INSPIRATIONAL QUOTES
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“Diamonds are nothing more than chunks of coal that stuck to their jobs.”
Malcolm S. Forbes
PERSISTENCE
“Vitality shows in not only the ability to persist but the ability to start over.”
F. Scott Fitzgerald
PERSISTENCE
“To the wrongs that need resistance, To the right that needs assistance, To the future in the distance, Give yourselves.”
Carrie Chapman Catt
VOLUNTEERING
“The heart of a volunteer is never measured in size, but by the depth of the commitment to make a difference in the lives of others.”
DeAnn Hollis
VOLUNTEERING
“Volunteering is at the very core of being a human. No one has made it through life without someone else’s help.”
Heather French Henry
VOLUNTEERING
“I don't know what your destiny will be, but one thing I do know: the only ones among you who will be really happy are those who have sought and found how to serve.”
Albert Schweitzer
VOLUNTEERING
“With courage you will dare to take risks, have the strength to be compassionate, and the wisdom to be humble. Courage is the foundation of integrity.”
Keshavan Nair
COURAGE
“We have come into this exquisite world to experience ever and ever more deeply our divine courage, freedom and light!”
Hafez
COURAGE
“Men succeed when they realize that their failures are the preparation for their victories.”
Ralph Waldo Emerson
PREPARATION
“I believe luck is preparation meeting opportunity. If you hadn’t been prepared when the opportunity came along, you wouldn’t have been lucky.”
Oprah Winfrey
PREPARATION
“The best preparation for tomorrow is to do today's work superbly well. ”
Sir William Osler
PREPARATION
“You are not here merely to make a living. You are here in order to enable the world to live more amply, with greater vision, with a finer spirit of hope and achievement. You are here to enrich the world, and you impoverish yourself if you forget the errand.”
Woodrow Wilson
MAKING A DIFFERENCE
“You cannot get through a single day without having an impact on the world around you. What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make.”
Jane Goodall
MAKING A DIFFERENCE
“Do more than belong: participate. Do more than care: help. Do more than believe: practice. Do more than be fair: be kind. Do more than forgive: forget. Do more than dream: work.”
William Arthur Ward
MAKING A DIFFERENCE
“I am only one, but still I am one. I cannot do everything, but still I can do something; and because I cannot do everything, I will not refuse to do something that I can do.”
Edward Everett Hale
MAKING A DIFFERENCE
“The world is not interested in what we do for a living. What they are interested in is what we have to offer freely - hope, strength, love and the power to make a difference! ”
Sasha Azevedo
MAKING A DIFFERENCE
“What lies behind us, and what lies before us are but tiny matters compared to what lies within us.”
Ralph Waldo Emerson
BELIEVE IN YOURSELF
“At the end of the day, tell yourself gently: 'I love you, you did the best you could today, and even if you didn't accomplish all you had planned, I love you anyway.'”
Anonymous
BELIEVE IN YOURSELF
“One of the greatest moments in anybody's developing experience is when he no longer tries to hide from himself but determines to get acquainted with himself as he really is. ”
Norman Vincent Peale
BELIEVE IN YOURSELF
“I am not bound to win, but I am bound to be true. I am not bound to succeed, but I am bound to live up to what light I might have. ”
Abraham Lincoln
BELIEVE IN YOURSELF
“Plant seeds of happiness, hope, success, and love; it will all come back to you in abundance. This is the law of nature.”
Steve Maraboli
APPRECIATING NATURE
“Our soul desires to be understanding, our ego is only concerned with being understood. When you are being understanding you are connected to your soul.”
Michaiel Bovenes
SOUL
“Nobody is superior, nobody is inferior, but nobody is equal either. People are simply unique, incomparable. You are you, I am I.”
Osho
EQUALITY
“As you grow up, always tell the truth, do no harm to others, and don’t think you are the most important being on earth. Rich or poor, you then can look anyone in the eye and say, ‘I’m probably no better than you, but I’m certainly your equal.”
Harper Lee
EQUALITY
“We become not a melting pot but a beautiful mosaic. Different people, different beliefs, different yearnings, different hopes, different dreams.”
Jimmy Carter
EQUALITY
“We may have different religions, different languages, different colored skin, but we all belong to one human race. We all share the same basic values.”
Kofi Annan