Inspirational Quotes - Page 599

We stand today on the edge of a new frontier.

In a world of danger and trial, peace is our deepest aspiration, and when peace comes we will gladly convert not our swords into plowshares, but our bombs into peaceful reactors, and our planes into space vessels. "Pursue peace," the Bible tells us, and we shall pursue it with every effort and every energy that we possess. But it is an unfortunate fact that we can secure peace only by preparing for war.

The American, by nature, is optimistic. He is experimental, an inventor and a builder who builds best when called upon to build greatly.

I recognize that I possess a very special intellect, but at the same time, I recognize that I'm lacking in a lot of areas. But being well-rounded is greatly overrated.

Reflective thinking is like the crock pot of the mind. It encourages your thoughts to simmer until they're done.

Everything begins with a decision. Then, we have to manage that decision for the rest of your life.

If you travel alone, you can probably go faster. But the journey will never be as rewarding, and you probably won't be able to go as far.

Success each day should be judged by the seeds sown, not the harvest reaped.

Doing the right thing daily, compounds over time.

Make a point to continually search for a better way of doing things, even when things are going well, to ensure that a better alternative has not been overlooked and to keep your creative talents in practice.

Reaching the top is a monumental achievement, but remaining there may be the most spectacular feat of all.

Earn the right to be heard by listening to others. Seek to understand a situation before making judgments about it.

if you don't have peace, it isn't because someone took it from you; you gave it away. You cannot always control what happens to you, but you can control what happens in you.

If you don't run your own life, somebody else will.

Higher education must lead the march back to the fundamentals of human relationships, to the old discovery that is ever new, that man does not live by bread alone.

In the colored reflection we have Life.

It is a great pleasure to transport one's-self into the spirit of the times; to see how a wise man has thought before us, and to what a glorious height we have at last carried it.

A clever man commits no minor blunders.

He who sedulously attends, pointedly asks, calmly speaks, coolly answers and ceases when he has no more to say is in possession of some of the best requisites of man

You can change your world by changing your words... Remember, death and life are in the power of the tongue.

If you don't go for your dreams, who will?

Your future is co-created out of what you do today. Do you act from fear or faith? You get to choose.

When you resist doing what you know needs done, it is difficult. Find a mental way to enjoy it, and just do it, and it is easy.

What are you thinking about? What you focus on right now will tend to come into your life a little later. Here's your reminder to change your mind.

Listen, listen, listen.