Inspirational Quotes
Only the educated are free.
Dwell not on the past. Use it to illustrate a point, then leave it behind. Nothing really matters except what you do now in this instant of time. From this moment onwards you can be an entirely different person, filled with love and understanding, ready with an outstretched hand, uplifted and positive in every thought and deed.
My great concern is not whether you have failed, but whether you are content with your failure.
You are the only person on earth who can use your ability.
Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you will land among the stars.
To find what you seek in the road of life, the best proverb of all is that which says Leave no stone unturned.
Only when all contribute their firewood can they build up a strong fire.
The soul is covered with the color of its leisure thoughts.
No man is happy who does not think himself so.
Hope is like a bird that senses the dawn and carefully starts to sing while it is still dark.
It's a funny thing about life, if you refuse to accept anything but the best. You very often get it.
Experience is not what happens to a man. It is what a man does with what happens to him.
You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face.
You can't build a reputation on what you're going to do.
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.
Sometimes things become possible if we want them bad enough.
You may be on the right track, but if you just sit there you'll get run over.
He that would be a leader must be a bridge.
And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.
I assume everybody thinks they're a top-five quarterback. I think I'm the best. I don't think I'm top five, I think I'm the best. I don't think I'd be very successful at my job if I didn't feel that way.
What is tolerance ? It is the consequence of humanity. We are all formed of frailty and error , let us pardon reciprocally each other's folly - that is the first law of nature.
Common sense is the knack of seeing things as they are, and doing things as they ought to be done.
Use what talent you possess, the woods would be very silent if no birds sang except those that sang best.
Hold fast to dreams, for if dreams die, life is a broken winged bird that cannot fly.
The daily grind of hard work gets a person polished.
There is time for everything.
Look up and not down, look forward and not back, look out and not in, and lend a hand.
If anything is worth trying at all, it's worth trying at least ten times.
The mind is not a vessel to be filled but a fire to be kindled.
Winners take time to relish their work, knowing that scaling the mountain is what makes the view from the top so exhilarating.
Happiness is not achieved by the conscious pursuit of happiness , it is generally the by- product of other activities.
The foolish man seeks happiness in the distance, the wise grows it under his feet.
Success is neither magical or mysterious. Success is the natural consequence of consistently applying the basic fundamentals.
Wisdom is not like money to be tied up and hidden.
No one knows what he can do until he tries.
Life is but a moment, death also is but another.
Laws alone can not secure freedom of expression, in order that every man present his views without penalty, there must be spirit of tolerance in the entire population.
Don't wait. The time will never be just right.
Honesty is the cornerstone of all success, without which confidence and ability to perform shall cease to exist.
I love Ray, and I love how he always spoke from the heart, but if you listened to those speeches, a lot of them didn't even make sense. He meant everything he was saying, but I didn't know what he was talking about 90 percent of the time.
A gentle breeze blowing in the right direction is better than a pair of strong oars.
To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream, not only plan, but also believe.
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Men are not prisoners of fate, but only prisoners of their own mind.
I believe that it is better to learn from the diverse people around us than to try in vain to emulate them, better to be a teacher than a role model. As strong as my legs are, it is my mind that has made me a champion.
The most important thing a father can do for his children is to love their mother.
Let your hopes, not your hurts, shape your future.
God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I can not change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.
Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom.
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.
Concentration of wealth and power has been built upon other people's money, other people's business, other people's labor. Under this concentration, independent business has been a menace to American society.
Our limitations and success will be based most often on our own expectations for ourselves. What the mind dwells upon, the body acts upon.
Leaders are people who are able to express themselves fully, they know who they are, what their strengths and weaknesses are, and how to fully deploy their strengths and compensate for their weaknesses. They also know what they want, why they want it, and how to communicate what they want to others, in order to gain compensation and support. Finally, they know how to achieve their goals. The key to full self-expression is understanding one's self and the world, and the key to understanding is learning -- from one's own life and experience.
What is strength without a double share of wisdom ?
A ship in harbor is safe -- but that is not what ships are for.
The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who can not read and write, but those who can not learn, unlearn, and relearn.
Condemn none. If you can stretch out a helping hand, do so. If you cannot, fold your hands, bless your brothers, and let them go their own way.
Let him that would move the world first move himself.
We have not yet begun to fight.
You don't use a hammer to tighten a screw.
The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.
Acting on a good idea is better than just having a good idea.
Any man who selects a goal in life which can be fully achieved has already defined his own limitations.
I feel like a tiny bird with a big song !
Nothing is so strong as gentleness, and nothing is so gentle as true strength.
Without inspiration the best powers of the mind remain dormant, they is a fuel in us which needs to be ignited with sparks.
Life is a great big canvas, and you should throw all the paint you can on it.
Those people who develop the ability to continuously acquire new and better forms of knowledge that they can apply to their work and to their lives will be the movers and shakers in our society for the indefinite future.
You can not do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will be too late.
The man of virtue makes the difficulty to be overcome his first business, and success only a subsequent consideration.
Small opportunities are often the beginning of great enterprises.
When you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on.
When I hear somebody sigh, life is hard, I am always tempted to ask, compared to what ?
Happiness is a state of mind.
Tomorrow is often the busiest day of the week.
Happiness does not depend on outward things, but on the way we see them.
Whatever you are be a good one.
You could unwrap a Fudgesicle at the first light and never touch the brake lever till you threw away the stick.
Science is a wonderful thing if one does not have to earn one's living at it.
That first peak is the best place to pause and look back, to see if you took the easiest route, to learn the lessons from the first climb. And it is the best place to examine the terrain ahead, to change your plans and goals, to take a deep breath and begin climbing again.
Each person born into this world represents something new, something that never existed before, something original and unique.
I never read a food column and think 'Wow I value your opinion' because everyone has an opinion now. What makes a columnist an expert? If you stay focused on your own goal, you'll be fine. It's when you start looking too far out that you're going to get lost.
A life lived with integrity -- even if it lacks the trappings of fame and fortune is a shinning star in whose light others may follow in the years to come.
It's your attitude not your aptitude that determines your altitude.
Life is a gift, and it offers us the privilege, opportunity, and responsibility to give something back by becoming more.
Be courageous ! Whatever setbacks America has encountered, it has always emerged as a stronger and more prosperous nation. Be brave as your fathers before you. Have faith and go forward !
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.
You have to decide what your highest priorities are and have the courage -- pleasantly, smilingly, non-apologetically -- to say 'no' to other things. And the way you do that is by having a bigger 'yes' burning inside. The enemy of the 'best' is often the 'good. '
Keys to success : Research your ideas, plan for success, expect success, and just do it.
If at first you don't succeed, try, try again.
This is the first day, of the rest of your life.
Patience and perseverance have a magical effect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish. A little knowledge that acts is worth infinitely more than much knowledge that is idle.