Inspirational Quotes
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 ?
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.
We still do not know one thousandth of one percent of what nature has revealed to us.
We have a responsibility in our time, as others have had in theirs, not to be prisoners of history but to shape history, a responsibility to fill the role of path-finder, and to build with others a global network of purpose and law.
Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.
Man's mind, once stretched by a new idea, never regains its original dimensions.
I want to talk with people who care about things that matter that will make a life- changing difference
Never react emotionally to criticism. Analyze yourself to determine whether it is justified. If it is, correct yourself. Otherwise, go on about your business.
Give all to love; obey thy heart.
Unless a man undertakes more than he possibly can do, he will never do all that he can.
The truth is more important than the facts.
Never put off to tomorrow what you can do today.
I always tried to turn every disaster into an opportunity.
An insincere and evil friend is more to be feared than a wild beast, a wild beast may wound your body, but an evil friend will wound your mind.
If you just set out to be liked, you would be prepared to compromise on anything at any time, and you would achieve nothing.
Constant dripping hollows out a stone.
We are what and where we are because we have first imagined it.
To go fast, row slowly.
It ain't over till it's over.
I never had a policy, I have just tried to do my very best each and every day.
The fastest way to pass your own expectation is to add passion to your labor.
Our schools and are not teaching students to think. It is astonishing how many young people have difficulty in putting their brains definitely and systematically to work.
Don't take no for an answer, never submit to failure. Do not be fobbed off with mere personal success or acceptance. You will make all kinds of mistakes, but as long as you are generous and true, and also fierce, you can not hurt the world or even seriously distress her. She was made to be wooed by youth.
If you don't first handle fear and desire, and you get rich, you'll be a high pay slave.
No pain, No gain.
Give the world the best you have and it may never be enough. Give the world your best anyway.
Knowing is not enough, we must apply. Willing is not enough, we must do.
You miss 100% of the shots you don't take
Don't be too timid and squeamish about your actions. All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make the better.
Happiness is where we find it, but rarely where we seek it.
You control your future, your destiny. What you think about comes about. By recording your dreams and goals on paper, you set in motion the process of becoming the person you most want to be. Put your future in good hands -- your own.
We make a living by what we get, we make a life by what we give.
Except and expect positive things and that is what you will receive.
Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you'll land among the stars.
They can because they think they can.
That some should be rich, shows that others may become rich, and, hence, is just encouragement to industry and enterprise.
Success is having a flair for the thing that you are doing , knowing that is it not enough, that you have got to have hard work and a certain sense of purpose.
The only time I really become discouraged is when I think of all the things I would like to do and the little time I have in which to do them.
All misfortune is but a stepping stone to fortune.
Talent does you no good unless it's recognized by someone else.
Joy is the feeling of grinning inside.
The time is always right to do what is right.
Take things as they are. Punch when you have to punch. Kick when you have to kick.
Pretty much everything will come to him who hustles while he waits. I believe that restlessness is discontent, and discontent is merely the first necessity of progress. Show me a thoroughly satisfied man and I will show you a failure.
Do not wish to be anything but what you are, and try to be that perfectly.
Winning is not everything, but the effort to win is.
What wisdom can you find that is greater than kindness ?
Use your gifts faithfully, and they shall be enlarged , practice what you know, and you shall attain to higher knowledge.
Sports serve society by providing vivid examples of excellence.
Results ? Why, man, I have gotten lots of results ! If I find ways something won't work, I haven't failed
Success seems to be largely a matter of hanging on after others have let go.
Science without religion is lame. Religion without science is blind.
If there is anything that a man can do well, I say let him do it. Give him a chance.
No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.
Necessity is the mother of invention.
Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goals.
Every man has in himself a continent of undiscovered character. Happy is he who acts as the Columbus to his own soul.
Count it all joy, my brethren, when you meet various trials, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.
You must motivate yourself every day.
The man who goes farthest is generally the one who is willing to do and dare. The sure-thing boat never gets far from shore.
People rarely succeed unless they have fun in what they are doing.
If you think you can, or you think you can't, you're probably right.
The only gift is a portion of thyself.
Mistakes are a part of being human. Appreciate your mistakes for what they are precious life lessons that can only be learned the hard way. Unless it's a fatal mistake, which, at least, others can learn from.
What you can do, or dream you can, begin it, boldness has genius, power and magic in it.
People seem not to see that their opinion of the world is also a confession of their character.
A great attitude does much more than turn on the lights in our worlds, it seems to magically connect us to all sorts of serendipitous opportunities that were somehow absent before the change.
No alibi will save you from accepting the responsibility.
Little minds are tamed and subdued by misfortune, but great minds rise above them.
He who hesitates is lost.
The function of wisdom is to discriminate between good and evil.
Every life form seems to strive to its maximum except human beings. How tall will a tree grow ? As tall as it possibly can. Human beings, on the other hand, have been given the dignity of choice. You can choose to be all or you can choose to be less. Why not stretch up to the full measure of the challenge and see what all you can do ?
If you believe you can, you probably can. If you believe you won't, you most assuredly won't. Belief is the ignition switch that gets you off the launching pad.
An executive is a person who always decides , sometimes he decides correctly, but he always decides.
We make a living by what we get, we make a life by what we give.
There are times when a man should be content with what he has but never with what he is.
Blessed indeed is the man who hears many gentle voices call him father.
The will to win is important, but the will to prepare is vital.
Some people plant in the spring and leave in the summer. If you're signed up for a season, see it through. You don't have to stay forever, but at least stay until you see it through.
The function of leadership is to produce more leaders, not more followers.
Neither seek nor avoid, take what comes.
Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishment.
Goals give you more than a reason to get up in the morning, they are an incentive to keep you going all day. Goals tend to tap the deeper resources and draw the best out of life.
You can do anything you put your mind to.
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 all things of nature, there is something of the marvelous.
Believe, when you are most unhappy, that there is something for you to do in the world. So long as you can sweeten another's pain, life is not in vain.
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".
The most important part of being a leader is maintaining the desire to keep on learning. That means learning about yourself, about your peers, and about the people you serve.
You will become as small as your controlling desire ; as great as your dominant aspiration.
Imagine all the people living life in peace. You may say I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one. I hope someday you'll join us, and the world will be as one.
If a window of opportunity appears, don't pull down the shade.