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Inspirational Quotes


"There are two primary choices in life: to accept conditions as they exist, or accept the responsibility for changing them." Denis Waitley

"You're alive. Do something. The directive in life, the moral imperative was so uncomplicated. It could be expressed in single words, not complete sentences. It sounded like this: Look. Listen. Choose. Act. " Barbara Hall

" Life is like playing a violin in public and learning the instrument as one goes on." Samuel Butler

"The first step to getting the things you want out of life is this: Decide what you want. " Ben Stein

"Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans." John Lennon

"Where you end up isn't the most important thing. It's the road you take to get there. The road you take is what you'll look back on and call your life." Tim Wiley

"There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle." Albert Einstein

The quality of a person's life is in direct proportion to their commitment to excellence, regardless of their chosen field of endeavor. Vince Lombardi

Life is just a mirror, and what you see out there, you must first see inside of you. Wally Amos

Pack all there is into your life; you only pass this way once! Sit back and think what is it you enjoy. Take courses, read books, find your passion, your "wanna do's". Catherine Pulsifer

The big secret in life is that there is no big secret. Whatever your goal, you can get there if you're willing to work. Oprah Winfrey

Life must be lived and curiosity kept alive. One must never, for whatever reason, turn his back on life. Eleanor Roosevelt

To know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded. Ralph Waldo Emerson

Life's battles don't always go to the stronger or faster man. But sooner or later the man who wins, is the man who thinks he can. Vince Lombardi

There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle. Albert Einstein

Don't be a spectator, don't let life pass you by. Lou Holtz

Life is uncharted territory. It reveals its story one moment at a time. Leo Buscaglia

Life flows on within you and without you. George Harrison

Next to knowing when to seize an opportunity, the most important thing in life is to know when to forego an advantage. Benjamin Disraeli

In life, as in football, you won't go far unless you know where the goalposts are. Arnold H. Glasgow

When I hear somebody sigh, "Life is hard", I am always tempted to ask, "Compared to what?" Sydney J. Harris

My philosophy of life is that if we make up our mind what we are going to make of our lives, then work hard toward that goal, we never lose - somehow we win out. Ronald Reagan

Life in the twentieth century is like a parachute jump: you have to get it right the first time. < a href="http://www.inspirationalquotes4u.com/meadquotes/index.html">Margaret Mead

Life is a series of experiences, each one of which makes us bigger, even though sometimes it is hard to realize this. For the world was built to develop character, and we must learn that the setbacks and grieves which we endure help us in our marching onward. Henry Ford

Life is made of ever so many partings welded together. Charles Dickens

How good is man's life, the mere living! How fit to employ all the heart and the soul and the senses forever in joy! Robert Browning

There is more to life than increasing its speed. Gandhi gave my life to become the person I am right now. Was it worth it? Richard Bach Life exists for the love of music or beautiful things. G. K. Chesterton May you live every day of your life. Jonathan Swift

The true test in life does not occur when all is going well. The true test takes place when we are faced with challenges. Catherine Pulsifer

There are two primary choices in life: to accept conditions as they exist, or accept the responsibility for changing them. Denis Waitley

Many people will walk in and out of your life, but only true friends will leave footprints in your heart. Eleanor Roosevelt

Most people dabble their way through life, never deciding to master anything in particular. Anthony Robbins

The biggest adventure you can ever take is to live the life of your dreams. Oprah Winfrey

You cannot tailor make your situation in life, but you can tailor make your attitudes to fit those situations. Zig Ziglar

One reason so few of us achieve what we truly want is that we never direct our focus; we never concentrate our power. Most people dabble their way through life, never deciding to master anything in particular. Anthony Robbins

Life is too short to spend your precious time trying to convince a person who wants to live in gloom and doom otherwise. Give lifting that person your best shot, but don't hang around long enough for his or her bad attitude to pull you down. Instead, surround yourself with optimistic people. Zig Ziglar

Life is like a ten speed bicycle. Most of us have gears we never use. Charles Schulz

When I chased after money, I never had enough. When I got my life on purpose and focused on giving of myself and everything that arrived into my life, then I was prosperous. Dr. Wayne Dyer

If you're bored with life - you don't get up every morning with a burning desire to do things - you don't have enough goals. Lou Holtz

Apply yourself both now and in the next life. Without effort, you cannot be prosperous. Though the land be good, You cannot have an abundant crop without cultivation. Plato

It's faith in something and enthusiasm for something that makes life worth living. Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.

It's as important to know what we can't control as what we can. Henry Marsh, The Breakthrough Factor

Choas will come, calm will follow, and then it will start up all over again. The secret is to savor the ride.
Regina Brett, God Never Blinks 50 Lessons for Life's Little Detours

To get all that life wants for you, apply what I call the Boomerang Effect: Give out what you most want to see come back. Robin Sharma, The Greatness Guide

"It doesn't cost a cent to smile no matter how high inflation goes up." Byron Pulsifer

"It takes less muscles to smile so why is it that you see thousands of frowns from all those people heading to work?" Byron Pulsifer

"People seldom notice old clothes if you wear a big smile." Lee Mildon

"Before you put on a frown, make absolutely sure there are no smiles available." Jim Beggs

"Wrinkles should merely indicate where smiles have been." Mark Twain

"If you smile when no one else is around, you really mean it." Andy Rooney

"Everyone smiles in the same language." Author Unknown

"A smile is a curve that sets everything straight." Phyllis Diller

" Don't open a shop unless you know how to smile."

"A friend's frown is better than a fool's smile." Danish Proverb

"A smile costs nothing but gives much. It enriches those who receive without making poorer those who give. It takes but a moment, but the memory of it sometimes lasts forever. None is so rich or mighty that he cannot get along without it and none is so poor that he cannot be made rich by it. Yet a smile cannot be bought, begged, borrowed, or stolen, for it is something that is of no value to anyone until it is given away. Some people are too tired to give you a smile. Give them one of yours, as none needs a smile so much as he who has no more to give." Author Unknown

I'd rather have a sore face from smiling than one from crying. Byron Pulsifer

A smile is a powerful weapon; you can even break ice with it. Author Unknown

All the statistics in the world can't measure the warmth of a smile. Chris Hart

Smiles should not be reserved for only those people you are trying to impress, or to those who dress according to your standards. Byron Pulsifer

Smiling isn't owned by those in power, or those who have the most money, or those who desire something from you. A smile is something you own no matter who you are, or where you live. Byron Pulsifer

Wear a smile and have friends; wear a scowl and have wrinkles.George Eliot

I believe that smiling actually gives you more energy, and perhaps even better health. So lighten up and smile. Richard Carlson, Ph.D., Don't Worry, Make Money

A friendly look, a kindly smile, one good act, and life's worthwhile. Author Unknown

A laugh is a smile that bursts. Mary H. Waldrip

It is easy to be pleasant when life flows by like a song, but the man worth while is the one who will smile when everything goes dead wrong. For the test of the heart is trouble, and it always comes with years, and the smile that is worth the praises of earth is the smile that shines through the tears. Irish Saying A man without a smiling face must not open shop. Chinese Proverb

Beneath the makeup and behind the smile I am just a girl who wishes for the world. Marilyn Monroe

One who smiles rather than rages is always the stronger. Japanese Proverb

Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around. Leo Buscaglia

The glory of friendship is not in the outstretched hand, nor the kindly smile, nor the joy of companionship; it is in the spiritual inspiration that comes to one when he discovers that someone else believes in him and is willing to trust him. Ralph Waldo Emerson

I think people who can truly live a life in music are telling the world, "You can have my love, you can have my smiles. Forget the bad parts, you don't need them. Just take the music, the goodness, because it's the very best, and it's the part I give. George Harrison

A kind heart is a fountain of gladness, making everything in its vicinity freshen into smiles. Washington Irving

If you have only one smile in you, give it to the people you love. Don't be surly at home, then go out in the street and start grinning "Good morning" at total strangers. Maya Angelou

There is one thing about being President, no one can tell you when to sit down. Dwight Eisenhower

An eye for an eye makes us all blind. Mohandas Gandhi

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