Inspirational Quotes
Work like you don't need the money. Love like you've never been hurt. Dance like nobody is watching.
If you would create something, you must be something.
As a man thinketh in his heart so is he.
No man is free who is not master of himself.
There are two kinds of people, those who do the work and those who take the credit. Try to be in the first group, there is less competition there.
There is no greatness without a passion to be great, whether it's the aspiration of an athlete or an artist, a scientist, a parent, or a businessperson.
The greater a man is in power above others, the more he ought to excel them in virtue. None ought to govern who is not better than the governed.
All misfortune is but a stepping stone to fortune.
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.
Adversity is the diamond dust that heaven polishes its jewels with.
Empty pockets never held anyone back. Only empty heads and empty hearts can do that.
You don't get to choose how you're going to die, only how you're going to live.
Beliefs have the power to create and the power to destroy. Human beings have the awesome ability to take any experience of their lives and create a meaning that disempowers them or one that can literally save their lives.
I am speaking now of the highest duty we owe our friends, the noblest, the most sacred that of keeping their own nobleness, goodness, pure and incorrupt. . . . If we let our friend become cold and selfish and exacting without a remonstrance, we are no true lover, no true friend.
Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goals.
Failure doesn't mean you are a failure, it just means you haven't succeeded yet.
Never live in the past but always learn from it.
The higher your energy level, the more efficient your body. The more efficient your body, the better you feel and the more you will use your talent to produce outstanding results.
Only that day dawns to which we are awake.
Every time an artist dies, part of the vision of mankind passes with him.
None of us will every accomplish anything excellent or commanding except when he listens to this whisper which is heard by him alone.
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.
Friendship is precious, not only in the shade, but in the sunshine of life.
Children are all foreigners.
Rock and roll is the music of America, of youth, of rebellion, and of the common spirit that ties all that together.
A dream is simply reality waiting to happen.
My great concern is not whether you have failed, but whether you are content with your failure.
Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.
Fractures well cured make us more strong.
Nothing happens unless first we dream.
The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires.
Two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the the universe.
Our goals can only be reached through a vehicle of a plan, in which we must fervently believe, and upon which we must vigorously act. There is no other route to success.
Live Well... Laugh Often... Love Much.
We live in a wonderful world that is full of beauty, charm and adventure. There is no end to the adventures that we can have if only we seek them with our eyes open.
I say to you today, my friends, that in spite of the difficulties and frustrations of the moment, I still have a dream.
Intelligence without ambition is like a bird without wings.
Man is a creature of hope and invention, both of which belie the idea that things can not be changed.
Remember happiness doesn't depend on who you are or what you have, it depends solely upon what you think.
Many people may listen, but few people actually hear.
A smile is the light in your window that tells others that there is a caring, sharing person inside.
Hardening of the heart ages people faster than hardening of the arteries.
Unselfish and noble actions are the most radiant pages in the biography of souls.
Volunteering is not a choice, it's a responsibility.
Wheresoever you go, go with all your heart.
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.
No man is wise enough by himself.
Some minds are like concrete, all mixed up and permanently set.
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.
Little minds are tamed and subdued by misfortune, but great minds rise above them.
Misfortunes often sharpen the genius.
If you want to get the best out of a man, you must look for the best that is in him.
It may be all right to be content with what you have, never with what you are.
No alibi will save you from accepting the responsibility.
Be patient with your enemies and forgiving of your friends.
Problems are not stop signs, they are guidelines.
Men who have attained things worth having in this world have worked while others idled, have persevered while others gave up in despair, have practiced early in life the valuable habits of self-denial, industry, and singleness of purpose. As a result, they enjoy in later life the success so often erroneously attributed to good luck.
You can tell more about a person by what he says about others than you can by what others say about him.
Almost all of the world-class athletes and other peak performers are visualizers. They see it , they feel it, they experience it before they actually do it. They began with the end in mind. You can do it in every area of your life. Before performance, a sales presentation, a difficult confrontation, or the daily challenge of meeting a goal, see it clearly, vividly, relentlessly, over and over again. Create an internal "comfort zone''. Then, when you get into the situation, it isn't foreign. It doesn't scare you.
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.
Leadership does not always wear the harness of compromise.
Opportunities multiply as they are seized ; they die when neglected. Life is a long line of opportunities.
Thou love life ? Then do not squander time, for that is the stuff that life is made of.
Whoever renders service to many puts himself in line for greatness -- great wealth, great return, great satisfaction, great reputation, and great joy.
When people are like each other they tend to like each other.
Joy can be real only if people look on their life as a service, and have a definite object in life outside themselves and their personal happiness.
He who conquers himself has won a greater victory than he who conquers a city.
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.
I feel like a tiny bird with a big song !
Success is a journey not a destination.
Wherever we look upon this earth, the opportunities take shape within the problems.
It takes a strong fish to swim against the current. Even a dead one can float with it.
Be the change you want to see in the world.
One ought never to turn one's back on a threatened danger and try to run away from it. If you do that, you will double the danger. But if you meet it promptly and without flinching, you will reduce the danger by half. Never run away from anything. Never !
Work spares us from three evils boredom, vice, and need.
Resentment or grudges do no harm to the person against whom you hold these feelings but every day and every night of your life, they are eating at you.
We do our best that we know how at the moment, and if it doesn't turn out, we modify it.
Every hand does its part to hold up the world. Every healthy individual guides his life by a selected motive which takes precedence over all the others. He is the man who maintains his integrity in the midst of change, his individuality in the face of external pressures to conform.
The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining.
Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.
Most people are about as happy as they make up their mind to be.
Live as if your were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.
Repeat anything long enough and it will start to become you.
If at first you don't succeed, try, try again.
We make a living by what we get, we make a life by what we give.
God gives nothing to those who keep their arms crossed.
There is no education like adversity.
Each work has to pass through these stages - ridicule, opposition, and then acceptance. Those who think ahead of their time are sure to be misunderstood.
Success often comes to those who dare to act. It seldom goes to the timid who are ever afraid of the consequences.
If your ship doesn't come in, swim out to it.
God does not care about our mathematical difficulties. He integrates empirically.
Wealth is but dung, useful only when spread about.