Inspirational Quotes
We all have big changes in our lives that are more or less a second chance.
He who risks and fails can be forgiven. He who never risks and never fails is a failure in his whole being.
An Indian's dress of deer skins, which is wet a hundred times upon his back, dries soft; and his lodge also, which stands in the rains, and even through the severity of winter, is taken down as soft and as clean as when it was first put up.
Some men have thousands of reasons why they cannot do what they want to ; all they need is one reason why they can.
People don't care how much you know until they know how much you care.
Bite off more than you can chew, then chew it.
As a principle-centered person you try to stand apart from the emotion of the situation and from other factors that would act on you, and evaluate the options. Looking at the balanced whole -- the work needs, the family needs, the other needs that may be involved, and the possible implications of the various alternatives -- you'll try to come up with the best solution taking all factors into consideration.
In each man there is a priceless treasure that is in no other. Every man's foremost task is the actualization of his unique, unprecedented and never-recurring potentialities, and not the repetition of something that another, and be it even the greatest, has already achieved.
It's easier to prepare and prevent, than to repair and repent.
Smile ! and the world will smile with you !
Take things as they are. Punch when you have to punch. Kick when you have to kick.
There may be peace without joy, and joy without peace, but the two combined make happiness
People begin to become successful the minute they decide to be.
We must not say every mistake is a foolish one.
Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler.
The man who follows the crowd will usually get no further than the crowd. The man who walks alone is likely to find himself in places no one has ever been.
If there is anything that a man can do well, I say let him do it. Give him a chance.
If you don't like something, change it, if you can't change it, change your attitude.
Good habits are as addictive as bad habits, and a lot more rewarding.
Stopping at third base adds no more runs than striking out.
A life lived in fear is half lived.
Along with trustworthiness, consistency is the thing to look for when you surround yourself with people who can help you on your quest.
If at first you don't succeed skydiving is not for you.
Hope is a state of mind, not of the world. Hope, in this deep and powerful sense, is not the same as joy that things are going well, or willingness to invest in enterprises that are obviously heading for success, but rather an ability to work for something because it is good.
The best remedy for those who are afraid, lonely or unhappy is to go outside, somewhere where they can be quiet, alone with the heavens, nature and God. Because only then does one feel that all is as it should be and that God wishes to see people happy, amidst the simple beauty of nature.
The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.
I know people that got diagnosed with Parkinson's, and they just gave up. Sat in a wheelchair and refused to get up. I'll never give up. Some day this will probably take me, but I'm not going to walk away from life.
Discontent is the first step in the progress of a man or a nation.
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.
To become a leader, then, you must become yourself, become the maker of your own life.
Great effort from great motives is the best definition of a happy life.
Build a dream and the dream will build you.
We must all suffer one of two things : the pain of discipline or the pain of regret or disappointment.
Your self-beliefs either support or undermine you.
What the mind of man can conceive and believe, it can achieve.
In the arena of human life the honors and rewards fall to those who show their good qualities in action
What we do not see, what most of us never suspect of existing, is the silent but irresistible power which comes to the rescue of those who fight on in the face of discouragement.
Because I readily absorb ideas from every source - frequently starting where the last person left off - I never pick up an item without thinking of how I might improve it.
The reward of a thing well done is to have done it.
It is not what we take up, but what we give up, that makes us rich.
Once you have mastered time, you will understand how true it is that most people overestimate what they can accomplish in a year - and underestimate what they can achieve in a decade !
Seek the wisdom of the ages, but look at the world through the eyes of a child.
Every artist was first an amateur.
Our imagination is the only limit to what we can hope to have in the future.
Life is what you make it.
Watch your manner of speech if you wish to develop a peaceful state of mind. Start each day by affirming peaceful, contented and happy attitudes and your days will tend to be pleasant and successful.
Life is but a moment, death also is but another.
You affect your subconscious mind by verbal repetition.
Do not wish to be anything but what you are, and try to be that perfectly.
We don't live in a world of reality, we live in a world of perceptions.
The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.
Wisdom is knowing what to do next.
Nothing liberates our greatness like the desire to help, the desire to serve.
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.
Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.
Minds are like parachutes, they function only when open.
In matters of style, swim with the current, in matters of principle, stand like a rock.
The chances are that you have already come to believe that happiness is unattainable. But men have attained it. And they have attained it by realizing that happiness does not spring from the procuring of physical or mental pleasure, but from the development of reason and the adjustment of conduct to principles.
Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success.
Wealth is the product of man's ability to think.
Many people seem to think that success in one area can compensate for failure in other areas. But can it really ? True effectiveness requires balance.
Be not afraid of anything. You will do marvelous work. It is fearlessness that brings heaven even in a moment.
The more often a man feels without acting, the less he'll be able to act. And in the long run, the less he'll be able to feel.
To love what you do and feel that it matters, how on earth could anything be more fun !
If what you did yesterday seems big, you haven't done anything today.
If opportunity doesn't knock build a door.
Remember when you see a man at the top of a mountain, he didn't fall there.
My parents told me that I could do and be anything I really wanted. I believed them.
The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.
When you put faith, hope and love together, you can raise positive kids in a negative world.
Be the change you want to see in the world Ghandi Be useful where thou livest.
I expect to pass through this world but once. Any good therefore that I can do, or any kindness that I can show to my fellow-creature, let me do it now. Let me not defer or neglect it, for I shall not pass this way again.
Success is achieved by those who try and keep trying with a positive mental attitude.
We are not human beings having a spiritual experience, we are spiritual beings having a human experience.
The gem cannot be polished without friction, nor man perfected without trials.
The man who has no imagination has no wings.
It's nice to be the best, but not when being the best brings out the worst in you.
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.
Experience tells you what to do; confidence allows you to do it.
A person's true wealth is the good he or she does in the world.
Attitude determines altitude.
The greater the obstacle, the more glory in overcoming it.
There is no way to happiness, happiness is the way.
Efficiency is doing things right. Effectiveness is doing the right thing.
Those who work at a thing heart and soul not only achieve success in it but through their absorption in that they also realize the supreme truth - brahman. Those who work at a thing with their whole heart receive help from god.
When love and skill work together expect a masterpiece.
The dove is my emblem... . I want to save and advance human life, not destroy it... . I am proud of the fact that I never invented weapons to kill.
We must never be afraid to go too far, for success lies just beyond.
How a man plays a game shows something of his character, how he loses shows all of it.
The way for a young man to rise is to improve himself in every way he can, never suspecting that anybody wishes to hinder him.
As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.
The history of the world is but the biography of great men.