Inspirational Quotes - Page 271

It is always wise to look ahead, but difficult to look further than you can see.

You'll seldom experience regret for anything that you've done. It is what you haven't done that will torment you. The message, therefore, is clear. Do it! Develop an appreciation for the present moment. Seize every second of your life and savor it.

Only buy something that you'd be perfectly happy to hold if the market shut down for 10 years.

To every disadvantage there is a corresponding advantage.

Once you learn to quit, it becomes a habit.

No man is lonely eating spaghetti; it requires so much attention.

Make a difference about something other than yourselves.

Never think there is anything impossible for the soul. It is the greatest heresy to think so. If there is sin, this is the only sin; to say that you are weak, or others are weak.

Put more trust in nobility of character than in an oath.

When you direct is the only time you get to have the world exactly how you want it. My movies are very close to what I set out to do. And I'm super-opinionated about what I do and don't like.

I run because it's my passion, and not just a sport. Every time I walk out the door, I know why I'm going where I'm going and I'm already focused on that special place where I find my peace and solitude. Running, to me, is more than just a physical exercise... it's a consistent reward for victory!

Just when all seems to be going right, challenges often come in multiple doses applied simultaneously. When those trials are not consequences of your disobedience, they are evidence that the Lord feels you are prepared to grow more. He therefore gives you experiences that stimulate growth, understanding, and compassion which polish you for your everylasting benefit.

Your reaction to a situation determines whether it will be positive or negative. If you're determined to label a situation positive, no matter how it appears, the result MUST be positive. If you label something negative, that MUST be your experience. It's never too late to change a situation because you have an unlimited supply of positive sticky labels! Your life is always your call!

Common sense is genius dressed in its working clothes.

It matters not what you are thought to be, but what you are.

Best way to get rid of kitchen odors: Eat out.

You must be really bad, because it is a puzzle. Creating anything is hard. It’s a cliché thing to say, but every time you start a job, you just don’t know anything. I mean, I can break something down, but ultimately I don’t know anything when I start work on a new movie. You start stabbing out, and you make a mistake, and it’s not right, and then you try again and again. The key is you have to commit. And that’s hard because you have to find what it is you are committing to.

A basic tenet of healthy democracy is open dialogue and transparency

Like what you do. If you don't like it, do something else.

When every situation which life can offer is turned to the profit of spiritual growth, no situation can really be a bad one.

Art is by nature optimistic. Art is optimistic because it is alive.

When you're playing against a stacked deck, compete even harder. Show the world how much you'll fight for the winners circle. If you do, someday the cellophane will crackle off a fresh pack, one that belongs to you, and the cards will be stacked in your favor.

Designers may be the true intellectuals of the future.

There are times when the world is rearranging itself, and at times like that, the right words can change the world.

Deep within man dwell those slumbering powers; powers that would astonish him, that he never dreamed of possessing; forces that would revolutionize his life if aroused and put into action.