Inspirational Quotes
Happiness does not depend on outward things, but on the way we see them.
Four steps to achievement : plan purposely, prepare prayerfully, proceed positively, pursue persistently.
Goals are not only absolutely necessary to motivate us. They are essential to really keep us alive.
When it is dark enough, you can see the stars.
To know oneself is to study oneself in action with another person.
To me, at least the way that I teach it, all types of knowledge ultimately means self-knowledge. So, therefore they're coming in and asking me to teach them not so much how to defend themselves or how to do somebody in. Rather, they want to learn to express themselves through some movement, be it anger, be it determination or whatever. So, in other words, they're paying me to show them, in combative form, the art of expressing the human body.
Discontent is the source of all trouble, but also of all progress, in individuals and nations.
There is no security on this earth ; there is only opportunity.
The stakes are too high for government to be a spectator sport.
I do not resent criticism, even when, for the sake of emphasis, it parts for the time with reality.
Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore, Send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed, to me I lift me lamp beside the golden door.
How far you go in life depends on your being tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving and tolerant of the weak and the strong. Because someday in life you will have been all of these.
You are never given a wish without also being given the power to make it true. You may have to work for it, however.
I do not think much of a man who does not know more today than he did yesterday.
You can't do anything about the length of your life, but you can do something about its width and depth.
Children require guidance and sympathy far more than instruction
Happiness is not a destination. It is a method of life.
We have a problem. ''Congratulations. '' But it's a tough problem. ''Then double congratulations. ''
Nothing liberates our greatness like the desire to help, the desire to serve.
If you tell the truth you don't have to remember anything.
Far better is it to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure, than to rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy much nor suffer much, because they live in a gray twilight that knows not victory nor defeat.
The most incomprehensible thing about the world is that it is comprehensible.
The key to everything is patience. You get the chicken by hatching the egg, not by smashing it open.
Most ball games are lost, not won.
The further the spiritual evolution of mankind advances, the more certain it seems to me that the path to genuine religiosity does not lie through the fear of life, and the fear of death, and blind faith, but through striving after rational knowledge.
The only guide to man is his conscience , the only shield to his memory is the rectitude and sincerity of his actions. It is very imprudent to walk through life without this shield, because we are so often mocked by the failure of our hopes and the upsetting of our calculations, but with this shield, however the fates may play, we march always in the ranks of honor.
The only time I really become discouraged is when I think of all the things I would like to do and the little time I have in which to do them.
I think there is something, more important than believing : Action ! The world is full of dreamers, there aren't enough who will move ahead and begin to take concrete steps to actualize their vision.
It's not about the money. It's about what you feel you deserve.
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.
"It's Pretty Cool" - on winning Super Bowl XLVII.
A man can succeed at almost anything for which he has unlimited enthusiasm.
Man is born free, and everywhere he is in chains.
What would you attempt to do if you knew you could not fail ?
Live your dreams.
We can help others in the world more by making the most of yourself than in any other way.
Today... maybe I can take one step on that profoundly complex path to peace.
There are many who's tongues might govern multitudes, if they could govern their tongues.
The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather in a lack of will.
Never bring the problem solving stage into the decision making stage. Otherwise, you surrender yourself to the problem rather than the solution.
He is an atheist who does not believe in himself. The old religions said that he was an atheist who did not believe in god. The new religion says that he is an atheist who does not believe in himself.
Practice loving people. It is true that this requires effort and continued practice, for some are not very lovable, or so it seems - with emphasis on "seems". Every person has lovable qualities when you really learn to know him.
Never put off to tomorrow what you can do today.
Every day in every way I am getting better and better.
How far you go in life depends on you being tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving and tolerant of the weak and the strong. Because someday in life you will have been all of these.
Luck happens when opportunity encounters the prepared mind.
Joy is the feeling of grinning inside.
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.
The principal goal of education is to create men who are capable of doing new things, not simply of repeating what other generations have done.
The doctor and the pastor ask about your health, but eternity makes you responsible for your condition.
Without self-discipline, success is impossible, period.
Lives most persistent and urgent question is, What are you doing for others ?
It's just about playing fundamental, physical football and playing a full 60 minutes. And no matter what's going on at the moment, being able to keep the blinders on and keep moving forward.
We have no simple problems or easy decisions after kindergarten.
He who has learned how to obey will know how to command.
Take up one idea. Make that one idea your life - think of it, dream of it, and live on that idea. Let the brain, muscles, nerves, every part of your body, be full of that idea, and just leave every other idea alone. This is the way to success.
If I have the belief that I can do it, I shall surely acquire the capacity to do it even if I may not have the capacity at the beginning.
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.
It takes a strong fish to swim against the current. Even a dead one can float with it.
Ill can he rule the great that cannot reach the small.
There is no pleasure in life equal to that of the conquest of a vicious habit.
He who lends to the poor gets his interest from God.
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.
People who are afraid to fail can never experience the joys of success.
Be all you can be.
Before we can forgive one another, we must understand one another
I have seen too much of the vanity of human affairs, to expect felicity from the splendid scenes of public life.
He who risks and fails can be forgiven. He who never risks and never fails is a failure in his whole being.
A coward is much more exposed to quarrels than a man of spirit.
What we do not see, what most of us never suspect of existing, is the silent but irresistible power which comes to the rescue of those who fight on in the face of discouragement.
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 !
Friends are angels who lift us to our feet when our wings have trouble remembering how to fly.
They alone live, who live for others.
Triumph often is nearest when defeat seems inescapable.
Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference.
The fear of death is the most unjustified of all fears, for there's no risk of accident for someone who's dead.
There is no greatness without a passion to be great, whether it's the aspiration of an athlete or an artist, a scientist, a parent, or a businessperson.
Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.
Truth fears no questions.
The man who goes farthest is generally the one who is willing to do and dare. The sure-thing boat never gets far from shore.
Honesty is the best image.
I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word in reality. That is why right, temporarily defeated, is stronger than evil triumphant.
If you don't set goals, you can't regret not reaching them.
Examine the opportunities, the challenges you've given yourself.
Besides the short catnaps I take each day, I average about four to five hours of sleep per night.
Every cloud has a silver lining.
People of mediocre ability sometimes achieve outstanding success because they don't know when to quit. Most men succeed because they are determined to.
It is better to bind your children to you by a feeling of respect and by gentleness, than by fear.
The secret of success is learning how to use pain and pleasure instead of having pain and pleasure use you. If you do that, you're in control of your life. If you don't, life controls you.
If I have lost confidence in myself, I have the universe against me.
And in the end it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years.
The daily grind of hard work gets a person polished.