Inspirational Quotes
Destiny is not a matter of chance, it is a matter of choice. It is not something to be waited for, but rather something to be achieved.
Know what's weird? Day by day, nothing seems to change, but pretty soon, everything's different.
Formal education will make you a living, self education will make you a fortune.
When I've heard all I need to make a decision, I don't take a vote. I make a decision.
When fate hands us a lemon, let's try to make a lemonade.
Kindness is always fashionable.
You have your way. I have my way. As for the right way, the correct way, and the only way, it does not exist.
The best way to find yourself, is to lose yourself in the service of others.
Let's just go and win a (bleeping) game.
But inaction itself is a kind of action, and it has consequences. Consistently and absolutely maintained, inaction would necessarily lead to swift ruin , it would be a form of suicide. A refusal to enter into the world is a refusal to meet the challenge of reality which darkly demands that I dare and find out what will happen. In my situation I bear responsibility for what occurs because I do not intervene , if I can do something and I don't do it, I am guilty of the consequences of my inaction.
Nobody made a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could do only a little.
Some people dream of success while others wake up and work hard at it.
Your current safe boundaries were once unknown frontiers.
No man can stand on top because he is put there.
You can often measure a person by the size of his dream.
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.
If a profound gulf separates my neighbor's belief from mine, there is always the golden bridge of tolerance.
Every man goes down to his death bearing in his hands only that which he has given away.
Nurture your mind with great thoughts, for you will never go any higher than you think.
An army of a thousand is easy to find, but, ah, how difficult to find a general.
Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it.
The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched. They must be felt with the heart.
Don't be afraid to take a big step if one is indicated , you can't cross a chasm in two small jumps.
The history of the world is but the biography of great men.
Any fool can criticize, condemn, and complain -- and most fools do.
When I examine myself and my methods of thought, I come to the conclusion that the gift of fantasy has meant more to me than my talent for absorbing positive knowledge.
For children to take morality seriously they must be in the presence of adults who take morality seriously. And with their own eyes they must see adults take morality seriously.
I am not discouraged, because every wrong attempt discarded is another step forward.
A child becomes an adult when he realizes that he has a right not only to be right but also to be wrong.
Fourscore and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.
The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.
Flaming enthusiasm, backed up by horse sense and persistence, is the quality that most frequently makes for success.
We are still masters of our fate. We are still captains of our souls.
What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.
Only one thing has to change for us to know happiness in our lives : where we focus our attention.
Nature magically suits a man to his fortunes, by making them the fruit of his character.
The greatest gifts you can give your children are the roots of responsibility and the wings of independence.
If you would live your life with ease, do what you ought, not what you please.
When you come to the edge of all the light you know and are about to step off into the darkness of the unknown, faith is knowing one of two things will happen. There will be something solid to stand on or you will be taught to fly.
Be patient with your enemies and forgiving of your friends.
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.
In order to accept change and the suffering it brings, we need to find meaning in it
The truth is that we can learn to condition our minds, bodies, and emotions to link pain or pleasure to whatever we choose. By changing what we link pain and pleasure to, we will instantly change our behaviors.
Man has been endowed with reason, with the power to create, so that he can add to what he's been given. But up to now he hasn't been a creator, only a destroyer. Forests keep disappearing, rivers dry up, wild life's become extinct, the climate's ruined and the land grows poorer and uglier every day.
Leadership - The art of getting someone else to do something you want done because he wants to do it.
We are all in the gutter but some of us are looking at the stars.
A general is just as good or just as bad as the troops under his command make him.
Don't go through life, grow through life.
What counts is not necessarily the size of the dog in the fight - it's the size of the fight in the dog.
Think and grow rich.
Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead.
The beauties of the world are best seen by those who strive to reach them.
What counts is not necessarily the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog.
Do not bite at the bait of pleasure till you know there is no hook beneath it.
You can not shake hands with a clenched fist.
Discontent is the first step in the progress of a man or a nation.
A way of life can not be successful so long as it is mere intellectual conviction. It must be deeply felt, deeply believed, dominant even in dreams.
In all things of nature, there is something of the marvelous.
The only way to make sure people you agree with can speak is to support the rights of people you don't agree with.
The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.
A smooth sea never made a skillful mariner.
It is the level-headed man, the calm man, of good judgment and cool nerves, of great sympathy and love, who does good work and so does good to himself.
Those who laugh - last!!
He who risks and fails can be forgiven. He who never risks and never fails is a failure in his whole being.
Rather than focusing on things and time, focus on preserving and enhancing relationships and on accomplishing results.
If money helps a man to do good to others, it is of some value , but if not, it is simply a mass of evil, and the sooner it is got rid of, the better.
No general can fight his battles alone. He must depend upon his lieutenants, and his success depends upon his ability to select the right man for the right place.
A gentleman can withstand hardships , it is only the small man who, when submitted to them, is swept off his feet.
Success seems to be connected with action. Successful people keep moving. They make mistakes, but they don't quit.
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.
It means a great deal to those who are oppressed to know that they are not alone. And never let anyone tell you that what you are doing is insignificant. Bishop
The rays of happiness, like those of light, are colorless when unbroken.
Pain is inevitable, suffering is optional.
Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.
Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal ; nothing on earth can help the man with the wrong mental attitude.
No man or woman is an island. To exist just for yourself is meaningless. You can achieve the most satisfaction when you feel related to some greater purpose in life, something greater than yourself.
A good idea is never lost. Even though its originator or possessor may die, it will someday be reborn in the mind of another.
If A is a success in life, then A equals x plus y plus z. Work is x ; y is play ; and z is keeping your mouth shut.
I love great music and art, but I think 'cubist' songs and paintings are hideous.
Personally, I'm always ready to learn, although I do not always like being taught.
I feel like a tiny bird with a big song !
I was never tired of listening to his wisdom or imparting my own.
Most of the exercise I get is from standing and walking around laboratory tables all day. I derive more benefit and entertainment from this than some of my friends and competitors get from playing games like golf.
There is no happiness except in the realization that we have accomplished something.
If we all tired to make other peoples paths easy, our own feet would have a smooth even place to walk on.
I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears, and sweat.
You will come to know that what appears today to be a sacrifice will prove instead to be the greatest investment that you will ever make.
Whoever renders service to many puts himself in line for greatness -- great wealth, great return, great satisfaction, great reputation, and great joy.
It's not the daily increase but daily decrease. Hack away at the unessential.
Where there is a will, there is a way.
To live happily with other people, ask of them only what they can give.” Tristan Bernard
Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you'll land among the stars.