Inspirational Quotes
It is possible to fail in many ways while to succeed is possible only in one way.
No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.
Happiness is where we find it, but rarely where we seek it.
The glow of inspiration warms us, it is a holy rapture.
No great man ever complains of want of opportunities.
What we see depends mainly on what we look for.
Never, never, never give up.
Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.
We are what our thoughts have made us, so take care about that you think.
The death of fear is in doing what you fear to do.
There are two kinds of failures. The man who will do nothing he is told, and the man who will do nothing else.
As far as the laws of mathematics refer to reality, they are not certain, as far as they are certain, they do not refer to reality.
A friend is one who knows us, but loves us anyway.
A ship is safe in harbor, but thats not what ships are for.
A little more moderation would be good. Of course, my life hasn't exactly been one of moderation.
The release of atom power has changed everything except our way of thinking, the solution to this problem lies in the heart of mankind. If only I had known, I should have become a watchmaker.
The man who has no imagination has no wings.
Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you will land among the stars.
Live out of your imagination, not your history.
To reach a port we must sail, sometimes with the wind and sometimes against it. But we must not drift or lie at anchor.
Happiness is a butterfly, which, when pursued, is always just beyond your grasp, but which, if you will sit down quietly, may alight upon you.
We are so lazy, we do not want to do anything ourselves. We want a personal god, a savior or a prophet to do everything for us. Long as we believe ourselves to be even the least different from god, fear remains with us, but when we know ourselves to be the one, fear goes, of what can we be afraid ?
Believe that the loose ball that you are chasing has your name on it.
Experience is what you get when you don't get what you want.
A wise man will not leave the right to the mercy of chance, nor wish it to prevail through the power of the majority. There is but little virtue in the action of masses of men.
Strength is life, weakness is death. Expansion is life, contraction is death. Love is life, hatred is death.
Look within, for within is the wellspring of virtue, which will not cease flowing, if you cease not from digging.
The strongest among the weak is the one who doesn't forget his weaknesses.
Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.
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.
The function of leadership is to produce more leaders, not more followers.
Perfect love can not be without equality.
You don't use a hammer to tighten a screw.
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.
How you react when the joke's on you can reveal your character.
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.'
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.
Draw from others the lesson that may profit yourself.
The grand essentials of happiness are something to do, something to love, and something to hope for.
The biggest room in the world is the room for improvement.
Positive attitudes come in unlimited quantities. Everybody can have one free !
Wisdom is knowing what to do next.
For every disciplined effort there is a multiple reward.
Success is not to be pursued ; it is to be attracted by the person you become.
There is a real magic in enthusiasm. It spells the difference between mediocrity and accomplishment.
The best and most beautiful things in this world can not be seen or even heard, but must be felt with the heart.
The best way out is always through.
Anyone can count the seeds in an apple, but only God can count the number of apples in a seed.
Truth fears no questions.
This attachment of love to god is indeed one that does not bind the soul but effectively breaks all its bondages.
I never read a food column and think 'Wow I value your opinion' because everyone has an opinion now. What makes a columnist an expert? If you stay focused on your own goal, you'll be fine. It's when you start looking too far out that you're going to get lost.
Good habits are as addictive as bad habits, and a lot more rewarding.
To be a champion, you have to believe in yourself when nobody else will.
Success is dependent upon the glands - sweat glands.
Give whatever you are doing and whoever you are with the gift of your attention.
Why is it that we spend so much of our time preparing for when we can do what we want, instead of just doing what we want right now.
A ruler should be slow to punish and swift to reward.
Unfortunately, there seems to be far more opportunity out there than ability... . We should remember that good fortune often happens when opportunity meets with preparation.
We will act consistently with our view of who we truly are, whether that view is accurate or not.
People are like stained glass windows, they sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when darkness sets in their true beauty is revealed only if there is a light from within.
Teamwork is so important that it is virtually impossible for you to reach the heights of your capabilities or make the money that you want without becoming very good at it.
Wisdom is knowledge, rightly applied.
Men who have attained things worth having in this world have worked while others idled, have persevered while others gave up in despair, have practiced early in life the valuable habits of self-denial, industry, and singleness of purpose. As a result, they enjoy in later life the success so often erroneously attributed to good luck.
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.
Again and again, the impossible problem is solved when we see that the problem is only a tough decision waiting to be made.
He who has health has hope, and he who has hope has everything.
When your self-worth goes up, your net worth goes up with it.
In the long run, we only hit what we aim at.
Try, try, try, and keep on trying is the rule that must be followed to become an expert in anything.
It is the heart that makes a man rich. He is rich according to what he is, not according to what he has.
Don't fall victim to your own melodrama. Keep things in perspective. The odds are that your problem is solvable. Address the solution and don't dwell on the problem to the point at which it paralyzes you.
The main thing is to keep the main thing the main thing.
No man can succeed in a line of endeavor which he does not like.
You can not shake hands with a clenched fist.
Believe it is possible to solve your problem. Tremendous things happen to the believer. So believe the answer will come. It will.
The chief cause of failure and unhappiness is trading what we want most for what we want at the moment.
The doctor of the future will give no medicine, but will interest his patients in the care of the human body, in diet, and in the cause and prevention of disease.
Love conquers all.
It is not good for all our wishes to be filled , through sickness we recognize the value of health, through evil, the value of good, through hunger, the value of food, through exertion, the value of rest.
Pretty much everything will come to him who hustles while he waits. I believe that restlessness is discontent, and discontent is merely the first necessity of progress. Show me a thoroughly satisfied man and I will show you a failure.
Man's mind, once stretched by a new idea, never regains its original dimensions.
Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore, Send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed, to me I lift me lamp beside the golden door.
It doesn't matter where you are coming from. All that matters is where you are going.
Between stimulus and response is our greatest power -- the freedom to choose.
There is no one giant step that does it. It's a lot of little steps.
Ideas become powerful only if they appear in the flesh , an idea which does not lead to action by the individual and by groups remains at best a paragraph or a footnote in a book -- provided the idea is original and relevant. It is like a seed stored in a dry place. If the idea is to have influence, it must be put into the soil, and the soil is people and groups of people.
Dreams are renewable. No matter what our age or condition, there are still untapped possibilities within us and new beauty waiting to be born.
We are what our thoughts have made us, so take care about what you think. Words are secondary. Thoughts live, they travel far.
Nothing is impossible to a willing heart.
Go as far as you can see and when you get there, you will always be able to see farther.
A short saying often contains much wisdom.
I want to talk with people who care about things that matter that will make a life- changing difference