Inspirational Quotes
When the going gets tough the tough get going.
If the world seems cold to you, kindle fires to warm it.
The person who makes a success of living is the one who sees his goal steadily and aims for it unswervingly. That is dedication.
I want to talk with people who care about things that matter that will make a life- changing difference
I am a slow walker, but I never walk backwards.
Only after you challenge your biases and stereotypes-- what Francis Bacon called the 'idols which beset men's minds'--can you help others do the same.
We feel good about ourselves to the exact degree we feel in control of our lives.
I'm a great believer in luck, and I find the harder I work the more I have of it.
Volunteering is not a choice, it's a responsibility.
I say to you today, my friends, that in spite of the difficulties and frustrations of the moment, I still have a dream.
The best way out is always through.
Always look at what you have left. Never look at what you have lost.
Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.
If you want children to keep their feet on the ground, put some responsibility on their shoulders.
We shall neither fail nor falter, we shall not weaken or tire. Give us the tools and we will finish the job.
The most valuable of all talents is that of never using two words when one will do.
People fascinated by the idea of progress never suspect that every step forward is also a step on the way to the end.
The majority of men meet with failure because of their lack of persistence in creating new plans to take the place of those which fail.
Procrastination is the fear of success. People procrastinate because they are afraid of the success that they know will result if they move ahead now. Because success is heavy, carries a responsibility with it, it is much easier to procrastinate and live on the 'someday I'll' philosophy.
Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see the shadow.
The best remedy for those who are afraid, lonely or unhappy is to go outside, somewhere where they can be quiet, alone with the heavens, nature and God. Because only then does one feel that all is as it should be and that God wishes to see people happy, amidst the simple beauty of nature.
If you want a guarantee, buy a toaster.
It is easier to suppress the first desire than to satisfy all that follow.
There is no pleasure in life equal to that of the conquest of a vicious habit.
A happy person is not a person in a certain set of circumstances, but rather a person with a certain set of attitudes.
Aim for the moon. If you miss, you may hit a star.
True success is overcoming the fear of being unsuccessful.
There is no limit to the power of the human mind. The more concentrated it is, the more power is brought to bear on one point.
Do not wait for ideal circumstances, nor for the best opportunities, they will never come.
Recognize that transition has a characteristic shape.
The beginning of anxiety is the end of faith, and the beginning of true faith is the end of anxiety.
Truth fears no questions.
The strongest among the weak is the one who doesn't forget his weaknesses.
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.
Where there is life, there is hope. Where there are hopes, there are dreams. Where there are vivid dreams repeated, they become goals. Goals become the action plans and game plans that winners dwell on in intricate detail, knowing that achievement is almost automatic when the goal becomes an inner commitment. The response to the challenges of life -- purpose -- is the healing balm that enables each of us to face up to adversity and strife.
You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete.
A general is just as good or just as bad as the troops under his command make him.
The best thing about the future is that it comes only one day at a time.
A life lived in fear is a life half lived.
If you don't like something, change it , if you can't change it, change the way you think about it.
When a man assumes a public trust, he should consider himself as public property.
The energy, the faith, the devotion which we bring to this endeavor will light our country and all who serve it, and the glow from that fire can truly light the world.
Success is achieved and maintained by those who try and keep trying.
Kindness is more important than wisdom, and the recognition of this is the beginning of wisdom.
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.
They alone live, who live for others.
A man sees in the world what he carries in his heart.
For with god all things are possible.
God is present in every jiva, there is no other god besides that. Who serves jiva serves god indeed.
Nurture your mind with great thoughts, for you will never go any higher than you think.
In order to accept change and the suffering it brings, we need to find meaning in it
Drop the idea that you are Atlas carrying the world on your shoulders. The world would go on even without you. Don't take yourself so seriously.
It is my principle that the will of the majority should always prevail.
When life gives you lemons, make lemonade.
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.
I assume everybody thinks they're a top-five quarterback. I think I'm the best. I don't think I'm top five, I think I'm the best. I don't think I'd be very successful at my job if I didn't feel that way.
Kindness is always fashionable.
Take things as they are. Punch when you have to punch. Kick when you have to kick.
Peace can not be kept by force. It can only be achieved by understanding.
When you put faith, hope and love together, you can raise positive kids in a negative world.
Do not protect yourself by a fence, but rather by your friends.
Whatever you can do, or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic in it, begin it now.
The greatest sin is to think yourself weak.
Play for more than you can afford to lose and you will learn the game.
If our thoughts and hopes are elsewhere, it is impossible to set our faces steadily toward the work required of us.
When one door of happiness closes, another opens, but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one that has been opened for us.
Hide not your talents, they for use were made. What's a sundial in the shade ?
Start by doing what is necessary, then what is possible, and suddenly you are doing the impossible.
He who knows all the answers has not yet been asked all the questions.
Never live in the past but always learn from it.
Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom.
Men stumble over the truth from time to time but most pick themselves up and hurry off as if nothing happened.
We are the only beings on the planet who lead such rich internal lives that it's not the events that matter most to us, but rather, it's how we interpret those events that will determine how we think about ourselves and how we will act in the future.
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.
Failure ? I never encountered it. All I ever met were temporary setbacks.
To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream, not only plan, but also believe.
You measure the size of the accomplishment by the obstacles you had to overcome to reach your goals.
To solve any problem, here are three questions to ask yourself : First, what could I do ? Second, what could I read ? And third, who could I ask ?
Keep your business affairs in your own hands. It's the only way to be happy.
Do or do not, there is no try.
If we all tired to make other peoples paths easy, our own feet would have a smooth even place to walk on.
If faith in ourselves had been more extensively taught and practiced, I am sure a very large portion of the evils and miseries that we have would have vanished. Duty is to encourage everyone in his struggle to live up to his own highest idea, and strive at the same time to make the ideal as near as possible to the truth.
Count it all joy, my brethren, when you meet various trials, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.
Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all.
When you are afraid, do the thing you are afraid of and soon you will lose your fear of it.
Everyone enjoys doing the kind of work for which he is best suited.
What is a friend ? A single soul dwelling in two bodies.
One lie ruins a thousand truths.
Change does not change tradition. It strengthens it. Change is a challenge and an opportunity, not a threat. Change does not necessarily assure progress, but progress implacably requires change. Education is essential to change, for education creates both new wants and the ability to satisfy them.
Whatever the mind can conceive and believe, it can achieve.
Every generation laughs at the old fashions, but religiously follows the new.
Living a life of integrity is one of the greatest missions we can undertake.