Inspirational Quotes - Page 7

• It is our choices... that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.

  J. K. Rowling

  Life, Motivational, Success

  Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets ch. 18 (1999)

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• The probability that we may fail in the struggle ought not to deter us from the support of a cause we believe to be just.

  Abraham Lincoln

  Motivational, Perseverance, Courage

  The Sub-Treasury Speech Springfield, Illinois December 26, 1839

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• Beauty isn't about having a pretty face it's about having a pretty mind, a pretty heart, and a pretty soul.

  Unknown

  Beauty, Beautiful, Heart

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• It is easy to acknowledge, but almost impossible to realize for long, that we are mirrors whose brightness, if we are bright, is wholly derived from the sun that shines upon us.

  C. S. Lewis

  Sunshine, Reflection, Mirrors

  C. S. Lewis (1971). “The Four Loves”, p.143, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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• Light belongs to the heart and spirit. Light attracts people, it shows the way, and when we see it in the distance, we follow it.

  Ricardo Legorreta

  Distance, Heart, Light

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• Spirituality is impacted not only by remembrance but by diet, stress, sleeping and eating habits among other things. Take care of yourself.

  Nouman Ali Khan

  Spiritual, Stress, Love Yourself

  FaceBook post by Nouman Ali Khan from Nov 14, 2013

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• Do not look for approval except for the consciousness of doing your best.

  Andrew Carnegie

  Life, Motivation, Acceptance

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  The only thing worse than being blind is having sight but no vision.

  Helen Keller

  Women, Sight, Being Sad

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• Don't be afraid of new arenas.

  Elon Musk

  Arena

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• Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will take you everywhere.

  Albert Einstein

  Success, Graduation, Leadership

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• Think you're escaping and run into yourself. Longest way round is the shortest way home.

  James Joyce

  Life, Running, Home

  James Joyce, General Press (2016). “Ulysses”, p.329, GENERAL PRESS

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• Greatness is not a function of circumstance. Greatness, it turns out, is largely a matter of conscious choice, and discipline.

  James C. Collins

  Success, Business, Greatness

  "Turn on, tune in - or drown in a sea of mediocrity" by Simon Caulkin, www.theguardian.com. September 2, 2006.

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• A moment's insight is sometimes worth a life's experience.

  Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr.

  Business, Wisdom Experience, Addiction

  1857-8 The Professor at the Breakfast Table, ch.10.

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• When you find yourself in a hole, the first thing to do is stop digging.

  Tammara Webber

  Cowboy, Digging A Hole, Finding Yourself

  Tammara Webber (2014). “Between the Lines: The Complete Series”, p.521, Tammara Webber

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• Take a chance! All life is a chance. The man who goes farthest is generally the one who is willing to do and dare.

  Dale Carnegie

  Life, Motivational, Happiness

  "Dale Carnegie's Scrapbook - a Treasury of the Wisdom of the Ages". Book edited by Dorothy Carnegie, 1983.

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• It was character that got us out of bed, commitment that moved us into action, and discipline that enabled us to follow through.

  Zig Ziglar

  Motivational, Encouragement, Character

  FaceBook post by Zig Ziglar from Feb 15, 2013

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  Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend.

  Melody Beattie

  Life, Change, Thanksgiving

  Melody Beattie (2013). “Melody Beattie 4 Title Bundle: Codependent No More and 3 Other Best Sellers by Melody Beattie: A collection of four Melody Beattie best sellers”, Hazelden Publishing

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• People who say "it is impossible", should not interrupt those who are trying to make it possible.

  Arnold Schwarzenegger

  Perseverance, Persistence, People

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• Seek opportunities to show you care. The smallest gestures often make the biggest difference.

  John Wooden

  Basketball, Teacher, Teaching

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• You have to allow a certain amount of time in which you are doing nothing in order to have things occur to you, to let your mind think.

  Mortimer Adler

  Motivational, Time, Stress

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• The mystery of life isn't a problem to solve, but a reality to experience.

  Frank Herbert

  Love, Life, Happiness

  Frank Herbert (2003). “Dune”, p.35, Penguin

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• If you have fear of some pain or suffering, you should examine whether there is anything you can do about it. If you can, there is no need to worry about it; if you cannot do anything, then there is also no need to worry.

  Dalai Lama

  Life, Pain, Fear

  His Holiness The Dalai Lama (2013). “Kindness, Clarity, and Insight”, p.95, Shambhala Publications

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• Nothing limits achievement like small thinking; nothing expands possibilities like unleashed imagination.

  William Arthur Ward

  Success, Dream, Thinking

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• We do not need magic to transform our world. We carry all of the power we need inside ourselves already.

  J. K. Rowling

  Change, Inspiring, Graduation

  J.K. Rowling (2015). “Very Good Lives: The Fringe Benefits of Failure and the Importance of Imagination”, p.72, Hachette UK

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• Earth provides enough to satisfy every man's needs, but not every man's greed.

  Mahatma Gandhi

  Spiritual, Nature, Men

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