Inspirational Quotes
Our limitations and success will be based most often on our own expectations for ourselves. What the mind dwells upon, the body acts upon.
The only place success comes before work is in the dictionary.
Intelligence without ambition is like a bird without wings.
What concerns me is not the way things are, but rather the way people think things are.
I think there is something, more important than believing : Action ! The world is full of dreamers, there aren't enough who will move ahead and begin to take concrete steps to actualize their vision.
Know thyself.
Basing our happiness on our ability to control everything is futile.
Persistence is to the character of man as carbon is to steel.
You must learn from your past mistakes, but not lean on your past successes.
The life which is unexamined is not worth living
Minds are like parachutes, they only function when they are open.
Shri Ramakrishna used to say, "As long as I live, so long do I learn". That man or that society which has nothing to learn is already in the jaws of death. Heart and core of everything here is good, that whatever may be the surface waves, deep down and underlying everything, there is an infinite basis of goodness and love.
Don't be afraid to take a big step if one is indicated , you can't cross a chasm in two small jumps.
No great man ever complains of want of opportunities.
Success often comes to those who dare to act. It seldom goes to the timid who are ever afraid of the consequences.
I demolish my bridges behind methen there is no choice but to move forward. Firdtjof Nansen I do not cast my eyes away from my troubles. I pack them in as little compass as I can for myself, and never let them annoy others.
If you are afraid of failure you don’t deserve to be successful!
What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals.
I believe that it is better to learn from the diverse people around us than to try in vain to emulate them, better to be a teacher than a role model. As strong as my legs are, it is my mind that has made me a champion.
Life is a do-it yourself project.
For anything worth having one must pay the price; and the price is always work, patience, love, self-sacrifice. No paper currency, no promises to pay, but the gold of real service.
Misfortunes often sharpen the genius.
It is better to light one candle than to curse the darkness.
Actions speak louder than words.
Reason is like an open secret that can become known to anyone at any time , it is the quiet space into which everyone can enter through his own thought.
There is only one way... to get anybody to do anything. And that is by making the other person want to do it.
The only way to make sure people you agree with can speak is to support the rights of people you don't agree with.
Four steps to achievement : plan purposely, prepare prayerfully, proceed positively, pursue persistently.
Try to be happy in this present moment, and put not off being so to a time to come, as though that time should be of another make from this which has already come and is ours.
Keep the Faith.
Success in life has nothing to do with what you gain in life or accomplish for yourself. It's what you do for others.
Peace can not be kept by force. It can only be achieved by understanding.
The handgun would not be my choice of weapon if I knew I was going to a fight. ...I'd choose a rifle, a shotgun, an RPG or an atomic bomb instead.
No matter how small, acknowledge the achievement.
Ability is sexless.
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.
The more credit you give away, the more will come back to you. The more you help others, the more they will want to help you.
A human being is a part of a whole, called by us _universe_ , a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feelings as something separated from the rest... a kind of optical delusion of his consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our personal desires and to affection for a few persons nearest to us. Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty.
Gravitation is not responsible for people falling in love.
A 'No' uttered from deepest conviction is better and greater than a 'Yes' merely uttered to please, or what is worse, to avoid trouble.
A person's true wealth is the good he or she does in the world.
Procrastination is the thief of time.
A fellow doesn't last long on what he has done. He has to keep on delivering.
When defeat comes, accept it as a signal that your plans are not sound, rebuild those plans, and set sail once more toward your coveted goal.
People rarely succeed unless they have fun in what they are doing.
Success is nothing more than a few simple disciplines, practiced every day.
There is no such thing as failure. There are only results.
Take control of your consistent emotions and begin to consciously and deliberately reshape your daily experience of life.
To ask the hard question is simple.
A smile is a curve that sets everything straight.
A dream is a wish your heart makes.
To wear your heart on your sleeve isn't a very good plan, you should wear it inside, where it functions best.
A man is about as big as the things that make him angry.
The ability to convert ideas to things is the secret to outward success.
Happiness is where we find it, but rarely where we seek it.
Always do right, this will gratify some and astonish the rest.
Effective communication is 20% what you know and 80% how you feel about what you know.
Winners take time to relish their work, knowing that scaling the mountain is what makes the view from the top so exhilarating.
Never say anything about yourself you do not want to come true.
Give a man a fish and he will eat for the day, teach a man to fish and he will eat for a lifetime.
I awoke this morning with devout thanksgiving for my friends, the old and the new.
If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost , that is where they should be. Now put the foundations under them.
There are times when a man should be content with what he has but never with what he is.
The first step towards success in any occupation is to become interested in it.
Take things as they are. Punch when you have to punch. Kick when you have to kick.
If you want to succeed you should strike out on new paths, rather than travel the worn paths of accepted success.
What is the use of living if it be not to strive for noble causes and to make this muddled world a better place for those who will live in it after we are gone.
Go as far as you can see and when you get there, you will always be able to see farther.
Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.
I keep my ideals, because in spite of everything, I still believe that people are really good at heart.
When love and skill work together expect a masterpiece.
Forget about the consequences of failure. Failure is only a temporary change in direction to set you straight for your next success.
The significance of a man is not in what he attains but in what he longs to attain.
As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.
Believe it is possible to solve your problem. Tremendous things happen to the believer. So believe the answer will come. It will.
You learn as much from those who have failed as from those who have succeeded.
Remember happiness doesn't depend on who you are or what you have, it depends solely upon what you think.
To be happy, we must not be too concerned with others.
Everyone enjoys doing the kind of work for which he is best suited.
Whenever your present situation, I assure you that you are not your habits. You can replace old patterns of self-defeating behavior with new patterns, new habits of the effectiveness, happiness, and trust-based relationships.
The time is always right to do what is right.
There is no exercise better for the heart than reaching down and lifting people up.
All progress occurs because people dare to be different
The worst thing you can try to do is cling to something that is gone, or to recreate it.
Think and grow rich.
He who never made a mistake never made a discovery.
If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer.
Good fortune and bad are equally necessary to man, to fit him to meet the contingencies of this life.
You will become as small as your controlling desire, as great as your dominant aspiration.
Winning isn't everything, but wanting to win is.
The road to success is lined with many tempting parking spaces.
Dwell not on the past. Use it to illustrate a point, then leave it behind. Nothing really matters except what you do now in this instant of time. From this moment onwards you can be an entirely different person, filled with love and understanding, ready with an outstretched hand, uplifted and positive in every thought and deed.