Inspire and Motivate
Inspirational Quotes For The Week
25, June '08
- You were born an original. Don't die a copy.
- John Mason
- Those who dance are considered insane by those who cannot hear the music.
- George Carlin
1, May '08
- Creativity comes from trust. Trust your instincts. And never hope more than you work. - Rita Mae Brown
- Hard work is painful when life is devoid of purpose. But when you live for something greater than yourself and the gratification of your own ego, then hard work becomes a labor of love. - Steve Pavlina
21, Apr '08- A man who works with his hands is a laborer; a man who works with his hands and his brain is a craftsman; but a man who works with his hands and his brain and his heart is an artist. -Louis Nizer
- The best way to cheer yourself up is to try to cheer somebody else up. - Mark Twain, 1835-1910, American Writer and Humorist
1, Apr '08- It is not work that kills men, it is worry. Work is healthy; you can hardly put more on a man than he can bear. But worry is rust upon the blade. It is not movement that destroys the machinery, but friction. –Henry Ward Beecher
31, Mar '08- The position of human beings will improve to the extent that they behave with humility towards others. – Sri Ramana Maharshi
- The moment one gives close attention to anything, even a blade of grass, it becomes a mysterious, awesome, indescribably magnificent world in itself. - Henry Miller
27, Mar '08- An early-morning walk is a blessing for the whole day. - Henry David Thoreau, 1817-1862, American Author/Critic/Naturalist
- Love is always open arms. If you close your arms about love, you will find that you are left holding only yourself. - Leo Buscaglia, 1924-1998, American Author and Expert on Love and Human Relationships
15, Mar '08- Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so. - Douglas Adams (1952 - 2001)
- Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine as children do. It's not just in some of us; it is in everyone. And as we let our own lights shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others. - Unknown
4, Mar '08
- Life must be lived and curiosity kept alive. One must never, for whatever reason, turn his back on life. - Eleanor Roosevelt, 1884-1962, American Humanitarian and Former First Lady of the United States
- The advantage of a bad memory is that one enjoys several times the same good things for the first time. - Friedrich Nietzsche, 1844-1900, German Philosopher
14, Feb '08
- Creative ideas reside in people's minds but are trapped by fear or rejection. Create a judgment-free environment and you'll unleash a torrent of creativity. - Alex Osborne
- A man cannot be comfortable without his own approval. - Ralph Waldo Emerson
- Blessed is he who has learned to laugh at himself for he shall never cease to be entertained. - John Boswell
12, Feb '08
- The difference between appreciation and flattery? That is simple. One is sincere and the other insincere. One comes from the heart out, the other from the teeth out. One is unselfish, the other selfish. One is universally admired, the other universally condemned. - Dale Carnegie, excerpted from "How To Win Friends & Influence People"
- Don't be afraid of enemies who attack you; be afraid of friends who flatter you. - General Alvaro Obregon
- Flattery is telling the other person precisely what he thinks about himself. - Unknown
25, Jan '08
- To know what people really think, pay regard to what they do, rather than what they say. - George Santayana, 1863-1952, Spanish-born American Philosopher
- If you want to live a happy life, tie it to a goal, not to people or things. – Albert Einstein
- When you're Happy for No Reason you're unconditionally happy. It's not that your life always looks perfect -- it's just that however it looks, you'll still be happy. – Marci Shimoff, American Transformational Expert (from her new book, "Happy for No Reason")
SelfGrowth.com- - SelfGrowth.com is the most complete guide to information about Self Improvement, Personal Growth and Self Help on the Internet. It is designed to be an organized directory, with articles and references to thousands of other Web Sites on the World Wide Web.
8, Jan '08
- Be curious always! For knowledge will not aquire you; you must aquire it. - Sudie Back
- People may fail many times, but they become failures only when they begin to blame someone else. - Unknown
- Place your burden
at the feet of the Lord of the Universe
who accomplishes everything.
Remain all the time steadfast in the heart,
in the Transcendental Absolute.
God knows the past, present and future.
He will determine the future for you
and accomplish the work.
What is to be done will be done
at the proper time. Don’t worry.
Abide in the heart and surrender your acts
to the divine. - Sri Ramana Maharshi
18, Dec '07
- We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give. - Winston Churchill, English Politician/Author/Nobel Prize Winner
- Many believe that self-help and self-improvement is about rags to riches, failure to success, and so forth, when indeed it is the beginning of a journey into self-discovery. Inside every human being is an eternal truth and a life purpose. Using our mind power is simply starting the engine on that journey of self-discovery and highest self-actualization. - Eldon Taylor, author of "Choices and Illusions"
11, Dec '07
- The true art of memory is the art of attention. – Samuel Johnson
- The soul without imagination is what an observatory would be without a telescope. – Henry Ward Beecher
- Creativity comes from trust. Trust your instincts. And never hope more than you work. - Rita Mae Brown
- Hard work is painful when life is devoid of purpose. But when you live for something greater than yourself and the gratification of your own ego, then hard work becomes a labor of love. - Steve Pavlina
- A man who works with his hands is a laborer; a man who works with his hands and his brain is a craftsman; but a man who works with his hands and his brain and his heart is an artist. -Louis Nizer
- The best way to cheer yourself up is to try to cheer somebody else up. - Mark Twain, 1835-1910, American Writer and Humorist
- It is not work that kills men, it is worry. Work is healthy; you can hardly put more on a man than he can bear. But worry is rust upon the blade. It is not movement that destroys the machinery, but friction. –Henry Ward Beecher
- The position of human beings will improve to the extent that they behave with humility towards others. – Sri Ramana Maharshi
- The moment one gives close attention to anything, even a blade of grass, it becomes a mysterious, awesome, indescribably magnificent world in itself. - Henry Miller
- An early-morning walk is a blessing for the whole day. - Henry David Thoreau, 1817-1862, American Author/Critic/Naturalist
- Love is always open arms. If you close your arms about love, you will find that you are left holding only yourself. - Leo Buscaglia, 1924-1998, American Author and Expert on Love and Human Relationships
- Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so. - Douglas Adams (1952 - 2001)
- Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine as children do. It's not just in some of us; it is in everyone. And as we let our own lights shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others. - Unknown
4, Mar '08
- Life must be lived and curiosity kept alive. One must never, for whatever reason, turn his back on life. - Eleanor Roosevelt, 1884-1962, American Humanitarian and Former First Lady of the United States
- The advantage of a bad memory is that one enjoys several times the same good things for the first time. - Friedrich Nietzsche, 1844-1900, German Philosopher
14, Feb '08
- Creative ideas reside in people's minds but are trapped by fear or rejection. Create a judgment-free environment and you'll unleash a torrent of creativity. - Alex Osborne
- A man cannot be comfortable without his own approval. - Ralph Waldo Emerson
- Blessed is he who has learned to laugh at himself for he shall never cease to be entertained. - John Boswell
12, Feb '08
- The difference between appreciation and flattery? That is simple. One is sincere and the other insincere. One comes from the heart out, the other from the teeth out. One is unselfish, the other selfish. One is universally admired, the other universally condemned. - Dale Carnegie, excerpted from "How To Win Friends & Influence People"
- Don't be afraid of enemies who attack you; be afraid of friends who flatter you. - General Alvaro Obregon
- Flattery is telling the other person precisely what he thinks about himself. - Unknown
25, Jan '08
- To know what people really think, pay regard to what they do, rather than what they say. - George Santayana, 1863-1952, Spanish-born American Philosopher
- If you want to live a happy life, tie it to a goal, not to people or things. – Albert Einstein
- When you're Happy for No Reason you're unconditionally happy. It's not that your life always looks perfect -- it's just that however it looks, you'll still be happy. – Marci Shimoff, American Transformational Expert (from her new book, "Happy for No Reason")
SelfGrowth.com- - SelfGrowth.com is the most complete guide to information about Self Improvement, Personal Growth and Self Help on the Internet. It is designed to be an organized directory, with articles and references to thousands of other Web Sites on the World Wide Web.
8, Jan '08
- Be curious always! For knowledge will not aquire you; you must aquire it. - Sudie Back
- People may fail many times, but they become failures only when they begin to blame someone else. - Unknown
- Place your burden
at the feet of the Lord of the Universe
who accomplishes everything.
Remain all the time steadfast in the heart,
in the Transcendental Absolute.
God knows the past, present and future.
He will determine the future for you
and accomplish the work.
What is to be done will be done
at the proper time. Don’t worry.
Abide in the heart and surrender your acts
to the divine. - Sri Ramana Maharshi
18, Dec '07
- We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give. - Winston Churchill, English Politician/Author/Nobel Prize Winner
- Many believe that self-help and self-improvement is about rags to riches, failure to success, and so forth, when indeed it is the beginning of a journey into self-discovery. Inside every human being is an eternal truth and a life purpose. Using our mind power is simply starting the engine on that journey of self-discovery and highest self-actualization. - Eldon Taylor, author of "Choices and Illusions"
11, Dec '07
- The true art of memory is the art of attention. – Samuel Johnson
- The soul without imagination is what an observatory would be without a telescope. – Henry Ward Beecher
5, Dec '07About Angels....
- Angels are often not seen, but rather felt or heard or sensed. People recount a shifting color in the atmosphere, a dream, a clarifying thought, a surge of superhuman strength. Sometimes only visible is the tip of a sword or a muscular arm flung out protectively. - Traci Mullins
- Angels look for an opening in our consciousness, then they slip into our thoughts…our dreams. - Linda Georgian
- Angels are "messengers from God," and they are in your life whether you follow a religion or not, and even if you don't believe in them. - Margaret Neylon
6, Nov '07
- Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off the goal." - Hannah More
- Good and evil do not befall men without reason. Heaven sends them happiness or misery according to their conduct. - Confucius
29, Oct '07
- The man who has no imagination has no wings. - Muhammad Ali
- Everything that is worthwhile in life is scary. . . If it is not fearful, it is not worthwhile. - Paul Tornier
- Don't let life discourage you; everyone who got where he is had to begin where he was. - Richard L. Evans
24, Oct '07
- To know the road ahead, ask those coming back. - Chinese Proverb
- Whatever is in the heart will come up to the tongue. - Persian Proverb
- Better bend than break. - Scottish Proverb
- Whoever gossips to you will gossip about you. - Spanish Proverb
23, Oct '07
- Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself. - George Bernard Shaw
- Sometimes you have to take the leap, and build your wings on the way down. - Kobi Yamada
- We ourselves feel that what we are doing is just a drop in the ocean. But the ocean would be less because of that missing drop. - Mother Teresa