Inspirational Quotes - Page 37

• A particular train of thought persisted in, be it good or bad, cannot fail to produce its results on the character and circumstances. A man cannot directly choose his circumstances, but he can choose his thoughts, and so indirectly, yet surely, shape his circumstances.

  James Allen

  Character, Men, Thinking

  James Allen (1923). “As a Man Thinketh”, p.13, New Line Publishing

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• If you believe in justice, surely you believe in the hereafter, because this world is not just.

  Nouman Ali Khan

  Believe, Islamic, Justice

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• The proper function of man is to live, not to exist. I shall not waste my days in trying to prolong them. I shall use my time.

  Jack London

  Life, Inspiring, Travel

  Quoted in Bulletin (San Francisco), 2 Dec. 1916.

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• Wrinkles should merely indicate where smiles have been.

  Mark Twain

  Birthday, Positive, Good Morning

  Mark Twain (2012). “Mark Twain at Your Fingertips: A Book of Quotations”, p.443, Courier Corporation

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• Surround yourself with positive people.

  Melanie

  Positive, Jealousy, Surround Sound

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• The quality of everything we do: our physical actions, our verbal actions, and even our mental actions, depends on our motivation. That's why it's important for us to examine our motivation in our day to day life. If we cultivate respect for others and our motivation is sincere, if we develop a genuine concern for others’ well-being, then all our actions will be positive.

  Dalai Lama

  Motivational, Positive, Wisdom

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• All you need is love.

  John Lennon

  Love, Music, Philosophy

  John Lennon (2002). “The Songs of John Lennon: The Beatles Years”, p.214, Berklee Press

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• Travel makes one modest. You see what a tiny place you occupy in the world.

  Gustave Flaubert

  Travel, Adventure, Vacation

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• Do not take life too seriously. You will never get out of it alive.

  Elbert Hubbard

  Funny, Life, Morning

  Elbert Hubbard (1917). “In the Spotlight: Personal Experiences of Elbert Hubbard on the American Stage”

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• Hide not your talents. They for use were made. What's a sundial in the shade?

  Benjamin Franklin

  Life, Strength, Encouragement

  Benjamin Franklin, Edmund Sears Morgan (2007). “Not Your Usual Founding Father: Selected Readings from Benjamin Franklin”, p.142, Yale University Press

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• Our most basic common link is that we all inhabit this planet. We all breathe the same air. We all cherish our children's future. And we are all mortal.

  John F. Kennedy

  Motivational, Death, Peace

  Commencement Address at American University, Washington, D.C., 10 June 1963

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• Hitch your wagon to a star.

  Ralph Waldo Emerson

  Love, Life, Graduation

  Quoted in Moncare D. Conway, The Golden Hour (1862)

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• When you do not know what you are doing and what you are doing is the best - that is inspiration.

  Robert Bresson

  Funny, Life, Uplifting

  Robert Bresson (2016). “Notes on the Cinematograph”, p.38, New York Review of Books

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  There is hardly anything in the world that some man cannot make a little worse and sell a little cheaper, and the people who consider price only are this man's lawful prey.

  John Ruskin

  Men, People, History

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• Lots of people want to ride with you in the limo, but what you want is someone who will take the bus with you when the limo breaks down.

  Oprah Winfrey

  Funny, Life, Friendship

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• It will never rain roses: when we want to have more roses we must plant more trees.

  George Eliot

  Rain, Flower, Grandchildren

  George Eliot (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of George Eliot (Illustrated)”, p.4197, Delphi Classics

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• actions speak louder than words

  Becca Fitzpatrick

  Suicide, Wisdom, Latin

  Becca Fitzpatrick (2013). “The Complete Hush, Hush Saga: includes Hush, Hush; Crescendo; Silence and Finale”, p.659, Simon and Schuster

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• Nothing has any power over me other than that which I give it through my conscious thoughts.

  Tony Robbins

  Motivational, Basketball, Powerful

  Tony Robbins (2012). “Unlimited Power: The New Science of Personal Achievement”, p.108, Simon and Schuster

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• Energy and persistence conquer all things.

  Benjamin Franklin

  Motivational, Positive, Fitness

  Blaine McCormick, Benjamin Franklin (2005). “Ben Franklin: America's original entrepreneur : Franklin's autobiography adapted for modern times”, Entrepreneur Pr

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• Be just as enthusiastic about the success of others as you are about your own.

  Christian D. Larson

  Optimistic, Optimism, Success Of Others

  Christian D. Larson (2009). “Your Forces and How to Use Them”, p.10, The Floating Press

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• He who has never hoped can never despair

  George Bernard Shaw

  Hope, Expectations, Negativity

  Caesar and Cleopatra (1901) act 4

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• When you're not practicing, someone somewhere is. And when the two of you meet, assuming roughly equal ability, the other person will win.

  Bill Bradley

  Sports, Hard Work, Winning

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• No matter how much pressure you feel at work, if you could find ways to relax for at least five minutes every hour, you’d be more productive.

  Joyce Brothers

  Relaxation, Matter, Way

  "Succeeding Sane: Making Room for Joy in a Crazy World". Book by Bonnie St. John Deane (p. 122), 1998.

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• When your failures surround you, and all the open doors have closed, look up. There’s a door that never closes, a way, when all the other ways have failed you.

  Yasmin Mogahed

  Faith, Religious, Islamic

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• Loving people is the highest level of spiritual warfare that we could ever do

  Joyce Meyer

  Love, Spiritual, People

  Twitter post from Jul 29, 2013

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