Inspirational Quotes
What the mind of man can conceive and believe, it can achieve.
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.
Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishment.
Life is too short to ponder the "what if's " and fear rejection.
I do not resent criticism, even when, for the sake of emphasis, it parts for the time with reality.
One joy scatters a hundred griefs.
Conflict itself is, of course, a sign of relative health as you would know if you ever met really apathetic people, really hopeless people, people who have given up hoping, striving, and coping.
The unexamined life is not worth living.
We do our best that we know how at the moment, and if it doesn't turn out, we modify it.
Our goals can only be reached through a vehicle of a plan, in which we must fervently believe, and upon which we must vigorously act. There is no other route to success.
I say to you today, my friends, that in spite of the difficulties and frustrations of the moment, I still have a dream.
Admission of ignorance is often the first step in our education.
I do not take a single newspaper, nor read one a month, and I feel myself infinitely the happier for it.
Hold fast to dreams, for if dreams die, life is a broken winged bird that cannot fly.
Life is what you make it.
Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.
People rarely succeed unless they have fun in what they are doing.
People with goals succeed because they know where they're going.
If you can't do it today, what makes you think you can do it tomorrow.
The great and glorious masterpiece of man is to know how to live to purpose.
I awoke this morning with devout thanksgiving for my friends, the old and the new.
Until a person can say deeply and honestly, "I am what I am today because of the choices I made yesterday'', that person can not say, "I choose otherwise''.
Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.
Some people plant in the spring and leave in the summer. If you're signed up for a season, see it through. You don't have to stay forever, but at least stay until you see it through.
The only guide to man is his conscience , the only shield to his memory is the rectitude and sincerity of his actions. It is very imprudent to walk through life without this shield, because we are so often mocked by the failure of our hopes and the upsetting of our calculations, but with this shield, however the fates may play, we march always in the ranks of honor.
Argue for your limitations, and sure enough they're yours.
First comes thought, then organization of that thought, into ideas and plans, then transformation of those plans into reality. The beginning, as you will observe, is in your imagination.
Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity.
Times of great calamity and confusion have ever been productive of the greatest minds. The purest ore is produced from the hottest furnace, and the brightest thunderbolt is elicited from the darkest storm.
Great changes may not happen right away, but with effort even the difficult may become easy.
The heart is wiser than the intellect.
Seldom does an individual exceed his own expectations.
No legacy is so rich as honesty.
Whatever the mind can conceive and believe, it can achieve.
It is what you learn after you know it all that counts.
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.
Men stumble over the truth from time to time but most pick themselves up and hurry off as if nothing happened.
You can't build a reputation on what you are going to do.
If your ship doesn't come in, swim out to it.
Champions are a rare breed. They see beyond the dangers, the risks, the obstacles, and the hardships.
If you don't like something, change it, if you can't change it, change your attitude.
Stand upon the self, only then can we truly love the world. Take a very high stand, knowing our universal nature, we must look with perfect calmness upon all the panorama of the world.
It has always been my belief that a man should do his best, regardless of how much he receives for his services, or the number of people he may be serving or the class of people served.
Make the second effort your second nature.
Goals give you more than a reason to get up in the morning, they are an incentive to keep you going all day. Goals tend to tap the deeper resources and draw the best out of life.
For changes to be of any true value, they've got to be lasting and consistent.
Mistakes are painful when they happen, but years later a collection of mistakes is what is called experience.
Failure is a detour, not a dead-end street.
The more we grow in love, virtue and holiness, the more we see love, virtue and holiness outside.
Success is the child of audacity.
You always succeed in producing a result.
Charity should begin at home, but should not stay there. Philip Brooks Children are the reward of life.
We shall show mercy, but we shall not ask for it.
Do not take life too seriously. You will never get out of it alive.
The man of virtue makes the difficulty to be overcome his first business, and success only a subsequent consideration.
The power is detested, and miserable the life, of him who wishes to be feared rather than to be loved.
Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius -- and a lot of courage -- to move in the opposite direction.
There was no hope on earth, and god seemed to have forgotten us. Some said they saw the son of god, others did not see him. If he had come, he would do some great things as he had done before. We doubted it because we had seen neither him nor his works.
The worst thing you can try to do is cling to something that is gone, or to recreate it.
Advice after the mischief is like medicine after death.
Successful people are always looking for opportunities to help others. Unsuccessful people are always asking, " What's in it for me ? ".
My religion consists of a humble admiration of the illimitable superior spirit who reveals himself in the slight details we are able to perceive with our frail and feeble mind.
An education isn't how much you have committed to memory, or even how much you know. It's being able to differentiate between what you do know and what you don't.
Pep without purpose is piffle.
Life is a gift, and it offers us the privilege, opportunity, and responsibility to give something back by becoming more.
Great thoughts speak only to the thoughtful mind, but great actions speak to all mankind.
This is no time for ease and comfort. It is the time to dare and endure.
Those who deny freedom to others, deserve it not for themselves ; and under a just God, cannot long retain it.
Become a possibilitarian. No matter how dark things seem to be or actually are, raise your sights and see possibilities -- always see them, for they're always there.
Along with trustworthiness, consistency is the thing to look for when you surround yourself with people who can help you on your quest.
It means a great deal to those who are oppressed to know that they are not alone. And never let anyone tell you that what you are doing is insignificant. Bishop
Success is achieved and maintained by those who try and keep trying.
Happiness is where we find it, but rarely where we seek it.
The difficulties and distresses to which we have been exposed during the war must now be forgotten. We must endeavor to let our ways be the way of pleasantness and all our paths peace.
The quality of a man's life is in direct proportion to his commitment to excellence, regardless of his chosen field of endeavor.
Words do two major things : They provide food for the mind and create light for understanding and awareness.
Never fear what will become of you, depend on no one. Only the moments you reject all help, are you free. Fear is death, fear is sin, fear is hell, fear is unrighteousness, and fear is wrong life.
Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul.
Our intentions create our reality.
The wealth of a soul is measured by how much it can feel, its poverty by how little.
Many have encountered and overcome the challenge of homelessness Many men go fishing all their lives not knowing it is not fish they are after.
Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get.
Trust men and they will be true to you, treat them greatly, and they will show themselves great.
No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.
I have failed over and over again. That is why I succeed.
Go to the people. Learn from them. Live with them. Start with what they know. Build with what they have. The best of leaders when the job is done, when the task is accomplished, the people will say we have done it ourselves.
To do great things is difficult, but to command great things is more difficult.
Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all.
As a cure for worrying, work is far better than whiskey. I always found that, if I began to worry, the best thing I could do was focus upon doing something useful and then work very hard at it. Soon, I would forget what was troubling me.
It is better to do the wrong thing than to do nothing.
Each person born into this world represents something new, something that never existed before, something original and unique.
Obstacles are great incentives.