Inspirational Quotes
Happiness does not depend on outward things, but on the way we see them.
We are all inventors, each sailing out on a voyage of discovery, guided each by a private chart, of which there is no duplicate. The world is all gates, all opportunities.
Happiness depends more on the inward disposition of mind than on outward circumstances.
Be bold, and mighty forces will come to your aid.
Make the most of yourself, for that is all there is of you.
Nature never deceives us, it is we who deceive ourselves.
Teamwork is so important that it is virtually impossible for you to reach the heights of your capabilities or make the money that you want without becoming very good at it.
You are never a loser until you quit trying.
The best thing about the future is that it comes only one day at a time.
The beginning is the half of every action.
Yes, you can be a dreamer and a doer too, if you will remove one word from your vocabulary : impossible.
The United States, and other advanced nations, will someday be able to produce instruments of death so terrible the world will be in abject terror of itself and its ability to end civilization... . Such war-making weapons should be developed - but only for purposes of discovery and experimentation
Practice does not make perfect, perfect practice makes perfect.
We are continually faced by great opportunities brilliantly disguised as insolvuble problems.
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.
I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past.
Flaming enthusiasm, backed up by horse sense and persistence, is the quality that most frequently makes for success.
One reason so few of us achieve what we truly want is that we never direct our focus ; we never concentrate our power. Most people dabble their way through life, never deciding to master anything in particular.
There is no pleasure in life equal to that of the conquest of a vicious habit.
Our lives improve only when we take chances - and the first and most difficult risk we can take is to be honest with ourselves.
Almost all of the world-class athletes and other peak performers are visualizers. They see it , they feel it, they experience it before they actually do it. They began with the end in mind. You can do it in every area of your life. Before performance, a sales presentation, a difficult confrontation, or the daily challenge of meeting a goal, see it clearly, vividly, relentlessly, over and over again. Create an internal "comfort zone''. Then, when you get into the situation, it isn't foreign. It doesn't scare you.
We must be the change we wish to see.
The empires of the future are the empires of the mind.
Success is neither magical or mysterious. Success is the natural consequence of consistently applying the basic fundamentals.
My friends are my estate.
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
The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.
The path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day.
If there is one word that you find coming out like a bomb from the upanishads, bursting like a bombshell upon masses of ignorance, it is the word fearlessness.
There are few, if any, jobs in which ability alone is sufficient. Needed, also, are loyalty, sincerity, enthusiasm and team play.
Deals are my art form. Other people paint beautifully on canvas or write wonderful poetry. I like making deals, preferably big deals. That's how I get my kicks.
Be who you are in every situation.
Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not, nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not, unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not, the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent.
Why should a man be moral ? Because this strengthens his will.
This world will always continue to be a mixture of good and evil. Our duty is to sympathize with the weak and to love even the wrongdoer.
Do what you love and the money will follow
My experience will help, but I insist and maintain that art - true art that is - cannot be handed out. Furthermore, art is never decoration or embellishment. Instead it is a constant process of maturing.
Attitude is everything.
Thinking will not overcome fear but action will.
Always look at what you have left. Never look at what you have lost.
Stand as a rock , you are indestructible. You are the Self ( atman ) , the god of the universe.
Successful people make decisions quickly (as soon as all the facts are available) and change them very slowly (if ever). Unsuccessful people make decisions very slowly, and change them often and quickly.
The harder you work, the harder it is to surrender.
If you only look at what is, you might never attain what could be.
Honesty pays, but it doesn't seem to pay enough to suit some people.
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.
If you can imagine it, you can achieve it. If you can dream it, you can become it.
A wedding anniversary is the celebration of love, trust, partnership, tolerance, and tenacity. The order varies for any given year.
Formal education will make you a living, self education will make you a fortune.
Do not bite at the bait of pleasure till you know there is no hook beneath it.
If a man empties his purse into his head, no man can take it away from him. An investment in knowledge always pays the best interest.
Good fortune and bad are equally necessary to man, to fit him to meet the contingencies of this life.
Happiness is not achieved by the conscious pursuit of happiness , it is generally the by- product of other activities.
Truth is nobody's property, no race, no individual can lay any exclusive claim to it. Truth is the nature of all souls.
Every sale has five basic obstacles : no need, no money, no hurry, no desire, no trust.
Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so.
One who seeks no friends is his own enemy.
You don't use a hammer to tighten a screw.
The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step
Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness. Kindness in giving creates love.
Treat a man as he is and he will remain as he is. Treat a man as he can and should be and he will become as he can and should be.
I have learned that if one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours.
In this world a man must either be an anvil or hammer.
When one door closes, another opens. But we often look so regretfully upon the closed door that we don't see the one that has opened for us.
If our thoughts and hopes are elsewhere, it is impossible to set our faces steadily toward the work required of us.
Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all.
If we all worked on the assumption that what is accepted as true were really true, there would be little hope of advance.
It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare, it is because we do not dare that they are difficult.
Just smiling can do wonders for your attitude
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.
If you want to feel rich, just count all of the things you have that money can't buy.
The person may cause evil to others not only by his actions but by his inaction, and in either case he is justly accountable to them for the injury.
We can help others in the world more by making the most of yourself than in any other way.
The brain and muscles must develop simultaneously. Iron nerves with an intelligent brain - and the whole world is at your feet.
Only a fool knows everything. A wise man knows how little he knows.
Example is not the main thing in influencing others. It is the only thing.
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.
The main thing is to keep the main thing the main thing.
When we direct our thoughts properly, we can control our emotions.
Men who have attained things worth having in this world have worked while others idled, have persevered while others gave up in despair, have practiced early in life the valuable habits of self-denial, industry, and singleness of purpose. As a result, they enjoy in later life the success so often erroneously attributed to good luck.
Life is a great big canvas, and you should throw all the paint you can on it.
It's easier to remember when you are right than when the other person was right.
My great concern is not whether you have failed, but whether you are content with your failure.
He who knows all the answers has not yet been asked all the questions.
Hope springs eternal.
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.
The greatest sin is to think yourself weak.
The death of fear is in doing what you fear to do.
Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity.
I am again fairly settled down to the pleasant duties of an old fashioned Virginia house-keeper, steady as a clock, busy as a bee, and as cheerful as a cricket.
The quality of a man's life is in direct proportion to his commitment to excellence, regardless of his chosen field of endeavor.
Little strokes fell great oaks.