Inspirational Quotes
Do it now !
Grow deep - not just tall.
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.
I'm not here just to make a living, I'm here to make a difference.
No one is more definite about the solution than the one who doesn't understand the problem.
Success is neither magical or mysterious. Success is the natural consequence of consistently applying the basic fundamentals.
If you want to reach a goal, you must see the reaching in your own mind before you actually arrive at your goal.
How far you go in life depends on you being tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving and tolerant of the weak and the strong. Because someday in life you will have been all of these.
Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.
If we are to have real peace, we must begin with the children.
Yesterday ended last night. Every day is a new beginning. Learn the skill of forgetting. And move on.
Doomed are the hotheads ! Unhappy are they who lose their cool and are too proud to say, ''I'm sorry. ''
The difference between the impossible and the possible lies in a persons determination.
When a problem comes along, study it until you are completely knowledgeable. Then find that weak spot, break the problem apart, and the rest will be easy.
It's not the events of our lives that shape us, but our beliefs as to what those events mean.
Creativity is a natural extension of our enthusiasm.
If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost , that is where they should be. Now put the foundations under them.
This is the beginning of a new day.
What happens to a man is less significant than what happens within him.
The real test in golf and in life is not in keeping out of the rough, but in getting out after you are in.
If a man does his best, what else is there ?
No one became poor by giving alms.
Real success is finding your lifework in the work that you love.
Fourscore and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.
Be like the turtle. If he didn't stick his neck out, he wouldn't get anywhere at all.
Hardening of the heart ages people faster than hardening of the arteries.
Between stimulus and response, one has the freedom to choose.
Whoever renders service to many puts himself in line for greatness -- great wealth, great return, great satisfaction, great reputation, and great joy.
No limits are set to the ascent of man, and to each and everyone the highest stands open. Here it is only your personal choice that decides.
It is in the small decisions you and I make every day that create our destiny.
The handgun would not be my choice of weapon if I knew I was going to a fight. ...I'd choose a rifle, a shotgun, an RPG or an atomic bomb instead.
Great oaks from little acorns grow
As you live your values, your sense of identity, integrity, control, and inner-directedness will infuse you with both exhilaration and peace. You will define yourself from within, rather than by people's opinions or by comparisons to others.
If you don't know where you are going, you'll end up someplace else.
One of the strongest motives that lead men to art and science is escape from everyday life with its painful crudity and hopeless dreariness, from the fetters of one's own ever-shifting desires. A finely tempered nature longs to escape from the personal life into the world of objective perception and thought.
The more you lose yourself in something bigger than yourself, the more energy you will have.
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.
I always tried to turn every disaster into an opportunity.
Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great.
A general is just as good or just as bad as the troops under his command make him.
Success is never ending, failure is never final.
Genius is one per cent inspiration and ninety-nine per cent perspiration. Accordingly, a 'genius' is often merely a talented person who has done all of his or her homework.
If money helps a man to do good to others, it is of some value , but if not, it is simply a mass of evil, and the sooner it is got rid of, the better.
Growth in personality occurs as a consequence of meeting conflicts and impasses head on, and reconciling them. Interpersonal conflicts and impasses constitute problems which require solutions so that a satisfying relationship may be maintained. Whenever a person encounters a problem in his everyday living, he is obliged to vary his behavior until he discovers some mode of responding which is successful in achieving a solution.
The man who fears no truths has nothing to fear from lies.
If you can dream it, you can do it.
All work is empty save when there is love.
We can change our lives. We can do, have, and be exactly what we wish.
The earth is enjoyed by heroes, this is the unfailing truth. Be a hero. Always say, I have no fear.
Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom.
The stakes are too high for government to be a spectator sport.
The maxim "Nothing but perfection" may be spelled "Paralysis".
If we are going to teach 'creation science' as an alternative to evolution, then we should also teach the stork theory as an alternative to biological reproduction.
Faced with the choice between changing one's mind and proving that there is no need to do so, almost everyone gets busy on the proof.
Man is not made for defeat. A man can be destroyed, but not defeated.
There is nothing as remarkable as learning how to think better.
Hope springs eternal.
Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.
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.
To gain more abundance a person needs more skills and needs to be more creative and cooperative.
Learn to enjoy every minute of your life. Be happy now. Don't wait for something outside of yourself to make you happy in the future. Think how really precious is the time you have to spend, whether it's at work or with your family. Every minute should be enjoyed and savored.
Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration
I'm going to stop procrastinating once I get around to it.
No man can succeed in a line of endeavor which he does not like.
Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are.
We all have big changes in our lives that are more or less a second chance.
Hard work often leads to success. No work seldom does.
A wise man makes his own decisions , an ignorant man follows the public opinion.
Problems are only opportunities in work clothes.
Find and use your passion, and you'll have a great career. Don't do it, you won't. It's as simple as that.
If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer.
Repeat anything long enough and it will start to become you.
It is far more impressive when others discover your good qualities without your help.
Imitate until you emulate, match and surpass those who launched you. It's the highest form of thankfulness.
I know people that got diagnosed with Parkinson's, and they just gave up. Sat in a wheelchair and refused to get up. I'll never give up. Some day this will probably take me, but I'm not going to walk away from life.
There are millions of children today who don't attend school. However, education is the only way to get ahead in this country.
He who dares nothing need hope for nothing.
People rarely succeed unless they have fun in what they are doing.
Anything is possible.
Those who work at a thing heart and soul not only achieve success in it but through their absorption in that they also realize the supreme truth - brahman. Those who work at a thing with their whole heart receive help from god.
Most ball games are lost, not won.
Look at every situation as if you were in the future and you were looking back on it.
Don't bother just to be better than your contemporaries or predecessors. Try to be better than yourself.
I believe that it is better to learn from the diverse people around us than to try in vain to emulate them, better to be a teacher than a role model. As strong as my legs are, it is my mind that has made me a champion.
My life is my message.
There is no substitute for hard work.
It is of practical value to learn to like yourself. Since you must spend so much time with yourself you might as well get some satisfaction out of the relationship.
Man is born free, and everywhere he is in chains.
The more credit you give away, the more will come back to you. The more you help others, the more they will want to help you.
Whatever we plant in our subconscious mind and nourish with repetition and emotion will one day become a reality.
Seek the lofty by reading, hearing and seeing great work at some moment every day.
Take care of your body. It's the only place you have to live.