Inspirational Quotes

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Inspirational Quotes for November 24, 2009
One person with a belief is equal to a force of 99 who have only interests. - John Stuart Mill, 1806-1873

Nothing is permanent in this wicked world - not even our troubles. - Charlie Chaplin, 1889-1977

The policy of being too cautious is the greatest risk of all. - Jawaharlal Nehru, 1889-1964

Inspirational Quotes for November 17, 2009

Have patience with all things, but chiefly have patience with yourself. Do not lose courage in considering your own
imperfections but instantly set about remedying them - every day begin the task anew. - Saint Francis de Sales,
1567-1622

Courage and perseverance have a magical talisman, before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish into air.
- John Quincy Adams, 1767-1848

Make no little plans; they have no magic to stir men's blood...Make big plans, aim high in hope and work. - Daniel H.
Burnham, 1846-1912

Inspirational Quotes for November 10, 2009

The greatest mistake you can make in life is to be continually fearing you will make one. - Elbert Hubbard, 1856-1915

Only passions, great passions, can elevate the soul to great things. - Denis Diderot, 1713-1784

There art two cardinal sins from which all others spring: Impatience and Laziness. - Franz Kafka, 1883- 1924

Inspirational Quotes for November 3, 2009

Life's greatest happiness is to be convinced we are loved. - Victor Hugo, 1802-1885

True luck consists not in holding the best of the cards at the table; luckiest is he who knows just when to rise and go
home. - John Hay, 1838-1905

So long as we live among men, let us cherish humanity. - Andre Gide, 1869-1951

Inspirational Quotes for October 27, 2009

Guard well within yourself that treasure, kindness. Know how to give without hesitation, how to lose without regret,
how to acquire without meanness. - George Sand, 1804-1876

Always laugh when you can. It is cheap medicine. - Lord Byron, 1788-1824
The secret of a good life is to have the right loyalties and hold them in the right scale of values. - Norman Thomas,
1884-1968

Inspirational Quotes for October 20, 2009

Ignorance and inconsideration are the two great causes of the ruin of mankind. - John Tillotson, 1630-1694

Our imagination is the only limit to what we can hope to have in the future. - Charles F. Kettering, 1876-1958

Real joy comes not from ease or riches or from the praise of men, but from doing something worthwhile. - Sir Wilfred
Grenfell, 1865-1940

Inspirational Quotes for October 13, 2009

The person who makes a success of living is the one who see his goal steadily and aims for it unswervingly. That is
dedication. - Cecil B. DeMille, 1881-1959

Cherish all your happy moments: they make a fine cushion for old age. - Christopher Morley, 1890-1957

Be not ashamed of thy virtues; honor's a good brooch to wear in a man's hat at all times. - Ben Jonson, 1572-1637

Inspirational Quotes for October 6, 2009

It is difficult to say what is impossible, for the dream of yesterday is the hope of today and the reality of tomorrow. -
Robert H. Goddard, 1882-1945

A sense of humor is part of the art of leadership, of getting along with people, of getting things done. - Dwight D.
Eisenhower, 1890-1969

Good ideas are not adopted automatically. They must be driven into practice with courageous patience. - Hyman
Rickover, 1900-1986

Inspirational Quotes for September 15, 2009

Life ought to be a struggle of desire toward adventures whose nobility will fertilize the soul. - Rebecca West, 1892-
1983 

Mistakes are the portals of discovery. - James Joyce, 1882-1941 

The wisest men follow their own direction. - Euripides, 484 BC-406 BC

Inspirational Quotes for September 8, 2009

Courage is doing what you're afraid to do. There can be no courage unless you're scared. - Eddie Rickenbacker,
1890-1973 

Against criticism a man can neither protest nor defend himself; he must act in spite of it, and then it will gradually yield
to him. - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, 1749-1832 

What is defeat? Nothing but education; nothing but the first step to something better. - Wendell Phillips, 1811-1884

Inspirational Quotes for August 25, 2009

Destiny is no matter of chance. It is a matter of choice. It is not a thing to be waited for, it is a thing to be achieved. -
William Jennings Bryan, 1860-1925

They always say time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself. - Andy Warhol, 1928-1987 

In attempts to improve your character, know what is in your power and what is beyond it. - Francis Thompson, 1859-
1907

Inspirational Quotes for August 18, 2009

Speak when you are angry, and you will make the best speech you'll ever regret. - Laurence J. Peter, 1919-1988

I am still determined to be cheerful and happy, in whatever situation I may be; for I have also learned from experience
that the greater part of our happiness or misery depends upon our dispositions, and not upon our circumstances. -
Martha Washington, 1732-1802

I would never die for my beliefs because I might be wrong. - Bertrand Russell, 1872-1970

Inspirational Quotes for August 11, 2009

Ability will never catch up with the demand for it. - Malcolm Forbes (1919 - 1990)

The superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions. - Confucius (551 BC - 479 BC)

In giving advice, seek to help, not please, your friend. - Solon (638 BC - 559 BC)

Inspirational Quotes for August 4, 2009

Man's greatness lies in his power of thought. - Blaise Pascal, 1623-1662, French Mathematician/Physicist/Theologian

It is never too late to be who you might have been. - George Eliot, 1819-1880, English Novelist

He has the right to criticize who has the heart to help. - Abraham Lincoln, 1809-1865, 16th President of the United
States

Inspirational Quotes for July 28, 2009

Pessimist: One who, when he has the choice of two evils, chooses both. - Oscar Wilde, 1854-1900, Irish
Dramatist/Novelist/Poet

Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm. - Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1803-1882, American Poet and
Essayist

The best executive is the one who has sense enough to pick good men to do what he wants done, and self-restraint
enough to keep from meddling with them while they do it. - Theodore Roosevelt, 1858-1919, 26th President of the
United States

Inspirational Quotes for July 21, 2009

Learning never exhausts the mind. - Leonardo da Vinci, 1452-1519, Italian Painter and Sculptor

You can overcome anything if you don't bellyache. - Bernard M. Baruch, 1870-1965, American Financier and
Statesman
Tell a person they are brave and you help them become so. - Thomas Carlyle, 1795-1881, Scottish Philosopher and
Author

Inspirational Quotes for July 14, 2009

The pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty. - Winston
Churchill, 1874-1965, English Politician and Author

The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today. - Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1882-1945, 32nd
President of the United States

Instruction does much, but encouragement does everything. - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, 1749-1832, German
Poet/Dramatist/Novelist

Inspirational Quotes for July 7, 2009

Tomorrow is often the busiest day of the week. - Spanish Proverb

Very little is needed to make a happy life; it is all within yourself, in your way of thinking. - Marcus Aurelius, 121-180,
Roman Emperor and Philosopher

It's easy to have faith in yourself and have discipline when you're a winner, when you're number one. What you got to
have is faith and discipline when you're not a winner. - Vince Lombardi, 1913-1970, American Football Coach

Inspirational Quotes for June 23, 2009

With the new day comes new strength and new thoughts. - Eleanor Roosevelt, 1884-1962, American Humanitarian
and Former First Lady of the United States

You give but little when you give of your possessions. It is when you give of yourself that you truly give. - Kahlil
Gibran, 1883-1931, Lebanese Poet and Novelist

You can never learn less; you can only learn more. - R. Buckminster Fuller, 1895-1983, American Architect and
Engineer

Inspirational Quotes for June 16, 2009

Real generosity toward the future lies in giving all to the present. - Albert Camus, 1913-1960, French Author and
Philosopher

Failure comes only when we forget our ideals and objectives and principles. - Jawaharlal Nehru, 1889-1964, Indian
Nationalist and Statesman

Things may come to those who wait but only the things left by those who hustle. - Abraham Lincoln, 1809-1865, 16th
President of the United States

Inspirational Quotes for June 9, 2009

If you can't feed a hundred people, then just feed one. - Mother Teresa, 1910-1997, Albanian-born Humanitarian and
Missionary

The worst wheel of the cart makes the most noise. - Benjamin Franklin, 1706-1790, American
Scientist/Publisher/Diplomat

Cherish your visions and your dreams as they are the children of your soul, the blueprints of your ultimate
accomplishments. - Napoleon Hill, 1883-1970, American Speaker/Motivational Writer/Author of "Think and Grow
Rich"

Inspirational Quotes for June 2, 2009

Think of all the beauty still left around you and be happy. - Anne Frank, 1929-1945, German-born Diarist

Don't find fault, find a remedy. - Henry Ford, 1863-1947, American Industrialist and Founder of Ford Motor Company

Ordinary riches can be stolen, real riches cannot. In your soul are infinitely precious things that cannot be taken from
you. - Oscar Wilde, 1854-1900, Irish Dramatist/Novelist/Poet

Inspirational Quotes for May 26, 2009

Art is never finished, only abandoned. - Leonardo da Vinci, 1452-1519, Italian Painter and Sculptor

Courtesy is as much a mark of a gentleman as courage. - Theodore Roosevelt, 1858-1919, 26th President of the
United States

Nothing is so exhausting as indecision, and nothing is so futile. - Bertrand Russell, 1872-1970, British
Philosopher/Mathematician/Essayist

Inspirational Quotes for May 19, 2009

One secret of success in life is for a man to be ready for his opportunity when it comes. - Benjamin Disraeli, 1804-
1881, British Statesman and Literary Figure

The secret of joy in work is contained in one word -- excellence. To know how to do something well is to enjoy it. -
Pearl S. Buck, 1892-1973, American Novelist

Creativity requires the courage to let go of certainties. - Erich Fromm, 1900-1980, German-American Psychologist

Inspirational Quotes for May 12, 2009

A leader leads by example, whether he intends to or not. - Source Unknown

How strange that nature does not knock, and yet does not intrude! - Emily Dickinson, 1830-1886, American Poet

There is no chance, no destiny, no fate, that can hinder or control the firm resolve of a determined soul. - Ella
Wheeler Wilcox, 1850-1919, American Author and Poet

Inspirational Quotes for May 5, 2009

Hope is the physician of each misery. - Irish Proverb

Work and play are words used to describe the same thing under differing conditions. - Mark Twain, 1835-1910,
American Writer and Humorist

Youth is a circumstance you can't do anything about. The trick is to grow up without getting old. - Frank Lloyd Wright,
1867-1959, American Architect
Inspirational Quotes for April 28, 2009
No person was ever honored for what he received. Honor has been the reward for what he gave. - Calvin Coolidge,
1872-1933, 30th President of the United States

Knowledge has to be improved, challenged, and increased constantly, or it vanishes. - Peter F. Drucker, 1909-2005,
Austrian-born Management Consultant and Author

If we open a quarrel between the past and the present, we shall find we have lost the future. - Winston Churchill,
1874-1965, English Politician and Author

Inspirational Quotes for April 21, 2009

Justifying a fault doubles it. - French Proverb

In order for the light to shine so brightly, the darkness must be present. - Francis Bacon, 1561-1626, English
Philosopher/Essayist/Statesman

There are perhaps no days of our childhood we lived so fully as those we spent with a favorite book. - Marcel Proust,
1871-1922, French Novelist

Inspirational Quotes for April 14, 2009

You cannot shake hands with a clenched fist. - Indira Gandhi, 1917-1984, Indian Prime Minister

The moon is a friend for the lonesome to talk to. - Carl Sandburg, 1878-1967, American Poet and Historian

Nothing is to be rated higher than the value of the day. - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, 1749-1832, German
Poet/Dramatist/Novelist

Inspirational Quotes for April 7, 2009

None are so old as those who have outlived enthusiasm. - Henry David Thoreau, 1817-1862, American
Author/Critic/Naturalist

Your worth consists in what you are and not in what you have. - Thomas Edison, 1847-1931, American Inventor and
Entrepreneur

Our attitude toward life determines life's attitude towards us. - Earl Nightingale, 1921-1989, American Motivational
Author and Radio Broadcaster

Inspirational Quotes for March 31, 2009

Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence. - Vince Lombardi, 1913-1970,
American Football Coach

Life is the flower for which love is the honey. - Victor Hugo, 1802-1885, French Poet/Dramatist/Novelist

Faith consists in believing when it is beyond the power of reason to believe. - Voltaire, 1694-1778, French Writer and
Philosopher

Inspirational Quotes for March 24, 2009

Trust the instinct to the end, though you can render no reason. - Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1803-1882, American Poet
and Essayist

Discovery consists of seeing what everybody has seen and thinking what nobody has thought. - Albert von Szent-
Gyorgyi, 1893-1986, American Biochemist

Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power. - Abraham Lincoln,
1809-1865, 16th President of the United States

Inspirational Quotes for March 17, 2009

Memory is the treasury and guardian of all things. - Marcus T. Cicero, 106-43 B.C., Great Roman Orator and
Politician

Nothing is more despicable than respect based on fear. - Albert Camus, 1913-1960, French Author and Philosopher

The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams. - Eleanor Roosevelt, 1884-1962, American
Humanitarian and Former First Lady of the United States

Inspirational Quotes for March 10, 2009

Statistics are no substitute for judgment. - Henry Clay, 1777-1852, American Politician and Lawyer

We can do no great things, only small things with great love. - Mother Teresa, 1910-1997, Albanian-born
Humanitarian and Missionary

Success is a science; if you have the conditions, you get the result. - Oscar Wilde, 1854-1900, Irish
Dramatist/Novelist/Poet

Inspirational Quotes for March 3, 2009

When someone does something good, applaud! You will make two people happy. - Samuel Goldwyn, 1879-1974,
American Motion Picture Producer

Forget the times of your distress, but never forget what they taught you. - Herbert Gasser, 1888-1963, American
Physiologist

The art of living lies less in eliminating our troubles than in growing with them. - Bernard M. Baruch, 1870-1965,
American Financier and Statesman

Inspirational Quotes for February 24, 2009

Nine tenths of education is encouragement. - Anatole France, 1844-1924, French Author

Success is how high you bounce when you hit bottom. - George S. Patton, 1885-1945, American Army General
during World War II

True happiness comes from the joy of deeds well done, the zest of creating things new. - Antoine de Saint Exupéry,
1900-1944, French Writer and Aviator

Inspirational Quotes for February 17, 2009

Pessimism never won any battle. - Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1890-1969, 34th President of the United States

Every man's memory is his private literature. - Aldous Huxley, 1894-1963, British Author

Ten persons who speak make more noise than ten thousand who are silent. - Napoleon Bonaparte, 1769-1821,
French General and Politician

Inspirational Quotes for February 10, 2009

Quality means doing it right when no one is looking. - Henry Ford, 1863-1947, American Industrialist and Founder of
Ford Motor Company

Making good decisions is a crucial skill at every level. - Peter F. Drucker, 1909-2005, Austrian-born Management
Consultant and Author

If there were dreams to sell, what would you buy? - Thomas Lovell Beddoes, 1803-1849, British Poet

Inspirational Quotes for February 3, 2009

Be less curious about people and more curious about ideas. - Marie Curie, 1867-1934, Polish-French Physicist and
Chemist

A real friend is one who walks in when the rest of the world walks out. - Walter Winchell, 1897-1972, American
Newspaper and Radio Commentator

It is not who is right, but what is right, that is of importance. - Thomas Huxley, 1825-1895, English Biologist

Inspirational Quotes for January 27, 2009

What is told in the ear of a man is often heard 100 miles away. - Chinese Proverb

Laughter is the sensation of feeling good all over and showing it principally in one place. - Josh Billings, 1818-1885,
American Humorist and Lecturer

It isn't enough for you to love money -- it's also necessary that money should love you. - Kin Hubbard, 1868-1930,
American Journalist/Humorist/Cartoonist

Inspirational Quotes for January 20, 2009

I know of only one duty, and that is to love. - Albert Camus, 1913-1960, French Author and Philosopher

Kind words do not cost much. Yet they accomplish much. - Blaise Pascal, 1623-1662, French
Mathematician/Physicist/Theologian

Let me tell you the secret that has led me to my goal. My strength lies solely in my tenacity. - Louis Pasteur, 1822-
1895, French Chemist

Inspirational Quotes for January 13, 2009

Life is not a problem to be solved, but a reality to be experienced. - Soren Kierkegaard, 1813-1855, Danish
Philosopher

Today knowledge has power. It controls access to opportunity and advancement. - Peter F. Drucker, 1909-2005,
Austrian-born Management Consultant and Author

The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and science. - Albert
Einstein, 1879-1955, German-born American Physicist

Inspirational Quotes for January 6, 2009

For every problem, there is one solution which is simple, neat and wrong. - H. L. Mencken, 1880-1956, American
Journalist/Satirist/Critic

A little thought and a little kindness are often worth more than a great deal of money. - John Ruskin, 1819-1900,
English Author/Poet/Artist

All growth depends upon activity. There is no development physically or intellectually without effort, and effort means
work. - Calvin Coolidge, 1872-1933, 30th President of the United States