Inspirational Quotes
The only gift is a portion of thyself.
There is no luck except where there is discipline.
It is not the mountain we conquer, but ourselves.
Believe it is possible to solve your problem. Tremendous things happen to the believer. So believe the answer will come. It will.
Joy is a net of love by which you can catch souls.
If a man hasn't discovered something that he will die for, he isn't fit to live.
An optimist sees an opportunity in every calamity, a pessimist sees a calamity in every opportunity.
You know when you've read a good book when you turn the last page and feel a little as if you have lost a friend.
I know god will not give me anything I can't handle. I just wish he didn't trust me so much.
The positive thinker is a hard-headed, tough-minded, and factual realist. He sees all the difficulties clearly... which is more than can be said for the average negative thinker. But he sees more than difficulties -- he tries to see the solutions of those difficulties.
It is my principle that the will of the majority should always prevail.
Nothing can bring you peace but yourself.
Happiness is not achieved by the conscious pursuit of happiness , it is generally the by- product of other activities.
This is the first day, of the rest of your life.
To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream, not only plan, but also believe.
It's not that I'm so smart, it's just that I stay with problems longer.
Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.
Don't ask for a light load, but rather ask for a strong back.
Cushion the painful effects of hard blows by keeping the enthusiasm going strong, even if doing so requires struggle.
The harder you work, the harder it is to surrender.
No great man ever complains of want of opportunities.
Into the house where joy lives, happiness will gladly come.
We carry the seeds of happiness with us wherever we go.
Now, gentlemen, let us do something today which the world may talk of hereafter.
People don't care how much you know, until they know how much you care.
I pack my trunk, embrace my friends, embark on the sea, and at last wake up in Naples, and there beside me is the Stern Fact, the Sad Self, unrelenting, identical, that I fled from.
When you were born, you cried and the world rejoiced. Live your life so that when you die, the world cries and you rejoice.
Do not worry about your difficulties in Mathematics. I can assure you mine are still greater.
If I am not for myself, who will be for me ? Yet if I am for myself alone, of what good am I ?
An avoidance of true communication is tantamount to a relinquishment of my self- being , if I withdraw from it I am betraying not only the other but myself.
All knowledge that the world has ever received comes from the mind, the infinite library of the universe is in our own mind.
Whenever your present situation, I assure you that you are not your habits. You can replace old patterns of self-defeating behavior with new patterns, new habits of the effectiveness, happiness, and trust-based relationships.
The best remedy for those who are afraid, lonely or unhappy is to go outside, somewhere where they can be quiet, alone with the heavens, nature and God. Because only then does one feel that all is as it should be and that God wishes to see people happy, amidst the simple beauty of nature.
First, believe in the world - that there is meaning behind everything.
Life's most soothing things are a child's goodnight and sweet music.
Friends are angels who lift us to our feet when our wings have trouble remembering how to fly.
Man is a creature of hope and invention, both of which belie the idea that things can not be changed.
If people find fault with you and try to put you into bad light, wrongly slandering and vilifying you, just step back and observe yourself. Don't harbor any dislike, don't enter into it any contests, and don't get upset, angry, or resentful. Just cut right through it and be as if you never or saw it. Eventually malevolent pests will disappear of themselves. If you contend with them, then a bad name will bounce back and forth with never an end in sight.
There are no mistakes, save one, the failure to learn from a mistake.
When you get right down to the root of the meaning of the word 'succeed', you find it simply means to follow through.
It isn't what you have, or who you are, or where you are, or what you are doing that makes you happy or unhappy. It is what you think about.
There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure.
The rays of happiness, like those of light, are colorless when unbroken.
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.
One cannot think crooked and walk straight.
I do not believe in styles anymore. I do not believe that there is such a thing as the Chinese way of fighting or the Japanese way of fighting, or any other way of fighting, because unless a human being has three arms and four legs, there can be no different form of fighting. To me, ultimately, martial art means honestly expressing yourself.
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.
Be patient with yourself. Self-growth is tender , it's holy ground. There's no greater investment.
Knowledge is proud that she knows so much , Wisdom is humble that she knows no more.
Private victories precede public victories. You can't invert that process any more than you can harvest a crop before you plant it.
Procrastination is the bad habit of putting of until the day after tomorrow what should have been done the day before yesterday.
We have only one reality, and that is here and now. What we miss by our evasions will never return, but if we squander ourselves, then too we lose being. Each day is precious a moment can be everything.
Treat people as if they were what they ought to be, and you'll help them to become what they are capable of becoming.
Count it all joy, my brethren, when you meet various trials, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.
No man can succeed in a line of endeavor which he does not like.
Nature abhors a vacuum, and if I can only walk with sufficient carelessness I am sure to be filled.
It helps to write down half a dozen things which are worrying me. Two of them, say, disappear, about two nothing can be done, so it's no use worrying, and two perhaps can be settled.
The happiness of life is made up of minute fractionsthe little soon-forgotten charities of a kiss, a smile, a kind look, a heartfelt compliment in the disguise of a playful raillery, and the countless other infinitesimals of pleasurable thought and genial feeling.
The best way to cheer yourself up is to try to cheer somebody else up.
It is quite possible to work without results, but never will there be results without work.
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.
The wisest mind has something yet to learn.
Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you'll land among the stars.
Happy are those who dream dreams and are ready to pay the price to make them come true.
When asked about clinching a playoff berth for Cleveland Browns during the 2023 NFL regular season - "You don't know how many of these moments you're going to get. Not too many people get the opportunity to have kids as old as mine and that understand what's going on - get to witness this. I'm going to remember this for the rest of my life. And anything that you get to do with people that you love, especially your children, they just make everything that much more special."
For changes to be of any true value, they've got to be lasting and consistent.
If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of giants.
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.
If we all did the things we are really capable of doing, we would literally astound ourselves.
Children are all foreigners.
Every leader needs to have experienced and grown through following -- learning to be dedicated, observant, capable of working with and learning from others, never servile, always truthful. Having located these qualities in himself, he can encourage them in others.
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.
You affect your subconscious mind by verbal repetition.
It takes a great deal of character strength to apologize quickly out of one's heart rather than out of pity. A person must possess himself and have a deep sense of security in fundamental principles and values in order to genuinely apologize.
If you don't know where you are going, you'll end up someplace else.
We have a problem. ''Congratulations. '' But it's a tough problem. ''Then double congratulations. ''
To succeed... you need to find something to hold on to, something to motivate you, something to inspire you.
Opportunities are usually disguised as hard work, so most people don't recognize them.
Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans.
If you don't first handle fear and desire, and you get rich, you'll be a high pay slave.
Never pretend to a love which you do not actually feel, for love is not ours to command.
Hide not your talents, they for use were made. What's a sundial in the shade ?
Success is never ending, failure is never final.
It is not the critic who counts, nor the man who points out how the strong man stumbled, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes short again and again, who knows great enthusiasms, great devotions, who spends himself in a worthy cause, who, at the best, knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat.
It is not enough to have a good mind, the main thing is to use it well.
The great and glorious masterpiece of man is to know how to live to purpose.
If you want a guarantee, buy a toaster.
Hunker down.
Truth will always be truth, regardless of lack of understanding, disbelief or ignorance.
The royal road to a man's heart is to talk to him about the things he treasures most.
The least movement is of importance to all nature. The entire ocean is affected by a pebble.
Play for more than you can afford to lose and you will learn the game.