Inspirational Quotes - Page 542

Getting down on all fours and imitating a rhinoceros stops babies from crying. (Put an empty cigarette pack on your nose for a horn and make loud "snort" noises.) I don't know why parents don't do this more often. Usually it makes the kid laugh. Sometimes it sends him into shock. Either way it quiets him down. If you're a parent, acting like a rhino has another advantage. Keep it up until the kid is a teenager and he definitely won't have his friends hanging around your house all the time.

He had just about enough intelligence to open his mouth when he wanted to eat, but certainly no more.

Courage conquers all things: it even gives strength to the body.

Fretting springs from a determination to get our own way.

I've learned that you can't have everything and do everything at the same time.

So go ahead. Fall down. The world looks different from the ground.

The best of times is now.

Any fact facing us, however difficult, even seemingly hopeless, is not so important as our attitude toward that fact. How you think about a fact may defeat you before you ever do anything about it. You may permit a fact to overwhelm you mentally before you deal with it actually. On the other hand, a confident and optimistic thought pattern can overcome or modify the fact altogether.

We may live victoriously, not because we have any power within ourselves, but because when we give ourselves to God, He gives himself to us.

I care about the connection with the audience. Film is such a powerful medium. Movies can change the way people think.

Together as a nation, we have the obligation to put sunshine into the hearts of our little ones. They are our precious possessions. They deserve what happiness life can offer.

Fears are nothing more than a state of mind.

No life is a waste. The only time we waste is the time we spend thinking we're alone.

Rest, rest, rest, rest, rest. Nutrition is obviously very important, but rest is equally important. At rest is when your body is trying to recover.

Eroticism is like a dance: one always leads the other.

Live the moment for the moment.

I would tell players to relax and never think about what's at stake. Just think about the basketball game. If you start to think about who is going to win the championship, you've lost your focus.

Wherever you go, man-made things are man-made, but you’ve got to get out and see God’s beauty of the world.

Be a beneficial presence on the planet. Give your Gifts. Boldly go where no woman or no man has ever gone before.

There is no fear when you choose love. The more you choose love, the more love is in your life. It gets easier and easier.

When you are thwarted, it is your own attitude that is out of order

This is what I am learning, at 82 years old: the main thing is to be in love with the search for truth.

The need for change bulldozed a road down the center of my mind.

Be present in all things and thankful for all things.

We forget that IMPOSSIBLE is one of God's favorite words