INSPIRATIONAL QUOTES
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“A pessimist is one who makes difficulties of his opportunities and an optimist is one who makes opportunities of his difficulties.”
Harry S. Truman
OPTIMISM
“The consciousness of loving and being loved brings a warmth and a richness to life that nothing else can bring. Who, being loved, is poor? ”
Oscar Wilde
LOVE
“How do you spell love? (Piglet) You don't spell love. You feel it. (Winnie-the-Pooh)”
Winnie-the-Pooh (A. A. Milne)
LOVE
“Don't fear failure so much that you refuse to try new things. The saddest summary of life contains three descriptions: could have, might have and should have.”
Louis E. Boone
LIVE LIFE
“My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style.”
Maya Angelou
LIVE LIFE
“I don't want to get to the end of my life and find that I just lived the length of it. I want to have lived the width of it as well.”
Diane Ackerman
LIVE LIFE
“Friendship is born at that moment when one person says to another: "What! You too? I thought I was the only one!"”
C.S. Lewis
FRIENDSHIP
“Love recognizes no barriers. It jumps hurdles, leaps fences, penetrates walls to arrive at its destination, full of hope.”
Maya Angelou
EQUALITY
“All men are created equal... with certain unalienable Rights... among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.”
Thomas Jefferson
EQUALITY
“There are men and women who make the world better just by being the kind of people they are. It really matters very little whether they are behind the wheel of a truck or running a business or bringing up a family. They teach the truth by living it.”
James A. Garfield
CHARACTER
“Greatness is not found in possessions, power, position, or prestige. It is discovered in goodness, humility, service, and character.”
William Arthur Ward
CHARACTER
“Watch your thoughts; for they become words. Watch your words; for they become actions. Watch your actions; for they become habits. Watch your habits; for they become character. Watch your character for it will become your destiny.”
Frank Outlaw
CHARACTER
“Life takes on meaning when you become motivated, set goals and charge after them in an unstoppable manner.”
Les Brown
AMBITION
“Take a method and try it. If it fails, admit it frankly, and try another. But by all means, try something.”
Franklin D. Roosevelt
AMBITION
“It is a grand thing to rise in the world. The ambition to do so is the very salt of the earth. It is the parent of all enterprise, and the cause of all improvement.”
Anthony Trollope
AMBITION
“You may be whatever you resolve to be. Determine to be something in the world and you will be something. “I cannot,” never accomplished anything; "I will try,” has wrought wonders.”
J. Hawes
AMBITION
“Carry good cheer in the morning; Carry good cheer in the night. Effort is sweeter and living completer, If ever we walk in love's light.”
G.B. Williams
CHEER
“May you always be blessed with walls for the wind. A roof for the rain. A warm cup of tea by the fire. Laughter to cheer you. Those you love near you. And all that your heart might desire.”
Irish Proverb
CHEER
“There is no mistaking love. It is the common fiber of life, the flame that heats our soul, energizes our spirit and supplies passion to our lives.”
Elisabeth Kübler-Ross
LOVE
“Love is always bestowed as a gift—freely, willingly, and without expectation. We don’t love to be loved, we love to love.”
Dr. Leo Buscaglia
LOVE
“Fear less, hope more; Eat less, chew more; Whine less, breathe more; Talk less, say more; Love more, and all good things will be yours! ”
Swedish Proverb
LOVE
“Families are the compass that guides us. They are the inspiration to reach great heights, and our comfort when we occasionally falter.”
Brad Henry
FAMILY
“Call it a clan, call it a network, call it a tribe, call it a family: Whatever you call it, whoever you are, you need one.”
Jane Howard
FAMILY
“I define joy as a sustained sense of well-being and internal peace—a connection to what matters.”
Oprah Winfrey
JOY
“Our greatness has always come from people who expect nothing and take nothing for granted—folks who work hard for what they have, then reach back and help others after them.”
Michelle Obama
