Inspirational Quotes
Volunteering is not a choice, it's a responsibility.
You must think of failure and defeat as the spring boards to new achievements, and to the next level of accomplishment.
Well done is better than well said.
Boldness in business is the first, second and third thing.
If you feel you have no faults there's another one.
He who conquers himself has won a greater victory than he who conquers a city.
In order to succeed you must fail so that you know what not to do the next time.
Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream.
We can let circumstances rule us, or we can take charge and rule our lives from within
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.
Do not believe in anything simply because you have heard it. Do not believe in anything simply because it is spoken and rumored by many. Do not believe in anything simply because it is found written in your religious books. Do not believe in anything merely on the authority of your teachers and elders. Do not believe in traditions because they have been handed down for many generations. But after observation and analysis, when you find that anything agrees with reason and is conducive to the good and benefit of one and all, then accept it and live up to it.
Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.
Too many of us look upon Americans as dollar chasers. This is a cruel libel, even if it is reiterated thoughtlessly by the Americans themselves.
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.
You may have to fight a battle more than once to win.
It doesn't matter how much milk you spill as long as you don't lose the cow.
This above all, To Thine Own Self Be True.
Look up and not down, look forward and not back, look out and not in, and lend a hand.
Happiness comes of the capacity to feel deeply, to enjoy simply, to think freely, to risk life, to be needed.
The significance of a man is not in what he attains but in what he longs to attain.
Joy can be real only if people look on their life as a service, and have a definite object in life outside themselves and their personal happiness.
Practice loving people. It is true that this requires effort and continued practice, for some are not very lovable, or so it seems - with emphasis on "seems". Every person has lovable qualities when you really learn to know him.
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.
When you get into a tight place and everything goes against you, till it seems you cannot hold on a minute longer, never give up then for that is just the place and time the tide will turn.
He who dares nothing need hope for nothing.
Wherever we look upon this earth, the opportunities take shape within the problems.
Wisdom is knowledge, rightly applied.
The whole art of teaching is only the art of awakening the natural curiosity of young minds for the purpose of satisfying it afterwards.
Those who work at a thing heart and soul not only achieve success in it but through their absorption in that they also realize the supreme truth - brahman. Those who work at a thing with their whole heart receive help from god.
Too many people are thinking of security instead of opportunity. They seem more afraid of life than death.
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.
When you do the wrong thing, knowing it is wrong, you do so because you have n't developed the habit of effectively controlling or neutralizing strong inner urges that tempt you, or because you have established the wrong habit and don't know how to eliminate them effectively.
There is no luck except where there is discipline.
Love does not consist in gazing at each other but in looking outward together in the same direction.
The show must go on.
if you can't lift the corners, let the middle sag.
"Great works are performed not by strength but by perseverance."
Go as far as you can see and when you get there, you will always be able to see farther.
Ideas without action are worthless.
Be careful the environment you choose for it will shape you ; be careful the friends you choose for you will become like them.
Whoever renders service to many puts himself in line for greatness -- great wealth, great return, great satisfaction, great reputation, and great joy.
When we place blame, we give away our power.
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.
Intelligence without ambition is like a bird without wings.
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.
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 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.
The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires.
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.
Service is the rent we pay for being. It is the very purpose of life, and not something you do in your spare time
Let thy words be few.
Continuous effort, not strength or intelligence, is the key to unlocking our potential.
It is in your moments of decision that your destiny is shaped.
It is not the man who has too little, but the man who craves more, that is poor.
If money is your hope for independence, you will never have it. The only real security that a man can have in this world is a reserve of knowledge, experience and ability.
Success is nothing more than a few simple disciplines, practiced every day.
If you can't do it today, what makes you think you can do it tomorrow.
To succeed you need to find something to hold on to, something to motivate you, something to inspire you.
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Never bring the problem solving stage into the decision making stage. Otherwise, you surrender yourself to the problem rather than the solution.
Leadership is much more an art, a belief, a condition of the heart, than a set of things to do. The visible signs of artful leadership are expressed, ultimately, in its practice.
A short saying often contains much wisdom.
I didn't have time to hire half my coaching staff. I didn't know any of the players by sight, but somehow we got through spring ball with the help of a couple of graduate assistants.
Take calculated risks. That is quite different from being rash.
When you discover your mission, you will feel its demand. It will fill you with enthusiasm and a burning desire to get to work on it.
Are we to love only those who deserve our love ? Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy. But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you , that ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven.
It is the level-headed man, the calm man, of good judgment and cool nerves, of great sympathy and love, who does good work and so does good to himself.
Wealth is the product of man's ability to think.
Where there's life, there's hope.
Live with passion.
No matter how big government gets, and no matter how many services it provides, it can never take the place of volunteers.
You become what you think about.
I am resolved that I will not through my humility become the devil's attorney. I will endeavor to speak a good word for the truth.
I am both pleased but astonished by the fact that mankind has not yet begun to use all the means and devices that are available for destruction. I hope that such weapons are never manufactured in quantity.
There comes a moment when you have to stop revving up the car and shove it into gear.
Success in the affairs of life often serves to hide one's abilities, whereas adversity frequently gives one an opportunity to discover them.
No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.
When the student is ready, the teacher will appear.
Security is mostly a superstition. It does not exist in nature, nor do the children of men as a whole experience it. Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. Life is either a daring adventure, or nothing.
Small opportunities are often the beginning of great enterprises.
In order to form an immaculate member of a flock of sheep one must, above all, be a sheep.
Children are all foreigners.
Get busy living or get busy dying.
It is one of the most beautiful compensations of life, that no man can sincerely try to help another without helping himself.
Integrity is telling myself the truth. And honesty is telling the truth to other people.
Our real problem is not our strength today ; it is rather the vital necessity of action today to ensure strength tomorrow.
Victory belongs to the most persevering.
Life can be pulled by goals just as surely as it can be pushed by drives.
Each person born into this world represents something new, something that never existed before, something original and unique.
Never live in the past but always learn from it.
All power is within you. You can do anything and everything. Believe in that. Do not believe that you are weak, do not believe that you are half-crazy lunatics, as most of us do nowadays. Stand up and express the divinity within you. Truth is eternal.