Inspirational Quotes
You can't build a reputation on what you're going to do.
A wise man adapts himself to circumstances as water shapes itself to the vessel that contains it.
Whoever said anybody has a right to give up ?
If we all worked on the assumption that what is accepted as true were really true, there would be little hope of advance.
How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives.
Some of us have great runways already built for us. If you have one, take off. But if you don't have one, realize it is your responsibility to grab a shovel and build one for yourself and for those who will follow after you.
Life without a purpose is a languid, drifting thing , every day we ought to review our purpose, saying to ourselves, 'This day let me make a sound beginning
All or our dreams can come true if we have the courage to pursue them. -
No man can stand on top because he is put there.
What is a friend ? A single soul dwelling in two bodies.
Opportunities are usually disguised as hard work, so most people don't recognize them.
Successful people make decisions quickly (as soon as all the facts are available) and change them very slowly (if ever). Unsuccessful people make decisions very slowly, and change them often and quickly.
It takes but one positive thought when given a chance to survive and thrive to overpower an entire army of negative thoughts.
You are never given a wish without also being given the power to make it true. You may have to work for it, however.
Life can be pulled by goals just as surely as it can be pushed by drives.
To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream, not only plan, but also believe.
Skill and confidence are an unconquered army.
We more frequently fail to face the right problem than fail to solve the problem we face.
The speed of the leader determines the rate of the pack.
The greatest mistake you can make in life is to be continually fearing you will make one.
Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.
You are never a loser until you quit trying.
Happiness is the indication that man has found the answer to the problem of human existence the productive realization of his potentialities and thus, simultaneously, being one with the world and preserving the integrity of his self.
Just because something does n't do what you planned it to do in the first place doesn't mean it's useless.
Service is the rent we pay to be living. It is the very purpose of life and not something you do in your spare time.
You learn as much from those who have failed as from those who have succeeded.
Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other one thing.
This world will always continue to be a mixture of good and evil. Our duty is to sympathize with the weak and to love even the wrongdoer.
The secret to creativity is knowing how to hide your sources.
A friend is one who knows us, but loves us anyway.
The heart is wiser than the intellect.
Only by contending with challenges that seem to be beyond your strength to handle at the moment you can grow more surely toward the stars.
The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining.
It's not the daily increase but daily decrease. Hack away at the unessential.
Our first journey is to find that special place for us.
The show must go on.
The glue that holds all relationships together -- including the relationship between the leader and the led is trust, and trust is based on integrity.
Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless.
I deal with the obvious. I present, reiterate and glorify the obvious -- because the obvious is what people need to be told.
Integrity is telling myself the truth. And honesty is telling the truth to other people.
Many of life's failures are experienced by people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.
Sometimes by losing a battle you find a new way to win the war.
There are those who give with joy, and that joy is their reward.
You become what you think about.
Happiness is a butterfly, which, when pursued, is always just beyond your grasp, but which, if you will sit down quietly, may alight upon you.
I have, for many years past, contemplated the noble races of red men who are now spread over these trackless forests and boundless prairies, melting away at the approach of civilization.
Being defeated is often a temporary condition. Giving up is what makes it permanent.
When I was a young man, I found out that if you hurt somebody, they'll leave you alone. When I tried to leave everybody alone and just do my own thing, everybody just wanted to hurt me. Until one day I just decided, well, I've had enough of this picking. And there were like six young men still figuring they were going to mess with my head. And we went to war. To their surprise, I was no longer taking the beating, I was giving it.
The best way to escape from a problem is to solve it.
When you are afraid, do the thing you are afraid of and soon you will lose your fear of it.
Give whatever you are doing and whoever you are with the gift of your attention.
There are two things to aim at in life , first to get what you want, and after that to enjoy it. Only the wisest of mankind has achieved the second.
I am the inferior of any man whose rights I trample under foot. Men are not superior by reason of the accidents of race or color. They are superior who have the best heart the best brain.
First get rid of the delusion "I am the body", and then only can we want real knowledge.
One sure-fire way to stay creative force yourself to learn something new.
No man is happy who does not think himself so.
A wise man will not leave the right to the mercy of chance, nor wish it to prevail through the power of the majority. There is but little virtue in the action of masses of men.
It is not the mountain we conquer, but ourselves.
The Crows are very handsome and gentlemanly Indians in their personal appearance and have been always reputed, since the first acquaintance made with them, very civil and friendly.
To go against the dominant thinking of your friends, of most of the people you see every day, is perhaps the most difficult act of heroism you can perform.
Are you fit company for the person you wish to become ?
We don't live in a world of reality, we live in a world of perceptions.
Love does not consist in gazing at each other but in looking outward together in the same direction.
The path to success is to take massive, determined action.
I want to talk with people who care about things that matter that will make a life- changing difference
Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around.
To live happily with other people, ask of them only what they can give.” Tristan Bernard
There's no abiding success without commitment.
Fortune favors the brave.
In the long run, men hit only what they aim at. Therefore, though they should fail immediately, they had better aim at something high.
You can do what you want to do.
You're gonna have to learn your cliches. You're gonna have to study them, you're gonna have to learn them, you're gonna have to know them. They're your friends. Write this down: "We gotta play 'em one day at a time."
The only thing that stands between a man and what he wants from life is often merely the will to try it and the faith to believe that it is possible.
Want to learn to eat a lot ? Here it is : Eat a little. That way, you will be around long enough to eat a lot.
Success is having a flair for the thing that you are doing , knowing that is it not enough, that you have got to have hard work and a certain sense of purpose.
One had to cram all this stuff into one's mind for the examinations, whether one liked it or not. This coercion had such a deterring effect on me that, after I had passed the final examination, I found the consideration of any scientific problems distasteful to me for an entire year.
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.
Adventure is worthwhile.
Without self-discipline, success is impossible, period.
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.
Talent does you no good unless it's recognized by someone else.
is the greatest gift of the mind , it requires the same effort of the brain that it takes to balance oneself on a bicycle.
Education means inspiring someones mind, not just filling their head.
He who hesitates is lost.
Look at the weaknesses of others with compassion, not accusation. It's not what they're not doing or should be doing that's the issue. The issue is your own chosen response to the situation and what you should be doing. If you start to think the problem is "out there", stop yourself. That thought is the problem.
Deals are my art form. Other people paint beautifully on canvas or write wonderful poetry. I like making deals, preferably big deals. That's how I get my kicks.
When I hear somebody sigh, Life is hard, I am always tempted to ask, Compared to what ?
I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past.
Action without study is fatal. Study without action is fatal. Mary Beard Actions speak louder than words.
Imagination is more important than knowledge.
Curse ruthless time ! Curse our mortality. How cruelly short is the allotted span for all we must cram into it.
No man is good enough to govern another man without that other's consent.