Inspirational Quotes
There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so.
The whole art of teaching is only the art of awakening the natural curiosity of young minds for the purpose of satisfying it afterwards.
To wear your heart on your sleeve isn't a very good plan, you should wear it inside, where it functions best.
The heart is wiser than the intellect.
Our goals can only be reached through a vehicle of a plan, in which we must fervently believe, and upon which we must vigorously act. There is no other route to success.
The true way to soften one's troubles is to solace those of others.
Whatever we plant in our subconscious mind and nourish with repetition and emotion will one day become a reality.
No matter how dark things seem to be or actually are, raise your sights and see the possibilities -- they're always there.
Where there is life, there is hope. Where there are hopes, there are dreams. Where there are vivid dreams repeated, they become goals. Goals become the action plans and game plans that winners dwell on in intricate detail, knowing that achievement is almost automatic when the goal becomes an inner commitment. The response to the challenges of life -- purpose -- is the healing balm that enables each of us to face up to adversity and strife.
Procrastination is the bad habit of putting of until the day after tomorrow what should have been done the day before yesterday.
Some people come into our lives and quickly go, some stay for a while and leave footprints in our hearts, and we are never, ever the same.
A dream is just a dream. A goal is a dream with a plan and a deadline.
Opportunities multiply as they are seized ; they die when neglected. Life is a long line of opportunities.
Self-suggestion makes you master of yourself.
To me, the idea and expectation that the day is slowly and surely coming when we will be able to honestly say we are our brother's keeper and not his oppressor is very beautiful.
Blessed are the peacemakers for they shall be called the children of God.
Difficulties strengthen the mind, as well as labor does the body.
Every sale has five basic obstacles : no need, no money, no hurry, no desire, no trust.
Knowledge is proud that she knows so much , wisdom is humble that she knows no more.
There is no such thing as failure. There are only results.
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.
Failure ? I never encountered it. All I ever met were temporary setbacks.
Problems cannot be solved at the same level of awareness that created them.
Expect the best. Prepare for the worst. Capitalize on what comes.
Nothing is so strong as gentleness, and nothing is so gentle as true strength.
The fastest way to pass your own expectation is to add passion to your labor.
Acknowledge that you failed, draw your lessons from it, and use it to your advantage to make sure it never happens again.
It's not that I'm so smart, it's just that I stay with problems longer.
All the powers in the universe are already ours. It is we who have put our hands before our eyes and cry that it is dark.
The measure of a man is what he does with power.
To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream, not only plan, but also believe.
Happiness is not a station you arrive at, but a manner of traveling.
My fathers planted for me, and I planted for my children.
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.
I have learned to seek my happiness by limiting my desires, rather than attempting to satisfy them.
Open your ears before you open your mouth, it may surprise your eyes !
Don't bunt. Aim out of the ballpark.
A man is not old until regrets start taking place of dreams.
Common sense is the knack of seeing things as they are, and doing things as they ought to be done.
Ideals serve well as our guides. They are like beacons on a journey , they do not permit us to tarry, as though our goal and rest were already contained in them.
It isn't what you have, or who you are, or where you are, or what you are doing that makes you happy or unhappy. It is what you think about.
An army of a thousand is easy to find, but, ah, how difficult to find a general.
The will to win is important, but the will to prepare is vital.
Surprises and reverses can serve as an incentive for great accomplishment. There are no rules here, we're just trying to accomplish something.
You always succeed in producing a result.
Let us strive on to finish the work we are in
Never try to teach a pig to sing. It wastes your time, and it annoys the pig
Grow deep - not just tall.
Give whatever you are doing and whoever you are with the gift of your attention.
We have only one reality, and that is here and now. What we miss by our evasions will never return, but if we squander ourselves, then too we lose being. Each day is precious a moment can be everything.
Every problem has in it the seeds of its own solution. If you don't have any problems, you don't get any seeds.
If you fail to plan, you plan to fail.
Anything that we have to learn we learn by the actual doing of it we become just by performing just acts, temperate by performing temperate ones, brave by performing brave ones.
It is better to bind your children to you by a feeling of respect and by gentleness, than by fear.
Be loyal to people in their absence. Then watch how others begin having more faith and confidence in you, because they know you won't be talking about them behind their backs.
The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.
You are what you think you are.
Give me a lever long enough and a fulcrum on which to place it, and I shall move the world.
I don't think much of a man who is not wiser today than he was yesterday.
Be the change you want to see in the world Ghandi Be useful where thou livest.
You can not escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today.
Give me a place to stand and I will move the earth.
Success is going from failure to failure without losing your enthusiasm.
Real success is finding your lifework in the work that you love.
Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream.
One who seeks no friends is his own enemy.
Leadership does not always wear the harness of compromise.
Find something you love to do and you'll never have to work a day in your life.
Let he him who would be moved to convince others, be first moved to convince himself.
Find the good -- and praise it.
The glow of inspiration warms us, it is a holy rapture.
A ship in harbor is safe -- but that is not what ships are for.
Fundamental progress has to do with the reinterpretation of basic ideas.
Whoever undertakes to set himself up as a judge of Truth and Knowledge is shipwrecked by the laughter of the gods.
The doctor and the pastor ask about your health, but eternity makes you responsible for your condition.
As strong as my legs are, it is my mind that has made me a champion.
I don't know the key to success, but the key to failure is to try to please everyone.
Nothing succeeds like success.
Hell is the knowledge of opportunity lost, the place where the man I am comes face to face with the man I might have been.
The great pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do.
The gulf between god and me is thus bridged. Thus by knowing god, we find that the kingdom of heaven is within us.
To be a great leader and so always master of the situation, one must of necessity have been a great thinker in action. An eagle was never yet hatched from a goose's egg.
All work is empty save when there is love.
Be not ashamed of mistakes and thus make them crimes.
Carpe diem.
Anyone can hold the helm when the sea is calm.
Barring serious accidents, if you are not preoccupied with worry and you work hard, you can look forward to a reasonably lengthy existence. Its not the hard work that kills, its the worrying that kills.
A man never likes you so well as when he leaves your company liking himself.
There's always a way - if you're committed.
Great thoughts speak only to the thoughtful mind, but great actions speak to all mankind.
Sometimes our light goes out but is blown into flame by another human being. Each of us owes deepest thanks to those who have rekindled this light.
Imagine all the people living life in peace. You may say I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one. I hope someday you'll join us, and the world will be as one.