Inspiration Quotes - Page 161

Anywhere you can take Jesus Christ with you is all right to go.

No man should escape our universities without knowing how little he knows.

Adoption has the dimension of connection - not only to your own tribe, but beyond, widening the scope of what constitutes love, ties and family. It is a larger embrace. By adopting, we stretch past our immediate circles and, by reaching out, find an unexpected sense of belonging with others.

When you pull on that jersey, you represent yourself and your teammates, and the name on the front is a hell of a lot more important than the one on the back. Get that through your head!

Great moments are born from great opportunities.

The competitor to be feared is one who never bothers about you at all, but goes on making his own business better all the time.

We all have big changes in our lives that are more or less a second chance.

I never expect to lose. Even when I'm the underdog, I still prepare a victory speech.

I tried to discover, in the rumor of forests and waves, words that other men could not hear, and I pricked up my ears to listen to the revelation of their harmony.

As for myself, I always willingly acknowledge my own self as the principal cause of every good and of every evil which may befall me; therefore, I have always found myself capable of being my own pupil, and ready to love my teacher.

Islam is a vibrant faith. Millions of our fellow citizens are Muslim. We respect the faith. We honor its traditions. Our enemy does not. Our enemy doesn't follow the great traditions of Islam. They've hijacked a great religion.

America rejects bigotry. We reject every act of hatred against people of Arab background or Muslim faith America values and welcomes peaceful people of all faiths - Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Sikh, Hindu and many others. Every faith is practiced and protected here, because we are one country. Every immigrant can be fully and equally American because we're one country. Race and color should not divide us, because America is one country.

Do not allow darkness and gloom to enter into your hearts. I want to give you a rule by which you may know that the spirit which you have is the right spirit. The Spirit of God produces cheerfulness, joy, light and good feelings. Whenever you feel gloomy and despondent and are downcast, unless it be for your sins, you may know it is not the Spirit of God which you have. Fight against it and drive it out of your heart. The Spirit of God is a spirit of hope; it is not a spirit of gloom.

I hope she'll be a fool -- that's the best thing a girl can be in this world, a beautiful little fool.

The brain is wider than the sky.

The artist is nothing without the gift, but the gift is nothing without work.

An athlete cannot run with money in his pockets. He must run with hope in his heart and dreams in his head.

Don't be afraid to take a big step if one is indicated. You can't cross a chasm in two small jumps.

You can live opposite of what you profess, but you cannot live opposite of what you believe.

As you breathe in, cherish yourself. As you breathe out, cherish all Beings.

We've got to live, no matter how many skies have fallen.

Take only memories, leave only footprints.

In terms of changes, the spiritual mentors teach me that I must not forget those relating primarily to improve myself.

Here cometh April again, and as far as I can see the world hath more fools in it than ever.

I have called this principle, by which each slight variation, if useful, is preserved, by the term of Natural Selection.