Inspirational Quotes
Success is neither magical or mysterious. Success is the natural consequence of consistently applying the basic fundamentals.
Knowledge of what is possible is the beginning of happiness.
Be Here Now.
It is not enough to have a good mind, the main thing is to use it well.
To freely bloom - that is my definition of success.
What is strength without a double share of wisdom ?
Success means doing the best we can with what we have. Success is the doing, not the getting ; in the trying, not the triumph. Success is a personal standard, reaching for the highest that is in us, becoming all that we can be.
The tragedy of life is not that it ends so soon, but that we wait so long to begin it.
Live out of your imagination, not your history.
Happiness comes of the capacity to feel deeply, to enjoy simply, to think freely, to risk life, to be needed.
There is no greatness without a passion to be great, whether it's the aspiration of an athlete or an artist, a scientist, a parent, or a businessperson.
Enthusiasm releases the drive to carry you over obstacles and adds significance to all you do.
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.
You can't build a reputation on what you're going to do.
When you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on.
We struggle with the complexities and avoid the simplicities.
Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.
Sometimes our light goes out but is blown into flame by another human being. Each of us owes deepest thanks to those who have rekindled this light.
There is no way to happiness, happiness is the way.
Our first journey is to find that special place for us.
Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new.
People are just as happy as they make up their minds to be.
Coming together is a beginning, keeping together is progress, working together is success.
It's just about playing fundamental, physical football and playing a full 60 minutes. And no matter what's going on at the moment, being able to keep the blinders on and keep moving forward.
When I give a minister an order, I leave it to him to find the means to carry it out.
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.
I always tried to turn every disaster into an opportunity.
There is nothing as remarkable as learning how to think better.
Success seems to be largely a matter of hanging on after others have let go.
There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so.
The majority of men meet with failure because of their lack of persistence in creating new plans to take the place of those which fail.
If what you did yesterday seems big, you haven't done anything today.
How far you go in life depends on you being tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving and tolerant of the weak and the strong. Because someday in life you will have been all of these.
The United States, and other advanced nations, will someday be able to produce instruments of death so terrible the world will be in abject terror of itself and its ability to end civilization... . Such war-making weapons should be developed - but only for purposes of discovery and experimentation
If you are afraid of failure you don’t deserve to be successful!
Make failure your teacher, not your undertaker.
The worst thing you can try to do is cling to something that is gone, or to recreate it.
Common sense is the knack of seeing things as they are, and doing things as they ought to be done.
Peace and friendship with all mankind is our wisest policy, and I wish we may be permitted to pursue it.
None are homely who smile.
Winning isn't everything , it's the only thing.
I am not discouraged, because every wrong attempt discarded is another step forward.
To solve any problem, here are three questions to ask yourself : First, what could I do ? Second, what could I read ? And third, who could I ask ?
Everyone should carefully observe which way his heart draws him, and then choose that way with all his strength.
Anybody can do just about anything with himself that he really wants to and makes up his mind to do. We are all capable of greater things than we realize.
Your neighbor's vision is as true for him as your own vision is true for you.
It has been my philosophy of life that difficulties vanish when faced boldly.
One's first step in wisdom is to question everything - and one's last is to come to terms with everything.
Because ideas have to be original only with regard to their adaptation to the problem at hand, I am always extremely interested in how others have used used them.
Do not follow where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.
Why should a man be moral ? Because this strengthens his will.
By asking the question " How can I afford it ? " your brain is put to work.
No man is free who is not master of himself.
Men do less than they ought, unless they do all they can.
The most important thing a father can do for his children is to love their mother.
Determine never to be idle... It is wonderful how much may be done if we are always doing.
Remember that nobody will ever get ahead of you as long as he is kicking you in the seat of the pants.
Sometimes, all you need to invent something is a good imagination and a pile of junk.
Most people resist change, so a key part of innovating is convincing other people that your idea is a good one -- by enlisting their help, and, in doing so, by helping them see the usefulness of the idea.
We feel good about ourselves to the exact degree we feel in control of our lives.
Do it now !
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.
If one has to submit, it is wasteful not to do so with the best grace possible.
Only in his own way and not in any other can the one who strives perfect himself. He who lays hold of the rung of his companion and lets go of his own rung, through him neither the one nor the other will be realized.
My religion is very simple. My religion is kindness.
You cannot teach a man anything, you can only help him find it within himself.
A man sees in the world what he carries in his heart.
If you want things to be different, perhaps the answer is to become different yourself.
Failure is not a single, cataclysmic event. You don't fail overnight. Instead, failure is a few errors in judgment, repeated every day.
Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler.
World is the great gymnasium where we come to make ourselves strong.
We have a problem. ''Congratulations. '' But it's a tough problem. ''Then double congratulations. ''
Wisdom is supreme , therefore make a full effort to get wisdom. Esteem her and she will exalt you , embrace her and she will honor you. Wise men speak because they have something to say, fools because they have to say something.
Bad friends prevent you from having good friends.
This attachment of love to god is indeed one that does not bind the soul but effectively breaks all its bondages.
We are what our thoughts have made us, so take care about that you think.
People with many interests live, not only longest, but happiest.
All you need is the plan, the road map, and the courage to press on to your destination
In any moment of decision the best thing you can do is the right thing, the next best thing is the wrong thing, and the worst thing you can do is nothing.
It's never too late.
You have enemies ? Good. That means you've stood up for something, sometime in your life.
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.
Desire can be eradicated from the roots by firmly imbibing the four attributes of : Jnan, Atmanishtha, Vairagya, and the full fledged devotion to god. Faith is in the younger generation, the modern generation, out of them will come my workers.
Experience is the best teacher.
That first peak is the best place to pause and look back, to see if you took the easiest route, to learn the lessons from the first climb. And it is the best place to examine the terrain ahead, to change your plans and goals, to take a deep breath and begin climbing again.
Life is no brief candle to me. It is a sort of splendid torch which I have got a hold of for the moment, and I want to make it burn as brightly as possible before handing it on to future generations
The ancestor of every action is a thought.
An executive is a person who always decides , sometimes he decides correctly, but he always decides.
No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.
Let's just go and win a (bleeping) game.
Discontent is the source of all trouble, but also of all progress, in individuals and nations.
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