Quotes on Inspirational

The major value in life is not what you get. The major value in life is what you become.

If everyone was satisfied with himself, there would be no heroes.

When I was young, I never wanted to leave the court until I got things exactly correct. My dream was to become a pro.

There's nothing glorious about being a professional. . . . Professionalism probably comes down to being able to work on a bad day.

No trumpets sound when the important decisions of our life are made. Destiny is made known silently.

Find a place inside where there's joy, and the joy will burn out the pain.

Tough times never last, but tough people do.

Setting up a system that rewards you for meeting your goals and has penalties for failing to hit your target is just as important as putting your goals down on paper.

He has a right to criticize, who has a heart to help.

I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.

I can be a tool of torture or an instrument of inspiration. I can humiliate or heal. In all situations, it is my response that decides whether a crisis will be escalated or de-escalated and a child humanized or dehumanized.

There are two motives for reading a book; one, that you enjoy it; the other, that you can boast about it.

Remember when life's path is steep to keep your mind even.

The best years of your life are the ones in which you decide your problems are your own. You do not blame them on your mother, the ecology, or the president. You realize that you control your own destiny.

Forgiveness is the fragrance that the violet sheds on the heel that has crushed it.

No one is born with skill. It is developed through exercise, through repetition, through a blend of learning and reflection that's both painstaking and rewarding. And it takes time.

When we let loose our feelings, we waste so much energy, shatter our nerves, disturb our minds, and accomplish very little work.

We should remember that just as a positive outlook on life can promote good health, so can everyday acts of kindness.

I don't want to own anything until I find a place where me and things go together.

No sooner do we think we have assembled a comfortable life than we find a piece of ourselves that has no place to fit in.

Be happy with what you have and are, be generous with both, and you won't have to hunt for happiness.