Inspirational Quotes
The point is that you can't be too greedy.
I have, for many years past, contemplated the noble races of red men who are now spread over these trackless forests and boundless prairies, melting away at the approach of civilization.
The higher your energy level, the more efficient your body. The more efficient your body, the better you feel and the more you will use your talent to produce outstanding results.
Pain is inevitable, suffering is optional.
Never spend your money before you have it.
If you look at what you have in life, You'll always have more. If you look at what you don't have in life, You'll never have enough.
And now here is my secret, a very simple secret. It is only with the heart that one can see rightly, what is essential is invisible to the eye.
Science without religion is lame. Religion without science is blind.
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.
Don't bunt. Aim out of the ballpark.
Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all.
Predetermine the objectives you want to accomplish. Think big, act big and set out to accomplish big results.
There is no security on this earth, there is only opportunity.
A dream is simply reality waiting to happen.
If our thoughts and hopes are elsewhere, it is impossible to set our faces steadily toward the work required of us.
Life is a great story. It's just that sometimes we forget we are the author and can write it however we want.
A man builds a fine house ; and now he has a master, and a task for life ; he is to furnish, watch, show it, and keep it in repair, the rest of his days.
When one door closes, another opens. But we often look so regretfully upon the closed door that we don't see the one that has opened for us.
Love cures people, both the ones who give it and the ones who receive it.
When a resolute young fellow steps up to the great bully, the world, and takes him boldly by the beard, he is often surprised to find it comes off in his hand, and that it was only tied on to scare away the timid adventurers.
Change does not change tradition. It strengthens it. Change is a challenge and an opportunity, not a threat. Change does not necessarily assure progress, but progress implacably requires change. Education is essential to change, for education creates both new wants and the ability to satisfy them.
As a mother of teenagers, do you know how many times I picked up the phone to apologize to my own mother ?
Do not follow where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.
I want to know God's thoughts ; the rest are details.
Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goals.
Stand as a rock , you are indestructible. You are the Self ( atman ) , the god of the universe.
Never bring the problem solving stage into the decision making stage. Otherwise, you surrender yourself to the problem rather than the solution.
I'm a great believer in luck, and I find the harder I work the more I have of it.
Every shot you don't take is a guaranteed miss.
God is present in every jiva, there is no other god besides that. Who serves jiva serves god indeed.
Stopping at third base adds no more runs than striking out.
First comes thought, then organization of that thought, into ideas and plans, then transformation of those plans into reality. The beginning, as you will observe, is in your imagination.
The foolish man seeks happiness in the distance, the wise grows it under his feet.
What is defeat? Nothing but education; nothing but the first steps to something better.
You can't build a reputation on what you are going to do.
The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.
Advice is seldom welcome , and those who want it the most always like it the least.
Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless.
There has never been a statue erected to honor a critic.
Every ceiling, when reached, becomes a floor, upon which one walks as a matter of course and prescriptive right.
When the going gets tough the tough get going.
Charity is injurious unless it helps the recipient to become independent of it.
Be patient with yourself. Self-growth is tender , it's holy ground. There's no greater investment.
Successful people are always looking for opportunities to help others. Unsuccessful people are always asking, " What's in it for me ? ".
And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body, and be yet thankful.
If you tell the truth you don't have to remember anything.
Goals give you more than a reason to get up in the morning, they are an incentive to keep you going all day. Goals tend to tap the deeper resources and draw the best out of life.
Character can not be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved
The truth is more important than the facts.
The hero is no braver than the ordinary man, but he is brave five minutes longer
Your talent is God's gift to you. What you do with it is your gift back to God.
I have not failed. I've just found ways that don't work
Success is never ending, failure is never final.
Level with your child by being honest. Nobody spots a phony quicker than a child.
When I examine myself and my methods of thought, I come to the conclusion that the gift of fantasy has meant more to me than my talent for absorbing positive knowledge.
If you realized how powerful your thoughts are, you would never think another negative thought.
Tomorrow will be like today. Life wastes itself while we are preparing to live. Our friends and fellow-workers die off from us.
There are two things to aim at in life, first, to get what you want, and after that to to enjoy it.
A man is not old until regrets start taking place of dreams.
The reward of a thing well done is to have done it.
People begin to become successful the minute they decide to be.
Don't go through life, grow through life.
Immaturity can last a lifetime.
Education is what remains after one has forgotten everything he learned in school.
Difficulties strengthen the mind, as well as labor does the body.
If at first you don't succeed, try, try again.
If you want to win friends, make it a point to remember them. If you remember my name, you pay me a subtle compliment ; you indicate that I have made an impression on you. Remember my name and you add to my feeling of importance.
Its obvious that we don't know one millionth of one percent about anything.
The road to success is always under construction.
The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.
Talkers are no good doers.
Vivacity, leadership, must be had, and we are not allowed to be nice in choosing. We must fetch the pump with dirty water, if clean can not be had.
The principles you live by create the world you live in ; if you change the principles you live by, you will change your world. -
Truth fears no questions.
It is better to have loved and lost than to never have loved.
I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past.
Desire, ignorance, and inequality, this is the trinity of bondage.
All condemnation of others really condemns ourselves. Adjust the microcosm which is in your power to do and the macrocosm will adjust itself for you.
What the mind of man can conceive and believe, it can achieve.
Life is change, growth is optional. Choose wisely.
Flacco when asked whether fourth quarter performance defines a quarterback - "I have no idea. If we win the Super Bowl, I guess it will be".
Life can only be understood backwards , but it must be lived forwards.
We make a living by what we get, we make a life by what we give.
In essence, if we want to direct our lives, we must take control of our consistent actions. It's not what we do once in a while that shapes our lives, but what we do consistently.
Whatever we leave to God, God does and blesses us.
Whatever good things we build end up building us.
The idea of working all your life, saving, and putting money into a retirement account is a very slow plan.
Even when change is elective, it will disorient you. You may go through anxiety. You will miss aspects of your former life. It doesn't matter. The trick is to know in advance of making any big change that you're going to be thrown off your feet by it. So you prepare for this inevitable disorientation and steady yourself to get through it. Then you take the challenge, make the change, and achieve your dream.
Are great things ever done smoothly ? Time, patience, and indomitable will must show.
There is nothing wrong with change, if it is in the right direction.
Be bold, and mighty forces will come to your aid.
You see, when we have the opportunity of working out, you'll see that your way of thinking is definitely not the same as mine. Art, after all, is a means of acquiring personal liberty. Your way is not my way nor mine yours.