Inspirational Quotes
A real decision is measured by the fact that you've taken a new action. If there's no action, you have n't truly decided.
Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new.
Many of us spend half of our time wishing for things we could have, if we didn't spend half of our time wishing.
Feel nothing, know nothing, do nothing, have nothing, give up all to god, and say utterly, 'Thy will be done'. We only dream this bondage. Wake up and let it go.
It doesn't matter which side of the fence you get off on sometimes. What matters most is getting off. You can not make progress without making decisions.
If we always look back, we lose sight of what's ahead.
We feel good about ourselves to the exact degree we feel in control of our lives.
Do not protect yourself by a fence, but rather by your friends.
Never spend your money before you have it.
Of course it's the same old story. Truth usually is the same old story.
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.
Don't wait. The time will never be just right.
If a profound gulf separates my neighbor's belief from mine, there is always the golden bridge of tolerance.
Try not to become a man of success but rather try to become a man of value.
The best leaders of all, the people know not they exist. They turn to each other and say, We did it ourselves.
A life lived with integrity -- even if it lacks the trappings of fame and fortune is a shinning star in whose light others may follow in the years to come.
Discontent is the first step in the progress of a man or a nation.
If I have lost confidence in myself, I have the universe against me.
Seek first to understand, then be understood
We must have friendship for all, we must be merciful toward those that are in misery, when people are happy, we ought to be happy, and to the wicked we must be indifferent. These attitudes will make the mind peaceful.
Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage.
Let me tell you the secret that has led me to my goal. My strength lies solely in my tenacity.
Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined.
Opportunities multiply as they are seized.
My experience has taught me that a man who has no vices has damned few virtues.
I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past.
Let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in heaven.
Until man duplicates a blade of grass, nature can laugh at his so-called scientific knowledge.
There comes a moment when you have to stop revving up the car and shove it into gear.
When fate hands us a lemon, let's try to make a lemonade.
Don't argue for other people's weaknesses. Don't argue for your own. When you make a mistake, admit it, correct it, and learn from it -- immediately.
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.
We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them.
You miss 100% of the shots you don't take.
Success is nothing more than a few simple disciplines, practiced every day.
Don't sweat the small stuff.
The life which is unexamined is not worth living
Your self-beliefs either support or undermine you.
If we all did the things we are capable of doing we would literally astound ourselves.
The aims and ideals that move us are generated by imagination. But they are not made out of imaginary stuff. They are made out of the hard stuff of the world of physical and social experience.
Happiness is not achieved by the conscious pursuit of happiness , it is generally the by- product of other activities.
Never pretend to a love which you do not actually feel, for love is not ours to command.
True success is overcoming the fear of being unsuccessful.
Peace can not be kept by force. It can only be achieved by understanding.
What the world wants is character. The world is in need of those whose life is one burning love, selfless. That love will make every word tell like a thunderbolt.
Each action can be the one on which all depends , what is decisive is only the strength and concentration of hallowing with which I do it. To the question of what had been the most essential matter for his late teacher, a disciple answered, 'Always just what he was engaged in at the moment'.
Experience is a wonderful thing. It enables you to recognize a mistake when you make it again.
The secret of success is to do common things uncommonly well.
Life is a gift, and it offers us the privilege, opportunity, and responsibility to give something back by becoming more.
Above all, beware of compromises. Hold on to your own principles in weal or woe and never adjust them to others fads through the greed of getting supporters. Your atman is the support of the universe - whose support do you stand in need of ?
Alone we can do so little, together we can do so much.
The only place where your dream becomes impossible is in your own thinking.
When the going gets tough the tough get going.
Are we to love only those who deserve our love ? Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy. But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you , that ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven.
Now, here, you see, it takes all the running you can do, to keep in the same place. If you want to get somewhere else, you must run at least twice as fast as that !
Giving people a little more than they expect is a good way to get back more than you'd expect.
There is no limit to the power of the human mind. The more concentrated it is, the more power is brought to bear on one point.
The leader has a clear idea of what he wants to do -- professionally and personally -- and the strength to persist in the face of setbacks, even failures.
Busier than a cat covering up shit on a tile floor!
This is a great fact : strength is life, weakness is death. Strength is felicity, life eternal, immortal , weakness is constant strain and misery, weakness is death.
The will to prepare is more important than the will to win.
The great and glorious masterpiece of man is to know how to live to purpose.
Never giving up and pushing forward will unlock all the potential we are capable of.
Education means inspiring someones mind, not just filling their head.
There is a time to let things happen, and a time to make things happen.
The most important part of being a leader is maintaining the desire to keep on learning. That means learning about yourself, about your peers, and about the people you serve.
The only difference between a rut and a grave is their dimensions.
Few people think more than two or three times a year. I have made an international reputation by thinking once or twice a week.
Will springs from the two elements of moral sense and self-interest.
The gem cannot be polished without friction, nor man perfected without trials.
Little strokes fell great oaks.
The dove is my emblem. I want to save and advance human life, not destroy it. I am proud of the fact that I never invented weapons to kill.
Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler.
Though no one can go back and make a brand new start, anyone can start from now and make a brand new ending.
A time comes when you need to stop waiting for the man you want to become and start being the man you want to be.
Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.
When your self-worth goes up, your net worth goes up with it.
When I exercise, I wear all black. Its like a funeral for my fat.
The only way to discover the limits of the possible is to go beyond them into the impossible.
Expect the best, plan for the worst, and prepare to be surprised.
Let's not confuse hasty decisions with strength or intelligence. It's important to be decisive - after giving consideration that reflects the time you have and what's at stake.
It's kind of fun to do the impossible.
There are no perfect human beings ! My personal judgments are that no perfect human being is possible or even conceivable, but that human beings are far more improvable than most people believe.
Happiness does not depend on outward things, but on the way we see them.
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.
I know god will not give me anything I can't handle. I just wish he didn't trust me so much.
The best way to cheer yourself up is to try to cheer somebody else up.
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.
Opportunity may knock only once, but temptation leans on the doorbell.
Courage is the price that life exacts for granting peace.
If you wish others to believe in you, you must first convince them that you believe in them.
No man is wise enough by himself.