Inspirational Quotes
It has always been my belief that a man should do his best, regardless of how much he receives for his services, or the number of people he may be serving or the class of people served.
A teacher, a really good teacher, is never a giver of truth; he is a guide, a pointer to truth. Therefore, a good teacher, or, more appropriately, a guide, studies each student individually and helps to awaken the student to explore himself, both internally and externally, and ultimately to integrate himself with his being. All in all, a teacher acts as a catalyst, and not only must he have a tremendous understanding; he must also possess a sensitive mind with great flexibility and adaptability.
First comes thought, then organization of that thought, into ideas and plans, then transformation of those plans into reality. The beginning, as you will observe, is in your imagination.
When it comes to giving, some people stop at nothing.
In order to change we must be sick and tired of being sick and tired.
Dreams are renewable. No matter what our age or condition, there are still untapped possibilities within us and new beauty waiting to be born.
Knowledge work is all about how we use one another's time and attention. Given just minutes, good leaders can affect how we think, what we decide, and, ultimately, what we create.
What would you attempt to do if you knew you could not fail ?
They merit more praise who know how to suffer misery than those who temper themselves in contentment.
What counts is not necessarily the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog.
A little more moderation would be good. Of course, my life hasn't exactly been one of moderation.
Anything in life worth having is worth working for.
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.
A small house will hold a hundred friends.
The price of success is hard work, dedication to the job at hand, and the determination that whether we win or lose, we have applied the best of ourselves to the task at hand.
Our greatest glory is not in never falling but in rising every time we fall.
A man's dreams are an index to his greatness.
I am the captain of my soul.
We must have friendship for all, we must be merciful toward those that are in misery, when people are happy, we ought to be happy, and to the wicked we must be indifferent. These attitudes will make the mind peaceful.
All condemnation of others really condemns ourselves. Adjust the microcosm which is in your power to do and the macrocosm will adjust itself for you.
There is no beauty but the beauty of action.
Being defeated is often a temporary condition. Giving up is what makes it permanent.
Sometimes one pays most for the things one gets for nothing.
I do not take a single newspaper, nor read one a month, and I feel myself infinitely the happier for it.
We need to embrace that the things that we love come to an end. And to not take them for granted. To step back & make sure we really live in the moments which matter to us. Not just being there as a participant. But to really be there a 100%.
Happiness is the indication that man has found the answer to the problem of human existence the productive realization of his potentialities and thus, simultaneously, being one with the world and preserving the integrity of his self.
Begin with the end in mind.
Change comes from within.
Ideas become powerful only if they appear in the flesh , an idea which does not lead to action by the individual and by groups remains at best a paragraph or a footnote in a book -- provided the idea is original and relevant. It is like a seed stored in a dry place. If the idea is to have influence, it must be put into the soil, and the soil is people and groups of people.
They made us many promises, more than I can remember, but they kept only one. They promised to take our land, and they did.
Commit yourself to a dream nobody who tries to do something great but fails is a total failure. Why ? Because he can always rest assured that he succeeded in life's most important battle -- he defeated the fear of trying.
For changes to be of any true value, they've got to be lasting and consistent.
If we always look back, we lose sight of what's ahead.
Now is the only time there is. Make your now wow, your minutes miracles, and your days pay. Your life will have been magnificently lived and invested, and when you die you will have made a difference.
We must be bright and cheerful, long faces do not make religion.
In life you need either inspiration or desperation.
Your talent is god's gift to you.
What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.
One of the most tragic things I know about human nature is that all of us tend to put off living. We are all dreaming of some magical rose garden over the horizon- instead of enjoying the roses blooming outside our windows today.
Courage is a moral quality , it is not a chance gift of nature like an aptitude for games. It is a cold choice between two alternatives, the fixed resolve not to quit , an act of renunciation which must be made not once but many times by the power of the will. Courage is will power.
The currency of success is not money. It’s minutes. What percentage of my life do I spend doing what I want, in the way I want? That’s true success.
Within us all there are wells of thought and dynamos of energy which are not suspected until emergencies arise. Then oftentimes we find that it is comparatively simple to double or treble our former capacities and to amaze ourselves by the results achieved. Quotas, when set up for us by others, are challenges which goad us on to surpass ourselves. The outstanding leaders of every age are those who set up their own quotas and constantly achieve them.
I always try to turn my personal struggles into something helpful for others.
Any fool can criticize, condemn, and complain -- and most fools do.
We act as though comfort and luxury were the chief requirements of life, when all that we need to make us really happy is something to be enthusiastic about.
Am I not destroying my enemies when I make friends of them ?
What really matters is what you do with what you have.
Kindness is tenderness. Kindness is love, but perhaps greater than loveKindness is good will. Kindness says, I want you to be happy.
Let's roll.
One only gets to the top rung on the ladder by steadily climbing up one at a time, and suddenly, all sorts of powers, all sorts of abilities which you thought never belonged to you suddenly become within your own possibility and you think, 'Well, I'll have a go, too.'
Why is it that we spend so much of our time preparing for when we can do what we want, instead of just doing what we want right now.
Everything is created twice -- first mentally, then physically.
I am not sure I should have dared to start , but I am sure that I should not have dared to stop.
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.
There comes a time when one must take a position that is neither safe, nor politic, nor popular, but he must take it because his conscience tells him it is right.
Friendship is not born of words alone.
One of the main reasons people are not rich is that they worry too much about things that might never happen. quotes
No matter how small, acknowledge the achievement.
I think there is something, more important than believing : Action ! The world is full of dreamers, there aren't enough who will move ahead and begin to take concrete steps to actualize their vision.
Yes, we have to divide up our time like that, between our politics and our equations. But to me our equations are far more important, for politics are only a matter of present concern. A mathematical equation stands forever.
To be a leader, you must stand for something, or fall for anything.
All or our dreams can come true if we have the courage to pursue them. -
We come to beginnings only at the end.
Say not, "I have found the truth" but rather, "I have found a truth".
When you do the wrong thing, knowing it is wrong, you do so because you have n't developed the habit of effectively controlling or neutralizing strong inner urges that tempt you, or because you have established the wrong habit and don't know how to eliminate them effectively.
As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.
I believe that every human mind feels pleasure in doing good to another.
This is the best kind of voyeurism, hearing joy from your neighbors.
Look up and not down, look forward and not back, look out and not in, and lend a hand.
Happiness grows at our own firesides, and is not to be picked in strangers gardens.
Some men see things the way they are and ask, Why ? I dream things that never were, and ask Why not ?
When we place blame, we give away our power.
I'm a great believer in luck, and I find the harder I work the more I have of it.
Whatever the mind of man creates, should be controlled by man's character.
Too many of us look upon Americans as dollar chasers. This is a cruel libel, even if it is reiterated thoughtlessly by the Americans themselves.
Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you'll land among the stars.
You are what you repeatedly do. Excellence is not an event - it is a habit.
To understand your parents love you must raise children yourself.
Champions are a rare breed. They see beyond the dangers, the risks, the obstacles, and the hardships.
Great minds have purpose, while others just have wishes.
A ship is safe in harbor, but thats not what ships are for.
The beauties of the world are best seen by those who strive to reach them.
Not he who has much is rich, but he who gives much.
In love beggar and king are equal.
The only gift is a portion of thyself.
Between stimulus and response is our greatest power -- the freedom to choose.
Success is the result of perfection, hard work, learning from failure, loyalty, and persistence.
If you don't first handle fear and desire, and you get rich, you'll be a high pay slave.
Victory belongs to the most persevering.
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.
If you don't like something, change it, if you can't change it, change your attitude.
The only guide to man is his conscience , the only shield to his memory is the rectitude and sincerity of his actions. It is very imprudent to walk through life without this shield, because we are so often mocked by the failure of our hopes and the upsetting of our calculations, but with this shield, however the fates may play, we march always in the ranks of honor.