Quotes on Inspirational

Half the people in the world think that the metaphors of their religious traditions, for example, are facts. And the other half contends that they are not facts at all. As a result we have people who consider themselves believers because they accept metaphors as facts, and we have others who classify themselves as atheists because they think religious metaphors are lies.

The instrument through which you see God is your whole self. And if a man's self is not kept clean and bright, his glimpse of God will be blurred

Be patient and tough; someday this pain will be useful to you.

Ideas are like rabbits. You get a couple and learn how to handle them, and pretty soon you have a dozen.

There is no feeling, except the extremes of fear and grief, that does not find relief in music.

Obstacles are necessary for success because in selling, as in all careers of importance, victory comes only after many struggles and countless defeats. Yet each struggle, each defeat, sharpens your skills and strengths, your courage and your endurance, your ability and your confidence and thus each obstacle is a comrade-in-arms forcing you to become better... or quit. Each rebuff is an opportunity to move forward; turn away from them, avoid them, and you throw away your future.

The entire cosmos is a cooperative. The sun, the moon, and the stars live together as a cooperative. The same is true for humans and animals, trees, and the Earth. When we realize that the world is a mutual, interdependent, cooperative enterprise -- then we can build a noble environment. If our lives are not based on this truth, then we shall perish.

Name the greatest of all inventors. Accident.

In the middle of adversity there is great opportunity.

It is only as we develop others that we permanently succeed.

Find out who you are and be that person. That's what your soul was put on this Earth to be. Find that truth, live that truth and everything else will come.

Today you are you! That is truer than true! There is no one alive who is you-er than you!

Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will.

We may have all come on different ships, but we're in the same boat now.

Everyone has inside of him a piece of good news. The good news is that you don't know how great you can be! How much you can love! What you can accomplish! And what your potential is!

I'm just trying to grow. That's one thing I told myself is, 'Don't worry about who people say is the best player'.

A great leader's courage to fulfill his vision comes from passion, not position.

Without a global revolution in the sphere of human consciousness a more humane society will not emerge.

I do not believe that civilization will be wiped out in a war fought with the atomic bomb. Perhaps two-thirds of the people of the earth will be killed.

A war of ideas can no more be won without books than a naval war can be won without ships. Books, like ships, have the toughest armor, the longest cruising range, and mount the most powerful guns.

I owe my success to having listened respectfully to the very best advice, and then going away and doing the exact opposite.