Inspirational Quotes
He who joyfully marches to music rank and file, has already earned my contempt. He has been given a large brain by mistake, since for him the spinal cord would surely suffice. This disgrace to civilization should be done away with at once. Heroism at command, how violently I hate all this, how despicable and ignoble war is ; I would rather be torn to shreds than be a part of so base an action. It is my conviction that killing under the cloak of war is nothing but an act of murder.
If I have the belief that I can do it, I shall surely acquire the capacity to do it even if I may not have the capacity at the beginning.
Happiness is a choice.
Work like you don't need the money. Love like you've never been hurt. Dance like nobody is watching.
One rule of action more important than all others is consists in never doing anything that someone else can do for you.
I swore never to be silent whenever human beings endure suffering and humiliation. We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented.
It is the heart that makes a man rich. He is rich according to what he is, not according to what he has.
Keep your business affairs in your own hands. It's the only way to be happy.
All of the most successful human beings I've know were inwardly at war with themselves. Their turmoil was at least as great as our own, and sometimes greater. What distinguished these leaders was not some inner peace but rather how they had learned to organize their lives around a noble ambition and to focus on it.
Where old age is evil, youth can learn no good.
Do not protect yourself by a fence, but rather by your friends.
Be the change you want to see in the world Ghandi Be useful where thou livest.
I have failed over and over again. That is why I succeed.
Only when all contribute their firewood can they build up a strong fire.
Difficulties are meant to rouse, not discourage. The human spirit is to grow strong by conflict.
Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.
Live in such a way that you would not be ashamed to sell your parrot to the town gossip.
Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get.
If a window of opportunity appears, don't pull down the shade.
The best effect of fine persons is felt after we have left their presence.
A little more moderation would be good. Of course, my life hasn't exactly been one of moderation.
Failure is not a single, cataclysmic event. You don't fail overnight. Instead, failure is a few errors in judgment, repeated every day.
Optimism is essential to achievement and it is also the foundation of courage and true progress.
A dream is a wish your heart makes.
Expect the best. Prepare for the worst. Capitalize on what comes.
A man's dreams are an index to his greatness.
The sun will come up tomorrow
The biggest room in the world is the room for improvement.
Trust in yourself. Your perceptions are often far more accurate than you are willing to believe.
Follow humbly wherever and to whatever abyss Nature leads, or you shall learn nothing.
It's always darkest before the dawn.
Man is a goal-seeking animal. His life only has meaning if he is reaching out and striving for his goals.
One does evil enough when one does nothing good.
I believe that the science of chemistry alone almost proves the existence of an intelligent creator.
The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.
The strength of the heart comes from the soundness of the faith.
When you become detached mentally from yourself and concentrate on helping other people with their difficulties, you will be able to cope with your own more effectively. Somehow, the act of self-giving is a personal power-releasing factor.
The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather a lack of will.
The best way out is always through.
When you reach for the stars, you may not get one, but you won't come up with a handful of mud, either.
I always try to turn my personal struggles into something helpful for others.
Don't walk in front of me, I may not follow. Don't walk behind me, I may not lead. Walk beside me and be my friend.
It is better to bind your children to you by a feeling of respect and by gentleness, than by fear.
Every sale has five basic obstacles : no need, no money, no hurry, no desire, no trust.
To live for results would be to sentence myself to continuous frustration. My only sure reward is in my actions and not from them.
The first step towards success in any occupation is to become interested in it.
Service is the rent we pay for being. It is the very purpose of life, and not something you do in your spare time
Many of us spend half of our time wishing for things we could have, if we didn't spend half of our time wishing.
When we direct our thoughts properly, we can control our emotions.
If there is a will, there is a way.
How often we fail to realize our good fortune in living in a country where happiness is more than a lack of tragedy.
Be like a postage stamp. Stick to it until you get there.
God is present in every jiva, there is no other god besides that. Who serves jiva serves god indeed.
People who are afraid to fail can never experience the joys of success.
You miss 100% of the shots you don't take.
People are just as happy as they make up their minds to be.
Stand up, be bold, be strong. Take the whole responsibility on your own shoulders, and know that you are the creator of your own destiny. All the strength and succor you want is within yourself. Therefore, make your own future.
Nature abhors a vacuum, and if I can only walk with sufficient carelessness I am sure to be filled.
People often say that motivation doesn't last. Well, neither does bathing-that's why we recommend it daily.
Many receive advice, only the wise profit from it.
The unique ability to take decisive action while maintaining focus on the ultimate mission is what defines a true leader.
I have learned to seek my happiness by limiting my desires, rather than attempting to satisfy them.
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.
Embrace that small things lead to big things.
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.
Your family and your love must be cultivated like a garden. Time, effort, and imagination must be summoned constantly to keep any relationship flourishing and growing.
A good general not only sees the way to victory , he also knows when victory is impossible.
The only way to have a friend is to be one.
Charity should begin at home, but should not stay there. Philip Brooks Children are the reward of life.
The important thing is this, to be able at any moment to sacrifice what we are, for what we could become.
Many have encountered and overcome the challenge of homelessness Many men go fishing all their lives not knowing it is not fish they are after.
It's never too late.
Difficulties, by bracing the mind to overcome them, assist cheerfulness, as exercise assists digestion.
Fortify yourself with contentment, for this is an impregnable fortress.
Man has been endowed with reason, with the power to create, so that he can add to what he's been given. But up to now he hasn't been a creator, only a destroyer. Forests keep disappearing, rivers dry up, wild life's become extinct, the climate's ruined and the land grows poorer and uglier every day.
A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity , an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.
Hard work often leads to success. No work seldom does.
Success is predictable.
The individual activity of one man with backbone will do more than a thousand men with a mere wishbone.
The most interesting thing about a postage stamp is the persistence with which it sticks to its job.
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.
Only I can change my life. No one can do it for me.
Courage faces fear and thereby masters it.
Inspiration and genius -- one and the same.
Am I motivated by what I really want out of life or am I mass-motivated ?
Motivation is like food for the brain. You can not get enough in one sitting. It needs continual and regular refills.
We tend to live up to our expectations.
It's not what you've got, it's what you use that makes a difference.
The best job goes to the person who can get it done without passing the buck or coming back with excuses.
Failure is only the opportunity to begin again more intelligently.
There are four ways, and only four ways, in which we have contact with the world. We are evaluated and classified by these four contacts : what we do, how we look, what we say, and how we say it.
People can't live with change if there's not a changeless core inside them. The key to the ability to change is a changeless sense of who you are, what you are about and what you value.