Inspirational Quotes - Page 168

The true hero is one who conquers his own anger and hatred.

A study in the Washington Post says that women have better verbal skills than men. I just want to say to the authors of that study: 'Duh.'

We cannot change our past. We can not change the fact that people act in a certain way. We can not change the inevitable. The only thing we can do is play on the one string we have, and that is our attitude.

There is an eagle in me that wants to soar, and there is a hippopotamus in me that wants to wallow in the mud.

Who is more humble? The scientist who looks at the universe with an open mind and accepts whatever the universe has to teach us, or somebody who says everything in this book must be considered the literal truth and never mind the fallibility of all the human beings involved?

Power is the ability to do good things for others.

Nothing is more effective than sincere, accurate praise, and nothing is more lame than a cookie-cutter compliment.

I feel if theres one little thing I could do, its to make people realize: We are not worthless because we inhabit a country which is seen by Western eyes as a primitive, fundamentalist country only. . .I mean, we are a rich mixture of all sorts of forces as well, and our lives are very much worth living.

It takes as much courage to have tried and failed as it does to have tried and succeeded.

Do not look for approval except for the consciousness of doing your best.

I cannot imagine a God who rewards and punishes the objects of his creation, whose purposes are modeled after our own -- a God, in short, who is but a reflection of human frailty. Neither can I believe that the individual survives the death of his body, although feeble souls harbor such thoughts through fear or ridiculous egotisms.

Flying is more than a sport and more than a job; flying is pure passion and desire, which fill a lifetime.

The education of circumstances is superior to that of tuition.

Do not ask your children to strive for extraordinary lives. Such striving may seem admirable, but it is the way of foolishness. Help them instead to find the wonder and the marvel of an ordinary life. Show them the joy of tasting tomatoes, apples and pears. Show them how to cry when pets and people die. Show them the infinite pleasure in the touch of a hand. And make the ordinary come alive for them. The extraordinary will take care of itself.

If you can dream it, you can do it. Always remember that this whole thing was started with a dream and a mouse.

Dance till the stars come down from the rafters Dance, Dance, Dance 'till you drop.

The center that I cannot find is known to my unconscious mind.

The only reason we don’t have what we want in life is the reasons we create why we can’t have them.

The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. Watch your step.

I never perfected an invention that I did not think about in terms of the service it might give others... I find out what the world needs, then I proceed to invent.

I certainly don't regret my experiences because without them, I couldn't imagine who or where I would be today. Life is an amazing gift to those who have overcome great obstacles, and attitude is everything!

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I stare out the window and wait for spring.

One of the keys to happiness is a bad memory.

A tiny change today brings a dramatically different tomorrow.