Inspirational Quotes
Faced with the choice between changing one's mind and proving that there is no need to do so, almost everyone gets busy on the proof.
Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going!
You have the power to think what you want. No matter what the circumstance.
We act as though comfort and luxury were the chief requirements of life, when all that we need to make us really happy is something to be enthusiastic about.
Seek first to understand, then be understood
What we can or can not do, what we consider possible or impossible, is rarely a function of our true capability. It is more likely a function of our beliefs about who we are.
Happiness itself does not stay -- only moments of happiness do.
Coming together is a beginning, keeping together is progress, working together is success.
"Every achiever I have ever met says, 'My life turned around when I began to believe in me.'"
Live in the sunshine, swim the sea, drink the wild air
Minds are like parachutes, they function only when open.
We are what our thoughts have made us, so take care about that you think.
I know people that got diagnosed with Parkinson's, and they just gave up. Sat in a wheelchair and refused to get up. I'll never give up. Some day this will probably take me, but I'm not going to walk away from life.
Never say more than is necessary.
Passion is the genesis of genius.
Failures don't plan to fail, they fail to plan.
A man is about as big as the things that make him angry.
I expect to pass through this world but once. Any good therefore that I can do, or any kindness that I can show to my fellow-creature, let me do it now. Let me not defer or neglect it, for I shall not pass this way again.
A person starts to live when he can live outside himself.
It was a high counsel that I once heard given to a young person, Always do what you are afraid to do.
Only in his own way and not in any other can the one who strives perfect himself. He who lays hold of the rung of his companion and lets go of his own rung, through him neither the one nor the other will be realized.
When you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on.
It is always wise to look ahead, but difficult to look farther than you can see.
Only those who are absolutely their true selves in this world can have pervading influence.
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.
Nothing splendid has ever been achieved except by those who dared believe that something inside of them was superior to circumstance.
Experience is not what happens to a man, it's what a man does with what happens to him.
Every person who wins in any undertaking must be willing to cut all sources of retreat. Only by doing so can one be sure of maintaining that state of mind known as a burning desire to win -- essential to success.
They always say time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself.
The man who follows the crowd will usually get no further than the crowd. The man who walks alone is likely to find himself in places no one has ever been.
Do not wait to strike till the iron is hot , but make it hot by striking.
Nothing will ever be attempted if all possible objections must be overcome first.
If you listen to your fears, you will die never knowing what a great person you might have been.
Some men see things the way they are and ask, Why ? I dream things that never were, and ask Why not ?
Kindness is an inner desire that makes us want to do good things even if we do not get anything in return. It is the joy of our life to do them. When we do good things from this inner desire, there is kindness in everything we think, say, want and do.
Even if you're on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there.
Let he him who would be moved to convince others, be first moved to convince himself.
Become a possibilitarian. No matter how dark things seem to be or actually are, raise your sights and see possibilities -- always see them, for they're always there.
Results come from constantly applying what you know, not just knowing.
If you can imagine it, you can achieve it , if you can dream it, you can become it.
You don't have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.
It's easier to remember when you are right than when the other person was right.
Perspective is in the quiet of a walk, the wisdom of a good book, or the harmony of your favorite music. I find it sometimes in the slow peace of fishing.
One cannot think crooked and walk straight.
It takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it. If you think about that, you'll do things differently.
Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.
I never perfected an invention that I did not think about in terms of the service it might give others. I find out what the world needs, then I proceed to invent.
You affect your subconscious mind by verbal repetition.
Your level of brilliance will determine the size of your opportunities in life.
Efficiency is doing things right. Effectiveness is doing the right thing.
When you are afraid, do the thing you are afraid of and soon you will lose your fear of it.
Difficulties are meant to rouse, not discourage. The human spirit is to grow strong by conflict.
I awoke this morning with devout thanksgiving for my friends, the old and the new.
They alone live, who live for others.
We have a problem. ''Congratulations. '' But it's a tough problem. ''Then double congratulations. ''
When I look around, I always learn something and that is to be always yourself. And to express yourself. To have faith in yourself. Do not go out and look for a successful personality and duplicate it. Start from the very root of being, which is how can I be me?
Don't walk in front of me, I may not follow. Don't walk behind me, I may not lead. Walk beside me and be my friend.
It had always amazed me how different things looked in a studio compared to how they appeared on TV. In reality the set was a tiny stage in a giant room of cables, cameras, and monitors, all connected trounced a control room full of other monitors and audio equipment. On TV it looked like two people sitting in an office having a conversation.
No matter how dark things seem to be or actually are, raise your sights and see the possibilities -- they're always there.
An error gracefully acknowledged is a victory won.
You pile up enough tomorrows, and you'll find you've collected a lot of empty yesterdays.
Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity.
When asked about clinching a playoff berth for Cleveland Browns during the 2023 NFL regular season - "You don't know how many of these moments you're going to get. Not too many people get the opportunity to have kids as old as mine and that understand what's going on - get to witness this. I'm going to remember this for the rest of my life. And anything that you get to do with people that you love, especially your children, they just make everything that much more special."
Our first journey is to find that special place for us.
Life is a great story. It's just that sometimes we forget we are the author and can write it however we want.
Why is it that the more mistakes people make, the more paranoid they become about other people's mistakes ?
They made us many promises, more than I can remember, but they kept only one. They promised to take our land, and they did.
The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good.
Why hesitate? Upon the plains of hesitation are the bleached bones of countless millions, who on the threshold of victory sat down to wait, and in waiting they died.
Success is counted sweetest by those who ne'er succeed.
Tell everyone what you want to do and someone will want to help you do it.
Tomorrow will be like today. Life wastes itself while we are preparing to live. Our friends and fellow-workers die off from us.
If you wish others to believe in you, you must first convince them that you believe in them.
If I am not for myself, who will be for me ? Yet if I am for myself alone, of what good am I ?
Wisdom is not a product of schooling but of the lifelong attempt to acquire it.
Challenges are what make life interesting , overcoming them is what makes life meaningful.
Seeing yourself as you want to be is the key to personal growth.
Experience is the best teacher.
Experience is what you get when you don't get what you want.
Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul.
Commit yourself to a dream... Nobody who tries to do something great but fails is a total failure. Why ? Because he can always rest assured that he succeeded in life's most important battle -- he defeated the fear of trying.
The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.
The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.
How can a society that exists on instant mashed potatoes, packaged cake mixes, frozen dinners, and instant cameras teach patience to its young ?
Happiness is not a destination. It is a method of life.
Carpe diem.
People will exercise great effort and creativity to make our plan work, and sometimes expend just as much effort and creativity to make your plan fail.
A general is just as good or just as bad as the troops under his command make him.
I want to know God's thoughts ; the rest are details.
It is not enough to have a good mind, the main thing is to use it well.
Aim for the moon. If you miss, you may hit a star.
He who is afraid of asking is ashamed of learning.