Inspirational Quotes
If you realize how powerful your thoughts are, you would never think a negative thought
People begin to become successful the minute they decide to be.
The buck stops here.
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.
If a man does only what is required of him, he is a slave. If a man does more than is required of him, he is a free man.
Everything that is good from others, bring it in, and in your own way absorb it, do not become others.
You see, in life, lots of people know what to do, but few people actually do what they know. Knowing is not enough ! You must take action.
It ain't over till it's over.
Misfortunes often sharpen the genius.
Do not wish to be anything but what you are, and try to be that perfectly.
Big pay and little responsibility are circumstances seldom found together.
Optimism is essential to achievement and it is also the foundation of courage and true progress.
This is the first day, of the rest of your life.
The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires.
The miracle power that elevates the few is to be found in their industry, application and perseverance, under the promptings of a brave determined spirit.
As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.
Our lives improve only when we take chances - and the first and most difficult risk we can take is to be honest with ourselves.
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.
The longer the excuse, the less likely it's the truth.
The willow knows what the storm does not that the power to endure harm outlives the power to inflict it.
Recognize that transition has a characteristic shape.
Human beings can alter their lives by altering their attitudes of mind.
One of the greatest moments in anybody's developing experience is when he no longer tries to hide from himself but determines to get acquainted with himself as he really is.
The rare individual who honestly satisfies this heart-hunger ( praise ) will hold people in the palm of his hand, and even the undertaker will be sorry when he dies.
When a man comes to a conscious vital realization of those great spiritual forces within himself and begins to use those forces in science, in business, and in life, his progress in the future will be unparalleled.
The quality of a man's life is in direct proportion to his commitment to excellence, regardless of his chosen field of endeavor.
Minds are like parachutes, they function only when open.
To effectively communicate, we must realize that we are all different in the way we perceive the world and use this understanding as a guide to our communication with others.
If there is a will, there is a way.
When I've heard all I need to make a decision, I don't take a vote. I make a decision.
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.
Every life form seems to strive to its maximum except human beings. How tall will a tree grow ? As tall as it possibly can. Human beings, on the other hand, have been given the dignity of choice. You can choose to be all or you can choose to be less. Why not stretch up to the full measure of the challenge and see what all you can do ?
The significance of a man is not in what he attains but in what he longs to attain.
Live with passion !
Trouble is only opportunity in work clothes.
Determine never to be idle... It is wonderful how much may be done if we are always doing.
Try not to become a man of success but rather to become a man of value.
God is present in every jiva, there is no other god besides that. Who serves jiva serves god indeed.
Friendship is not born of words alone.
Believe it can be done. When you believe something can be done, really believe, your mind will find the ways to do it. Believing a solution paves the way to solution.
Man has been endowed with reason, with the power to create, so that he can add to what he's been given. But up to now he hasn't been a creator, only a destroyer. Forests keep disappearing, rivers dry up, wild life's become extinct, the climate's ruined and the land grows poorer and uglier every day.
Before we can forgive one another, we must understand one another
Be grateful to the Man you help, think of him as god. Is it not a great privilege to be allowed to worship god by helping our fellow men ?
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
When one door closes another opens. But often we look so long so regretfully upon the closed door that we fail to see the one that has opened for us.
Reason and judgment are the qualities of a leader.
When I exercise, I wear all black. Its like a funeral for my fat.
No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.
Education is the power to think clearly, the power to act well in the world's work, and the power to appreciate life.
Remove failure as an option.
Our schools and are not teaching students to think. It is astonishing how many young people have difficulty in putting their brains definitely and systematically to work.
Expect the best, plan for the worst, and prepare to be surprised.
Love does not consist in gazing at each other but in looking outward together in the same direction.
When you wholeheartedly adopt a 'with all your heart' attitude and go all out with the positive principle, you can do incredible things.
I am fond of only what comes from the heart.
For with god all things are possible.
A life lived with integrity -- even if it lacks the trappings of fame and fortune is a shinning star in whose light others may follow in the years to come.
One does evil enough when one does nothing good.
Let your hopes, not your hurts, shape your future.
Accomplishment of purpose is better than making a profit.
I demolish my bridges behind methen there is no choice but to move forward. Firdtjof Nansen I do not cast my eyes away from my troubles. I pack them in as little compass as I can for myself, and never let them annoy others.
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.
We make a living by what we get, we make a life by what we give.
It takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it. If you think about that, you'll do things differently.
Ask and you shall receive, seek and you shall find, knock and it shall be opened unto you.
A dream is simply reality waiting to happen.
The positive thinker is a hard-headed, tough-minded, and factual realist. He sees all the difficulties clearly... which is more than can be said for the average negative thinker. But he sees more than difficulties -- he tries to see the solutions of those difficulties.
Success seems to be largely a matter of hanging on after others have let go.
Nothing can bring you peace but yourself.
Go as far as you can see and when you get there, you will always be able to see farther.
A smile is a curve that sets everything straight.
Some men see things the way they are and ask, Why ? I dream things that never were, and ask Why not ?
Enjoy each step, for in every moment there is something to learn.
I wish you enough rain to appreciate the sun more.
Only those who have learned the power of sincere and selfless contribution experience life's deepest joy : true fulfillment.
My fathers planted for me, and I planted for my children.
To laugh often and much; To win the respect of intelligent people And the affection of children; to earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure The betrayal of false friends; To appreciate beauty, to find the best in others; To leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch or a redeemed social condition; to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded
To live for results would be to sentence myself to continuous frustration. My only sure reward is in my actions and not from them.
Man is born free, and everywhere he is in chains.
The true mystery of the world is the visible, not the invisible.
Success is achieved by those who try and keep trying with a positive mental attitude.
One joy scatters a hundred griefs.
Ultimately we know deeply that the other side of every fear is a freedom.
First, believe in the world - that there is meaning behind everything.
One lie ruins a thousand truths.
Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishment.
Happiness is not achieved by the conscious pursuit of happiness , it is generally the by- product of other activities.
To wear your heart on your sleeve isn't a very good plan, you should wear it inside, where it functions best.
If there is anything that a man can do well, I say let him do it. Give him a chance.
For those who have seen the Earth from space, and for the hundreds and perhaps thousands more who will, the experience most certainly changes your perspective. The things that we share in our world are far more valuable than those which divide us.
Never fear the want of business. A man who qualifies himself well for his calling, never fails of employment.
Courage is not a virtue of value among other personal values like love or fidelity. It is the foundation that underlies and gives reality to all other virtues and personal values. Without courage our love pales into mere dependency. Without courage our fidelity becomes conformism.