Rage Quotes - Page 6

There is plenty of room at the top because very few people care to travel beyond the average route. And so most of us seem satisfied to remain within the confines of mediocrity.

There is no other subject on which the average mind is so much confused as the subject of tolerance and intolerance... Tolerance applies only to persons, but never to principles. Intolerance applies only to principles, but never to persons.

The greatest tragedy of life is not unanswered prayer, buy unoffered prayer.

Creativity requires the courage to let go of certainties.

Accept the challenges so that you can feel the exhilaration of victory.

I'd rather attempt to do something great and fail than to attempt to do nothing and succeed.

Perfect love means putting up with other peoples shortcomings, feeling no surprise at their weaknesses, finding encouragement even in the slightest evidence of good qualities in them.

Courage calls to courage everywhere, and its voice cannot be denied.

There is a quiet courage that comes from an inward spring of confidence in the meaning and significance of life. Such courage is an underground river, flowing far beneath the shifting events of one's experience, keeping alive a thousand little springs of action.

Courage is grace under pressure.

Optimism is an essential ingredient of innovation. How else can the individual welcome change over security, adventure over staying in safe places?

Be brave. Take risks. Nothing can substitute experience.

To sit back and do nothing is to cooperate with the oppressor.

Criticism, like rain, should be gentle enough to nourish a man's growth without destroying his roots.

Be like a duck. Calm on the surface, but always paddling like the dickens underneath.

Every time we witness an injustice and do not act, we train our character to be passive in its presence and thereby eventually lose all ability to defend ourselves and those we love.

True courage is like a kite; a contrary wind raises it higher.

It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to our enemies, but just as much to stand up to our friends.

You create your thoughts, your thoughts create your intentions, and your intentions create your reality.

It is perfectly possible to get what you think you want and be miserable. It's possible too, to never get it but deeply enjoy the process of trying. In this world, there are only two tragedies. One is not getting what one wants, and the other is getting it.

For in a democracy, every citizen, regardless of his interest in politics, "hold office"; every one of us is in a position of responsibility; and, in the final analysis, the kind of government we get depends upon how we fulfill those responsibilities. We, the people, are the boss, and we will get the kind of political leadership, be it good or bad, that we demand and deserve.

Vulnerability sounds like truth and feels like courage. Truth and courage aren't always comfortable, but they're never weakness.

My life is simple, my food is plain, and my quarters are uncluttered. In all things, I have sought clarity. I face the troubles and problems of life and death willingly. Virtue, integrity and courage are my priorities. I can be approached, but never pushed; befriended but never coerced; killed but never shamed.

Talent is cheaper than table salt. What separates the talented individual from the successful one is a lot of hard work.

You were created to make somebody else’s life better. Somebody needs your smile. They need your love, your encouragement & your gifts.