Inspirational Quotes
It is no use saying "we are doing our best". You have got to succeed in doing what is necessary.
The greatest gifts you can give your children are the roots of responsibility and the wings of independence.
Let's not just transform those in need, we can also find ways to help transform those in power.
Hope springs eternal.
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.
I consider my ability to arouse enthusiasm among my people the greatest asset I possess, and the way to develop the best in a person is by appreciation and encouragement. I believe in giving people incentive to work. So I am anxious to praise but loath to find fault. I am hearty in my approbation and lavish in my praise.
I am not discouraged, because every wrong attempt discarded is often a step forward.
Better to do something imperfectly than to do nothing flawlessly.
He who asks a question is a fool for five minutes. He who does not ask a question remains a fool forever.
Seeds of faith are always within us; sometimes it takes a crisis to nourish and encourage their growth.
If at first you don't succeed skydiving is not for you.
You owe it to yourself to find your own unorthodox way of succeeding, or sometimes, just surviving.
There's no abiding success without commitment.
You must motivate yourself every day.
For all sad words of tongue and pen, The saddest are these, 'It might have been' .
Dreams are renewable. No matter what our age or condition, there are still untapped possibilities within us and new beauty waiting to be born.
Whatever it takes !
The meeting of two personalities is like the contact of two chemical substances if there is any reaction, both are transformed.
The Crows are very handsome and gentlemanly Indians in their personal appearance and have been always reputed, since the first acquaintance made with them, very civil and friendly.
Be the best that you can be.
History does nothing , it does not possess immense riches, it does not fight battles. It is men, real, living, who do all this.
Nothing splendid has ever been achieved except by those who dared believe that something inside of them was superior to circumstance.
This is the true joy the being used for a purpose recognized as a might one.
Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.
Common sense is the knack of seeing things as they are, and doing things as they ought to be done.
It's always darkest before the dawn.
What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals.
Never put off to tomorrow what you can do today.
The mind has exactly the same power as the hands, not merely to grasp the world, but to change it
A little more moderation would be good. Of course, my life hasn't exactly been one of moderation.
The way we communicate with others and with ourselves ultimately determines the quality of our lives.
Some people come into our lives and quickly go, some stay for a while and leave footprints in our hearts, and we are never, ever the same.
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.
To reach a port we must sail, sometimes with the wind and sometimes against it. But we must not drift or lie at anchor.
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.
"Great works are performed not by strength but by perseverance."
What is strength without a double share of wisdom ?
If you feel you have no faults there's another one.
The starting point of all achievement is desire. Keep this constantly in mind. Weak desires bring weak results, just as a small amount of fire makes a small amount of heat.
Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goals.
I was never tired of listening to his wisdom or imparting my own.
A lie has speed, but truth has endurance.
Your daily life is your temple and your religion. When you enter into it take with you your all.
We aren't in an information age, we are in an entertainment age.
Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless.
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
When you drop a pebble into a pool of water, the pebble starts a series of ripples that expand until they encompass the whole pool. This is exactly what will happen when I give my ideas a definite plan of action. Right now I can project my thoughts into the future. I can see ahead of me. I dream, I am not easily discouraged, readily visualize myself as overcoming obstacles, winning out over setbacks, achieving impossible objectives.
Put off for one day and ten days will pass by.
The winners in life think constantly in terms of I can, I will, and I am. Losers, on the other hand, concentrate their waking thoughts on what they should have or would have done, or what they can't do.
The memory of my mother will always be a blessing to me.
The person who tries to live alone will not succeed as a human being. His heart withers if it does not answer another heart. His mind shrinks away if he hears only the echoes of his own thoughts and finds no other inspiration.
For a person to build a rich and rewarding life for himself there are certain qualities and bits of knowledge that he needs to acquire. There are also things, harmful attitudes, superstitions, and emotions that he needs to chip away. A person needs to chip away everything that doesn't look like the person he or she most wants to become.
This is as true in everyday life as it is in battle we are given one life and the decision is ours whether to wait for circumstances to make up our mind, or whether to act, and in acting, to live.
Don't ever give up.
Setting goals is the first step in turning the invisible into the visible.
Not many people are willing to give failure a second opportunity. They fail once and it is all over. The bitter pill of failure is often more than most people can handle. If you are willing to accept failure and learn from it, if you are willing to consider failure as a blessing in disguise and bounce back, you have got the essential of harnessing one of the most powerful success forces.
Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance.
Some say you have to use your five best players, but I found out you win with the five that fit together best as a team
Ultimately we know deeply that the other side of every fear is a freedom.
Integrity is telling myself the truth. And honesty is telling the truth to other people.
Obstacles are great incentives.
Let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in heaven.
Success has nothing to do with what you gain in life or accomplish for yourself. It's what you do for others.
The more we come out and do good to others, the more our hearts will be purified, and god will be in them.
The test is to recognize the mistake, admit it and correct it. To have tried to do something and failed is vastly better than to have tried to do nothing and succeeded.
There are two ways of meeting difficulties you alter the difficulties, or you alter yourself to meet them.
Kindness is an inner desire that makes us want to do good things even if we do not get anything in return. It is the joy of our life to do them. When we do good things from this inner desire, there is kindness in everything we think, say, want and do.
You have the power to think what you want. No matter what the circumstance.
Nobody made a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could do only a little.
It ain't over till it's over.
Most of the exercise I get is from standing and walking around laboratory tables all day. I derive more benefit and entertainment from this than some of my friends and competitors get from playing games like golf.
If you can't sleep, then get up and do something instead of lying there and worrying. It's the worry that gets you, not the loss of sleep.
Go before the people with your example, and be laborious in their affairs.
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.
I am again fairly settled down to the pleasant duties of an old fashioned Virginia house-keeper, steady as a clock, busy as a bee, and as cheerful as a cricket.
We will act consistently with our view of who we truly are, whether that view is accurate or not.
To be a champion, you have to believe in yourself when nobody else will.
Our life is what our thoughts make it.
It's your attitude not your aptitude that determines your altitude.
Some make it happen, some watch it happen, and some say, What happened ?
Are great things ever done smoothly ? Time, patience, and indomitable will must show.
The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched. They must be felt with the heart.
The sun will come up tomorrow
Fortune favors the brave.
It is not length of life, but depth of life.
Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity.
We will either find a way or make one.
The wisest mind has something yet to learn.
Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success.
The ready back gets all the loads.
To go fast, row slowly.
If we all worked on the assumption that what is accepted as true were really true, there would be little hope of advance.