Inspirational Quotes - Page 503

The harder I work, the luckier I become.

A shocking crime was committed on the unscrupulous initiative of few individuals, with the blessing of more, and amid the passive acquiescence of all.

Perhaps when we find ourselves wanting everything, it is because we are dangerously close to wanting nothing.

So long as there is desire or want, it is a sure sign that there is imperfection. A perfect, free being cannot have any desire.

Neither numbers nor powers nor wealth nor learning nor eloquence nor anything else will prevail, but purity, living the life, in one word, anubhuti, realisation. Let there be a dozen such lion-souls in each country, lions who have broken their own bonds, who have touched the Infinite, whose whole soul is gone to Brahman, who care neither for wealth nor power nor fame, and these will be enough to shake the world.

As body, mind, or soul, you are a dream; you really are Being, Consciousness, Bliss (satchidananda). You are the God of this universe.

Know the enemy and know yourself; in a hundred battles you will never peril.

There are routes not to be followed, armies not to be attacked, citadels not to be besieged, territory not to be fought over.

Even though we sometimes would not get a thing, we were happy with the joy the day would bring.

Why don't they make the whole plane out of that black box stuff.

I love money. I love everything about it. I bought some pretty good stuff. Got me a $300 pair of socks. Got a fur sink. An electric dog polisher. A gasoline powered turtleneck sweater. And, of course, I bought some dumb stuff, too.

What doesn't kill you makes you stronger. Hunger feeds the need to succeed.

The only problem with Microsoft is they just have no taste. They have absolutely no taste. And I don't mean that in a small way, I mean that in a big way, in the sense that they don't think of original ideas, and they don't bring much culture into their products.

Every once in a while a revolutionary product comes along that changes everything. It's very fortunate if you can work on just one of these in your career. ... Apple's been very fortunate in that it's introduced a few of these.

Things don't have to change the world to be important.

We're not going to be the first to this party, but we're going to be the best.

Sincere compliments cost nothing and can accomplish much. In any relationship, they are the applause that refreshes.

True mastery can be gained by letting things go their own way.

And will I tell you that these three lived happily ever after? I will not, for no one ever does. But there was happiness. And they did live.

Accountability breeds response-ability.

Be patient with yourself. Self-growth is tender; it's holy ground. There's no greater investment.

Want to improve your relationships? See love as a verb rather than as a feeling?

To choose is also to begin.

Should array indices start at 0 or 1? My compromise of 0.5 was rejected without, I thought, proper consideration.

Take away paradox from the thinker and you have a professor.