Inspirational Quotes
Fortune favors the brave.
I say to you today, my friends, that in spite of the difficulties and frustrations of the moment, I still have a dream.
If you aren't going all the way, why go at all ?
Love is a daily, mutual exchange of value.
Men occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of them pick themselves up and hurry off as if nothing had happened.
Some minds are like concrete, all mixed up and permanently set.
The strength of the heart comes from the soundness of the faith.
Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.
We are like tea bags - we don't know our own strength until we're in hot water.
Whenever I get the energy to exercise, I sit down until it passes.
Whenever we attain a higher vision, the lower vision disappears of itself.vivekanand.com http : www.indies.co.in
There go the people. I must follow them for I am their leader.
Passion is the genesis of genius.
A smile is an inexpensive way to improve your looks.
Whether you think you can or think you can't, you're right.
We are all inventors, each sailing out on a voyage of discovery, guided each by a private chart, of which there is no duplicate. The world is all gates, all opportunities.
The harder you fall the higher you bounce.
Volunteers don't get paid, not because they're worthless, but because they're priceless.
Dreams are renewable. No matter what our age or condition, there are still untapped possibilities within us and new beauty waiting to be born.
It's a funny thing about life, if you refuse to accept anything but the best, you often get it.
When you work, work, and when you play, play, dont get the two mixed up
Be strong ! You talk of ghosts and devils. We are the living devils. The sign of life is strength and growth. The sign of death is weakness. Whatever is weak, avoid ! It is death. If it is strength, go down into hell and get hold of it ! There is salvation only for the brave. "None but the brave deserves the fair". None but the bravest deserves salvation.
Happiness does not depend on outward things, but on the way we see them.
In questions of science, the authority of a thousand is not worth the humble reasoning of a single individual.
Because ideas have to be original only with regard to their adaptation to the problem at hand, I am always extremely interested in how others have used used them.
Let's not just transform those in need, we can also find ways to help transform those in power.
If you don't set goals, you can't regret not reaching them.
If you fail to plan, you plan to fail.
Now he has departed from this strange world a little ahead of me. That means nothing. People like us, who believe in physics, know that the distinction between past, present, and future is only a stubbornly persistent illusion.
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.
A bold onset is half the battle.
Relationships are the hallmark of the mature person.
Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it.
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 art of medicine consists of amusing the patient while Nature cures the disease
If you wish others to believe in you, you must first convince them that you believe in them.
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
The reason most people never reach their goals is that they don't define them, learn about them, or even seriously consider them as believable or achievable. Winners can tell you where they are going, what they plan to do along the way, and who will be sharing the adventure with them.
He who never made a mistake never made a discovery.
Give all to love; obey thy heart.
The most common cause of fear of old age is associated with the possibility of poverty.
You'll find boredom where there is an absence of a good idea.
Nature magically suits a man to his fortunes, by making them the fruit of his character.
Let him that would move the world first move himself.
Action without study is fatal. Study without action is fatal. Mary Beard Actions speak louder than words.
We are all in the gutter but some of us are looking at the stars.
Not he who has much is rich, but he who gives much.
Whatever it takes !
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.
Am I motivated by what I really want out of life or am I mass-motivated ?
Effective people are not problem-minded , they're opportunity-minded. They feed opportunities and starve problems.
Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any one thing.
Determine that the thing can and shall be done, and then we shall find the way.
There are no mistakes, save one, the failure to learn from a mistake.
I know that many people feel that old age is a time to take it easy, but I compare my life now to being the last runner in a relay race. Would you have me slow down as I near the finish line ?
We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them.
Hard work pays off.
The hardest thing in the world to understand is the income tax.
Human beings can alter their lives by altering their attitudes of mind.
Success is going from failure to failure without losing your enthusiasm.
No pain, No gain.
Cherish your visions and your dreams as they are the children of your soul, the blueprints of your ultimate achievements.
The way to happiness : keep your heart free from hate, your mind from worry. Live simply, expect little, give much. Fill your life with love. Scatter sunshine. Forget self, think of others. Do as you would be done by. Try this for a week and you will be surprised.
The stakes are too high for government to be a spectator sport.
If your ship doesn't come in, swim out to it.
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.
To establish true self-esteem we must concentrate on our successes and forget about the failures and the negatives in our lives.
Inspiration and genius -- one and the same.
Without courage, all others virtues lose their meaning.
Only one thing has to change for us to know happiness in our lives : where we focus our attention.
Your neighbor's vision is as true for him as your own vision is true for you.
All things are created twice. There's a mental or first creation, and a physical or second creation of all things. You have to make sure that the blueprint, the first creation, is really what you want, that you've thought everything through. Then you put it into bricks and mortar. Each day you go to the construction shed and pull out the blueprint to get marching orders for the day. You begin with the end in mind.
You can't build a reputation on what you are going to do.
Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all.
Feelings of worth can flourish only in an atmosphere where individual differences are appreciated, mistakes are tolerated, communication is open, and rules are flexible - the kind of atmosphere that is found in a nurturing family.
Courage is going from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm.
To win without risk is to triumph without glory.
When I do good, I feel good. When I do bad, I feel bad. That's my religion.
The outer forms of our lives can change in an instant, but the inner reorientation that brings us back into a vital relation to people and activity takes time.
Confidence imparts a wonderful inspiration to its possessor.
What we see depends mainly on what we look for.
After every happiness comes misery, they may be far apart or near. The more advanced the soul, the more quickly does one follow the other. What we want is neither happiness nor misery. Both make us forget our true nature, both are chains -- one iron, one gold , behind both is the Atman, who knows neither happiness nor misery. These are states, and states must ever change , but the nature of the atman is bliss, peace, unchanging. We have not to get it, we have it, only wash away the dross and see it.
Your children will become what you are, so be what you want them to be.
Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.
Every dog has his day.
Love - the feeling - is a fruit of love, the verb.
But were we burthen'd with like weight of pain, As much, or more, we should ourselves complain.
Man is not made for defeat. A man can be destroyed, but not defeated.
There was no hope on earth, and god seemed to have forgotten us. Some said they saw the son of god, others did not see him. If he had come, he would do some great things as he had done before. We doubted it because we had seen neither him nor his works.
The secret of success is learning how to use pain and pleasure instead of having pain and pleasure use you. If you do that, you're in control of your life. If you don't, life controls you.
The doctor of the future will give no medicine, but will interest his patients in the care of the human body, in diet, and in the cause and prevention of disease.
Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other one thing.