Inspirational Quotes - Page 145

"The true essence of humankind is kindness. There are other qualities which come from education or knowledge, but it is essential, if one wishes to be a genuine human being and impart satisfying meaning to one's existence, to have a good heart."

When you sell a man a book, you don't sell him 12 ounces of paper and ink and glue - you sell him a whole new life.

Owners of dogs will have noticed that, if you provide them with food and water and shelter and affection, they will think you are God. Whereas owners of cats are compelled to realize that, if you provide them with food and water and affection, they draw the conclusion that they are God.

The highest possible stage in moral culture is when we recognize that we ought to control our thoughts.

Intelligence is based on how efficient a species became at doing the things they need to survive.

You cannot change anything in your life with intention alone, which can become a watered-down, occasional hope that you'll get to tomorrow. Intention without action is useless.

If you wish to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first invent the universe.

My heroes are the ones who survived doing it wrong, who made mistakes, but recovered from them.

Man never made any material as resilient as the human spirit.

Adventure is worthwhile in itself.

One day, someone showed me a glass of water that was half full. And he said, "Is it half full or half empty?" So I drank the water. No more problem.

Example is not the main thing in influencing others. It is the only thing.

There's a genius in all of us.

You have to leave the city of your comfort and go into the wilderness of your intuition. What you'll discover will be wonderful. What you'll discover is yourself.

Cowards die many times before their deaths; the valiant never taste of death but once.

It is not true that suffering ennobles the character; happiness does that sometimes, but suffering for the most part, makes men petty and vindictive.

Nothing is more powerful than individuals acting out of their own conscience.

It isn't enough to think outside the box. Thinking is passive. Get used to acting outside the box.

With fingers weary and worn, With eyelids heavy and red, A woman sat in unwomanly rags, Plying her needle and thread.

I don't believe consciousness is generated in the brain any more than television programs are made inside my TV. The box is too small.

Everyone can do simple things to make a difference, and every little bit really does count.

When I look inside and see that I'm nothing, that's wisdom. When I look outside and see that I'm everything, that's love. And between these two, my life turns.

When people are financially invested, they want a return. When people are emotionally invested, they want to contribute.

It's a lot easier to be lost than found. It's the reason we're always searching and rarely discovered--so many locks not enough keys.

Exert your talents, and distinguish yourself, and don't think of retiring from the world, until the world will be sorry that you retire.