Inspirational Quotations

Nothing is a waste of time if you use the experience wisely.

High achievement always takes place in the framework of high expectation.

The only person who is educated is the one who has learned how to learn and change.

Nothing ever comes to one, that is worth having, except as a result of hard work.

One lives in the hope of becoming a memory.

Give light, and the darkness will disappear of itself.

You can't sweep other people off their feet, if you can't be swept off your own.

Our work is the presentation of our capabilities.

Whether it's the best of times or the worst of times, it's the only time we've got.

Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore.

In every conceivable manner, the family is link to our past, bridge to our future.

Education is the movement from darkness to light.

A problem is a chance for you to do your best.

No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.

If you asked me for my New Year Resolution, it would be to find out who I am.

Yesterday's the past, tomorrow's the future, but today is a gift. That's why it's called the present.

There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it.

I have found that if you love life, life will love you back.

All human beings are also dream beings. Dreaming ties all mankind together.

The power to question is the basis of all human progress.

It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye.

A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops.

The things we know best are the things we haven't been taught.

The first time you marry for love, the second for money, and the third for companionship.

A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives.

Tears of joy are like the summer rain drops pierced by sunbeams.

The great aim of education is not knowledge but action.

Mystery creates wonder and wonder is the basis of man's desire to understand.

Everybody gets so much information all day long that they lose their common sense.

Nobody who ever gave his best regretted it.

A flower cannot blossom without sunshine, and man cannot live without love.

Unity is strength... when there is teamwork and collaboration, wonderful things can be achieved.

Death is not the greatest loss in life. The greatest loss is what dies inside us while we live.

Perseverance is failing 19 times and succeeding the 20th.

There are obviously two educations. One should teach us how to make a living and the other how to live.

The difficulty lies not so much in developing new ideas as in escaping from old ones.

Tomorrow is always fresh, with no mistakes in it.

Put your heart, mind, and soul into even your smallest acts. This is the secret of success.

The way to love anything is to realize that it may be lost.

Happiness... consists in giving, and in serving others.

Do not pray for tasks equal to your powers. Pray for powers equal to your tasks.

To find joy in work is to discover the fountain of youth.

Courage is the capacity to confront what can be imagined.

Change your life today. Don't gamble on the future, act now, without delay.

A friendship founded on business is better than a business founded on friendship.

The quality of a leader is reflected in the standards they set for themselves.

To give anything less than your best, is to sacrifice the gift.

For those who believe, no proof is necessary. For those who don't believe, no proof is possible.

Ah, but a man's reach should exceed his grasp, Or what's a heaven for?

Rough diamonds may sometimes be mistaken for worthless pebbles.

Hope is like the sun, which, as we journey toward it, casts the shadow of our burden behind us.

Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better.

It's a funny thing about life; if you refuse to accept anything but the best, you very often get it.

When the sun is shining I can do anything; no mountain is too high, no trouble too difficult to overcome.

A man who dares to waste one hour of time has not discovered the value of life.

Action may not always bring happiness; but there is no happiness without action.

With the new day comes new strength and new thoughts.

Do not take life too seriously. You will never get out of it alive.

It is during our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light.

In the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years.

There is only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving, and that's your own self.

To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan, but also believe.

They always say time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself.

I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by.

You don't choose your family. They are God's gift to you, as you are to them.

Today you are you! That is truer than true! There is no one alive who is you-er than you!

Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.

Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.

Success is a lousy teacher. It seduces smart people into thinking they can't lose.

We do not remember days, we remember moments.

All truths are easy to understand once they are discovered; the point is to discover them.

Happiness lies in the joy of achievement and the thrill of creative effort.

Failure will never overtake me if my determination to succeed is strong enough.

Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.

The starting point of all achievement is desire.

Vision is the art of seeing what is invisible to others.

A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way.

Vitality shows in not only the ability to persist but the ability to start over.

God always gives His best to those who leave the choice with him.

For every complex problem there is an answer that is clear, simple, and wrong.

The best preparation for tomorrow is doing your best today.

Start by doing what's necessary; then do what's possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible.

Always remember that you are absolutely unique. Just like everyone else.

What you do today can improve all your tomorrows.

The best way to predict the future is to create it.

No matter how busy you are, you must take time to make the other person feel important.

Why does the eye see a thing more clearly in dreams than the imagination when awake?

Yesterday is not ours to recover, but tomorrow is ours to win or lose.

Do right. Do your best. Treat others as you want to be treated.

I can't change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination.

As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.

Gratitude is the fairest blossom which springs from the soul.

Let us always meet each other with smile, for the smile is the beginning of love.

Find a place inside where there's joy, and the joy will burn out the pain.

Sometimes life hits you in the head with a brick. Don't lose faith.

Happiness is not a matter of intensity but of balance, order, rhythm and harmony.

We shall not cease from exploration, and the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we started and know the place for the first time.

We are all here on earth to help others; what on earth the others are here for I don't know.

Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence.

Keep your face always toward the sunshine - and shadows will fall behind you.