Inspirational Quotes - Page 481

If there is anything that I could get you to do, it would be to spend ten to fifteen minutes each morning planning your day. If I could get you to do that, you'd not only scare yourself, you'd intimidate everybody on your block.

In adversity, remember to keep an even mind.

Adversity reveals genius, prosperity conceals it.

Each man delights in the work that suits him best.

Women are always being tested ... but ultimately, each of us has to define who we are individually and then do the very best job we can to grow into it.

The wishbone will never replace the backbone.

If you would hit the mark, you must aim a little above it.

We teach children to save their money. As an attempt to counteract thoughtless and selfish expenditure, that has value. But it is not positive; it does not lead the child into the safe and useful avenues of self-expression or self-expenditure. To teach a child to invest and use is better than to teach him to save.

He enjoys true leisure who has time to improve his soul's estate.

It is by teaching that we teach ourselves, by relating that we observe, by affirming that we examine, by showing that we look, by writing that we think, by pumping that we draw water into the well.

Architecture is not an inspirational business, it's a rational procedure to do sensible and hopefully beautiful things; that's all.

Sweet souls around us watch us still, press nearer to our side; Into our thoughts, into our prayers, with gentle helpings glide.

Danger is when you are split three ways: Your soul goes one way, your mind goes another way and your body goes yet another way.

One must understand what people are thinking, feeling and believing in order to enchant them.

Nothing in the universe can stop you from letting go and starting over.

Those who have attained things worth having in this world have worked while others idled, have persevered while others gave up in despair, have practiced ...the valuable habits of self-denial, industry, and singleness of purpose.

Do not free a camel of the burden of his hump; you may be freeing him from being a camel.

There are those who hate Christianity and call their hatred an all-embracing love for all religions.

Nonsense is so good only because common sense is so limited.

The golden moments in the stream of life rush past us, and we see nothing but sand; the angels come to visit us, and we only know them when they are gone.

Be quick to learn and wise to know.

Hegel was right when he said that we learn from history that men never learn anything from history.

Try not to do too many things at once. Know what you want, the number one thing today and tomorrow. Persevere and get it done.

Ask yourself always: how can this be done better?

I'm not the manager because I'm always right, but I'm always right because I'm the manager.