. Otherwise, go on about your business.
For those who have seen the Earth from space, and for the hundreds and perhaps thousands more who will, the experience most certainly changes your perspective. The things that we share in our world are far more valuable than those which divide us.
And now here is my secret, a very simple secret. It is only with the heart that one can see rightly, what is essential is invisible to the eye.
Happiness is not a matter of events, it depends upon the tides of the mind.
Good habits are as addictive as bad habits, and a lot more rewarding.
The thing I lose patience with the most is the clock. Its hands move too fast.
Procrastination is opportunities natural assassin.
If you just set out to be liked, you would be prepared to compromise on anything at any time, and you would achieve nothing.
Great and glorious events which dazzle the beholder are represented by politicians as the outcome of grand designs whereas they are usually products of temperaments and passions.
Until man duplicates a blade of grass, nature can laugh at his so-called scientific knowledge.
In matters of style, swim with the current, in matters of principle, stand like a rock.
Expect the best, plan for the worst, and prepare to be surprised.
Optimism is essential to achievement and it is also the foundation of courage and true progress.
The starting point of all achievement is desire. Keep this constantly in mind. Weak desires bring weak results, just as a small amount of fire makes a small amount of heat.
Happiness is a state of activity.
The beginning of wisdom is found in doubting, by doubting we come to the question, and by seeking we may come upon the truth.
You miss 100% of the shots you don't take.
Yes, you can be a dreamer and a doer too, if you will remove one word from your vocabulary : impossible.
We are the only beings on the planet who lead such rich internal lives that it's not the events that matter most to us, but rather, it's how we interpret those events that will determine how we think about ourselves and how we will act in the future.
The leader wonders about everything, wants to learn as much as he can, is willing to take risks, experiment, try new things. He does not worry about failure, but embraces errors, knowing he will learn from them.
To love what you do and feel that it matters, how on earth could anything be more fun !
Seeing yourself as you want to be is the key to personal growth.
It's always darkest before the dawn.
When we direct our thoughts properly, we can control our emotions.
Men spend their lives in anticipations, in determining to be vastly happy at some period when they have time. But the present time has one advantage over every otherit is our own. Past opportunities are gone, future have not come. We may lay in a stock of pleasures, as we would lay in a stock of wine , but if we defer the tasting of them too long, we shall find that both are soured by age.
I do not believe in styles anymore. I do not believe that there is such a thing as the Chinese way of fighting or the Japanese way of fighting, or any other way of fighting, because unless a human being has three arms and four legs, there can be no different form of fighting. To me, ultimately, martial art means honestly expressing yourself.
You really can change the world if you care enough.
You don't have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.
To ask the hard question is simple.
Thou love life ? Then do not squander time, for that is the stuff that life is made of.
To be a champion, you have to believe in yourself when nobody else will.
There is no limit to what a man can do or where he can go if he doesn't mind who gets the credit.
We all have big changes in our lives that are more or less a second chance.
If you advance confidently in the direction of your dreams and endeavor to leave the life which you have imagined, you will you will meet with a success unexpected in common hours.
For changes to be of any true value, they've got to be lasting and consistent.
Think and grow rich.
Our lives improve only when we take chances - and the first and most difficult risk we can take is to be honest with ourselves.
Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.
If you don't first handle fear and desire, and you get rich, you'll be a high pay slave.
We must not say every mistake is a foolish one.
Into the house where joy lives, happiness will gladly come.
Go before the people with your example, and be laborious in their affairs.
Success is achieved and maintained by those who try and keep trying.
If there is no struggle, there is no progress.
Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgement that something else is more important than fear.
Experience tells you what to do; confidence allows you to do it.
There comes a time when one must take a position that is neither safe, nor politic, nor popular, but he must take it because his conscience tells him it is right.
This too, shall pass.
I can change. I can live out my imagination instead of my memory. I can tie myself to my limitless potential instead of my limiting past.
We have no simple problems or easy decisions after kindergarten.
It looks as if there were a single ultimate goal for mankind, a far goal toward which all persons strive. This is called variously by different authors self-actualization, self- realization, integration, psychological health, individuation, autonomy, creativity, productivity, but they all agree that this amounts to realizing the potentialities of the person, that is to say, becoming fully human, everything that person can be.
Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any one thing.
It is never too late to be what you might have been.
Keys to success : Research your ideas, plan for success, expect success, and just do it.
Seeds of faith are always within us; sometimes it takes a crisis to nourish and encourage their growth.
Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.
Ideas become powerful only if they appear in the flesh , an idea which does not lead to action by the individual and by groups remains at best a paragraph or a footnote in a book -- provided the idea is original and relevant. It is like a seed stored in a dry place. If the idea is to have influence, it must be put into the soil, and the soil is people and groups of people.
All work is empty save when there is love.
If we always look back, we lose sight of what's ahead.
He who has hope has everything.
Do not follow where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.
Courage faces fear and thereby masters it.
I do not resent criticism, even when, for the sake of emphasis, it parts for the time with reality.
Man is a creature of hope and invention, both of which belie the idea that things can not be changed.
There is only one way to happiness, and that is to cease worrying things which are beyond the power of our will.
The best leaders of all, the people know not they exist. They turn to each other and say, We did it ourselves.
Gravitation is not responsible for people falling in love.
Whenever I get the energy to exercise, I sit down until it passes.
The time is always right to do what is right.
Necessity is the mother of invention.
No one is more definite about the solution than the one who doesn't understand the problem.
I believe that the science of chemistry alone almost proves the existence of an intelligent creator.
We live in a wonderful world that is full of beauty, charm and adventure. There is no end to the adventures that we can have if only we seek them with our eyes open.
Keep your business affairs in your own hands. It's the only way to be happy.
I long to accomplish a great and noble task, but it is my chief duty to accomplish small tasks as if they were great and noble.
The secret of success is to do common things uncommonly well.
I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past.
There's no such thing as not enough time if you're doing what you want to do.
One should never forbid what one lacks the power to prevent.
Nothing is more honorable than enlightenment, nothing is more beautiful than virtue.