Inspirational Quotes - Page 180

No one ever won a game by resigning.

When I'm not at the keyboard, I'm generally reading, practicing tai chi or middle eastern dance, or cooking.

I think anytime you can affect people in general, in a positive way, then you're a lucky individual.

Talk is cheap. Words are plentiful. Deeds are precious.

I do the very best I can to look upon life with optimism and hope and looking forward to a better day.

In order to be open to creativity, one must have the capacity for constructive use of solitude. One must overcome the fear of being alone.

It's a sign of mediocrity when you demonstrate gratitude with moderation.

Few men during their lifetime come anywhere near exhausting the resources dwelling within them. There are deep wells of strength that are never used.

Happiness is a perfume you cannot pour on others without getting some on yourself.

Corruption is the enemy of development, and of good governance. It must be got rid of. Both the government and the people at large must come together to achieve this national objective.

And if travel is like love, it is, in the end, mostly because it's a heightened state of awareness, in which we are mindful, receptive, undimmed by familiarity and ready to be transformed. That is why the best trips, like the best love affairs, never really end.

You are your own best friend. Never ever, put yourself down.

The battle, sir, is not to the strong alone; it is to the vigilant, the active, the brave.

One small cat changes coming home to an empty house to coming home.

A dreamer is one who can only find his way by moonlight, and his punishment is that he sees the dawn before the rest of the world.

The soul is born old but grows young. That is the comedy of life.

Do your own thing on your own terms and get what you came here for.

Nobody wanted me. Scouts told me to go to school, to forget baseball. Coaches said, 'You're never going to make it.' I appreciated their honesty, because I think when someone tells you something you may not like, you have to use that as fuel for motivation.

Persistence can change failure into extraordinary achievement.

Every achievement, big or small, begins in your mind.

I am suffocated and lost when I have not the bright feeling of progression.

The authority of those who teach is often an obstacle to those who want to learn.

I want freedom for the full expression of my personality.

It's not too late at all. You just don't yet know what you are capable of.

It took me quite a long time to develop a voice, and now that I have it, I am not going to be silent.