Inspirational Quotes
Experience is not what happens to a man, it's what a man does with what happens to him.
If we all tired to make other peoples paths easy, our own feet would have a smooth even place to walk on.
The crocodile is only strong in the water.
Success is dependent upon the glands - sweat glands.
Treat people as if they were what they ought to be, and you'll help them to become what they are capable of becoming.
You have enemies ? Good. That means you've stood up for something, sometime in your life.
Nature magically suits a man to his fortunes, by making them the fruit of his character.
I'm going to stop procrastinating once I get around to it.
What is strength without a double share of wisdom ?
The individual activity of one man with backbone will do more than a thousand men with a mere wishbone.
Your thoughts are the architects of your destiny.
To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream, not only plan, but also believe.
The happiness of life is made up of minute fractionsthe little soon-forgotten charities of a kiss, a smile, a kind look, a heartfelt compliment in the disguise of a playful raillery, and the countless other infinitesimals of pleasurable thought and genial feeling.
It is never too late to be what you might have been.
If your ship doesn't come in, swim out to it.
Some make it happen, some watch it happen, and some say, What happened ?
Regret for the things we did can be tempered by time, it is regret for the things we did not do that is inconsolable.
By doing well the duty which is nearest to us, the duty which is in our hands, we make ourselves stronger.
The secret to happiness is not in doing what one likes to do, but in liking what one has to do.
The miracle power that elevates the few is to be found in their industry, application and perseverance, under the promptings of a brave determined spirit.
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.
Nothing succeeds like success.
You see, in life, lots of people know what to do, but few people actually do what they know. Knowing is not enough ! You must take action.
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.
Whatever is at the center of our life will be the source of our security, guidance, wisdom, and power.
Small opportunities are often the beginning of great enterprises.
Unless we think of others and do something for them, we miss one of the greatest sources of happiness.
Have the courage to say no. Have the courage to face the truth. Do the right thing because it is right. These are the magic keys to living your life with integrity.
Small opportunities are often the beginning of great enterprises.
You may be on the right track, but if you just sit there you'll get run over.
I keep my ideals, because in spite of everything, I still believe that people are really good at heart.
Time is the most valuable thing a man can spend.
I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed We hold these truths to be self-evident , that all men are created equal.
Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope or confidence.
There is something inside all of us that yearns not for reason but for mystery, not for penetrating clear thought but for the whisperings of the irrational, not for science but for wizardry disguised as science, not for rationally founded influence but for magic.
Mistakes are a part of being human. Appreciate your mistakes for what they are precious life lessons that can only be learned the hard way. Unless it's a fatal mistake, which, at least, others can learn from.
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.
Joy can be real only if people look on their life as a service, and have a definite object in life outside themselves and their personal happiness.
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No man can succeed in a line of endeavor which he does not like.
Our intentions create our reality.
What nature delivers to us is never stale. Because what nature creates has eternity in it.
An executive is a person who always decides , sometimes he decides correctly, but he always decides.
The gem cannot be polished without friction, nor man perfected without trials.
God is merciful to those whom he sees struggling heart and soul for realization. But remain idle, without any struggle, and you will see that his grace will never come.
It is never too late to be what we might have been
Happiness can be defined, in part at least, as the fruit of the desire and ability to sacrifice what we want now for what we want eventually.
Self-knowledge is the basis of JKD because it is effective, not only for the individuals martial art, but also for his life as a human being.
Do not wait ; the time will never be "just right". Start where you stand, and work with whatever tools you may have at your command, and better tools will be found as you go along.
Problems are not stop signs, they are guidelines.
Only those who have learned the power of sincere and selfless contribution experience life's deepest joy : true fulfillment.
Winners take time to relish their work, knowing that scaling the mountain is what makes the view from the top so exhilarating.
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.
Failure is not a single, cataclysmic event. You don't fail overnight. Instead, failure is a few errors in judgment, repeated every day.
How we spend our days is of course how we spend our lives.
He who dares nothing need hope for nothing.
God gives us our relatives - thank God we can choose our friends.
The principles you live by create the world you live in ; if you change the principles you live by, you will change your world. -
Know thyself.
There was no hope on earth, and god seemed to have forgotten us. Some said they saw the son of god, others did not see him. If he had come, he would do some great things as he had done before. We doubted it because we had seen neither him nor his works.
Don't be afraid to take a big step if one is indicated , you can't cross a chasm in two small jumps.
Life is a gift, and it offers us the privilege, opportunity, and responsibility to give something back by becoming more.
You can not do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will be too late.
How often we fail to realize our good fortune in living in a country where happiness is more than a lack of tragedy.
Human beings are the only creatures that allow their children to come back home.
Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance.
If the student thinks he is the spirit, he will be a better student. If the lawyer thinks he is the spirit, he will be a better lawyer, and so on.
What the mind of man can conceive and believe, it can achieve.
You can't have a better tomorrow if you are thinking about yesterday all the time.
The idea for Googles search engine came to Page in a dream about downloading the entire web and keeping the links, he told Michigan graduates. When no one else is crazy enough to do it, you have little competition, he said.
Imagine all the people living life in peace. You may say I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one. I hope someday you'll join us, and the world will be as one.
You create your reality.
To succeed you need to find something to hold on to, something to motivate you, something to inspire you.
A man can succeed at almost anything for which he has unlimited enthusiasm.
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.
The best way to escape from a problem is to solve it.
Are you fit company for the person you wish to become ?
Virtuous and wise he was, but not severe , He still remember'd that he once was young.
We feel good about ourselves to the exact degree we feel in control of our lives.
Goals are the fuel in the furnace of achievement.
The strength of the heart comes from the soundness of the faith.
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.
Rely on your own strength of body and soul. Take for your star self-reliance, faith, honesty and industry. Don't take too much advice keep at the helm and steer your own ship, and remember that the great art of commanding is to take a fair share of the work. Fire above the mark you intend to hit. Energy, invincible determination with the right motive, are the levers that move the world.
The most elusive and desired quality of leadership is vision. Vision is the perfume of the mind.
There is always room for those who can be relied upon to delivery the goods when they say they will.
We more frequently fail to face the right problem than fail to solve the problem we face.
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.
The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.
Leadership - The art of getting someone else to do something you want done because he wants to do it.
People who look down on other people don't end up being looked up to.
Happiness comes of the capacity to feel deeply, to enjoy simply, to think freely, to risk life, to be needed.
In the space age the most important space is between the ears.