Inspirational Quotes

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Inspirational Quotes for December 27, 2006

Presence is more than just being there. – Malcolm S. Forbes, 1917-1990, American Publisher

The speed of the boss is the speed of the team. – Lee Iacocca, American Industrialist and Former Chairman of Chrysler Corporation

Nobody who ever gave his best regretted it. – George Halas, 1895-1983, Hall of Fame American Football Player/Coach/Owner

Inspirational Quotes for December 12, 2006

Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication. – Leonardo da Vinci, 1452-1519, Italian Painter and Sculptor

If a window of opportunity appears, don't pull down the shade. – Tom Peters, American Business Management Author and Expert

The greatest lesson in life is to know that even fools are right sometimes. – Winston Churchill, 1874-1965, English Politician/Author/Nobel Prize Winner

Inspirational Quotes for December 5, 2006

Age wrinkles the body. Quitting wrinkles the soul. – Douglas MacArthur, 1880-1964, American Military General

If you have a job without aggravations, you don't have a job. – Malcolm S. Forbes, 1917-1990, American Publisher

The wisest mind has something yet to learn. – George Santayana, 1863-1952, Spanish-born American Philosopher

Inspirational Quotes for November 28, 2006

When you cannot get a compliment any other way, pay yourself one. – Mark Twain, 1835-1910, American Writer and Humorist

When you play, play hard; when you work, don't play at all. – Theodore Roosevelt, 1858-1919, 26th President of the United States

That man is the richest whose pleasures are the cheapest. – Henry David Thoreau, 1817-1862, American Essayist/Poet/Naturalist

Inspirational Quotes for November 21, 2006

Yesterday is not ours to recover, but tomorrow is ours to win or lose. – Lyndon B. Johnson, 1908-1973, 36th President of the United States

When you look at your life, the greatest happinesses are family happinesses. – Joyce Brothers, American Psychologist/Columnist/Author

I am thankful for laughter, except when milk comes out of my nose. – Woody Allen, American Film Director/Screenwriter/Stand-Up Comic

Inspirational Quotes for November 14, 2006

Confidence is contagious. So is lack of confidence. – Vince Lombardi, 1913-1970, Hall of Fame American Football Coach

Reason often makes mistakes, but conscience never does. – Josh Billings, 1815-1885, American Humorist and Lecturer

If you are planning for a year, sow rice; if you are planning for a decade, plant trees; if you are planning for a lifetime, educate people. – Chinese Proverb

Inspirational Quotes for November 6, 2006

We turn not older with years, but newer every day. – Emily Dickinson, 1830-1886, American Poet

Courage is the price that life exacts for granting peace. – Amelia Earhart, 1897-1937, American Aviator

Beauty in things exists in the mind which contemplates them. – David Hume, 1711-1776, Scottish Philosopher/Historian/Economist

Inspirational Quotes for October 31, 2006

If you really do put a small value upon yourself, rest assured that the world will not raise your price. – Source Unknown

Science is organized knowledge. Wisdom is organized life. – Immanuel Kant, 1724-1804, German Philosopher

If you have made mistakes, even serious ones, there is always another chance for you. What we call failure is not the falling down but the staying down. – Mary Pickford, 1892-1979, Canadian-born Movie Actress

Inspirational Quotes for October 24, 2006

We lie the loudest when we lie to ourselves. – Eric Hoffer, 1902-1983, American Social Writer

Do not bite at the bait of pleasure till you know there is no hook beneath it. – Thomas Jefferson, 1743-1826, 3rd President of the United States

Do not be awe struck by other people and try to copy them. Nobody can be you as efficiently as you can. – Norman Vincent Peale, 1898-1993, American Preacher and Author of "The Power of Positive Thinking"

Inspirational Quotes for October 10, 2006

Measure not the work until the day's out and the labor done. – Elizabeth Barrett Browning, 1806-1861, British Poet

Be sincere; be brief; be seated. – Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1882-1945, 32nd President of the United States

If you want to gather honey, don't kick over the beehive. – Dale Carnegie, 1888-1955, American Author and Achievement Expert

Inspirational Quotes for October 3, 2006

The body is an instrument, the mind its function, the witness and reward of its operation. – George Santayana, 1863-1952, Spanish-born American Philosopher

The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes. – Marcel Proust, 1871-1922, French Novelist/Essayist/Critic

There are no rules of architecture for a castle in the clouds. – G. K. Chesterton, 1874-1936, English Writer

Inspirational Quotes for September 19, 2006

Freedom from the desire for an answer is essential to the understanding of a problem. – Jiddu Krishnamurti, 1895-1986, Indian Philosopher and Writer

What is a cynic? A man who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing. – Oscar Wilde, 1854-1900, Irish Dramatist/Novelist/Poet

The real problem is not whether machines think but whether men do. – B. F. Skinner, 1904-1990, American Psychologist and Author

Inspirational Quotes for September 12, 2006

A thousand words will not leave so deep an impression as one deed. – Henrik Ibsen, 1828-1906, Norwegian Playwright

Nothing is a waste of time if you use the experience wisely. – Auguste Rodin, 1840-1917, French Sculptor

Restlessness and discontent are the first necessities of progress. – Thomas Edison, 1847-1931, American Inventor and Entrepreneur

Inspirational Quotes for September 6, 2006

I would rather live in a world where my life is surrounded by mystery than live in a world so small that my mind could comprehend it. – Harry Emerson Fosdick, 1878-1969, American Clergyman

Ideas shape the course of history. – John Maynard Keynes, 1883-1946, English Economist

When you have given nothing, ask for nothing. – Albanian Proverb

Inspirational Quotes for August 29, 2006

Human beings, by changing the inner attitudes of their minds, can change the outer aspects of their lives. – William James, 1842-1910, American Psychologist/Professor/Author

Cherish all your happy moments: they make a fine cushion for old age. – Christopher Morley, 1890-1957, American Author and Journalist

Usually, terrible things that are done with the excuse that progress requires them are not really progress at all, but just terrible things. – Russell Baker, American Journalist

Inspirational Quotes for August 22, 2006

The only thing money gives you is the freedom of not worrying about money. – Johnny Carson, 1925-2005, American Comedian/Writer/Host of "The Tonight Show"

Love's greatest gift is its ability to make everything it touches sacred. – Barbara De Angelis, American Author and Expert on Relationships and Personal Growth

The most called-upon prerequisite of a friend is an accessible ear. – Maya Angelou, American Poet and Writer

Inspirational Quotes for August 15, 2006

Everything becomes a little different as soon as it is spoken out loud. – Hermann Hesse, 1877-1962, German-born Writer and Nobel Prïze Winner

Kissing is like drinking salted water: you drink and your thirst increases. – Chinese Proverb

All great deeds and all great thoughts have a ridiculous beginning. – Albert Camus, 1913-1960, French Author/Philosopher/Nobel Prïze Wïnner

Inspirational Quotes for August 8, 2006

Write down the advice of him who loves you, though you like it not at present. – English Proverb

The most important thing is to be whatever you are without shame. – Rod Steiger, 1925-2002, American Actor

Those who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream only by night. – Edgar Allan Poe, 1809-1849, American Poet/Novelist/Short Story Writer

Inspirational Quotes for August 1, 2006

Use soft words and hard arguments. – English Proverb

If there is no struggle, there is no progress. – Frederick Douglass, 1817-1895, American Abolotionist

Learning without thought is labor lost; thought without learning is perilous. – Confucius, 551-479 B.C., Chinese Ethical Teacher and Philosopher

Inspirational Quotes for July 25, 2006

Life is just a mirror, and what you see out there, you must first see inside of you. – Wally Amos, American Entrepreneur and Founder of the "Famous Amos" Cookie Brand

We all have big changes in our lives that are more or less a second chance. – Harrison Ford, American Actor

Every moment is a golden one for him who has the vision to recognize it as such. – Henry Miller, 1891-1980, American Author

Inspirational Quotes for July 18, 2006

Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter. – Martin Luther King, Jr., 1929-1968, American Civil Rights Leader and Nobel Prïze Wïnner

A slip of the foot you may soon recover, but a slip of the tongue you may never get over. – Benjamin Franklin, 1706-1790, American Scientist/Publisher/Diplomat

Take chances, make mistakes. That's how you grow. Pain nourishes your courage. You have to fail in order to practice being brave. – Mary Tyler Moore, American Actress/Comedian/Star of "The Mary Tyler Moore Show"

Inspirational Quotes for July 11, 2006

Of course there is no formula for success except perhaps an unconditional acceptance of life and what it brings. – Arthur Rubinstein, 1887-1982, Polish-born Pianist

Never apologize for showing feeling. When you do so, you apologize for truth. – Benjamin Disraeli, 1804-1881, British Statesman and Prime Minister

Where is there dignity unless there is honesty? – Cicero, 106-43 B.C., Roman Author/Orator/Politician

Inspirational Quotes for July 5, 2006

You must lose a fly to catch a trout. – George Herbert, 1593-1633, English Clergyman and Metaphysical Poet

It is common sense to take a method and try it; if it fails, admit it frankly and try another. But above all, try something. – Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1882-1945, 32nd President of the United States

There is a road from the eye to the heart that does not go through the intellect. – G.K. Chesterton, 1874-1936, English Writer

Inspirational Quotes for July 4, 2006

Truth often suffers more by the heat of its defenders, than from the arguments of its opposers. – William Penn, 1644-1718, British Religious Leader and Founder of Pennsylvania

A moment's insight is sometimes worth a lifetime's experience. – Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., 1841-1935, American Jurist

If you have knowledge, let others light their candles at it. – Margaret Fuller, 1810-1850, American Journalist/Critic/Activist.