Inspirational Quotes
One mistake will never kill you. The same mistake over and over again will.
You live with your thoughts, so be careful what they are.
My definition of success is to live your life in a way that causes you to feel a ton of pleasure and very little pain - and because of your lifestyle, have the people around you feel a lot more pleasure than they do pain.
Virtuous and wise he was, but not severe , He still remember'd that he once was young.
Count your blessings.
Watch your thoughts, they become words. Watch your words, they become actions. Watch your actions, they become habits. Watch your habits, they become character.Watch your character, it becomes your destiny.
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 go the people. I must follow them for I am their leader.
It is not the critic who counts, nor the man who points out how the strong man stumbled, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes short again and again, who knows great enthusiasms, great devotions, who spends himself in a worthy cause, who, at the best, knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat.
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.
Man is not made for defeat. A man can be destroyed, but not defeated.
Great changes may not happen right away, but with effort even the difficult may become easy.
Let your imagination release your imprisoned possibilities.
Follow your instincts. That's where true wisdom manifests itself.
Nature abhors a vacuum, and if I can only walk with sufficient carelessness I am sure to be filled.
Only when all contribute their firewood can they build up a strong fire.
Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see the shadow.
As different streams having different sources all mingle their waters in the sea, so different tendencies, various though they appear, crooked or straight, all lead to god.
Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it.
No one is more definite about the solution than the one who doesn't understand the problem.
God is merciful to those whom he sees struggling heart and soul for realization. But remain idle, without any struggle, and you will see that his grace will never come.
One way to become enthusiastic is to look for the plus sign. To make progress in any difficult situation, you have to start with what's right about it and build on that.
When I do good, I feel good. When I do bad, I feel bad. That's my religion.
The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing.
Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near. Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
The aims and ideals that move us are generated by imagination. But they are not made out of imaginary stuff. They are made out of the hard stuff of the world of physical and social experience.
One of the things I keep learning is that the secret of being happy is doing things for other people.
It is impossible to imagine anything which better becomes a ruler than mercy.
People rarely succeed unless they have fun in what they are doing.
People are where they are because that's exactly where they really want to be. . . whether they'll admit that or not
You will come to know that what appears today to be a sacrifice will prove instead to be the greatest investment that you will ever make.
A good general not only sees the way to victory , he also knows when victory is impossible.
Action may not always bring happiness, but there is no happiness without action.
If you raise your children to feel that they can accomplish any goal or task they decide upon, you will have succeeded as a parent and you will have given your children the greatest of all blessings.
I didn't have time to hire half my coaching staff. I didn't know any of the players by sight, but somehow we got through spring ball with the help of a couple of graduate assistants.
At every moment during our existence we are all called to be leaders, if for no other purpose than to lead ourselves.
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.
If at first you don't succeed skydiving is not for you.
Fractures well cured make us more strong.
Curse ruthless time ! Curse our mortality. How cruelly short is the allotted span for all we must cram into it.
You see, it's never the environment ; it's never the events of our lives, but the meaning we attach to the events - how we interpret them - that shapes who we are today and who we'll become tomorrow. quotes
Results ? Why, man, I have gotten lots of results ! If I find ways something won't work, I haven't failed
You can make more friends in two months by becoming interested in other people than you can in two years by trying to get other people interested in you.
Do not take life too seriously. You will never get out of it alive.
The eternal mystery of the world is its comprehensibility.
Vision without action is a daydream. Action without vision is a nightmare.
To gain more abundance a person needs more skills and needs to be more creative and cooperative.
One only gets to the top rung on the ladder by steadily climbing up one at a time, and suddenly, all sorts of powers, all sorts of abilities which you thought never belonged to you -- suddenly become within your own possibility and you think, "Well, I'll have a go, too''.
The word courage comes from the same stem as the French word coeur, meaning ''heart''. Thus just as one's heart, by pumping blood to one's arms, legs, and brain enables all the other physical organs to function, so courage makes possible all the psychological virtues. Without courage other values whither away into mere facsimiles of virtue.
All men are created equal. Government by consent of the governed. Give me liberty or give me death. And those are not just clever words, and those are not just empty theories.
People begin to become successful the minute they decide to be.
Let thy words be few.
I say to you today, my friends, that in spite of the difficulties and frustrations of the moment, I still have a dream.
Keep away from small people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you too can become great.
What you do speaks so loudly that I cannot hear what you say.
Life's most soothing things are a child's goodnight and sweet music.
There is more to life than increasing its speed.
Character can not be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved
The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires.
All men dream, but unequally. Those that dream at night in the dusty recesses of their minds awake the next day to find that their dreams were just vanity. But those who dream during the day with their eyes wide open are dangerous men , they act out their dreams to make them reality.
Every artist was first an amateur.
The Athenians, alarmed at the internal decay of their Republic, asked Demosthenes what to do. His reply: Do not do what you are doing now.
Hell is the knowledge of opportunity lost, the place where the man I am comes face to face with the man I might have been.
Yesterday ended last night. Every day is a new beginning. Learn the skill of forgetting. And move on.
We shall show mercy, but we shall not ask for it.
Happiness does not consist in pastimes and amusements but in virtuous activities.
Great spirits have always found violent opposition from mediocrities. The latter can not understand it when a man does not thoughtlessly submit to hereditary prejudices but honestly and courageously uses his intelligence.
Joy is a net of love by which you can catch souls.
The Missouri is, perhaps, different in appearance and character from all other rivers in the world. There is a terror in its manner which is sensibly felt, the moment we enter its muddy waters from the Mississippi.
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.
A dream is just a dream. A goal is a dream with a plan and a deadline.
Your decision to be, have and do something out of ordinary entails facing difficulties that are out of the ordinary as well. Sometimes your greatest asset is simply your ability to stay with it longer than anyone else.
It is of practical value to learn to like yourself. Since you must spend so much time with yourself you might as well get some satisfaction out of the relationship.
Who is the happiest of men ? He who values the merits of others, and in their pleasure takes joy, even as though'twere his own.
A little more moderation would be good. Of course, my life hasn't exactly been one of moderation.
It's your attitude not your aptitude that determines your altitude.
Great minds have purposes others have wishes.
Be grateful to the Man you help, think of him as god. Is it not a great privilege to be allowed to worship god by helping our fellow men ?
Your self-beliefs either support or undermine you.
Courage is not a virtue of value among other personal values like love or fidelity. It is the foundation that underlies and gives reality to all other virtues and personal values. Without courage our love pales into mere dependency. Without courage our fidelity becomes conformism.
There is only one way to happiness, and that is to cease worrying things which are beyond the power of our will.
Average investors are on the outside trying to look into the inside of the company or property they are investing in.
I'd rather see a sermon than hear one any day , I'd rather have one walk beside me than merely point the way.
Our lives improve only when we take chances - and the first and most difficult risk we can take is to be honest with ourselves.
Between stimulus and response, one has the freedom to choose.
I believe that it is better to learn from the diverse people around us than to try in vain to emulate them, better to be a teacher than a role model. As strong as my legs are, it is my mind that has made me a champion.
Happiness is not a station you arrive at, but a manner of traveling.
We shall draw from the heart of suffering itself the means of inspiration and survival.
The person who makes a success of living is the one who sees his goal steadily and aims for it unswervingly. That is dedication.
There's no abiding success without commitment.
No man is wise enough by himself.
A coward gets scared and quits. A hero gets scared, but still goes on.