Inspirational Quotes - Page 75

You don't drown by falling in the water; you drown by staying there.

Every time you are tempted to react in the same old way, ask if you want to be a prisoner of the past or a pioneer of the future.

Your vision will become clear only when you can look into your own heart. Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes.

If you can't make it good, at least make it look good.

Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.

Every truth has two sides; it is as well to look at both, before we commit ourselves to either.

Don't let the mistakes and disappointments of the past control and direct your future.

Difficulties are meant to rouse, not discourage. The human spirit is to grow strong by conflict.

No need to hurry. No need to sparkle. No need to be anybody but oneself.

It is difficult to obtain the friendship of a cat. It is a philosophical animal... one that does not place its affections thoughtlessly.

Most of us spend too much time on what is urgent and not enough time on what is important.

Win as if you were used to it, lose as if you enjoyed it for a change.

There's a fine line between genius and insanity. I have erased this line.

Surround yourself with only people who are going to lift you higher.

As I walked out the door toward the gate that would lead to my freedom, I knew if I didn't leave my bitterness and hatred behind, I'd still be in prison.

Everybody can be great...because anybody can serve. You don't have to have a college degree to serve. You don't have to make your subject and verb agree to serve. You only need a heart full of grace. A soul generated by love.

I have learned that only two things are necessary to keep one's wife happy. First, let her think she's having her own way. And second, let her have it.

Keep in mind, hurting people often hurt other people as a result of their own pain. If somebody is rude and inconsiderate, you can almost be certain that they have some unresolved issues inside. They have some major problems, anger, resentment, or some heartache they are trying to cope with or overcome.

It's not the disability that defines you; it's how you deal with the challenges the disability presents you with.

You cannot teach a person something he does not already know, you can only bring what he does know to his awareness.

Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul.

If you don't love yourself, you cannot love others. You will not be able to love others. If you have no compassion for yourself then you are not able of developing compassion for others.

My religion is very simple. My religion is kindness.

The greatest gift you can give someone is the gift of inspiration.

Success is not measured by what a man accomplishes, but by the opposition he has encountered and the courage with which he has maintained the struggle against overwhelming odds.