Inspirational Quotes - Page 9

Pain and suffering are always inevitable for a large intelligence and a deep heart. The really great men must, I think, have great sadness on earth.

For when I am powerless, it is then that I am strong.

The secret of getting ahead is getting started. The secret of getting started is breaking your complex overwhelming tasks into small manageable tasks, and starting on the first one.

All truths are easy to understand once they are discovered; the point is to discover them.

Truth is everybody is going to hurt you: you just gotta find the ones worth suffering for.

Leadership is the capacity to translate vision into reality.

To laugh often and love much; to win the respect of intelligent persons and the affection of children; to earn the approbation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; to appreciate beauty.

When you think everything is someone else's fault, you will suffer a lot. When you realize that everything springs only from yourself, you will learn both peace and joy.

You're not supposed to be so blind with patriotism that you can't face reality. Wrong is wrong, no matter who says it.

Ability is what you're capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it.

In the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years.

Enthusiasm is one of the most powerful engines of success. When you do a thing, do it with all your might. Put your whole soul into it. Stamp it with your own personality. Be active, be energetic, be enthusiastic and faithful, and you will accomplish your object. Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.

As I hurtled through space, one thought kept crossing my mind - every part of this rocket was supplied by the lowest bidder.

When a man is denied the right to live the life he believes in, he has no choice but to become an outlaw.

Learning is more than the acquisition of the ability to think; it is the acquisition of many specialized abilities for thinking about a variety of things.

When we are no longer able to change a situation - we are challenged to change ourselves.

Hold fast to dreams, for if dreams die, life is a broken-winged bird that cannot fly.

Opportunities are like sunrises. If you wait too long, you miss them.

Don't be afraid to go after what you want to do, and what you want to be. But don't be afraid to be willing to pay the price.

Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.

Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice.

love the life you live. live the life you love.

You will never reach your destination if you stop and throw stones at every dog that barks.

We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.

Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.