Inspirational Quotes - Page 56

Silence is better than unmeaning words.

The trees that are slow to grow bear the best fruit.

I am building a fire, and everyday I train, I add more fuel. At just the right moment, I light the match.

Be The Peace You Wish To See In The World!

Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear, not absence of fear.

Now more than ever the people are responsible for the character of their Congress. If that body be ignorant, reckless, and corrupt, it is because the people tolerate ignorance, recklessness, and corruption.

The first time you marry for love, the second for money, and the third for companionship.

It takes less time to do a thing right, than it does to explain why you did it wrong.

Wherever you go, go with all your heart.

There are two kinds of people: those who say to God, 'Thy will be done,' and those to whom God says, 'All right, then, have it your way.'

The great use of life is to spend it for something that will outlast it.

A man who loves you the most is the man who tells you the most truth about yourself.

Intolerance of your present creates your future.

Give me songs to sing and emerald dreams to dream and I'll give you love unfolding.

A government big enough to give you everything you want is a government big enough to take from you everything you have.

Anybody who wants religion is welcome to it, as far as I'm concerned--I support your right to enjoy it. However, I would appreciate it if you exhibited more respect for the rights of those people who do not wish to share your dogma, rapture, or necrodestination.

If you chase two rabbits, you catch none.

Nurture your mind with great thoughts, for you will never go any higher than you think.

I was always looking outside myself for strength and confidence but it comes from within. It is there all the time.

You can have anything you want if you want it badly enough. You can be anything you want to be, do anything you set out to accomplish if you hold to that desire with singleness of purpose.

The very first step towards success in any occupation is to become interested in it.

My father told me never to take my foot off a ladder to kick at someone who was kicking at me. When I did that, I would no longer be climbing. While they are kicking, my father told me, I should keep stepping. They can kick only one time. If I continued to climb, they would be left behind. In trying to hurt me, to impede my progress, they would get left behind because they allowed themselves to get sidetracked from their agenda.

I know in my heart that man is good. That what is right will always eventually triumph. And there's purpose and worth to each and every life.

If we learn to open our hearts, anyone, including the people who drive us crazy, can be our teacher.

Death is something inevitable. When a man has done what he considers to be his duty to his people and his country, he can rest in peace. I believe I have made that effort and that is, therefore, why I will sleep for the eternity.