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50 Best Inspirational Quotes

Posted on January 10, 2012January 10, 2012 by

1. “Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.” – Albert Einstein

2. “Act now. There is never any time but now, and there never will be any time but now.” – Wallace Wattles

3. “We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.” – Aristotle

4. “The greatest discovery of my generation is that a human being can alter his life by altering the attitudes of his mind.” – William James

5. “It is not the strongest of the species that survive, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change.” – Charles Darwin

6. “There is no passion to be found playing small – in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living.” – Nelson Mandela

7. “In three words I can sum up everything I’ve learned about life: It goes on.” – Robert Frost

8. “You’ve got to win in your mind before you win in your life.” – John Addison

9. “Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one’s courage.” – Anais Nin

10. “An ounce of doing things is worth a pound of theorizing.” – Wallace Wattles

11. “The pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.” – Winston Churchill

12. “Our ultimate freedom is the right and power to decide how anybody or anything outside ourselves will affect us.” – Stephen Covey

13. “The aim of an argument or discussion should not be victory, but progress.” – Joseph Joubert

14. ”Destiny is not a matter of chance, it is a matter of choice; it is not a thing to be waited for, it is a thing to be achieved.” – Winston Churchill

15. “Don’t wait for a light to appear at the end of the tunnel Stride down there and light the bloody thing yourself.” – Dara Henderson

16. “Your life does not get better by chance, it gets better by change.” – Jim Rohn

17. “Vision without action is just a dream, action without vision just passes the time, vision with action can change the world” – Nelson Mandela

18. “Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.” – T.S. Eliot

19. “To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all.” – Oscar Wilde

20. “Freedom is not the absence of commitments, but the ability to choose yours.” – Paulo Coelho

21. “Conformity is the jailer of freedom and the enemy of growth.” – John F. Kennedy

22. “I am tomorrow, or some future day, what I establish today. I am today what I established yesterday or some previous day.” – James Joyce

23. “I have learned that it’s not WHAT I have in my life but WHO I have in my life that counts.” – Unknown

24. “Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined.” – Henry David Thoreau

25. “If you don’t design your own life plan, chances are you’ll fall into someone else’s plan. And guess what they have planned for you? Not much.” – Jim Rohn

26. “Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.” – Leonardo da Vinci

27. “Things which matter most must never be at the mercy of things which matter least.” – Goethe

28. “It’s time to start living the life you’ve imagined” – Henry James

29. “And in the end it’s not the years in your life that count. It’s the life in your years.” – Abraham Lincoln

30. “Too many people spend money they haven’t earned, to buy things they don’t want, to impress people they don’t like.” – Will Rogers

31. “Try not. Do or do not. There is no Try.” – Yoda (Star Wars!)

32. “Every man dies. Not every man really lives.” – William Wallace

33. “The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today.” – Franklin D. Roosevelt

34. “There are no limits on what you can achieve with your life, except the limits you accept in your mind” – Brian Tracy

35.“Don’t be pushed by your problems. Be led by your dreams.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

36. “Either you run the day or the day runs you.” – Jim Rohn

37. “When I thought I couldn’t go on, I forced myself to keep going. My success is based on persistence, not luck.” – Estee Lauder

38. “The greatest mistake you can make in life is to be continually fearing you will make one.” ~ Elbert Hubbard

39. “The difference between school and life? In school, you’re taught a lesson and then given a test. In life, you’re given a test that teaches you a lesson.” – Tom Bodett

40. “Action is the foundational key to all success.” – Pablo Picasso

41. “The secret of getting started is breaking your complex, overwhelming tasks into small manageable tasks, and then starting on the first one.” – Mark Twain

42. “There is only one success – to be able to spend your life in your own way.” – Christopher Morley

43. “Though no one can go back and make a brand new start, anyone can start from now and make a brand new ending.” – Carl Bard

44. “Nothing important was ever achieved without someone taking a chance.” – H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

45. “I will go anywhere as long as it is forward.” – David Livingston

46. “Take the first step in faith. You don’t have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.” – Martin Luther King Jr.

47. “The greater danger for most of us is not that our aim is too high and we miss it, but that it is too low and we reach it.” – Michelangelo

48. “Many of life’s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.” – Thomas A. Edison

49. “Strive for progress, not perfection.” – Unknown

50. “Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than the ones you did. So, throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” – Mark Twain

Inspirational Fitness Quotes

Posted on January 5, 2012 by

Whether of the sport you practice, you need motivation. I’ll inspire you sharing some wonderful inspirational fitness quotes that I love.

It will hurt. It will take time. It will require dedication. It will require willpower. You will need to make healthy decisions. It requires sacrifice. You will need to push your body to its max. There will be temptation. But, I promise you, when you reach your goal, it’s worth it.

It does not matter if the progress is slow as long as you reach your goal.

Today I do what others wont. So tomorrow I can do what others can’t.

You can’t get much donei n life if you only work on the days when you feel good. – Jerry West

There are only 2 choices; make progress or make excuses. – Ellen Mikesell

You only regret the workouts you don’t do.

Franz Kafka Quotes

Posted on December 29, 2011January 3, 2012 by

A book must be the ax for the frozen sea within us.

A book should serve as the ax for the frozen sea within us.

A first sign of the beginning of understanding is the wish to die.

A man of action forced into a state of thought is unhappy until he can get out of it.

A stair not worn hollow by footsteps is, regarded from its own point of view, only a boring something made of wood.

Always first draw fresh breath after outbursts of vanity and complacency.

Anyone who cannot come to terms with his life while he is alive needs one hand to ward off a little his despair over his fate… but with his other hand he can note down what he sees among the ruins.

Anyone who keeps the ability to see beauty never grows old.

Association with human beings lures one into self-observation.

Atlas was permitted the opinion that he was at liberty, if he wished, to drop the Earth and creep away; but this opinion was all that he was permitted.

Believing in progress does not mean believing that any progress has yet been made.

By believing passionately in something that still does not exist, we create it. The nonexistent is whatever we have not sufficiently desired.

By imposing too great a responsibility, or rather, all responsibility, on yourself, you crush yourself.

Don Quixote’s misfortune is not his imagination, but Sancho Panza.

Don’t despair, not even over the fact that you don’t despair.

Dread of night. Dread of not-night.

Every revolution evaporates and leaves behind only the slime of a new bureaucracy.

Evil is whatever distracts.

From a certain point onward there is no longer any turning back. That is the point that must be reached.

God gives the nuts, but he does not crack them.

Wise Carl Jung Quotes

Posted on November 6, 2011 by

Carl Gustav Jung was a psychiatrist, an influential thinker and the founder of Analytical Psychology. Today I want to share with you his wise toughts. Enjoy this list of wise Carl Jung Quotes and, if you like them, choose your favorite. Thanks!

A “scream” is always just that – a noise and not music.

A man who has not passed through the inferno of his passions has never overcome them.

A particularly beautiful woman is a source of terror. As a rule, a beautiful woman is a terrible disappointment.

All the works of man have their origin in creative fantasy. What right have we then to depreciate imagination.

As far as we can discern, the sole purpose of human existence is to kindle a light in the darkness of mere being.

Children are educated by what the grown-up is and not by his talk.

Even a happy life cannot be without a measure of darkness, and the word happy would lose its meaning if it were not balanced by sadness. It is far better take things as they come along with patience and equanimity.

Every form of addiction is bad, no matter whether the narcotic be alcohol or morphine or idealism.

Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves.

Follow that will and that way which experience confirms to be your own.

Great talents are the most lovely and often the most dangerous fruits on the tree of humanity. They hang upon the most slender twigs that are easily snapped off.

I have treated many hundreds of patients. Among those in the second half of life – that is to say, over 35 – there has not been one whose problem in the last resort was not that of finding a religious outlook on life.

If one does not understand a person, one tends to regard him as a fool.

If there is anything that we wish to change in the child, we should first examine it and see whether it is not something that could better be changed in ourselves.

In all chaos there is a cosmos, in all disorder a secret order.

In my case Pilgrim’s Progress consisted in my having to climb down a thousand ladders until I could reach out my hand to the little clod of earth that I am.

It all depends on how we look at things, and not how they are in themselves.

It is a fact that cannot be denied: the wickedness of others becomes our own wickedness because it kindles something evil in our own hearts.

Knowing your own darkness is the best method for dealing with the darknesses of other people.

Knowledge rests not upon truth alone, but upon error also.

Progress

Posted on September 14, 2011 by

Without deviation from the norm, progress is not possible. – Frank Zappa

Wisdom and Inspirational Quotes

Posted on August 28, 2011 by

1. It’s not that I’m so smart, it’s just that I stay with problems longer. —Albert Einstein

2. Eighty percent of success is showing up. —Woody Allen

3. I respect faith, but doubt is what gets you an education. —Wilson Mizner

4. The greatest obstacle to discovery is not ignorance; it is the illusion of knowledge. —Daniel J. Boorstin

5. The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails. —William Arthur Ward

6. If you don’t make mistakes, you’re not working on hard enough problems. And that’s a big mistake. —Frank Wilczek

7. You can never get enough of what you don’t really need. —Eric Hoffer

8. Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. —Albert Einstein

9. Do not confuse motion and progress. A rocking horse keeps moving but does not make any progress. —Alfred A. Montapert

10. I don’t know the key to success, but the key to failure is trying to please everybody. —Bill Cosby

11. Tomorrow is often the busiest day of the week. —Spanish Proverb

12. Be yourself; everyone else is already taken. —Oscar Wilde

13. There is a great difference between worry and concern. A worried person sees a problem, and a concerned person solves a problem. —Harold Stephens

14. It is easier to fight for one’s principles than to live up to them. —Alfred Adler

15. I hear: I forget / I see: I remember / I do: I understand —Chinese Proverb

16. Discipline is just choosing between what you want now and what you want most. —Unknown Author

17. The very best thing you can do for the whole world is to make the most of yourself. —Wallace Wattles

18. Good judgment comes from experience, and experience comes from bad judgment. —Barry LePatner

19. When I do good, I feel good; when I do bad, I feel bad, and that is my religion. —Abraham Lincoln

20. Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm. —Winston Churchill

Fitness Motivational Quotes

Posted on August 19, 2011August 19, 2011 by

1. Strive for progress, not perfection. –Unknown

2. You want me to do something… tell me I can’t do it. –Maya Angelou

3. You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take. –Wayne Gretzky

4. If you don’t make mistakes, you aren’t really trying. –Unknown

5. You live longer once you realize that any time spent being unhappy is wasted. –Ruth E. Renkl

6. Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will. –Mahatma Gandhi

7. Motivation will almost always beat mere talent. –Norman R. Augustine

8. I’d rather be a failure at something I enjoy than a success at something I hate. –George Burns

9. Energy and persistence conquer all things. –Benjamin Franklin

10. Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm. –Ralph Waldo Emerson

11. No act of kindness, however small, is ever wasted. –Aesop

12. Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. –Albert Einstein

13. Ability is what you’re capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it. –Lou Holtz

14. Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going. –Jim Ryan

15. I’ve missed more than 9,000 shots in my career. I’ve lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I’ve been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed. –Michael Jordan

16. Fear is what stops you… courages is what keeps you going. –Unknown

17. The finish line is just the beginning of a whole new race. –Unknown

18. The difference between a goal and a dream is a deadline. –Steve Smith

19. Just do it.™ –Nike

20. In seeking happiness for others, you find it for yourself. –Anonymous

21. The secret of getting ahead is getting started. –Mark Twain

22. It’s not who you are that holds you back, it’s who you think you’re not. –Anonymous

23. Luck is a matter of preparation meeting opportunity. –Oprah Winfrey

24. It’s never too late to become what you might have been. –George Elliot

25. Clear your mind of can’t. –Samuel Johnso

War and Conflict Quotes

Posted on August 12, 2011 by

An eye for an eye will only make the whole world blind. – Gandhi

When the power of love overcomes the love of power the world will know peace. – Jimi Hendrix

War is always the choice of the chosen who will not have to fight. – Paul D. Hewson, aka Bono

Terror is the poor man’s war, war is the rich man’s terror. Ultimately, all wars will end either in annihilation or at the negotiating table. – Unknown

A terrorist is someone who has a bomb but can’t afford an air force. – William Blum

Because I do it with one small ship, I am called a terrorist – pirate? . You do it with a whole fleet and are called an emperor. – St. Augustine

Kill a man, and you are an assassin. Kill millions of men, and you are a conqueror. Kill everyone, and you are a god. – Jean Rostand

Disobedience, in the eyes of anyone who has read history, is man’s original virtue. It is through disobedience that progress has been made, through disobedience and through rebellion. – Oscar Wilde

Every war when it comes, or before it comes, is represented not as a war but as an act of self-defense against a homicidal maniac. – George Orwell

The compulsion to do good is an innate American trait. Only North Americans seem to believe that they always should, may, and actually can choose somebody with whom to share their blessings. Ultimately this attitude leads to bombing people into the acceptance of gifts. – Ivan Illich

Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent. – Isaac Asimov

Life Quotes

Posted on May 23, 2011 by

There are a lot of people who wrote things about life. Let me show you what some of them tell us. Some wonderful life quotes just for you. Enjoy!

Life is like an onion: You peel it off one layer at a time, and sometimes you weep. – Carl Sandburg

Life is tough, and if you have the ability to laugh at it you have the ability to enjoy it. – Salma Hayek

The more you praise and celebrate your life, the more there is in life to celebrate. – Oprah Winfrey

Uncertainty and mystery are energies of life. Don’t let them scare you unduly, for they keep boredom at bay and spark creativity. – R. I. Fitzhenry

Life, like poker has an element of risk. It shouldn’t be avoided. It should be faced. – Edward Norton

Life is a field of unlimited possibilities. – Deepak Chopra

Life has no limitations, except the ones you make. – Les Brown

Nobody gets to live life backward. Look ahead, that is where your future lies. – Ann Landers

We are all here for some special reason. Stop being a prisoner of your past. Become the architect of your future. – Robin Sharma

Learn to drink the cup of life as it comes. – Agnes Turnbull

Life consists not in holding good cards but in playing those you hold well. – Bible

The art of living lies less in eliminating our troubles than in growing with them. – Bernard M. Baruch

Life is like riding a bicycle – in order to keep your balance, you must keep moving. – Albert Einstein

Life is the art of drawing without an eraser. – John Gardner

Life is a progress, and not a station. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

Always walk through life as if you have something new to learn and you will. – Vernon Howard

You will never be happy if you continue to search for what happiness consists of. You will never live if you are looking for the meaning of life. – Albert Camus

Your distress about life might mean you have been living for the wrong reason, not that you have no reason for living. – Tom O’Connor

Be not afraid of life. Believe that life is worth living, and your belief will help create the fact. – Henry James

Keep breathing. – Sophie Tucker

Let go of what you think life should be so you can experience the life you have. – Rhonda Britten

Go ahead with your life, your plans…. Don’t waste time by stopping before the interruptions have started. – Richard L. Evans

If you look at life one way, there is always cause for alarm. – Elizabeth Bowen

If you obey all the rules you miss all the fun. – Katharine Hespburn