Inspirational Quotes
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.
How you react when the joke's on you can reveal your character.
Great effort from great motives is the best definition of a happy life.
When I examine myself and my methods of thought, I come to the conclusion that the gift of fantasy has meant more to me than my talent for absorbing positive knowledge.
There is no point at which you can say 'Well, I'm successful now. I might as well take a nap.'
We must be the change we wish to see.
What concerns me is not the way things are, but rather the way people think things are.
Friends are made by many acts and lost by only one.
Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.
Whatever we plant in our subconscious mind and nourish with repetition and emotion will one day become a reality.
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
Trust in yourself. Your perceptions are often far more accurate than you are willing to believe.
There is no one giant step that does it. It's a lot of little steps.
Don't think it, ink it.
When I look around, I always learn something and that is to be always yourself. And to express yourself. To have faith in yourself. Do not go out and look for a successful personality and duplicate it. Start from the very root of being, which is how can I be me?
Flacco when asked whether fourth quarter performance defines a quarterback - "I have no idea. If we win the Super Bowl, I guess it will be".
Things may come to those who wait, but only the things left by those who hustle.
Experience is not what happens to a man. It is what a man does with what happens to him.
I assume everybody thinks they're a top-five quarterback. I think I'm the best. I don't think I'm top five, I think I'm the best. I don't think I'd be very successful at my job if I didn't feel that way.
Don't be afraid to give your best to what seemingly are small jobs. Every time you conquer one it makes you that much stronger. If you do the little jobs well, the big ones tend to take care of themselves.
A man builds a fine house ; and now he has a master, and a task for life ; he is to furnish, watch, show it, and keep it in repair, the rest of his days.
Merchants have no country. The mere spot they stand on does not constitute so strong an attachment as that from which they draw their gains.
This is the best kind of voyeurism, hearing joy from your neighbors.
When one door closes another opens, but we often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door that we do not see the one which has opened for us.
Work like you don't need the money. Love like you've never been hurt. Dance like nobody is watching.
Losers make promises they often break. Winners make commitments they always keep.
People who look down on other people don't end up being looked up to.
Bite off more than you can chew, then chew it.
If you want to get the best out of a man, you must look for the best that is in him.
Talent does you no good unless it's recognized by someone else.
Look at the weaknesses of others with compassion, not accusation. It's not what they're not doing or should be doing that's the issue. The issue is your own chosen response to the situation and what you should be doing. If you start to think the problem is "out there", stop yourself. That thought is the problem.
In order to grasp the reality, we must see the possibilities. In the present, a formulation of the possibilities is the area in which I gain uncertainty concerning what I decide, without a vision of the possibilities, I act blindly, only a knowledge of the possibilities enables me to know what I am actually doing.
We have got to have a dream if we are going to make a dream come true.
When I give a minister an order, I leave it to him to find the means to carry it out.
There are two things to aim at in life , first to get what you want, and after that to enjoy it. Only the wisest of mankind has achieved the second.
I have, for many years past, contemplated the noble races of red men who are now spread over these trackless forests and boundless prairies, melting away at the approach of civilization.
Tell me and I forget , show me and I remember , involve me and I understand.
How can we remember our ignorance, which our growth requires, when we are using our knowledge all the time ?
Successful people are always looking for opportunities to help others. Unsuccessful people are always asking, " What's in it for me ? ".
Ability is sexless.
Your level of brilliance will determine the size of your opportunities in life.
Love is a daily, mutual exchange of value.
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
In life you need either inspiration or desperation.
It doesn't matter how much milk you spill as long as you don't lose the cow.
Real glory springs from the silent conquest of ourselves.
It is my principle that the will of the majority should always prevail.
Today is the first day of the rest of your life.
Love sees roses without thorns.
If people find fault with you and try to put you into bad light, wrongly slandering and vilifying you, just step back and observe yourself. Don't harbor any dislike, don't enter into it any contests, and don't get upset, angry, or resentful. Just cut right through it and be as if you never or saw it. Eventually malevolent pests will disappear of themselves. If you contend with them, then a bad name will bounce back and forth with never an end in sight.
Never react emotionally to criticism. Analyze yourself to determine whether it is justified. If it is, correct yourself. Otherwise, go on about your business.
If you would live your life with ease, do what you ought, not what you please.
Success seems to be connected with action. Successful people keep moving. They make mistakes, but they don't quit.
The will to win is important, but the will to prepare is vital.
Ask nothing, want nothing in return. Give what you have to give, it will come back to you, but do not think of that now.
The foundation my parents laid down with our faith continues to be my core.
First say to yourself what you would be, and then do what you have to do.
Faith can move mountains.
Blessed are the peacemakers for they shall be called the children of God.
I never worry about action, but only about inaction.
The best effect of fine persons is felt after we have left their presence.
Repeat anything long enough and it will start to become you.
With courage you will dare to take risks, have the strength to be compassionate, and the wisdom to be humble. Courage is the foundation of integrity.
The successful man will profit from his mistakes and try again in a different way. quotes
The secret to happiness is not in doing what one likes to do, but in liking what one has to do.
There are two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.
The only real valuable thing is intuition.
Personal leadership is not a singular experience. It is, rather, the ongoing process of keeping your vision and values before you and aligning your life to be congruent with those most important things.
For children to take morality seriously they must be in the presence of adults who take morality seriously. And with their own eyes they must see adults take morality seriously.
Every dog has his day.
You will do foolish things, but do them with enthusiasm.
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.
This life is a hard fact, work your way through it boldly, though it may be adamantine, no matter, the soul is stronger. I have seen in life those who are overcautious about themselves fall into dangers at every step, those who are afraid of losing honor and respect, get only disgrace, and those who are always afraid of loss, always lose.
Truth is nobody's property, no race, no individual can lay any exclusive claim to it. Truth is the nature of all souls.
Since you get more joy out of giving joy to others, you should put a good deal of thought into the happiness that you are able to give.
You can have anything you want ? if you want it badly enough. You can be anything you want to be, do anything you set out to accomplish if you hold to that desire with singleness of purpose.
When I look back on all these worries, I remember the story of the old man who said on his deathbed that he had had a lot of trouble in his life, most of which had never happened. Winston Churchill When I want to read a novel, I write one.
A leader is a dealer in hope.
We shall neither fail nor falter, we shall not weaken or tire. Give us the tools and we will finish the job.
When I've heard all I need to make a decision, I don't take a vote. I make a decision.
Integrity is telling myself the truth. And honesty is telling the truth to other people.
Feelings of worth can flourish only in an atmosphere where individual differences are appreciated, mistakes are tolerated, communication is open, and rules are flexible - the kind of atmosphere that is found in a nurturing family.
Passion is the genesis of genius.
Not he who has much is rich, but he who gives much.
Am I motivated by what I really want out of life or am I mass-motivated ?
Let us strive on to finish the work we are in
Time is the most valuable thing a man can spend.
We came to enjoy, we are being enjoyed. We came to rule, we are being ruled. We came to work, we are being worked. All the time, we find that. And this comes into every detail of our life.
Give a man a fish and he will eat for the day, teach a man to fish and he will eat for a lifetime.
You must take personal responsibility. You can not change the circumstances, the seasons, or the wind, but you can change yourself. That is something you have charge of.
If we all did the things we are capable of doing we would literally astound ourselves.
You are never a loser until you quit trying.