Quotes on Inspirational

Poetry should surprise by a fine excess and not by singularity, it should strike the reader as a wording of his own highest thoughts, and appear almost a remembrance.

The poetry of the earth is never dead.

The only means of strengthening one's intellect is to make up one's mind about nothing, to let the mind be a thoroughfare for all thoughts.

Yesterday's the past, tomorrow's the future, but today is a gift. That's why it's called the present.

A person needs a little madness, or else they never dare cut the rope and be free.

Some people are always grumbling because roses have thorns; I am thankful that thorns have roses.

A vision is not just a picture of what could be; it is an appeal to our better selves, a call to become something more.

Experience without theory is blind, but theory without experience is mere intellectual play.

Always recognize that human individuals are ends, and do not use them as means to your end.

When men hear women want a commitment, they think it means commitment to a romantic relationship, but that's not it. It's a commitment to not floating around anymore. I want a guy who is entrenched in his own life. Entrenched is awesome.

When your work speaks for itself, don't interrupt.

Anger is the ultimate destroyer of your own peace of mind

I do not think you can name many great inventions that have been made by married men.

The most terrifying thing is to accept oneself completely.

Your success and happiness lie in you.

The credit belongs to those who are actually in the arena, who strive valiantly; who know the great enthusiasums, the great devotions, and spend themselves in a worthy cause; who at best know the triumph of high achievement; and who, at worst, if they fail, fail while daring greatly, so that their place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat.

With your head full of brains and your shoes full of feet, you're too smart to go down any not-so-good street.

Be proud of every scar on your heart, each one holds a lifetime’s worth of lessons.

Until we have seen someone's darkness, we don't really know who they are. Until we have forgiven someone's darkness, we don't really know what love is.

The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing. One cannot help but be in awe when he contemplates the mysteries of eternity, of life, of the marvelous structure of reality. It is enough if one tries merely to comprehend a little of this mystery every day. Never lose a holy curiosity.

I hope you live a life you’re proud of. If you find that you’re not, I hope you have the strength to start all over again.