Inspiring Quotes - Page 60

You always do what you want to do. This is true with every act. You may say that you had to do something, or that you were forced to, but actually, whatever you do, you do by choice. Only you have the power to choose for yourself.

May Allah have mercy on him who sends me my faults as a present.

Luxury is an obstacle, and so is the fatness of the body.

By changing nothing, nothing changes.

You have to enable and empower people to make decisions independent of you. As I've learned, each person on a team is an extension of your leadership; if they feel empowered by you they will magnify your power to lead.

If you want to change the fruits, you will first have to change the roots. If you want to change the visible, you must first change the invisible.

A lot of people in our industry haven't had very diverse experiences. So they don't have enough dots to connect, and they end up with very linear solutions without a broad perspective on the problem. The broader one's understanding of the human experience, the better design we will have.

Women are not inherently passive or peaceful. We're not inherently anything but human.

Sexism is not the fault of women - kill your fathers, not your mothers

To bring anything into your life, imagine that it's already there.

It's okay to ask questions, but get the answers. So, where are the answers? Since the questions came from within you, guess where the answers are? Within you.

Stop being who you were and become who you are.

I finally realized that being grateful to my body was key to giving more love to myself.

Only free men can negotiate; prisoners cannot enter into contracts. Your freedom and mine cannot be separated.

It takes a habit to replace a habit.

If you are inspiring others to do better, you're successful.

The problem I have with haters is that they see my glory, but they don't know my story.

No matter how difficult and painful it may be, nothing sounds as good to the soul as the truth.

I could never pretend something I didn't feel. I could never make love if I didn't love, and if I loved I could no more hide the fact than change the color of my eyes.

My illusions didn't have anything to do with being a fine actress. I knew how third rate I was. I could actually feel my lack of talent, as if it were cheap clothes I was wearing inside. But, my God, how I wanted to learn, to change, to improve!

I often wake up in the night, and I like to have something to think about.

I've never dropped anyone I believed in.

Every cliche about kids is true; they grow up so quickly, you blink and they're gone, and you have to spend the time with them now. But that's a joy.

True greatness is measured by how much freedom you give to others, not by how much you can coerce others to do what you want.

If you've got an idea, start today. There's no better time than now to get going. That doesn't mean quit your job and jump into your idea 100 percent from day one, but there's always small progress that can be made to start the movement.