Inspirational Quotes - Page 36

Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it.

Most folks are as happy as they make up their minds to be.

We are not interested in the possibilities of defeat. They do not exist.

Conformity is the jailer of freedom and the enemy of growth.

He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose.

Our confidence in Christ does not make us lazy, negligent, or careless, but on the contrary it awakens us, urges us on, and makes us active in living righteous lives and doing good. There is no self-confidence to compare with this.

The content of your character is your choice. Day by day, what you choose, what you think and what you do is who you become.

A goal is not always meant to be reached, it often serves simply as something to aim at.

Coincidence is God's way of remaining anonymous.

Good judgement is the result of experience and experience the result of bad judgement.

You basically can say anything to someone on an email or text as long as you put LOL at the end.

The ability to observe without evaluating is the highest form of intelligence.

If you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change.

Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul - and sings the tunes without the words - and never stops at all.

Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get.

I have created nothing really beautiful, really lasting, but if I can inspire one of these youngsters to develop the talent I know they possess, then my monument will be in their work.

Live in such a way that you would not be ashamed to sell your parrot to the town gossip.

There is little difference in people, but that little difference makes a big difference. The little difference is attitude. The big difference is whether it is positive or negative.

Teach thy tongue to say 'I do not know,' and thou shalt progress.

Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishment.

We are all alone, born alone, die alone, and -- in spite of True Romance magazines -- we shall all someday look back on our lives and see that, in spite of our company, we were alone the whole way. I do not say lonely -- at least, not all the time -- but essentially, and finally, alone. This is what makes your self-respect so important, and I don't see how you can respect yourself if you must look in the hearts and minds of others for your happiness.

I have always believed, and I still believe, that whatever good or bad fortune may come our way we can always give it meaning and transform it into something of value.

Some changes look negative on the surface but you will soon realize that space is being created in your life for something new to emerge.

You have to learn the rules of the game. And then you have to play better than anyone else.

The greatness of a man's power is the measure of his surrender.