Inspirational Quotes
You are today where your thoughts have brought
Think of the magic of that foot, comparatively small, upon which your whole weight rests. It's a miracle, and the dance, is a celebration of that miracle.
I do not resent criticism, even when, for the sake of emphasis, it parts for the time with reality.
Determine that the thing can and shall be done, and then we shall find the way.
A gentle breeze blowing in the right direction is better than a pair of strong oars.
Our attitude toward life determines life's attitude towards us.
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.
Formal education will make you a living, self-education will make you a fortune.
If you employed study, thinking, and planning time daily, you could develop and use the power that can change the course of your destiny.
When I asked god for strength He gave me difficult situations to face When I asked god for brain & brawn He gave me puzzles in life to solve When I asked god for happiness He showed me some unhappy people When I asked god for wealth He showed me how to work hard When I asked god for favors He showed me opportunities to work hard When I asked god for peace He showed me how to help others God gave me nothing I wanted He gave me everything I needed
Respect the past in the full measure of its desserts, but do not make the mistake of confusing it with the present nor seek in it the ideals of the future.
The word courage comes from the same stem as the French word coeur, meaning ''heart''. Thus just as one's heart, by pumping blood to one's arms, legs, and brain enables all the other physical organs to function, so courage makes possible all the psychological virtues. Without courage other values whither away into mere facsimiles of virtue.
Argue for your limitations, and sure enough they're yours.
If a man hasn't discovered something that he will die for, he isn't fit to live.
The several tribes of indians inhabiting the regions of the upper missouri, and of whom I spoke in my last letter, are undoubtedly the finest looking, best equipped, and most beautifully costumed of any on the continent.
Until man duplicates a blade of grass, nature can laugh at his so-called scientific knowledge.
The ornament of a house is the friends who frequent it.
Though no one can go back and make a brand new start, anyone can start from now and make a brand new ending.
We can help others in the world more by making the most of yourself than in any other way.
Better to light one small candle than to curse the darkness.
The greater the obstacle, the more glory in overcoming it.
I was never tired of listening to his wisdom or imparting my own.
Failure ? I never encountered it. All I ever met were temporary setbacks.
Some minds are like concrete, all mixed up and permanently set.
Truth is nobody's property, no race, no individual can lay any exclusive claim to it. Truth is the nature of all souls.
To the world you may be one person, but to one person you may be the world.
If you can imagine it, you can achieve it , if you can dream it, you can become it.
All that is real in me is god. All that is real in god is I. The gulf between god and me is thus bridged. Thus by knowing god, we find that the kingdom of heaven is within us.
, Nobel Peace Prize winner We are rich only through what we give, and poor only through what we refuse.
There is no way to happiness, happiness is the way.
Be careful the environment you choose for it will shape you ; be careful the friends you choose for you will become like them.
Actions speak louder than words.
There was no hope on earth, and god seemed to have forgotten us. Some said they saw the son of god, others did not see him. If he had come, he would do some great things as he had done before. We doubted it because we had seen neither him nor his works.
It is not enough to have a good mind, the main thing is to use it well.
Never giving up and pushing forward will unlock all the potential we are capable of.
Never Quit.
If people find fault with you and try to put you into bad light, wrongly slandering and vilifying you, just step back and observe yourself. Don't harbor any dislike, don't enter into it any contests, and don't get upset, angry, or resentful. Just cut right through it and be as if you never or saw it. Eventually malevolent pests will disappear of themselves. If you contend with them, then a bad name will bounce back and forth with never an end in sight.
A smile is a curve that sets everything straight.
The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather a lack of will.
In the long run, men hit only what they aim at. Therefore, though they should fail immediately, they had better aim at something high.
Far better is it to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure, than to rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy much nor suffer much, because they live in a gray twilight that knows not victory nor defeat.
He who has never learned to obey can not be a good commander.
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.
Its so hard when contemplated in advance, and so easy when you do it.
A little knowledge that acts is worth infinitely more than much knowledge that is idle.
Love understands all languages.
The tragedy of life is not that it ends so soon, but that we wait so long to begin it.
Reason is like an open secret that can become known to anyone at any time , it is the quiet space into which everyone can enter through his own thought.
Give me a lever long enough and a fulcrum on which to place it, and I shall move the world.
Gravitation is not responsible for people falling in love.
A dream is a wish your heart makes.
Yes, we have to divide up our time like that, between our politics and our equations. But to me our equations are far more important, for politics are only a matter of present concern. A mathematical equation stands forever.
The hero is no braver than the ordinary man, but he is brave five minutes longer
It was a high counsel that I once heard given to a young person, Always do what you are afraid to do.
Ask nothing, want nothing in return. Give what you have to give, it will come back to you, but do not think of that now.
Stopping at third base adds no more runs than striking out.
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.
Draw from others the lesson that may profit yourself.
Be bold, and mighty forces will come to your aid.
Follow your dreams.
Let not a man guard his dignity, but let his dignity guard him.
The whole universe is only the self with variations, one tune made bearable by variations. Sometimes there are discords, but they only make the subsequent harmony more perfect. In this hell of a world one can bring a little joy and peace even for a day into the heart of a single person, that much alone is true, this I have learnt after suffering all my life, all else is mere moonshine.
There is one quality which one must possess to win, and that is definiteness of purpose, the knowledge of what one wants, and a burning desire to possess it.
You can not do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will be too late.
The person who tries to live alone will not succeed as a human being. His heart withers if it does not answer another heart. His mind shrinks away if he hears only the echoes of his own thoughts and finds no other inspiration.
Small opportunities are often the beginning of great enterprises.
There are few people who can manage more than their own business.
Abilities wither under faultfinding, blossom with encouragement.
There is more to life than increasing its speed.
Advice after the mischief is like medicine after death.
Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.
When were the good and the brave ever in a majority ?
Happiness is not a matter of events, it depends upon the tides of the mind.
Just because something does n't do what you planned it to do in the first place doesn't mean it's useless.
The grass is not always greener on the other side of the fence. Fences have nothing to do with it. The grass is greenest where it is watered. When crossing over fences, carry water with you and tend the grass wherever you may be.
Success is achieved and maintained by those who try and keep trying.
Problems are only opportunities in work clothes.
Follow humbly wherever and to whatever abyss Nature leads, or you shall learn nothing.
Tell me and I forget , show me and I remember , involve me and I understand.
I am both pleased but astonished by the fact that mankind has not yet begun to use all the means and devices that are available for destruction. I hope that such weapons are never manufactured in quantity.
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.
It had always amazed me how different things looked in a studio compared to how they appeared on TV. In reality the set was a tiny stage in a giant room of cables, cameras, and monitors, all connected trounced a control room full of other monitors and audio equipment. On TV it looked like two people sitting in an office having a conversation.
Never put off to tomorrow what you can do today.
The key to everything is patience. You get the chicken by hatching the egg, not by smashing it open.
Thank god, it is over, that I have seen it and am able to tell it to the world.
To be happy, we must not be too concerned with others.
Life is a do-it yourself project.
Slow but steady wins the race.
Few people think more than two or three times a year. I have made an international reputation by thinking once or twice a week.
Leadership does not always wear the harness of compromise.
What wisdom can you find that is greater than kindness ?
We carry the seeds of happiness with us wherever we go.