Inspirational Quotes
Nothing could be worse than the fear that one had given up too soon, and left one unexpended effort that might have saved the world.
I maintained my edge by always being a student, you will always have something new to learn.
Progress is the activity of today and the assurance of tomorrow
if you can't lift the corners, let the middle sag.
The best way to find yourself, is to lose yourself in the service of others.
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.
The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched. They must be felt with the heart.
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%.
Success is having a flair for the thing that you are doing , knowing that is it not enough, that you have got to have hard work and a certain sense of purpose.
The harder I work, the luckier I get.
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.
The way we communicate with others and with ourselves ultimately determines the quality of our lives.
Love cures people, both the ones who give it and the ones who receive it.
Give me a lever long enough and a fulcrum on which to place it, and I shall move the world.
There is always room for those who can be relied upon to delivery the goods when they say they will.
It is no sin to attempt and fail. The only sin is to not make the attempt.
Do not take life too seriously. You will never get out of it alive.
Live life to the fullest.
Life must be lived on a higher plane. We must go up to a higher platform, to which we are always invited to ascend, there, the whole aspect of things changes.
"Every achiever I have ever met says, 'My life turned around when I began to believe in me.'"
Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.
Make the most of yourself, for that is all there is of you.
Minds are like parachutes, they function only when open.
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.
I don't like the man. I must get to know him better.
Self-suggestion makes you master of yourself.
They alone live, who live for others.
But were we burthen'd with like weight of pain, As much, or more, we should ourselves complain.
It is far more impressive when others discover your good qualities without your help.
Talkers are no good doers.
Come to the edge. We can't. We're afraid. We can't. We will fall ! Come to the edge. And they came. And he pushed them. And they flew.
We have to go back to philosophy to treat things as they are. We are suffering from our own karma. It is not the fault of god. What we do is our own fault, nothing else. Why should god be blamed ?
Ideals serve well as our guides. They are like beacons on a journey , they do not permit us to tarry, as though our goal and rest were already contained in them.
There is something that is much more scarce, something rarer than ability. It is the ability to recognize ability.
Man shapes himself through decisions that shape his environment.
Love is a bird, she needs to fly.
The greatest part of our happiness depends on our dispositions, not our circumstances.
Great minds have purpose, while others just have wishes.
The secret of success is learning how to use pain and pleasure instead of having pain and pleasure use you. If you do that, you're in control of your life. If you don't, life controls you.
I believe that it is better to tell the truth than a lie. I believe it is better to be free than to be a slave. And I believe it is better to know than to be ignorant.
This is the first day, of the rest of your life.
In prosperity, our friends know us , in adversity, we know our friends.
Motivation is like food for the brain. You can not get enough in one sitting. It needs continual and regular refills.
Real success is finding your lifework in the work that you love.
Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going!
We are what our thoughts have made us, so take care about what you think. Words are secondary. Thoughts live, they travel far.
Seize the day.
It's not the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog.
You can not step twice into the same river, for other waters are continually flowing on.
is the greatest gift of the mind , it requires the same effort of the brain that it takes to balance oneself on a bicycle.
Never say more than is necessary.
A mature man is his own judge. In the end, his only form of support is being faithful to his own convictions. The advice of others may be welcomed invaluable, but it does not free him from responsibility.
Instruction does not prevent wasted time or mistakes, and mistakes themselves are often the best teachers of all.
To become a leader, then, you must become yourself, become the maker of your own life.
Love sees roses without thorns.
Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.
People are always blaming their circumstances for what they are. I don't believe in circumstances. The people who get on in the world are the people who get up and look for the circumstances they want and if they can't find them, make them.
Effective people are not problem-minded , they're opportunity-minded. They feed opportunities and starve problems.
Sometimes our light goes out but is blown into flame by another human being. Each of us owes deepest thanks to those who have rekindled this light.
When your self-worth goes up, your net worth goes up with it.
The pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.
What is tolerance ? It is the consequence of humanity. We are all formed of frailty and error , let us pardon reciprocally each other's folly - that is the first law of nature.
Adversity is sometimes hard upon a man , but for one man who can stand prosperity, there are a hundred that will stand adversity.
Children are all foreigners.
The key to everything is patience. You get the chicken by hatching the egg, not by smashing it open.
You must be the change you wish to see in the world.
What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.
If there is anything that a man can do well, I say let him do it. Give him a chance.
Dreams are the reality of tomorrow.
You have not lived until you have done something for someone who can never repay you.
Remove failure as an option.
It is the very essence of good leadership to give away all credit for positive achievement, to identify only team goals and always to refer to them as such.
What wisdom can you find that is greater than kindness ?
Losers make promises they often break. Winners make commitments they always keep.
Live in the sunshine, swim the sea, drink the wild air
It is the surmounting of difficulties that make heroes.
Whatever we leave to God, God does and blesses us.
Inch by inch, it's a cinch.
I always tried to turn every disaster into an opportunity.
That is a lesson for all life - face the terrible, face it boldly. Like the monkeys, the hardships of life fall back when we cease to flee before them.
No man can stand on top because he is put there.
Will springs from the two elements of moral sense and self-interest.
Blessed are the peacemakers for they shall be called the children of God.
One of the strongest motives that lead men to art and science is escape from everyday life with its painful crudity and hopeless dreariness, from the fetters of one's own ever-shifting desires. A finely tempered nature longs to escape from the personal life into the world of objective perception and thought.
He who has great power should use it lightly.
All labor that uplifts humanity has dignity and importance and should be undertaken with painstaking excellence.
Champions aren't made in the gyms. Champions are made from something they have deep inside them, a desire, a dream, a vision.
Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined.
Ideals are like stars, you will not succeed in touching them with your hands, but like the seafaring man on the desert of waters, you choose them as your guides, and following them, you reach your destiny.
Dedicate yourself to the good you deserve and desire for yourself. Give yourself peace of mind. You deserve to be happy. You deserve delight.
First law on holes - when you're in one, stop digging.
For changes to be of any true value, they've got to be lasting and consistent.