Inspirational Quotes
Every man goes down to his death bearing in his hands only that which he has given away.
People rarely succeed unless they have fun in what they are doing.
Work spares us from three evils boredom, vice, and need.
Perspective is in the quiet of a walk, the wisdom of a good book, or the harmony of your favorite music. I find it sometimes in the slow peace of fishing.
Get excited and enthusiastic about you own dream. This excitement is like a forest fire -- you can smell it, taste it, and see it from a mile away.
Except and expect positive things and that is what you will receive.
A man should have any number of little aims about which he should be conscious and for which he should have names, but he should have neither name for, nor consciousness concerning, the main aim of his life.
We are what and where we are because we have first imagined it.
To wear your heart on your sleeve isn't a very good plan, you should wear it inside, where it functions best.
Your thoughts are the architects of your destiny.
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.
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.
We do our best that we know how at the moment, and if it doesn't turn out, we modify it.
Don't take no for an answer, never submit to failure. Do not be fobbed off with mere personal success or acceptance. You will make all kinds of mistakes, but as long as you are generous and true, and also fierce, you can not hurt the world or even seriously distress her. She was made to be wooed by youth.
The biggest room in the world is the room for improvement.
To freely bloom - that is my definition of success.
Censure is often useful, praise often deceitful.
Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day in and day out.
Strength does not come from winning. Your struggles develop your strengths. When you go through hardships and decide not to surrender, that is strength.
Patience and the mulberry leaf becomes a silk gown.
In the arena of human life the honors and rewards fall to those who show their good qualities in action
Lives most persistent and urgent question is, What are you doing for others ?
Success is going from failure to failure without losing your enthusiasm.
Happiness is not pleasure, it is victory.
Success doesn't come to you, you go to it.
Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.
What we can or can not do, what we consider possible or impossible, is rarely a function of our true capability. It is more likely a function of our beliefs about who we are.
Know thyself.
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.
Expect the best. Prepare for the worst. Capitalize on what comes.
People are where they are because that's exactly where they really want to be. . . whether they'll admit that or not
The fastest way to pass your own expectation is to add passion to your labor.
Wisdom is knowing what to do next.
Keys to success : Research your ideas, plan for success, expect success, and just do it.
You will become as small as your controlling desire, as great as your dominant aspiration.
Every choice one makes either expands or contracts the area in which he can make and implement future decisions. When one makes a choice, he irrevocably binds himself to the consequences of that choice.
Do not wait ; the time will never be "just right". Start where you stand, and work with whatever tools you may have at your command, and better tools will be found as you go along.
Tomorrow will be like today. Life wastes itself while we are preparing to live. Our friends and fellow-workers die off from us.
There is nothing to fear, but fear itself.
It doesn't matter how much milk you spill as long as you don't lose the cow.
Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that frightens us most. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It's not just in some of us, it's in all of us. And when we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.
What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.
The only guide to man is his conscience , the only shield to his memory is the rectitude and sincerity of his actions. It is very imprudent to walk through life without this shield, because we are so often mocked by the failure of our hopes and the upsetting of our calculations, but with this shield, however the fates may play, we march always in the ranks of honor.
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."
I know of no more encouraging fact than the unquestionable ability of man to elevate his life by conscious endeavor.
When I was a boy of 14, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be 21, I was astonished by how much the old man had learned in 7 years.
Imitate until you emulate, match and surpass those who launched you. It's the highest form of thankfulness.
There comes a moment when you have to stop revving up the car and shove it into gear.
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.
They alone live, who live for others.
We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.
Too many people are thinking of security instead of opportunity. They seem more afraid of life than death.
Above all, beware of compromises. I do not mean that you are to get into antagonism with anybody, but you have to hold on to your own principles in weal or woe and never adjust them to others "fads" through the greed of getting supporters.
I light my candle from their torches.
Admission of ignorance is often the first step in our education.
First law on holes - when you're in one, stop digging.
If not us, who, if not now, when ?
Nothing gives one person so much advantage over another as to remain always cool and unruffled under all circumstances.
The more you lose yourself in something bigger than yourself, the more energy you will have.
The art of living lies less in eliminating our troubles than in growing with them.
The doctor of the future will give no medicine, but will interest his patients in the care of the human body, in diet, and in the cause and prevention of disease.
Don't say, "If I could, I would". Say, "If I can, I will".
A real friend is one who walks in when the rest of the world walks out.
In any moment of decision the best thing you can do is the right thing, the next best thing is the wrong thing, and the worst thing you can do is nothing.
The question should be, is it worth trying to do, not can it be done.
The best way to escape from a problem is to solve it.
Success is achieved by those who try and keep trying with a positive mental attitude.
Always bear in mind, that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other thing.
Real success is finding your lifework in the work that you love.
If what you did yesterday seems big, you haven't done anything today.
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.
It helps to write down half a dozen things which are worrying me. Two of them, say, disappear, about two nothing can be done, so it's no use worrying, and two perhaps can be settled.
Your talent is god's gift to you.
Don't sweat the small stuff.
We are what our thoughts have made us, so take care about that you think.
My fathers planted for me, and I planted for my children.
Every dog has his day.
Sweet mercy is nobility's true badge.
For all sad words of tongue and pen, The saddest are these, 'It might have been' .
You must motivate yourself every day.
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.
So long as we are loved by others I should say that we are almost indispensable , and no man is useless while he has a friend.
No act of kindness, no matter how small is ever wasted.
Man is a creature of hope and invention, both of which belie the idea that things can not be changed.
Integrity is telling myself the truth. And honesty is telling the truth to other people.
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".
A man is about as big as the things that make him angry.
If we all did the things we are capable of doing we would literally astound ourselves.
The happiness of life is made up of minute fractionsthe little soon-forgotten charities of a kiss, a smile, a kind look, a heartfelt compliment in the disguise of a playful raillery, and the countless other infinitesimals of pleasurable thought and genial feeling.
Know thyself was the inscription over the Oracle at Delphi. And it is still the most difficult task any of us faces. But until you truly know yourself, strengths and weaknesses, know what you want to do and why you want to do it, you can not succeed in any but the most superficial sense of the word. The leader never lies to himself, especially about himself, knows his flaws as well as his assets, and deals with them directly. You are your own raw material. When you know what you consist of and why you want to make of it, then you can invent yourself.
In the long run, men hit only what they aim at. Therefore, though they should fail immediately, they had better aim at something high.
What wisdom can you find that is greater than kindness ?