Inspirational Quotes
Everyone's life is an object lesson to others.
Nothing gives one person so much advantage over another as to remain always cool and unruffled under all circumstances.
A bend in the road is not the end of the road unless you fail to make the turn.
Seek the lofty by reading, hearing and seeing great work at some moment every day.
It is not what we take up, but what we give up, that makes us rich.
What you do speaks so loudly that I cannot hear what you say.
What we do not see, what most of us never suspect of existing, is the silent but irresistible power which comes to the rescue of those who fight on in the face of discouragement.
It's not hard to make decisions when you know what your values are.
Education's purpose is to replace an empty mind with an open one.
The release of atom power has changed everything except our way of thinking, the solution to this problem lies in the heart of mankind. If only I had known, I should have become a watchmaker.
Constant dripping hollows out a stone.
Do we not all agree to call rapid thought and noble impulse by the name of inspiration ?
You must consider the bottom line, but make it integrity before profits.
Whether you think you can or think you can't - you are right.
You have not lived until you have done something for someone who can never repay you.
Unfortunately, there seems to be far more opportunity out there than ability... . We should remember that good fortune often happens when opportunity meets with preparation.
Adversity is wont to reveal genius, prosperity to hide it.
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.
Don't ever give up.
When you reach for the stars, you may not get one, but you won't come up with a handful of mud, either.
Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance.
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.
I say to you today, my friends, that in spite of the difficulties and frustrations of the moment, I still have a dream.
To go fast, row slowly.
We shall neither fail nor falter, we shall not weaken or tire. Give us the tools and we will finish the job.
The very use of the word savage, as it is applied in its general sense, I am inclined to believe is an abuse of the word, and the people to whom it is applied.
Defeat is not defeat unless accepted as a reality in your own mind.
A wise man adapts himself to circumstances as water shapes itself to the vessel that contains it.
The foolish man seeks happiness in the distance, the wise grows it under his feet.
As a mother of teenagers, do you know how many times I picked up the phone to apologize to my own mother ?
First law on holes - when you're in one, stop digging.
Once you have mastered time, you will understand how true it is that most people overestimate what they can accomplish in a year - and underestimate what they can achieve in a decade !
When I hear somebody sigh, life is hard, I am always tempted to ask, compared to what ?
To be a leader, you must stand for something, or fall for anything.
My faith is in the younger generation, the modern generation, out of them will come my workers. They will work out the whole problem, like lions.
We simply assume that the way we see things is the way they really are or the way they should be. And our attitudes and behaviors grow out of these assumptions.
Be not afraid of growing slowly, be afraid only of standing still.
Being defeated is often a temporary condition. Giving up is what makes it permanent.
No alibi will save you from accepting the responsibility.
The courage to be is the courage to accept oneself, in spite of being unacceptable.
Time is free, but it's priceless. You can't own it, but you can use it. You can't keep it, but you can spend it. Once you've lost it, you can never get it back.
What is strength without a double share of wisdom ?
A teacher, a really good teacher, is never a giver of truth; he is a guide, a pointer to truth. Therefore, a good teacher, or, more appropriately, a guide, studies each student individually and helps to awaken the student to explore himself, both internally and externally, and ultimately to integrate himself with his being. All in all, a teacher acts as a catalyst, and not only must he have a tremendous understanding; he must also possess a sensitive mind with great flexibility and adaptability.
There are no mistakes, save one, the failure to learn from a mistake.
All men dream, but unequally. Those that dream at night in the dusty recesses of their minds awake the next day to find that their dreams were just vanity. But those who dream during the day with their eyes wide open are dangerous men , they act out their dreams to make them reality.
When your self-worth goes up, your net worth goes up with it.
The test is to recognize the mistake, admit it and correct it. To have tried to do something and failed is vastly better than to have tried to do nothing and succeeded.
You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete.
If at first you don't succeed, try, try again.
The way for a young man to rise is to improve himself in every way he can, never suspecting that anybody wishes to hinder him.
The only gift is a portion of thyself.
Let us live so that when we come to die even the undertaker will be sorry.
One of the things I keep learning is that the secret of being happy is doing things for other people.
This is the beginning of a new day.
The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining.
Knowledge is proud that she knows so much , wisdom is humble that she knows no more.
Happiness comes of the capacity to feel deeply, to enjoy simply, to think freely, to risk life, to be needed.
The path to success is to take massive, determined action.
We are what and where we are because we have first imagined it.
Fractures well cured make us more strong.
Understanding can overcome any situation, however mysterious or insurmountable it may appear to be.
Money was never a big motivation for me, except as a way to keep score. The real excitement is playing the game. quotes
Get into a line that you will find to be a deep personal interest, something you really enjoy spending twelve to fifteen hours a day working at, and the rest of the time thinking about.
People don't care how much you know, until they know how much you care.
The individual activity of one man with backbone will do more than a thousand men with a mere wishbone.
Few people think more than two or three times a year. I have made an international reputation by thinking once or twice a week.
The person who makes a success of living is the one who sees his goal steadily and aims for it unswervingly. That is dedication.
From success to failure is one step , from failure to success is a long road.
Do not bite at the bait of pleasure till you know there is no hook beneath it.
Live in such a way that you would not be ashamed to sell your parrot to the town gossip.
Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goals.
What is a friend ? A single soul dwelling in two bodies.
Our inventions are wont to be pretty toys, which distract our attention from serious things. They are but improved means to an unimproved end, an end which was already but too easy to arrive at
All misfortune is but a stepping stone to fortune.
The show must go on.
The miracle power that elevates the few is to be found in their industry, application and perseverance, under the promptings of a brave determined spirit.
When you become detached mentally from yourself and concentrate on helping other people with their difficulties, you will be able to cope with your own more effectively. Somehow, the act of self-giving is a personal power-releasing factor.
A smile is an inexpensive way to improve your looks.
Nothing will ever be attempted if all possible objections must first be overcome.
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.
I was never tired of listening to his wisdom or imparting my own.
Even though I am nearly deaf, I seem to be gifted with a kind of inner hearing which enables me to detect sounds and noises which the ordinary person does not hear.
Everything in the world we want to do or get done, we must do with and through people.
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.
You can make more friends in two months by becoming interested in other people than you can in two years by trying to get other people interested in you.
It takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it. If you think about that, you'll do things differently.
Treat a man as he is and he will remain as he is. Treat a man as he can and should be and he will become as he can and should be.
It is far more impressive when others discover your good qualities without your help.
The price of success is hard work, dedication to the job at hand, and the determination that whether we win or lose, we have applied the best of ourselves to the task at hand.
It is better to do the wrong thing than to do nothing.
There is no such thing as failure. There are only results.
Great minds have purposes others have wishes.