Inspirational Quotes
There's no such thing as coulda, shoulda and woulda. If you shoulda and coulda, you woulda done it.
Look at a day when you are supremely satisfied at the end. It's not a day when you lounge around doing nothing, it's when you've had everything to do, and you've done it.
People with goals succeed because they know where they're going.
Our lives improve only when we take chances - and the first and most difficult risk we can take is to be honest with ourselves.
Don't fear, just live right.
We reap what we sow - we are the makers of our own fate. The wind is blowing, those vessels whose sails are unfurled catch it, and go forward on their way, but those which have their sails furled do not catch the wind. Is that the fault of the wind ? We make our own destiny.
For anything worth having one must pay the price; and the price is always work, patience, love, self-sacrifice. No paper currency, no promises to pay, but the gold of real service.
Nothing contributes so much to tranquilize the mind as a steady purpose -- a point on which the soul may fix its intellectual eye.
Nothing will ever be attempted if all possible objections must be overcome first.
Old love does not rust.
But inaction itself is a kind of action, and it has consequences. Consistently and absolutely maintained, inaction would necessarily lead to swift ruin , it would be a form of suicide. A refusal to enter into the world is a refusal to meet the challenge of reality which darkly demands that I dare and find out what will happen. In my situation I bear responsibility for what occurs because I do not intervene , if I can do something and I don't do it, I am guilty of the consequences of my inaction.
Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.
In order to grasp the reality, we must see the possibilities. In the present, a formulation of the possibilities is the area in which I gain uncertainty concerning what I decide, without a vision of the possibilities, I act blindly, only a knowledge of the possibilities enables me to know what I am actually doing.
I expect to pass through this world but once. Any good therefore that I can do, or any kindness that I can show to my fellow-creature, let me do it now. Let me not defer or neglect it, for I shall not pass this way again.
Ideas attract money, time, talents, skills, energy and other complementary ideas that will bring them into reality.
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.
Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goals.
People are like stained glass windows, they sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when darkness sets in their true beauty is revealed only if there is a light from within.
One of the greatest moments in anybody's developing experience is when he no longer tries to hide from himself but determines to get acquainted with himself as he really is.
The maxim "Nothing but perfection" may be spelled "Paralysis".
People are just as happy as they make up their minds to be.
Roll with the punches.
I do not think there is any other quality so essential to success of any kind as the quality of perseverance. It overcomes almost everything, even nature.
World is the great gymnasium where we come to make ourselves strong.
Anyone can count the seeds in an apple, but only God can count the number of apples in a seed.
You cannot antagonize and influence at the same time.
Determine that the thing can and shall be done, and then we shall find the way.
Take advantage of every opportunity to practice your communication skills so that when important occasions arise, you will have the gift, the style, the sharpness, the clarity, and the emotions to affect other people.
My fathers planted for me, and I planted for my children.
Freedom requires the capacity to accept, bear and live constructively with anxiety. I refer of course to the normal anxiety all of us experience at every step in our psychological growth as well as in this upset contemporary world. To be free means to face and bear anxiety, to run away from anxiety means automatically to surrender one's freedom.
A way of life can not be successful so long as it is mere intellectual conviction. It must be deeply felt, deeply believed, dominant even in dreams.
People with many interests live, not only longest, but happiest.
Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or the present are certain to miss the future.
Slow but steady wins the race.
A strong person and a waterfall always channel their own path.
The pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.
We are at our very best, and we are happiest, when we are fully engaged in work we enjoy on the journey toward the goal we've established for ourselves. It gives meaning to our time off and comfort to our sleep. It makes everything else in life so wonderful, so worthwhile.
Experience is not what happens to a man. It is what a man does with what happens to him.
Live with passion.
To be a leader, you must stand for something, or fall for anything.
Whenever we're afraid, its because we don't know enough. If we understood enough, we would never be afraid.
Only when all contribute their firewood can they build up a strong fire.
By asking the question " How can I afford it ? " your brain is put to work.
Honesty pays, but it doesn't seem to pay enough to suit some people.
I try to learn from the past, but I plan for the future by focusing exclusively on the present. That's were the fun is.
All misfortune is but a stepping stone to fortune.
Aim for the moon. If you miss, you may hit a star.
Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.
Nothing endures but change. Heraclitus Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.
Be the best that you can be.
People are where they are because that's exactly where they really want to be. . . whether they'll admit that or not
Give whatever you are doing and whoever you are with the gift of your attention.
Success is having a flair for the thing that you are doing , knowing that is it not enough, that you have got to have hard work and a certain sense of purpose.
If a man does only what is required of him, he is a slave. If a man does more than is required of him, he is a free man.
You'll find boredom where there is an absence of a good idea.
Great thoughts speak only to the thoughtful mind, but great actions speak to all mankind.
If there is a will, there is a way.
Tomorrow is often the busiest day of the week.
I am not overly impressed by the great names and reputations of those who might be trying to beat me to an invention... . Its their 'ideas' that appeal to me.
Thou love life ? Then do not squander time, for that is the stuff that life is made of.
He who praises another enriches himself far more than he does the one praised. To praise is an investment in happiness. The poorest human being has something to give that the richest could not buy.
Your self-beliefs either support or undermine you.
What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.
It is better to do the wrong thing than to do nothing.
The best leaders of all, the people know not they exist. They turn to each other and say, We did it ourselves.
It's not about the money. It's about what you feel you deserve.
Whatever we leave to God, God does and blesses us.
High expectations are the key to everything.
You will never find time for anything. If you want time you must make it.
Never give in -- never, never, never, never.
Forget about the consequences of failure. Failure is only a temporary change in direction to set you straight for your next success.
When love and skill work together expect a masterpiece.
The person who will not stand for something will fall for anything.
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.
The only place where your dream becomes impossible is in your own thinking.
Wisdom is knowledge, rightly applied.
When a man assumes a public trust, he should consider himself as public property.
I say to you today, my friends, that in spite of the difficulties and frustrations of the moment, I still have a dream.
Some men have thousands of reasons why they cannot do what they want to ; all they need is one reason why they can.
As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.
He who treads the path of love walks a thousand meters as if it were only one.
True progress quietly and persistently moves along without notice.
First law on holes - when you're in one, stop digging.
If anything is worth trying at all, it's worth trying at least ten times.
You must take personal responsibility. You can not change the circumstances, the seasons, or the wind, but you can change yourself. That is something you have charge of.
The willow knows what the storm does not that the power to endure harm outlives the power to inflict it.
End your day by privately looking directly into your eyes in the mirror and saying, 'I love you ! ' Do this for thirty days and watch how you transform.
There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure.
Ask for advice but do what you think is best.
As different streams having different sources all mingle their waters in the sea, so different tendencies, various though they appear, crooked or straight, all lead to god.
Kind words conquer.
Know what's weird? Day by day, nothing seems to change, but pretty soon, everything's different.