Inspirational Quotations | Page 5

The average dog is a nicer person than the average person.

Everyone wants to live on top of the mountain, but all the happiness and growth occurs while you're climbing it.

Toughness is in the soul and spirit, not in muscles.

Photography takes an instant out of time, altering life by holding it still.

The camera is an instrument that teaches people how to see without a camera.

Before I die, I want to be somebody’s favorite hiding place, the place they can put everything they know they need to survive, every secret, every solitude, every nervous prayer, and be absolutely certain I will keep it safe. I will keep it safe.

Run when you can, walk if you have to, crawl if you must; just never give up.

When one door closes, another opens; but we often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door that we do not see the one which has opened for us.

Promise me you'll always remember: You're braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.

Better be wise by the misfortunes of others than by your own.

In every marriage more than a week old, there are grounds for divorce. The trick is to find, and continue to find, grounds for marriage.

Worry does not empty tomorrow of its sorrow. It empties today of its strength.

Set your goals high, and don't stop till you get there.

Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind.

Millions saw the apple fall, but Newton was the one who asked why.

You may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you don't try.

You have to leave the city of your comfort and go into the wilderness of your intuition. What you'll discover will be wonderful. What you'll discover is yourself.

The last three or four reps is what makes the muscle grow. This area of pain divides the champion from someone else who is not a champion. That's what most people lack, having the guts to go on and just say they'll go through the pain no matter what happens.

Everyone has talent. What is rare is the courage to follow the talent to the dark place where it leads.

You do not need to leave your room. Remain sitting at your table and listen. Do not even listen, simply wait, be quiet still and solitary. The world will freely offer itself to you to be unmasked, it has no choice, it will roll in ecstasy at your feet.

For me, winning isn't something that happens suddenly on the field when the whistle blows and the crowds roar. Winning is something that builds physically and mentally every day that you train and every night that you dream.

The greatest achievement was at first and for a time a dream. The oak sleeps in the acorn, the bird waits in the egg, and in the highest vision of the soul a waking angel stirs. Dreams are the seedlings of realities.

We are told that talent creates its own opportunities. But it sometimes seems that intense desire creates not only its own opportunities, but its own talents.

A mind that is stretched by a new experience can never go back to its old dimensions.

Don't wait for extraordinary opportunities. Seize common occasions and make them great. Weak men wait for opportunities; strong men make them.

Failure is only postponed success as long as courage 'coaches' ambition. The habit of persistence is the habit of victory.

When we are unable to find tranquility within ourselves, it is useless to seek it elsewhere.

Never give up, for that is just the place and time that the tide will turn.

The guardian angels of life sometimes fly so high as to be beyond our sight, but they are always looking down upon us.

I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country.

Somebody should tell us, right at the start of our lives, that we are dying. Then we might live life to the limit, every minute of every day. Do it! I say. Whatever you want to do, do it now! There are only so many tomorrows.

Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy.

The key to successful leadership today is influence, not authority.

Defeat is not the worst of failures. Not to have tried is the true failure.

Begin doing what you want to do now. We are not living in eternity. We have only this moment, sparkling like a star in our hand--and melting like a snowflake...

Today a reader, tomorrow a leader.

We are cups, constantly and quietly being filled. The trick is, knowing how to tip ourselves over and let the beautiful stuff out.

A woman's heart should be so hidden in God that a man has to seek Him just to find her.

All matter originates and exists only by virtue of a force... We must assume behind this force the existence of a conscious and intelligent Mind. This Mind is the matrix of all matter.

Perhaps the earth can teach us As when everything seems dead And later proves to be alive

Today's scientists have substituted mathematics for experiments, and they wander off through equation after equation, and eventually build a structure which has no relation to reality.

If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.

Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend.

It is difficult to obtain the friendship of a cat. It is a philosophical animal... one that does not place its affections thoughtlessly.

The most important thing a father can do for his children is to love their mother.

The belief in a supernatural source of evil is not necessary; men alone are quite capable of every wickedness.

Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.

The best vision is insight.

The biggest mistake people make in life is not trying to make a living at doing what they most enjoy.

Let us not look back in anger, nor forward in fear, but around in awareness.

If Tyranny and Oppression come to this land, it will be in the guise of fighting a foreign enemy.

If you only read the books that everyone else is reading, you can only think what everyone else is thinking.

I am not afraid of storms for I am learning how to sail my ship.

If you wait for opportunities to occur, you will be one of the crowd.

Three things in human life are important. The first is to be kind. The second is to be kind. And the third is to be kind.

If you realized how powerful your thoughts are, you would never think a negative thought.

Truth is always exciting. Speak it, then; life is dull without it.

Everything is practice.

He who has imagination without learning has wings but no feet.

In times of great stress or adversity, it's always best to keep busy, to plow your anger and your energy into something positive.

Too many of us are not living our dreams because we are living our fears.

I advise you to say your dream is possible and then overcome all inconveniences, ignore all the hassles and take a running leap through the hoop, even if it is in flames.

Shoot for the moon and if you miss you will still be among the stars.

When we long for life without difficulties, remind us that oaks grow strong in contrary winds and diamonds are made under pressure.

I have learned over the years that when one's mind is made up, this diminishes fear; knowing what must be done does away with fear.

Education is the key to success in life, and teachers make a lasting impact in the lives of their students.

And above all, watch with glittering eyes the whole world around you because the greatest secrets are always hidden in the most unlikely places. Those who don't believe in magic will never find it.

Some people are afraid of what they might find if they try to analyze themselves too much, but you have to crawl into your wounds to discover where your fears are. Once the bleeding starts, the cleansing can begin.

I skate to where the puck is going to be, not where it has been.

The greatest test of courage on earth is to bear defeat without losing heart.

Maturity is the ability to think, speak and act your feelings within the bounds of dignity. The measure of your maturity is how spiritual you become during the midst of your frustrations.

I think a lot of contemplation happens in bathtubs. It does for me. Nothing like a hot bath to ease the tension and think about what's going to happen next.

What's meant to be will always find a way.

You're only here for a short visit. Don't hurry, don't worry. And be sure to smell the flowers along the way.

Difficulties are meant to rouse, not discourage. The human spirit is to grow strong by conflict.

Destiny is no matter of chance. It is a matter of choice. It is not a thing to be waited for, it is a thing to be achieved.

You don't have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great

Expect the best. Prepare for the worst. Capitalize on what comes.

Whatever we plant in our subconscious mind and nourish with repetition and emotion will one day become a reality.

Never apologize for showing feeling. When you do so, you apologize for the truth.

Fear is the main source of superstition, and one of the main sources of cruelty. To conquer fear is the beginning of wisdom.

I've found that luck is quite predictable. If you want more luck, take more chances. Be more active. Show up more often.

You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.

To love at all is to be vulnerable. Love anything and your heart will be wrung and possibly broken. If you want to make sure of keeping it intact you must give it to no one, not even an animal. Wrap it carefully round with hobbies and little luxuries; avoid all entanglements. Lock it up safe in the casket or coffin of your selfishness. But in that casket, safe, dark, motionless, airless, it will change. It will not be broken; it will become unbreakable, impenetrable, irredeemable. To love is to be vulnerable.

Love is something more stern and splendid than mere kindness.

I have learned now that while those who speak about one's miseries usually hurt, those who keep silence hurt more.

Happiness resides not in possessions, and not in gold, happiness dwells in the soul.

Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people.

A woman is like a tea bag - you can't tell how strong she is until you put her in hot water.

People grow through experience if they meet life honestly and courageously. This is how character is built.

It takes as much energy to wish as it does to plan.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

I don't know the key to success, but the key to failure is trying to please everybody.

In order to succeed, your desire for success should be greater than your fear of failure.

People can be more forgiving than you can imagine. But you have to forgive yourself. Let go of what's bitter and move on.

The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.

Empty your mind, be formless. Shapeless, like water. If you put water into a cup, it becomes the cup. You put water into a bottle and it becomes the bottle. You put it in a teapot it becomes the teapot. Now, water can flow or it can crash. Be water my friend.

Talent hits a target no one else can hit; Genius hits a target no one else can see.

In wine there is wisdom, in beer there is Freedom, in water there is bacteria.

The thing about hip-hop today is it's smart, it's insightful. The way they can communicate a complex message in a very short space is remarkable.