Inspirational Quotes
Do not let what you can not do interfere with what you can do.
A dream unrealized is a dream imprisoned by that enemy of all enemies - the fear of failure. Set that you will make it happen ! -
You are never given a wish without also being given the power to make it true. You may have to work for it, however.
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.
Your children will become what you are, so be what you want them to be.
A person starts to live when he can live outside himself.
Why not go out on a limb ? Isn't that where the fruit is ?
If you don't know where you are going, you'll end up someplace else.
Never bring the problem solving stage into the decision making stage. Otherwise, you surrender yourself to the problem rather than the solution.
Men do less than they ought, unless they do all they can.
Experience is the best teacher.
When a man finds no peace within himself, it is useless to seek it elsewhere.
Just because you make a mistake doesnt mean you are a mistake.
When you arrive at your future, will you blame your past ?
Optimism is essential to achievement and it is also the foundation of courage and true progress.
O Captain ! My Captain ! our fearful trip is done.
Experience is not what happens to a man, it's what a man does with what happens to him.
Action is the antidote to despair.
Along with trustworthiness, consistency is the thing to look for when you surround yourself with people who can help you on your quest.
A wise man will not leave the right to the mercy of chance, nor wish it to prevail through the power of the majority. There is but little virtue in the action of masses of men.
Ideas without action are worthless.
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.
What a great feeling to look back on what you've already climbed What a man really wants is creative challenge with sufficient skills to bring him within the reach of success so that he may have the expanding joy of achievement.
If we all did the things we are really capable of doing, we would literally astound ourselves.
Sacrifice is giving up something good for something better.
The key to everything is patience. You get the chicken by hatching the egg, not by smashing it open.
Basing our happiness on our ability to control everything is futile.
Cushion the painful effects of hard blows by keeping the enthusiasm going strong, even if doing so requires struggle.
A gentle hand may lead even an elephant by a single hair.
There's no abiding success without commitment.
The beginning is the half of every action.
Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so.
Failure doesn't mean you are a failure, it just means you haven't succeeded yet.
Most people don't get much praise in daily life, but we all need it very much. I think receiving praise makes us brave. Down deep we really know our worth, but we don't have easy access to that knowledge. We need to hear praise coming from outside ourselves or we won't remember that we deserve it.
The only truly happy man is always a fighting optimist. Optimism includes not only altruism but also social responsibility, social courage and objectivity.
You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You must do the thing which you think you can not do.
It is always wise to look ahead, but difficult to look farther than you can see.
Experience is not what happens to a man. It is what a man does with what happens to him.
A life lived with integrity -- even if it lacks the trappings of fame and fortune is a shinning star in whose light others may follow in the years to come.
It is always your next move.
They alone live, who live for others.
Do it now !
You pile up enough tomorrows, and you'll find you've collected a lot of empty yesterdays.
The stakes are too high for government to be a spectator sport.
The eternal mystery of the world is its comprehensibility.
Happy are those who dream dreams and are ready to pay the price to make them come true.
Those who are fired with an enthusiastic idea and who allow it to take hold and dominate their thoughts find that new worlds open for them. As long as enthusiasm holds out, so will new opportunities.
For changes to be of any true value, they've got to be lasting and consistent.
True success is overcoming the fear of being unsuccessful.
To win without risk is to triumph without glory.
What we hope to do with ease, we must learn first to do with diligence.
Great works are performed not by strength but by perseverance.
No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.
Empty pockets never held anyone back. Only empty heads and empty hearts can do that.
Remember happiness doesn't depend on who you are or what you have, it depends solely upon what you think.
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.
Perfect love can not be without equality.
Deals are my art form. Other people paint beautifully on canvas or write wonderful poetry. I like making deals, preferably big deals. That's how I get my kicks.
An individual has not started living until he can rise above the narrow confines of his individualistic concerns to the broader concerns of all humanity.
When you were born, you cried and the world rejoiced. Live your life so that when you die, the world cries and you rejoice.
The way we see the problem is the problem.
Success is counted sweetest by those who ne'er succeed.
Anything that makes you weak - physically, intellectually and spiritually, reject it as poison.
Human beings can alter their lives by altering their attitudes of mind.
In order to succeed you must fail so that you know what not to do the next time.
The intelligent man is one who has successfully fulfilled many accomplishments, and is still willing to learn more.
It is interesting to notice how some minds seem almost to create themselves, springing up under every disadvantage, and working their solitary but irresistible way through a thousand obstacles.
The world belongs to the energetic.
We still do not know one thousandth of one percent of what nature has revealed to us.
One can never consent to creep when one feels an impulse to soar.
The only way of finding the limits of the possible is by going beyond them into the impossible.
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.
If you can imagine it, you can achieve it , if you can dream it, you can become it.
Instruction does not prevent wasted time or mistakes, and mistakes themselves are often the best teachers of all.
Nothing is more honorable than enlightenment, nothing is more beautiful than virtue.
Life is too short to ponder the "what if's " and fear rejection.
Only the educated are free.
What would you attempt to do if you knew you could not fail ?
Adversity is the diamond dust that heaven polishes its jewels with.
What doesn't kill me, makes me stronger.
Get busy living or get busy dying.
World is the great gymnasium where we come to make ourselves strong.
Good fortune and bad are equally necessary to man, to fit him to meet the contingencies of this life.
Friends are angels who lift us to our feet when our wings have trouble remembering how to fly.
The power of imagination makes us infinite.
Develop an attitude of gratitude, and give thanks for everything that happens to you, knowing that every step forward is a step toward achieving something bigger and better than your current situation.
You could unwrap a Fudgesicle at the first light and never touch the brake lever till you threw away the stick.
A dream is simply reality waiting to happen.
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.
When I asked god for strength He gave me difficult situations to face When I asked god for brain & brawn He gave me puzzles in life to solve When I asked god for happiness He showed me some unhappy people When I asked god for wealth He showed me how to work hard When I asked god for favors He showed me opportunities to work hard When I asked god for peace He showed me how to help others God gave me nothing I wanted He gave me everything I needed
Attitude is everything.
Nature magically suits a man to his fortunes, by making them the fruit of his character.