Inspiration Quotes - Page 116

The happiest people I know are people who don't even think about being happy. They just think about being good neighbors, good people. And then happiness sort of sneaks in the back window while they are busy doing good.

How did the rose ever open its heart and give to this world all of its beauty? It felt the encouragement of Light against its being; otherwise we all remain too frightened.

You cannot teach a child to take care of himself unless you will let him try to take care of himself. He will make mistakes and out of these mistakes will come his wisdom.

I come from a family where gravy is considered a beverage.

What we are is God's gift to us. What we become is our gift to God.

Never waste your time trying to explain who you are to people who are committed to misunderstanding you.

Sometimes you get the best light from a burning bridge.

Think big, think fast, think ahead. Ideas are no one's monopoly.

Those people who develop the ability to continuously acquire new and better forms of knowledge that they can apply to their work and to their lives will be the movers and shakers in our society for the indefinite future.

Surround yourself with people who take their work seriously, but not themselves, those who work hard and play hard.

It is an extra dividend when you like the girl you've fallen in love with.

It is necessary ... for a man to go away by himself ... to sit on a rock ... and ask, 'Who am I, where have I been, and where am I going?

I no have education. I have inspiration. If I was educated I would be a damn fool.

The greatest good you can do for another is not just to share your riches but to reveal to him his own.

Life is like a roller coaster, live it, be happy, enjoy life.

The greatest of follies is to sacrifice health for any other kind of happiness.

The best thing about a picture is that it never changes, even when the people in it do.

He who joyfully marches to music in rank and file has already earned my contempt. He has been given a large brain by mistake, since for him the spinal cord would suffice.

You change the world by being yourself.

The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of blessings; the inherent virtue of socialism is the equal sharing of miseries.

The true secret of happiness lies in taking a genuine interest in all the details of daily life.

Religion is not merely the opium of the masses, it's the cyanide.

It is requisite for the relaxation of the mind that we make use, from time to time, of playful deeds and jokes.

To invent, you need a good imagination and a pile of junk.

Your goal is not to battle with the mind, but to witness the mind.