Inspirational Quotes - Page 100

Good manners will open doors that the best education cannot.

You fail all the time, but you aren't a failure until you start blaming someone else.

We lose the fear of making decisions, great and small; as we realize that should our choice prove wrong we can, if we will, learn from the experience.

The most authentic thing about us is our capacity to create, to overcome, to endure, to transform, to love and to be greater than our suffering.

Don't wait for your ship to come in, swim out and meet the bloody thing.

Before I take my last breath, before my last flower withers, I wish to live, I wish to make love, I wish to be in this world close to those who need me, those who I need, in order to learn, comprehend and rediscover that I can be and I want to be better at every moment.

If you want your children to turn out well, spend twice as much time with them, and half as much money.

Do not struggle. Go with the flow of things, and you will find yourself at one with the mysterious unity of the Universe.

To-morrow, and to-morrow, and to-morrow, Creeps in this petty pace from day to day, To the last syllable of recorded time; And all our yesterdays have lighted fools The way to dusty death. Out, out, brief candle! Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player, That struts and frets his hour upon the stage, And then is heard no more. It is a tale Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, Signifying nothing.

This above all; to thine own self be true.

There are two great days in a person's life - the day we are born and the day we discover why.

Heaven on Earth is a choice you must make, not a place you must find.

All things come to those who wait.

The quality of a person's life is in direct proportion to their commitment to excellence, regardless of their chosen field of endeavor.

Every exit is an entry somewhere else.

You can be a king or a street sweeper, but everyone dances with the Grim Reaper.

The key question to keep asking is, Are you spending your time on the right things? Because time is all you have.

A hero is no braver than an ordinary man, but he is brave five minutes longer.

We shall never know all the good that a simple smile can do.

It's all right letting yourself go, as long as you can get yourself back.

One isn't necessarily born with courage, but one is born with potential. Without courage, we cannot practice any other virtue with consistency. We can't be kind, true, merciful, generous, or honest.

Your presence is the most precious gift you can give to another human being.

I always did something I was a little not ready to do. I think that's how you grow. When there's that moment of 'Wow, I'm not really sure I can do this,' and you push through those moments, that's when you have a breakthrough.

Once we get used to listening to our dreams, our whole body responds like a musical instrument.

We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It is not just in some of us; it is in everyone and as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give others permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.