Inspiration Quotes - Page 123

Whatever the cost of our libraries, the price is cheap compared to that of an ignorant nation.

The common idea that success spoils people by making them vain, egotistic and self-complacent is erroneous; on the contrary it makes them, for the most part, humble, tolerant and kind.

If you do not tell the truth about yourself you cannot tell it about other people.

Some people say I have attitude - maybe I do... but I think you have to. You have to believe in yourself when no one else does - that makes you a winner right there.

Great thoughts speak only to the thoughtful mind, but great actions speak to all mankind.

The trouble with having an open mind, of course, is that people will insist on coming along and trying to put things in it.

Fill the brain with high thoughts, highest ideals, place them day and night before you, and out of that will come great work.

When you're moving in the positive, your destination is the brightest star.

When you first start off trying to solve a problem, the first solutions you come up with are very complex, and most people stop there. But if you keep going, and live with the problem and peel more layers of the onion off, you can often times arrive at some very elegant and simple solutions.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

Be as you wish to seem.

To simply wake up every morning a better person than when I went to bed.

Live with your memories and keep them as memories and that’s great. Forget the bad times just remember the good ones and you know and hope tomorrow is a good day

The future does not belong to those who are content with today, apathetic toward common problems and their fellow man alike, timid and fearful in the face of bold projects and new ideas. Rather, it will belong to those who can blend passion, reason and courage in a personal commitment to the great enterprises and ideals of American society.

It is a truism that almost any sect, cult, or religion will legislate its creed into law if it acquires the political power to do so.

You have the freedom to be yourself, your true self, here and now, and nothing can stand in your way".

He who is not everyday conquering some fear has not learned the secret of life.

And Spring arose on the garden fair, Like the Spirit of Love felt everywhere; And each flower and herb on Earth's dark breast rose from the dreams of its wintry rest.

Excellence is the gradual result of always striving to do better.

Biology is the least of what makes someone a mother.

The one thing that you have that nobody else has is you. Your voice, your mind, your story, your vision. So write and draw and build and play and dance and live as only you can.

I've always believed that if you put in the work, the results will come.

Words are the vibrations of nature. Therefore, beautiful words create beautiful nature. Ugly words create ugly nature. This is the root of the universe.

Forgiveness is not an occasional act, it is a constant attitude.

In ancient China, the Taoists taught that a constant inner smile, a smile to oneself, insured health, happiness and longevity. Why? Smiling to yourself is like basking in love: you become your own best friend. Living with an inner smile is to live in harmony with yourself.