Inspirational Quotes
The foolish man seeks happiness in the distance, the wise grows it under his feet.
Nothing is so strong as gentleness, and nothing is so gentle as true strength.
If to do good were easy as to know what were good to do, chapels had been churches, and poor men's cottages princes' palaces.
Indecision is the thief of opportunity.
Be like the turtle. If he didn't stick his neck out, he wouldn't get anywhere at all.
Don't look back - forward, infinite energy, infinite enthusiasm, infinite daring, and infinite patience - then alone can great deeds be accomplished.
I never let my subject get in the way of what I want to talk about.
Knowledge of what is possible is the beginning of happiness.
What we see depends mainly on what we look for.
I feel I have this great creative and spiritual force within me that is greater than faith, greater than ambition, greater than confidence, greater than determination, greater than vision. It is all these combined. Whether it is a godhead or not, I feel this great force, this untapped power, this dynamic something within me. This feeling defies description, and there is no experience with which this feeling may be compared. It is something like a strong emotion mixed with faith, but a lot stronger.
The only gift is a portion of thyself.
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.
Why is it that we spend so much of our time preparing for when we can do what we want, instead of just doing what we want right now.
There is time for everything.
People who look down on other people don't end up being looked up to.
It is no sin to attempt and fail. The only sin is to not make the attempt.
O Captain ! My Captain ! our fearful trip is done.
Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.
No matter how small, acknowledge the achievement.
It was a high counsel that I once heard given to a young person, Always do what you are afraid to do.
We are at our very best, and we are happiest, when we are fully engaged in work we enjoy on the journey toward the goal we've established for ourselves. It gives meaning to our time off and comfort to our sleep. It makes everything else in life so wonderful, so worthwhile.
I deal with the obvious. I present, reiterate and glorify the obvious -- because the obvious is what people need to be told.
Success is counted sweetest by those who ne'er succeed.
The crocodile is only strong in the water.
We have not yet begun to fight.
There is no exercise better for the heart than reaching down and lifting people up.
Before we can forgive one another, we must understand one another
Challenges are what make life interesting , overcoming them is what makes life meaningful.
Happiness can not be traveled to, owned, earned, worn or consumed. Happiness is the spiritual experience of living every minute with love, grace and gratitude.
He who lends to the poor gets his interest from God.
Experience is not what happens to a man. It is what a man does with what happens to him.
Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.
The most wasted of all days is one without laughter.
The more credit you give away, the more will come back to you. The more you help others, the more they will want to help you.
He that has done nothing has known nothing.
There are two ways of meeting difficulties you alter the difficulties, or you alter yourself to meet them.
Silence is organized knowledge. Wisdom is organized life.
When you face your fear, most of the time you will discover that it was not really such a big threat after all. We all need some form of deeply rooted, powerful motivation - it empowers us to overcome obstacles so we can live our dreams.
A strong person and a waterfall always channel their own path.
Unfortunately, most of the students in martial art are conformers. The student seldom learns to depend upon himself for expression. Instead, he faithfully or blindly follows an instructor, the authority figure, and his instructor's imposed pattern. That way, the student feels he is no longer alone and finds security in mass imitation. However, what is nurtured is the dependent mind rather than independent inquiry, which is so essential to genuine understanding. So through daily conditioning a student will probably be skilled according to a pattern, however, he will not come to understand himself.
The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing.
People fascinated by the idea of progress never suspect that every step forward is also a step on the way to the end.
Some people enter our lives and leave almost instantly. Others stay, and forge such an impression on our heart and soul, we are changed forever.
Make the most of yourself, for that is all there is of you.
If you do not hope, you will not find what is beyond your hopes.
Standing in the middle of the road is very dangerous, you get knocked down by the traffic from both sides.
I do not resent criticism, even when, for the sake of emphasis, it parts for the time with reality.
If we are to achieve results never before accomplished, we must expect to employ methods never before attempted.
Do not be too timid and squeamish about your actions. All life is an experiment.
Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless.
The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather a lack of will.
Difficulties strengthen the mind, as well as labor does the body.
Example sheds a genial ray which men are apt to borrow, so first improve yourself today, and then your friends tomorrow.
If you don't set goals, you can't regret not reaching them.
The reward of a thing well done is to have done it.
Every shot you don't take is a guaranteed miss.
If you can imagine it, you can achieve it , if you can dream it, you can become it.
Dependent people need others to get what they want. Independent people can get what they want through their own efforts. Interdependent people combine their own efforts with the efforts of others to achieve their greatest success.
Unless we think of others and do something for them, we miss one of the greatest sources of happiness.
Give me a lever long enough and a fulcrum on which to place it, and I shall move the world.
Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.
Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any one thing.
Winning isn't everything, but wanting to win is.
Every sale has five basic obstacles : no need, no money, no hurry, no desire, no trust.
How can we remember our ignorance, which our growth requires, when we are using our knowledge all the time ?
The way we communicate with others and with ourselves ultimately determines the quality of our lives.
To be successful, you must decide exactly what you want to accomplish, then resolve to pay the price to get it.
The way we see the problem is the problem.
A man can succeed at almost anything for which he has unlimited enthusiasm.
Make no mistake, my friend, it takes more than money to make men rich.
If you have to drive people that hard to do their job, then you've either got the wrong people, or you've got the right people doing the wrong job.
Beliefs have the power to create and the power to destroy. Human beings have the awesome ability to take any experience of their lives and create a meaning that disempowers them or one that can literally save their lives.
It doesn't matter how much milk you spill as long as you don't lose the cow.
The more you seek security, the less of it you have. But the more you seek opportunity, the more likely it is that you will achieve the security that you desire.
Failure defeats losers, failure inspires winners.
This is the best kind of voyeurism, hearing joy from your neighbors.
Goals are not only absolutely necessary to motivate us. They are essential to really keep us alive.
Adversity is sometimes hard upon a man , but for one man who can stand prosperity, there are a hundred that will stand adversity.
Our greatest glory is not in never falling but in rising every time we fall.
Luck is when opportunity knocks, and you answer.
What you cannot enforce, Do not command.
Keep the Faith.
There is little difference in people, but that little difference makes a big difference. That little difference is attitude. The big difference is whether it is positive or negative.
You see, when we have the opportunity of working out, you'll see that your way of thinking is definitely not the same as mine. Art, after all, is a means of acquiring personal liberty. Your way is not my way nor mine yours.
Keep away from small people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you too can become great.
Try, try, try, and keep on trying is the rule that must be followed to become an expert in anything.
One of the things I keep learning is that the secret of being happy is doing things for other people.
We can let circumstances rule us, or we can take charge and rule our lives from within
It's not hard to make decisions when you know what your values are.
The art of medicine consists of amusing the patient while Nature cures the disease
The road to success is always under construction.
To win without risk is to triumph without glory.