Inspirational Quotes
Bite off more than you can chew, then chew it.
Admission of ignorance is often the first step in our education.
Courage is not a virtue of value among other personal values like love or fidelity. It is the foundation that underlies and gives reality to all other virtues and personal values. Without courage our love pales into mere dependency. Without courage our fidelity becomes conformism.
There is no one giant step that does it. It's a lot of little steps.
Dreams are renewable. No matter what our age or condition, there are still untapped possibilities within us and new beauty waiting to be born.
Seek the lofty by reading, hearing and seeing great work at some moment every day.
We get to make a living , we give to make a life.
If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost, that is where they should be. Now put foundations under them.
Laughing at our mistakes can lengthen our own life. Laughing at someone else's can shorten it.
Mistakes are a part of being human. Appreciate your mistakes for what they are precious life lessons that can only be learned the hard way. Unless it's a fatal mistake, which, at least, others can learn from.
Do what you love and the money will follow
Passion is the genesis of genius.
Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goals.
The strongest among the weak is the one who doesn't forget his weaknesses.
All of the subjects that I've chosen have had to do with isolation. ... The whole idea of [people] gathering ... doesn't really appeal to me.
Don't fear, just live right.
Happiness can be defined, in part at least, as the fruit of the desire and ability to sacrifice what we want now for what we want eventually.
There are millions of children today who don't attend school. However, education is the only way to get ahead in this country.
If you want to succeed you should strike out on new paths, rather than travel the worn paths of accepted success.
Failing to plan is planning to fail.
Just because you make a mistake doesnt mean you are a mistake.
A man never likes you so well as when he leaves your company liking himself.
It may be all right to be content with what you have, never with what you are.
I'm going to stop procrastinating once I get around to it.
You really can change the world if you care enough.
The dove is my emblem... . I want to save and advance human life, not destroy it... . I am proud of the fact that I never invented weapons to kill.
By asking the question " How can I afford it ? " your brain is put to work.
My friends are my estate.
To love what you do and feel that it matters, how on earth could anything be more fun !
We can always redeem the man who aspires and strives.
Never trouble another for what you can do for yourself.
Expect the best, plan for the worst, and prepare to be surprised.
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.
Your talent is God's gift to you. What you do with it is your gift back to God.
To establish true self-esteem we must concentrate on our successes and forget about the failures and the negatives in our lives.
Stand as a rock , you are indestructible. You are the Self ( atman ) , the god of the universe.
To win without risk is to triumph without glory.
Attitude is everything.
You control your future, your destiny. What you think about comes about. By recording your dreams and goals on paper, you set in motion the process of becoming the person you most want to be. Put your future in good hands -- your own.
You cannot antagonize and influence at the same time.
The secret to creativity is knowing how to hide your sources.
Every generation laughs at the old fashions, but religiously follows the new.
A man is about as big as the things that make him angry.
Until we take how we see ourselves (and how we see others) into account, we will be unable to understand how others see and feel about themselves and their world. Unaware, we will project our intentions on their behavior and call ourselves objective.
If you command wisely, you'll be obeyed cheerfully.
Into the hands of every individual is given a marvelous power for good or evil -- the silent, unconscious, unseen influence of his life. This is simply the constant radiation of what man really is, not what he pretends to be.
A good general not only sees the way to victory , he also knows when victory is impossible.
Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all.
Fortune favors the brave.
A 'No' uttered from deepest conviction is better and greater than a 'Yes' merely uttered to please, or what is worse, to avoid trouble.
The best effect of fine persons is felt after we have left their presence.
Imagination is more important than knowledge.
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.
History does nothing , it does not possess immense riches, it does not fight battles. It is men, real, living, who do all this.
The man who fears no truths has nothing to fear from lies.
If there is a will, there is a way.
The harder I work, the luckier I get.
Encouragement is oxygen to the soul.
The sublimity of wisdom is to do those things living that are desired when dying.
Each person born into this world represents something new, something that never existed before, something original and unique.
Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore, Send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed, to me I lift me lamp beside the golden door.
In order to succeed you must fail so that you know what not to do the next time.
The more you venture to live greatly, the more you will find within you what it takes to get on top of things and stay there.
Being defeated is often a temporary condition. Giving up is what makes it permanent.
Never complain about what you permit.
Say not, "I have found the truth" but rather, "I have found a truth".
The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and all science. He to whom this emotion is a stranger, who can no longer pause to wonder and stand rapt in awe, is as good as dead. His eyes are closed.
I always try to turn my personal struggles into something helpful for others.
Busier than a cat covering up shit on a tile floor!
Take things as they are. Punch when you have to punch. Kick when you have to kick.
Our happiness depends on the habit of mind we cultivate. So practice happy thinking every day. Cultivate the merry heart, develop the happiness habit, and life will become a continual feast.
I've come to believe that all my past failure and frustration were actually laying the foundation for the understandings that have created the new level of living I now enjoy.
Let's not confuse hasty decisions with strength or intelligence. It's important to be decisive - after giving consideration that reflects the time you have and what's at stake.
Desire, ignorance, and inequality, this is the trinity of bondage.
We more frequently fail to face the right problem than fail to solve the problem we face.
Anyone can hold the helm when the sea is calm.
Wealth is the product of man's ability to think.
Like snowflakes, my Christmas memories gather and dance each beautiful, unique and too soon gone.
When it comes to giving, some people stop at nothing.
A part of kindness consists in loving people more than they deserve.
All men are created equal. Government by consent of the governed. Give me liberty or give me death. And those are not just clever words, and those are not just empty theories.
Because I readily absorb ideas from every source - frequently starting where the last person left off - I never pick up an item without thinking of how I might improve it.
Acknowledge that you failed, draw your lessons from it, and use it to your advantage to make sure it never happens again.
It is easier to suppress the first desire than to satisfy all that follow.
If at first you don't succeed skydiving is not for you.
Persistence is what makes the impossible possible, the possible likely, and the likely definite.
Science is a wonderful thing if one does not have to earn one's living at it.
Better late than never.
It is of practical value to learn to like yourself. Since you must spend so much time with yourself you might as well get some satisfaction out of the relationship.
When I look back on all these worries, I remember the story of the old man who said on his deathbed that he had had a lot of trouble in his life, most of which had never happened. Winston Churchill When I want to read a novel, I write one.
I believe that it is better to tell the truth than a lie. I believe it is better to be free than to be a slave. And I believe it is better to know than to be ignorant.
Patience and the mulberry leaf becomes a silk gown.