INSPIRATIONAL QUOTES
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“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
“The joy we feel has little to do with the circumstances of our lives and everything to do with the focus of our lives.”
Russell M. Nelson
JOY
“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
HELPING OTHERS
“In helping others, we shall help ourselves, for whatever good we give out completes the circle and comes back to us.”
Flora Edwards
HELPING OTHERS
“In the end, though, maybe we must all give up trying to pay back the people in this world who sustain our lives. In the end, maybe it's wiser to surrender before the miraculous scope of human generosity and to just keep saying thank you, forever and sincerely, for as long as we have voices.”
Elizabeth Gilbert
GRATITUDE
“It is not joy that makes us grateful; it is gratitude that makes us joyful.”
David Steindl-Rast
GRATITUDE
“Let our hearts be stretched out in compassion toward others, for everyone is walking his or her own difficult path.”
Dieter F. Uchtdorf
COMPASSION
“Constant kindness can accomplish much. As the sun makes ice melt, kindness causes misunderstanding, mistrust, and hostility to evaporate.”
Albert Schweitzer
KINDNESS
“Three things in human life are important. The first is to be kind. The second is to be kind. And the third is to be kind.”
Henry James
KINDNESS
“Guard well within yourself that treasure, kindness. Know how to give without hesitation, how to lose without regret, how to acquire without meanness.”
George Sand (Amantine Aurore Lucile Dupin)
KINDNESS
“The innovation point is the pivotal moment when talented and motivated people seek the opportunity to act on their ideas and dreams.”
Dr. W. Arthur Porter
INNOVATION
“Every once in a while, a new technology, an old problem, and a big idea turn into an innovation.”
Dean Kamen