Inspirational Quotes
You can be greater than anything that can happen to you.
Don't ask yourself what the world needs , ask yourself what makes you come alive. And then go and do that. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.
We are still masters of our fate. We are still captains of our souls.
Tolerance can lead to learning something.
God is merciful to those whom he sees struggling heart and soul for realization. But remain idle, without any struggle, and you will see that his grace will never come.
Be loyal to people in their absence. Then watch how others begin having more faith and confidence in you, because they know you won't be talking about them behind their backs.
I want everyone to be the way I strive to become -- to be himself in his truth. Do not follow me, follow yourself ! is the existential challenge. Self-being awakens self-being but does not force itself on it.
It's not whether you get knocked down, it's whether you get back up.
It's not what happens to you, it's what you do about it that makes the difference.
The pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.
Whoever renders service to many puts himself in line for greatness -- great wealth, great return, great satisfaction, great reputation, and great joy.
Listen with regard when others talk. Give your time and energy to others, let others have their own way, do things for reasons other than furthering your own needs.
People are not lazy. They simply have impotent goals - that is, goals that do not inspire them.
"I am the thread that runs through all these pearls", and each pearl is a religion or even a sect thereof. Such are the different pearls, and god is the thread that runs through all of them, most people, however, are entirely unconscious of it.
The difference between the impossible and the possible lies in a persons determination.
The measure of a man is the way he bears up under misfortune.
Why is it that the more mistakes people make, the more paranoid they become about other people's mistakes ?
If we don't change, we don't grow. If we don't grow, we aren't really living.
Take control of your consistent emotions and begin to consciously and deliberately reshape your daily experience of life.
I do not think there is any other quality so essential to success of any kind as the quality of perseverance. It overcomes almost everything, even nature.
As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.
You have your way. I have my way. As for the right way, the correct way, and the only way, it does not exist.
Don't quit.
What would you attempt to do if you knew you could not fail ?
If we all did the things we are really capable of doing, we would literally astound ourselves.
Without a general an army is lost.
Those who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream only by night.
You're on the road to success when you realize that failure is only a detour.
First say to yourself what you would be , and then do what you have to do.
Every time we open our mouths, men look into our minds.
Live with passion.
Let's roll.
Why should a man be moral ? Because this strengthens his will.
Nothing is predestined The obstacles of your past can become the gateways that lead to new beginnings.
A Native American grandfather was talking to his grandson about how he felt. He said, 'I feel as if I have two wolves fighting in my heart. One wolf is the vengeful, violent one, the other wolf is the loving compassionate one.' The grandson asked him, 'Which wolf will win the fight in your heart?' The grandfather answered, 'The one I feed.'
I'm not here just to make a living, I'm here to make a difference.
Positive thinking will let you do everything better than negative thinking will.
Common sense is the knack of seeing things as they are, and doing things as they ought to be done.
Begin with the end in mind.
Sometimes by losing a battle you find a new way to win the war.
Throughout the centuries there have been men who took the first steps down new roads armed with nothing but their own vision.
Self-suggestion makes you master of yourself.
The art of living lies less in eliminating our troubles than in growing with them.
All or our dreams can come true if we have the courage to pursue them. -
Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.
He who treads the path of love walks a thousand meters as if it were only one.
Look up and not down, look forward and not back, look out and not in, and lend a hand.
I am not sure I should have dared to start , but I am sure that I should not have dared to stop.
Understanding can overcome any situation, however mysterious or insurmountable it may appear to be.
Seldom does an individual exceed his own expectations.
Wisdom is knowing what to do next.
The real leader has no need to lead, he is content to point the way.
He who dares nothing need hope for nothing.
We are made for loving. If we don't love, we will be like plants without water.
Ideas... they have the power
The "how" thinker gets problems solved effectively because he wastes no time with futile "ifs".
We are ever free if we would only believe it, only have faith enough. You are the soul, free and eternal, ever free, ever blessed. Have faith enough and you will be free in a minute.
Things turn out best for people who make the best of the way things turn out.
If you want to succeed you should strike out on new paths, rather than travel the worn paths of accepted success.
The Missouri is, perhaps, different in appearance and character from all other rivers in the world. There is a terror in its manner which is sensibly felt, the moment we enter its muddy waters from the Mississippi.
You have to think anyway, so why not think big ?
The only way to have a friend is to be one.
Happiness is a state of mind.
When love and skill work together expect a masterpiece.
The unexamined life is not worth living.
Want to learn to eat a lot ? Here it is : Eat a little. That way, you will be around long enough to eat a lot.
Into the hands of every individual is given a marvelous power for good or evil -- the silent, unconscious, unseen influence of his life. This is simply the constant radiation of what man really is, not what he pretends to be.
In all the other movies that I’ve done, as well as my life. You know, I’ve been tagged. I guess we all have been tagged, right? We’re all alive. Right here, right now! This is happening. We’re alive!
Go as far as you can see and when you get there, you will always be able to see farther.
What doesn't kill me, makes me stronger.
Joy is a net of love by which you can catch souls.
I want to know God's thoughts ; the rest are details.
The path to success is to take massive, determined action.
An army of a thousand is easy to find, but, ah, how difficult to find a general.
Find something you love to do and you'll never have to work a day in your life.
Honesty characterizes the person and enables him to create an identity, to communicate a real presence, and to establish authentic bonds with others. The individual increasingly comes to know who he is through the stand he takes when he expresses his ideas, values, beliefs, and convictions, and through the declaration and ownership of his feelings.
Most people are about as happy as they make up their mind to be.
It is better to have loved and lost than to never have loved.
The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining.
Don't argue for other people's weaknesses. Don't argue for your own. When you make a mistake, admit it, correct it, and learn from it -- immediately.
We need to embrace that the things that we love come to an end. And to not take them for granted. To step back & make sure we really live in the moments which matter to us. Not just being there as a participant. But to really be there a 100%.
It's easier to prepare and prevent, than to repair and repent.
'Wake Me When It's Funny'
Since you get more joy out of giving joy to others, you should put a good deal of thought into the happiness that you are able to give.
Never cut a tree down in the wintertime. Never make a negative decision in the low time.
Those who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream only by night.
Great spirits have always found violent opposition from mediocrities. The latter can not understand it when a man does not thoughtlessly submit to hereditary prejudices but honestly and courageously uses his intelligence.
Words do two major things : They provide food for the mind and create light for understanding and awareness.
Nothing is more validating and affirming than feeling understood. And the moment a person begins feeling understood, that person becomes far more open to influence and change.
No man or woman is an island. To exist just for yourself is meaningless. You can achieve the most satisfaction when you feel related to some greater purpose in life, something greater than yourself.
Many hands make light work.
Basing our happiness on our ability to control everything is futile.