Inspiration Quotes - Page 138

No matter where you're from, your dreams are valid.

Far away there in the sunshine are my highest aspirations. I may not reach them, but I can look up and see their beauty, believe in them, and try to follow where they lead.

And this I believe: that the free, exploring mind of the individual human is the most valuable thing in the world. And this I would fight for: the freedom of the mind to take any direction it wishes, undirected. And this I must fight against: any idea, religion, or government which limits or destroys the individual. This is what I am and what I am about.

We choose what attitudes we have right now. And it's a continuing choice.

Not every person is going to understand you and that's okay. They have a right to their opinion and you have every right to ignore it.

The only thing that stands between you and your dream is the will to try and the belief that it is actually possible.

Being divorced is like being hit by a Mack truck. If you live through it, you start looking very carefully to the right and to the left.

I have learned throughout my life as a composer chiefly through my mistakes and pursuits of false assumptions, not by my exposure to founts of wisdom and knowledge.

The secret of achievement is to hold a picture of a successful outcome in mind.

There is no respect for others without humility in one's self.

Each religion, by the help of more or less myth, which it takes more or less seriously, proposes some method of fortifying the human soul and enabling it to make its peace with its destiny.

We find comfort among those who agree with us - growth among those who don't.

Nice guys finish last, but we get to sleep in.

I dwell in possibility.

Kindness is an inner desire that makes us want to do good things even if we do not get anything in return. It is the joy of our life to do them. When we do good things from this inner desire, there is kindness in everything we think, say, want, and do.

The problem with people who have no vices is that generally you can be pretty sure they're going to have some pretty annoying virtues.

When you have decided what you believe, what you feel must be done, have the courage to stand alone and be counted

Only when we are no longer afraid do we begin to live.

Get going. Move forward. Aim High. Plan a takeoff. Don't just sit on the runway and hope someone will come along and push the airplane. It simply won't happen. Change your attitude and gain some altitude. Believe me, you'll love it up here.

There is no greater sorrow than to recall happiness in times of misery.

What may look like a small act of courage is courage nevertheless. The important thing is to be willing to take a step forward.

You are always a student, never a master. You have to keep moving forward.

My mother taught me about the power of inspiration and courage, and she did it with a strength and a passion that I wish could be bottled.

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

The entire cosmos is a cooperative. The sun, the moon, and the stars live together as a cooperative. The same is true for humans and animals, trees, and the Earth. When we realize that the world is a mutual, interdependent, cooperative enterprise -- then we can build a noble environment. If our lives are not based on this truth, then we shall perish.