Motivational Quotes - Page 122

Never succumb to the temptation of bitterness.

I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed; We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal

The terrorists thought they would change my aims and stop my ambitions. But nothing changed in my life except this: weakness, fear and hopelessness died. Strength, power and courage was born.

Be more concerned with your character than your reputation.

All of the great leaders have had one characteristic in common: it was the willingness to confront unequivocally the major anxiety of their people in their time. This, and not much else, is the essence of leadership.

On the way to work, concentrate on the way - not the work.

Good people are found not changed. Recently I read a headline that said, 'We don't teach people to be nice. We simply hire nice people.' Wow! What a clever short cut.

Obstacles can't stop you. Problems can't stop you. Most of all, other people can't stop you. Only you can stop you.

We have all been placed on this earth to discover our own path, and we will never be happy if we live someone else's idea of life.

The power of one man or one woman doing the right thing for the right reason, and at the right time, is the greatest influence in our society.

Every man is the builder of a temple called his body.

My mother drew a distinction between achievement and success. She said that 'achievement is the knowledge that you have studied and worked hard and done the best that is in you. Success is being praised by others, and that's nice, too, but not as important or satisfying. Always aim for achievement and forget about success.

No horse gets anywhere until he is harnessed. No stream or gas drives anything until it is confined. No Niagara is ever turned into light and power until it is tunneled. No life ever grows great until it is focused, dedicated, disciplined.

Happiness is when you finally connect your mind to your body.

I never paint dreams or nightmares. I paint my own reality.

Men are not prisoners of fate, but only prisoners of their own minds.

Hope is a good breakfast, but it is a bad supper.

People tend to focus on the here and now. The problem is that, once global warming is something that most people can feel in the course of their daily lives, it will be too late to prevent much larger, potentially catastrophic changes.

Life is what you make it. Always has been, always will be.

If small things have the power to disturb you, then who you think you are is exactly that: small.

You ought to be thankful a hole heaping lot, for The places and people you're lucky you're not!

The point is that you can't be too greedy.

The start is what stops most people.

Forgiving is forgetting, in spite of remembering.

The important task rarely must be done today, or even this week...But the urgent task calls for instant action...The momentary appeal of these tasks seems irresistible and important, and they devour our energy. But in the light of time's perspective, their deceptive prominence fades; with a sense of loss we recall the vital tasks we pushed aside. We realize we've become slaves to the tyranny of the urgent.