Inspirational Quotes
True progress quietly and persistently moves along without notice.
Relationships are the hallmark of the mature person.
The Missouri is, perhaps, different in appearance and character from all other rivers in the world. There is a terror in its manner which is sensibly felt, the moment we enter its muddy waters from the Mississippi.
Flaming enthusiasm, backed up by horse sense and persistence, is the quality that most frequently makes for success.
Our life is what our thoughts make it.
Those at the top of the mountain didn't fall there.
It isn't what you have, or who you are, or where you are, or what you are doing that makes you happy or unhappy. It is what you think about.
With courage you will dare to take risks, have the strength to be compassionate, and the wisdom to be humble. Courage is the foundation of integrity.
Almost any idea is good if a man has ability and is willing to work hard. The best idea is worthless if the creator is a loafer and ineffective.
What concerns me is not the way things are, but rather the way people think things are.
As a principle-centered person you try to stand apart from the emotion of the situation and from other factors that would act on you, and evaluate the options. Looking at the balanced whole -- the work needs, the family needs, the other needs that may be involved, and the possible implications of the various alternatives -- you'll try to come up with the best solution taking all factors into consideration.
There are times when a man should be content with what he has but never with what he is.
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.
My experience has taught me that a man who has no vices has damned few virtues.
This is the true joy the being used for a purpose recognized as a might one.
No legacy is so rich as honesty.
Admission of ignorance is often the first step in our education.
It is difficult to say what is impossible, for the dream of yesterday is the hope of today and the reality of tomorrow.
The best relationship is one in which your love for each other exceeds your need for each other.
Every man is more than just himself; he also represents the unique, the very special and always significant and remarkable point at which the world's phenomena intersect, only once in this way, and never again.
The price of greatness is responsibility.
You always succeed in producing a result.
All the technology in the world will never replace a positive attitude.
If you command wisely, you'll be obeyed cheerfully.
I have failed over and over again. That is why I succeed.
That first peak is the best place to pause and look back, to see if you took the easiest route, to learn the lessons from the first climb. And it is the best place to examine the terrain ahead, to change your plans and goals, to take a deep breath and begin climbing again.
Anyone can count the seeds in an apple, but only God can count the number of apples in a seed.
When our actions do not, our fears make us traitors.
The outer forms of our lives can change in an instant, but the inner reorientation that brings us back into a vital relation to people and activity takes time.
Deep down inside of all of us is the power to accomplish what we want to, if we'll just stop looking elsewhere.
Are great things ever done smoothly ? Time, patience, and indomitable will must show.
The key to everything is patience. You get the chicken by hatching the egg, not by smashing it open.
If I accept you as you are, I will make you worse , however if I treat you as though you are what you are capable of becoming, I help you become that.
Here's to the crazy ones, the misfits, the rebels, the troublemakers, the round pegs in the square holes... the ones who see things differently -- they're not fond of rules... You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them, but the only thing you can't do is ignore them because they change things... they push the human race forward, and while some may see them as the crazy ones, we see genius, because the ones who are crazy enough to think that they can change the world, are the ones who do.
The life which is unexamined is not worth living
We can help others in the world more by making the most of yourself than in any other way.
If anything is worth trying at all, it's worth trying at least ten times.
A dream unrealized is a dream imprisoned by that enemy of all enemies - the fear of failure. Set that you will make it happen ! -
Personal leadership is not a singular experience. It is, rather, the ongoing process of keeping your vision and values before you and aligning your life to be congruent with those most important things.
If we open a quarrel between the past and the present, we shall find we have lost the future.
The rays of happiness, like those of light, are colorless when unbroken.
The beginning of wisdom is found in doubting, by doubting we come to the question, and by seeking we may come upon the truth.
It is not good for all our wishes to be filled , through sickness we recognize the value of health, through evil, the value of good, through hunger, the value of food, through exertion, the value of rest.
He who has health has hope, and he who has hope has everything.
To gain more abundance a person needs more skills and needs to be more creative and cooperative.
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.
Lives most persistent and urgent question is, What are you doing for others ?
A strong person and a waterfall always channel their own path.
He who stops being better stops being good.
Never live in the past but always learn from it.
Growth and change are never easy... If it were easy, you would have done it long ago.
You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face.
Hope springs eternal.
Effective communication is 20% what you know and 80% how you feel about what you know.
No man can stand on top because he is put there.
Use your gifts faithfully, and they shall be enlarged , practice what you know, and you shall attain to higher knowledge.
Education is one of the few things a person is willing to pay for and not get.
Be patient with your enemies and forgiving of your friends.
Nothing liberates our greatness like the desire to help, the desire to serve.
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.
Life is the movie you see through your own eyes. It makes little difference what's happening out there. It's how you take it that counts.
Believe it is possible to solve your problem. Tremendous things happen to the believer. So believe the answer will come. It will.
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.
But we can not avoid conflict, conflict with society, other individuals and with oneself. Conflicts may be the sources of defeat, lost life and a limitation of our potentiality but they may also lead to greater depth of living and the birth of more far-reaching unities, which flourish in the tensions that engender them.
Success is a journey not a destination.
There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure.
The reward of a thing well done is to have done it.
Opportunities are usually disguised as hard work, so most people don't recognize them.
If you would live your life with ease, do what you ought, not what you please.
In imagination, there's no limitation.
It's never too late.
Understanding can overcome any situation, however mysterious or insurmountable it may appear to be.
You measure the size of the accomplishment by the obstacles you had to overcome to reach your goals.
There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so.
Live Well... Laugh Often... Love Much.
We have a problem. ''Congratulations. '' But it's a tough problem. ''Then double congratulations. ''
It is not the man who has too little, but the man who craves more, that is poor.
There are few, if any, jobs in which ability alone is sufficient. Needed, also, are loyalty, sincerity, enthusiasm and team play.
Rely on your own strength of body and soul. Take for your star self-reliance, faith, honesty and industry. Don't take too much advice keep at the helm and steer your own ship, and remember that the great art of commanding is to take a fair share of the work. Fire above the mark you intend to hit. Energy, invincible determination with the right motive, are the levers that move the world.
When you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on.
So long as we are loved by others I should say that we are almost indispensable , and no man is useless while he has a friend.
Success in the affairs of life often serves to hide one's abilities, whereas adversity frequently gives one an opportunity to discover them.
You owe it to yourself to find your own unorthodox way of succeeding, or sometimes, just surviving.
Along with trustworthiness, consistency is the thing to look for when you surround yourself with people who can help you on your quest.
Without inspiration the best powers of the mind remain dormant, they is a fuel in us which needs to be ignited with sparks.
Real glory springs from the silent conquest of ourselves.
When a man assumes a public trust, he should consider himself as public property.
Tell me your friends, and I'll tell you who you are.
The test is to recognize the mistake, admit it and correct it. To have tried to do something and failed is vastly better than to have tried to do nothing and succeeded.
Do not follow where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.
The time to make friends is before you need them.
Kind words conquer.