Insperational Quotations

Formula for success: rise early, work hard, strike oil.

I can't go back to yesterday - because I was a different person then.

Wilderness is not a luxury but a necessity of the human spirit.

Effective leadership is putting first things first. Effective management is discipline, carrying it out.

To succeed in business it is necessary to make others see things as you see them.

Many of us spend half of our time wishing for things we could have if we didn't spend half our time wishing.

Waste no more time arguing about what a good man should be. Be one.

And while the law of competition may be sometimes hard for the individual, it is best for the race, because it ensures the survival of the fittest in every department.

My philosophy is: It's none of my business what people say of me and think of me. I am what I am and I do what I do. I expect nothing and accept everything. And it makes life so much easier.

I do not regret one moment of my life.

Men make history and not the other way around. In periods where there is no leadership, society stands still. Progress occurs when courageous, skillful leaders seize the opportunity to change things for the better.

This is the miracle that happens every time to those who really love: the more they give, the more they possess.

In the business world, the rearview mirror is always clearer than the windshield.

Good business leaders create a vision, articulate the vision, passionately own the vision, and relentlessly drive it to completion.

I love life because what more is there?

Leaders don't create followers, they create more leaders.

Business, that's easily defined - it's other people's money.

I've always been in the right place and time. Of course, I steered myself there.

I slept and dreamt that life was joy. I awoke and saw that life was service. I acted and behold, service was joy.

Every creature is better alive than dead, men and moose and pine trees, and he who understands it aright will rather preserve its life than destroy it.

Business is never so healthy as when, like a chicken, it must do a certain amount of scratching around for what it gets.

Politics is not a game. It is an earnest business.

A cardinal principle of Total Quality escapes too many managers: you cannot continuously improve interdependent systems and processes until you progressively perfect interdependent, interpersonal relationships.

Nothing is to be rated higher than the value of the day.

There’s something very freeing about losing the anchors that have always defined you. Frightening, sad, but exhilarating in a poignant way, as well. You’re free to float to the moon and evaporate or sink to the bottom of the deepest ocean. But you’re free to explore. Some people confuse that with drifting, I suppose. I like to think of it as growing.

In the end, the number of prayers we say may contribute to our happiness, but the number of prayers we answer may be of even greater importance.

You can't test courage cautiously.

Freedom doesn't mean the absence of all restrictions. It means possessing unshakable conviction in the face of any obstacle.

I don't want to live in the kind of world where we don't look out for each other. Not just the people that are close to us, but anybody who needs a helping hand. I cant change the way anybody else thinks, or what they choose to do, but I can do my bit.

I understand small business growth. I was one.

Success. Is not the position where you are standing, but which direction you are going.

Try a little harder to be a little better.

The one thing all famous authors, world class athletes, business tycoons, singers, actors, and celebrated achievers in any field have in common is that they all began their journeys when they were none of these things.

Love, you know, seeks to make happy rather than to be happy.

That's what I consider true generosity: You give your all, and yet you always feel as if it costs you nothing.

Sometimes its not the strength but gentleness that cracks the hardest shells.

That's why we recommend it daily.

For every sale you miss because you're too enthusiastic, you will miss a hundred because you're not enthusiastic enough.

I am who I am today because of the choices I made yesterday.

Happiness and high come to you when you choose to live your life consistent with your highest values and your deepest convictions.

In the middle of difficulties lie opportunities.

An object that is at rest will tend to stay at rest. An object that is in motion will tend to stay in motion.

We spend precious hours fearing the inevitable. It would be wise to use that time adoring our families, cherishing our friends and living our lives.

It is man's social nature which distinguishes him from the brute creation. If it is his privilege to be independent, it is equally his duty to be inter-dependent. Only an arrogant man will claim to be independent of everybody else and be self-contained.

When one is truly in love, one not only says it, but shows it.

I will! I am! I can! I will actualize my dream. I will press ahead. I will settle down and see it through. I will solve the problems. I will pay the price. I will never walk away from my dream until I see my dream walk away: Alert! Alive! Achieved!

That all who are happy are equally happy is not true. A peasant and a philosopher may be equally satisfied, but not equally happy. A small drinking glass and a large one may be equally full, but the large one holds more than the small.