Inspirational Quotes
You always succeed in producing a result.
There is no point at which you can say 'Well, I'm successful now. I might as well take a nap.'
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.
Character is higher than intellect... A great soul will be strong to live, as well as to think.
Adversity is sometimes hard upon a man , but for one man who can stand prosperity, there are a hundred that will stand adversity.
Desire can be eradicated from the roots by firmly imbibing the four attributes of : Jnan, Atmanishtha, Vairagya, and the full fledged devotion to god. Faith is in the younger generation, the modern generation, out of them will come my workers.
If you would live your life with ease, do what you ought, not what you please.
Love like you've never been hurt, dance like no one is watching, live as though heaven is on earth.
Flacco when asked whether fourth quarter performance defines a quarterback - "I have no idea. If we win the Super Bowl, I guess it will be".
If you listen to your fears, you will die never knowing what a great person you might have been.
Truth will always be truth, regardless of lack of understanding, disbelief or ignorance.
Goals are the fuel in the furnace of achievement.
Anything is possible.
When your self-worth goes up, your net worth goes up with it.
Get into a line that you will find to be a deep personal interest, something you really enjoy spending twelve to fifteen hours a day working at, and the rest of the time thinking about.
Remember when you see a man at the top of a mountain, he didn't fall there.
Yes, you can be a dreamer and a doer too, if you will remove one word from your vocabulary : impossible.
Strike while the iron is hot.
Problems cannot be solved at the same level of awareness that created them.
Far and away the best prize that life has to offer is the chance to work hard at work worth doing.
If you mean to profit, learn to please.
Hope is a state of mind, not of the world. Hope, in this deep and powerful sense, is not the same as joy that things are going well, or willingness to invest in enterprises that are obviously heading for success, but rather an ability to work for something because it is good.
We shall draw from the heart of suffering itself the means of inspiration and survival.
Whatever it takes !
Only those who are absolutely their true selves in this world can have pervading influence.
The more often a man feels without acting, the less he'll be able to act. And in the long run, the less he'll be able to feel.
If you can imagine it, you can achieve it , if you can dream it, you can become it.
Live Well... Laugh Often... Love Much.
Are you fit company for the person you wish to become ?
It is not the mountain we conquer, but ourselves.
The greatest discovery of my generation is that human beings can alter their lives by altering their attitudes of mind.
Don't dwell on what went wrong. Instead, focus on what to do next. Spend your energies on moving forward toward finding the answer.
I don't think much of a man who is not wiser today than he was yesterday.
You're on the road to success when you realize that failure is only a detour.
The great pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do.
I have learned that if one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours.
Obstacles are great incentives.
The mind has exactly the same power as the hands, not merely to grasp the world, but to change it
The only gift is a portion of thyself.
Give whatever you are doing and whoever you are with the gift of your attention.
Every man goes down to his death bearing in his hands only that which he has given away.
You have within you right now, everything you need to deal with whatever the world can throw at you.
He who never made a mistake never made a discovery.
Common looking people are the best in the world : that is the reason the Lord makes so many of them.
Nothing is particularly hard if you divide it into small jobs.
I never let my subject get in the way of what I want to talk about.
Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.
What this power is I cannot say. All I know is that it exists and it becomes available only when a man is in that state of mind in which he knows exactly what he wants and is fully determined not to quit until he finds it.
Discontent is the first step in the progress of a man or a nation.
Until we take how we see ourselves (and how we see others) into account, we will be unable to understand how others see and feel about themselves and their world. Unaware, we will project our intentions on their behavior and call ourselves objective.
Drop the idea that you are Atlas carrying the world on your shoulders. The world would go on even without you. Don't take yourself so seriously.
What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.
Man is not made for defeat. A man can be destroyed, but not defeated.
Most people are about as happy as they make up their mind to be.
Many people seem to think that success in one area can compensate for failure in other areas. But can it really ? True effectiveness requires balance.
Hope springs eternal.
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.
Never stop dreaming.
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.
Experience is what you get when you don't get what you want.
Without self-discipline, success is impossible, period.
One machine can do the work of fifty ordinary men. No machine can do the work of one extraordinary man. One man tells a lie, dozens repeat it as the truth.
I consider my ability to arouse enthusiasm among my people the greatest asset I possess, and the way to develop the best in a person is by appreciation and encouragement. I believe in giving people incentive to work. So I am anxious to praise but loath to find fault. I am hearty in my approbation and lavish in my praise.
The greatest part of our happiness depends on our dispositions, not our circumstances.
Experience is not what happens to a man. It is what a man does with what happens to him.
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.
Persistence is to the character of man as carbon is to steel.
It doesn't matter how much milk you spill as long as you don't lose the cow.
The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.
If you always do what you've always done, you'll always get what you've always gotten.
Many people may listen, but few people actually hear.
Synergy is everywhere in nature. If you plant two plants close together, the roots commingle and improve the quality of soil so that both plants will grow better than if they were separated. If you put two pieces of wood together, they will hold much more weight than the total of the weight held by each separately. The whole is greater than the sum of its parts. One plus one equals three or more.
How often we fail to realize our good fortune in living in a country where happiness is more than a lack of tragedy.
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.
Regret for the things we did can be tempered by time, it is regret for the things we did not do that is inconsolable.
A ship in harbor is safe -- but that is not what ships are for.
Life is a great big canvas, and you should throw all the paint you can on it.
Astrology and all these mystical things are generally signs of a weak mind, therefore as soon as they are becoming prominent in our minds, we should see a physician, take good food, and rest.
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.
He who stops being better stops being good.
You will come to know that what appears today to be a sacrifice will prove instead to be the greatest investment that you will ever make.
Life does not happen to us, it happens from us.
Happiness is where we find it, but rarely where we seek it.
Wherever there is a human being, there is an opportunity for kindness.
Only those who risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.
Happiness is not a station you arrive at, but a manner of traveling.
It is better to have loved and lost than to never have loved.
Some men see things the way they are and ask, Why ? I dream things that never were, and ask Why not ?
Few people think more than two or three times a year. I have made an international reputation by thinking once or twice a week.
Actions speak louder than words.
It is love that makes the impossible possible.
Results come from constantly applying what you know, not just knowing.