Inspirational Quotes - Page 55

There are times where you need to step it up even higher

We weren't born to create excuses, we were born to create excellence.

Let the park live in you until it sings you a song.

Set yourself ablaze. Allow your light to shine upon others without fear. When you radiate from within, others cannot dampen your fire.

God sometimes uses ugly vessels to carry beautiful things.

I am not just wondering, God is ordering my footsteps and His words are lamp to my path.

Anyone with great ambition, great vision, and great passion can be a great person.

The truly noble heart sacrifices itself for others’ good, to defend the weak and the good against evil. To a heart like this, a heart devoted to chivalry, courage is a matter of form.

But for now, the future, like the past, means nothing. For now, there is only a homestead built of trash and scraps, at the edge of a broken city, just beyond a towering city dump; and our arrival-hungry, and half-frozen, to a place of food and water and walls that keep out the brutal winds. This, for us, is heaven.

That is how we become wise, by living each day attending to the lessons God puts in our path.

Don’t try to control yourself, just learn to monitor your thoughts.

If you write it down, you can make it happen.

Being afraid does not define your character, but what you do in the face of fear does.

Real science begins with curiosity and madness.

Infinitely, eternal is God's loveUnchanging, immovable and all consuming is His loveGod's love is food for your hungerStrength for the weak and Healing waters for your thirstGod's love is deeper than the oceanWider than the sea Taller than the highest mountainHis love knows no boundariesAnd has no limitsGod's love surpasses all Understanding and imagination And is free to all, who will believe

Take a moment, right now, and consider the enormity of activity going on inside of you – from the billions of cells to the even more billions of microscopic organisms. And in that same moment consider the enormity of activity in the oceans, the forests, the jungles, the earth below your feet, right now. And before you take your next breath, consider what might be going on in the outer regions of the universe. Finally, ask yourself, am I really in a position to discount possibilities beyond the limits of my conscious experience?

Life has moments that feel as if the sun has blackened to tar and the entire world turned to ice.  It feels as if Hades and his vile demons have risen from the depths of Tartarus solely for the purpose of banding to personally torture you, and that their genuine intent of mental, emotional, and spiritual anguish is tearing you to shreds.  Your heart weighs as heavily as leaden legs which you would drag yourself forward with if not for the quicksand that pulls you down inch by inch, paralyzing your will and threatening oblivion.  And all the while fire and brimstone pour from the sky, pelting only you.  Truly, that is what it feels like. But that feeling is a trial that won't last forever.  Never give up.

Having a positive attitude gives you power. This isn't the same kind of power that dictators and warlords seek after, but rather a spiritual power. It's a power that comes to us from God.

It is a serious thing to live in a society of possible gods and goddesses, to remember that the dullest most uninteresting person you can talk to may one day be a creature which,if you saw it now, you would be strongly tempted to worship, or else a horror and a corruption such as you now meet, if at all, only in a nightmare. All day long we are, in some degree helping each other to one or the other of these destinations. It is in the light of these overwhelming possibilities, it is with the awe and the circumspection proper to them, that we should conduct all of our dealings with one another, all friendships, all loves, all play, all politics. There are no ordinary people. You have never talked to a mere mortal. Nations, cultures, arts, civilizations - these are mortal, and their life is to ours as the life of a gnat. But it is immortals whom we joke with, work with, marry, snub, and exploit - immortal horrors or everlasting splendors.

Kindness is a language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see.

Love is splendid light.

Any idea of separation is bondage. True liberation of the mind is in non-differentiation.

Be optimistic like a flower. A flower never loses her optimism, and will bloom with all of her beauty despite tremendous adversity.

A writer seizes every opportunity to wonder.

Love wins when reflections win over reflexes.

Never follow the crowd.

A moment of consideration often prevents a thousand apologies

The more we surrender to what cannot be, the better we control what can be.

The business of being happy requires making a conscious choice. People think being happy will just happen to them someday, if only they do this or that right. But it doesn't - you have to choose it. You choose happiness, you don't wait for it to choose you.

We're better than Galileo. Because he's dead.

In the story of Ugly Duckling, when did the Ugly Duckling stop feeling Ugly? When he realized that he was a Swan. Each of us has something Special, a swan of some sort, hidden inside somewhere. But until we recognize that it's there, what can we do but splash around, treading water? The Wise are Who They Are. They work with what they've got and do what they can do.

We worry about many things. And pray about few things.

Masters today, were Starters Yesterday, so begin now.

Poverty is not a disgrace, but it's terribly inconvenient

In real life, Snow White stays dead and Rapunzel grows old, alone in her tower. In real life, you gotta have enough sense to stay away from ugly bitches offering you shiny apples and have enough balls to cut off your own hair and use it as a ladder if needs be. In real life, you gotta save yourself and the only happy endings are the ones paid for in massage parlors.

I can say opportunity is the time, if you have it, you can get anything

You can't truly, deeply and sustainably motivate anybody until you know what their motives are - what motivates them...?

True progress happens slowly, unnoticeable, like a flower blooms slowly and silently.

Coaching is like riding a roller coaster with many ups and downs. The true test is weathering the storm. The average length of time anywhere in America that a man is a head high school football coach is three years.

What I've learned is that the past might be challenging and the future might be unsure. And that's okay. The present is all we're given, anyway. When we get to the future, God will be there. He'll supply whatever we need for each day.

A rainbow is a storm's masterpiece.

Everyone creates realities based on their own personal beliefs. These beliefs are so powerful that they can create [expansive or entrapping] realities over and over.~Kuan Yin

If the management has not performed well in their bad times in the past, chances are they will not perform well in their good times in the future too.

where does creativity come from? Creativity comes from the Universe itself. “There is music and poetry in the Universe itself — surely we hear it on planet earth.” And Creativity comes from our joys and sorrows, our deep-hearted experiences. It also comes “from and in the heart of God. All our spiritual traditions the world over agree that creativity follows through the human heart and that it flows from the Divine Heart.”Creativity is seen as a spiritual, inwardly-driven activity, directly influenced by a Higher Power, or God. That is the ultimate in inspiration for me: to know I have “permission” to be creative and to be a creator too.

Reliance is the ultimate measure of a team’s or organization’s culture. It’s not 'Would I recommend a friend to work here?' It’s 'Would this group of people put their ass on the line for me?' And 'Would I do the same for them?

Live your life so you don´t have to have any regrets when you throw your 70 year old birthday party

For the things we have to learn before we can do them, we learn by doing them.

Life is about trusting, loving, growing and healing even in the hurts which can occur.

The Secret to FlightDon't flap your wings so hard. It only exhausts you. Close your eyes. Lean into the currents, say yes. Let the wind raise you higher and higher. So easy. That's what Eagles do. Oh, this is the secret to life as well.

True kindness is an anchor that drops deep into the heart and you feel it while it’s dropping. Meanwhile, untrue kindness is merely a condition of the face.

Today, I run for pure, absolute joy.

Education develops the intellect; and the intellect distinguishes man from other creatures. It is education that enables man to harness nature and utilize her resources for the well-being and improvement of his life. The key for the betterment and completeness of modern living is education. But, ' Man cannot live by bread alone '. Man, after all, is also composed of intellect and soul. Therefore, education in general, and higher education in particular, must aim to provide, beyond the physical, food for the intellect and soul. That education which ignores man's intrinsic nature, and neglects his intellect and reasoning power can not be considered true education.

Beware trying to iron out all your quirks, perceived flaws and doubts. It's often these things that help you find strength, compassion, empathy for others and heart.

A wide-angle view of sails sparkling white against a cobalt sky as light dances, silver on the water. Like art, it soothes the edge, allowing you to see something simple from a different perspective.

Have you ever heard someone say 'I shouldn't have trusted my intuition'?

O, flower! If you bloom with love in spring, will you understand if my soul sings?

Harness the power of today. Seize the blessings of today! Make something happen, enhance your life, make someone laugh, help a friend, love, love, love!

Don’t fear! Take care of revenge and hatred by hitting the haters with love and kindness.

Happiness isn’t in the absence of problems but the strength to overcome.

To love is to open the window of your heart for all of the beauty of the world to come in and dance with the joy in your soul.