Inspirational Quotes - Page 557

Unless the reformer can invent something which substitutes attractive virtues for attractive vices, he will fail.

Picasso had a saying - 'good artists copy, great artists steal' - and we have always been shameless about stealing great ideas.

The strongest and sweetest songs yet remain to be sung.

A person should set his goals as early as he can and devote all his energy and talent to getting there.

Excess on occasion is exhilarating. It prevents moderation from acquiring the deadening effect of a habit.

A daydream is a meal at which images are eaten. Some of us are gourmets, some gourmands, and a good many take their images precooked out of a can and swallow them down whole, absent-mindedly and with little relish.

It is not sufficient to see and to know the beauty of a work. We must feel and be affected by it.

There are barbarians who seize this dog, who so prodigiously surpasses man in friendship, and nail him down to a table, and dissect him alive to show you the mezaraic veins... Answer me, Machinist, has Nature really arranged all the springs of feeling in this animal to the end that he might not feel? Has he nerves that he may be incapable of suffering?

Serenity of spirit and turbulence of action should make up the sum of a man's life.

People are able because they think they're able

The key is always to speak in your own voice. Speak the truth. That's Acting 101.

Some of us will do our jobs well and some will not, but we will be judged by only one thing-the result.

There's no such thing as Perfection. But, in striving for perfection, we can achieve excellence.

Winning is habit. Unfortunately, so is losing.

If you are what you've always been, you are not a Christian. A Christian is a new creation.

The brick of my life is music, but the mortar is faith.

Anyone who takes himself too seriously always runs the risk of looking ridiculous; anyone who can consistently laugh at himself does not.

We all, sometimes, leave each other there under the skies, and we never understand why.

Have you never heard what the wise men say: all of the future exists in the past.

There is no greatness without passion to be great, whether it's the aspiration of an athlete or an artist, a scientist, a parent, or a businessperson.

You always succeed in producing a result.

The difference between those who fail to achieve their goals in life and those who succeed is the difference between those who cannot put themselves in a supportive state and those who can consistently put themselves in a state that supports them in their achievements.

Realize that if you can instantly create a problem, you can just as quickly and easily create a solution.

You can’t hit a target if you don’t know what it is.

Disappointment can drive us, or it can defeat us.