Inspirational Quotes
That which does not kill you makes you stronger.
Action is the antidote to despair.
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.
If I am not for myself, who will be for me ? Yet if I am for myself alone, of what good am I ?
I can change. I can live out my imagination instead of my memory. I can tie myself to my limitless potential instead of my limiting past.
No, this trick won't work... How on earth are you ever going to explain in terms of chemistry and physics so important a biological phenomenon as first love ?
In the long run, men hit only what they aim at. Therefore, though they should fail immediately, they had better aim at something high.
Strength does not come from winning. Your struggles develop your strengths. When you go through hardships and decide not to surrender, that is strength.
A general is just as good or just as bad as the troops under his command make him.
Today is the first day of the rest of your life.
Fear is met and destroyed with courage. Again and again, when the struggle seems hopeless and all opportunity lost, some man or women with a little more courage, a little more effort, brings victory.
If you command wisely, you'll be obeyed cheerfully.
If we all did the things we are capable of doing we would literally astound ourselves.
The only time I really become discouraged is when I think of all the things I would like to do and the little time I have in which to do them.
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".
What counts is not necessarily the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog.
Obstacles are great incentives.
Great music and art are earthly wonders, but I think 'cubist' songs and paintings are hideous.
Someday, man will harness the rise and fall of the tides, imprison the power of the sun, and release atomic power.
As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.
If you know peace, then you thrive , if you know contentment, then you are rich.
People seem not to see that their opinion of the world is also a confession of their character.
The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining.
Vision without action is a daydream. Action without vision is a nightmare.
The heart is wiser than the intellect.
I am fond of only what comes from the heart.
The principal goal of education is to create men who are capable of doing new things, not simply of repeating what other generations have done.
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
You are made from the same energy source that has created the oceans, the forests, the mountains, the valleys and all the stars in the sky. So tell me again, why you don't have the strength and power to create whatever you desire?
Love does not consist in gazing at each other but in looking outward together in the same direction.
Do not protect yourself by a fence, but rather by your friends.
I am quite correctly described as 'more of a sponge than an inventor'.
Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.
Everyone's life is an object lesson to others.
Here's to the crazy ones, the misfits, the rebels, the troublemakers, the round pegs in the square holes... the ones who see things differently -- they're not fond of rules... You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them, but the only thing you can't do is ignore them because they change things... they push the human race forward, and while some may see them as the crazy ones, we see genius, because the ones who are crazy enough to think that they can change the world, are the ones who do.
Live with passion !
You can't make an omelet without breaking eggs.
Feelings of worth can flourish only in an atmosphere where individual differences are appreciated, mistakes are tolerated, communication is open, and rules are flexible - the kind of atmosphere that is found in a nurturing family.
Those who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream only by night.
Nothing can bring you peace but yourself.
Procrastination is the thief of time.
The road to success is lined with many tempting parking spaces.
Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one.
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.
To solve a problem or to reach a goal, you don't need to know all the answers in advance. But you must have a clear idea of the problem or the goal you want to reach.
And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body, and be yet thankful.
The way for a young man to rise is to improve himself in every way he can, never suspecting that anybody wishes to hinder him.
He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak. Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall , but those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles, they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.
Wheresoever you go, go with all your heart.
When we place blame, we give away our power.
They always say time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself.
God does not care about our mathematical difficulties. He integrates empirically.
Misfortunes often sharpen the genius.
It's nice to be the best, but not when being the best brings out the worst in you.
Skill and confidence are an unconquered army.
The person who makes a success of living is the one who sees his goal steadily and aims for it unswervingly. That is dedication.
We can not always build the future for our youth, but we can build our youth for the future.
If the going is real easy, beware, you may be headed down hill.
He who dares nothing need hope for nothing.
Tomorrow is often the busiest day of the week.
You're as old as you behave.
You cannot control what happens to you, but you can control your attitude toward what happens to you, and in that, you will be mastering change rather than allowing it to master you.
Never cut a tree down in the wintertime. Never make a negative decision in the low time.
Character may almost be called the most effective means of persuasion
The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and all science. He to whom this emotion is a stranger, who can no longer pause to wonder and stand rapt in awe, is as good as dead. His eyes are closed.
Every action that helps us manifest our divine nature more and more is good, every action that retards it is evil.
In matters of style, swim with the current, in matters of principle, stand like a rock.
Success is neither magical or mysterious. Success is the natural consequence of consistently applying the basic fundamentals.
The measure of a man is what he does with power.
If a man does his best, what else is there ?
The worst thing you can try to do is cling to something that is gone, or to recreate it.
You give but little when you give of your possessions. It is when you give of yourself that you truly give.
In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life - it goes on.
The way to find out about your happiness is to keep your mind on those moments when you feel most happy, when you really are happy -- not excited, not just thrilled, but deeply happy. This requires a little bit of self-analysis. What is it that makes you happy ? Stay with it, no matter what people tell you. This is what I call 'following your bliss'. If you follow your bliss, you put yourself on a kind of track that has been there all the while, waiting for you, and the life that you ought to be living is the one you are living. Wherever you are -- if you are following your bliss, you are enjoying that refreshment, that life within you, all the time.
Knowledge work is all about how we use one another's time and attention. Given just minutes, good leaders can affect how we think, what we decide, and, ultimately, what we create.
Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity.
Life is what you make it.
Kindness is more important than wisdom, and the recognition of this is the beginning of wisdom.
Except and expect positive things and that is what you will receive.
Truth fears no questions.
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.
A man who has committed a mistake and doesn't correct it is committing another mistake.
People who are afraid to fail can never experience the joys of success.
An individual has not started living until he can rise above the narrow confines of his individualistic concerns to the broader concerns of all humanity.
For all sad words of tongue and pen, The saddest are these, 'It might have been' .
The potential of the average person is like a huge ocean unsailed, a new continent unexplored, a world of possibilities waiting to be released and channeled toward some great good.
The first step towards success in any occupation is to become interested in it.
Don't let your fears stand in the way of your dreams !
As different streams having different sources all mingle their waters in the sea, so different tendencies, various though they appear, crooked or straight, all lead to god.
There is something that is much more scarce, something rarer than ability. It is the ability to recognize ability.
Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope or confidence.
Failure defeats losers, failure inspires winners.