Inspiring Quotes - Page 79

Surround yourself with great people; delegate authority; get out of the way

GNP measures neither our courage, our wisdom neither our compassion. It measures everything except what makes life worthwhile

An artist's job is to surprise himself. Use all means possible.

Enthusiasm is excitement with inspiration, motivation, and a pinch of creativity.

The degree to which you will awaken is in direct proportion to the amount of truth you are willing to accept about yourself.

The better you feel about money, the more money you magnetize to yourself.

The secret of education lies in respecting the pupil. It is not for you to choose what he shall know, what he shall do. It is chosen and foreordained and he only holds the key to his own secret.

There are many female gods recognized and honored by the tribes and Nations. Femaleness was highly valued, both respected and feared, and all social institutions reflected this attitude. Even modern sayings, such as the Cheyenne statement that a people is not conquered until the hearts of the women are on the ground, express the Indians understanding that without the power of woman the people will not live, but with it, they will endure and prosper.

The best thing about giving of ourselves is that what we get is always better than what we give. The reaction is greater than the action.

Joy is a sustained sense of well-being and internal peace - a connection to what matters.

The wave does not need to die to become water. She is already water.

Nothing is black or white.

Behind every adversity - is an opportunity!

When I am writing, I am trying to find out who I am, who we are, what we're capable of, how we feel, how we lose and stand up, and go on from darkness into darkness. I'm trying for that. But I'm also trying for the language. I'm trying to see how it can really sound.

A duplicitous country with a duplicitous leadership is going to give us more duplicity. And that duplicity is going lead us off an abyss. That's going to happen.

My marriage didn't make me sad, but it didn't make me happy either. My husband and I hardly spoke to each other. This wasn't because we were angry. We had nothing to say. I was dying of boredom.

Next to my husband and along with Marlon Brando, Yves Montand is the most attractive man I've ever met.

For those who are poor in happiness, each time is a first time; happiness never becomes a habit.

I have found being a mother has made me emotionally raw in many situations. You heart is beating outside your body when you have a baby.

Its not always necessary to be strong, but to feel strong.

Most of my characters are romantic rather than sexual. I think that's an essential difference in my pictures. I think they are more accurate in portraying young people as romantic - as wanting a relationship, an understanding with a member of the opposite sex more than just physical sex.

The path to relative economic, social and ecological sustainability is guaranteed to be littered with failures of every nature and scale. If we recognize them and learn from them, the transition will proceed faster and in more resource-efficient ways. If, on the other hand, we prefer the short-term comfort of burying our failures, or of blaming scapegoats, the transition will be significantly slowed, or could even be derailed completely.

When you are lonely or frightened, talk to your guardian angel. You can do it out loud or inside your head, your angel can hear you. Ask your angel to be near you, to put his or her hand on your shoulder, to give you courage and protect you.

I do not want people to be very agreeable, as it saves me the trouble of liking them a great deal.

A large income is the best recipe for happiness I ever heard of.