Inspirational Life Quotations

The power to question is the basis of all human progress.

Change your life today. Don't gamble on the future, act now, without delay.

The true object of all human life is play. Earth is a task garden; heaven is a playground.

No man is a failure who is enjoying life.

There is no such thing in anyone's life as an unimportant day.

A truly American sentiment recognizes the dignity of labor and the fact that honor lies in honest toil.

Virtues are acquired through endeavor, which rests wholly upon yourself.

We are not interested in the possibilities of defeat. They do not exist.

Most things break, including hearts. The lessons of life amount not to wisdom, but to scar tissue and callus.

The crown of life is neither happiness nor annihilation; it is understanding.

Flowers are restful to look at. They have neither emotions nor conflicts.

Parents learn a lot from their children about coping with life.

You should always know when you're shifting gears in life. You should leave your era; it should never leave you.

It would be judicious to act with magnanimity towards a prostrate foe.

I contend that the strongest of all governments is that which is most free.

Wealth can only be accumulated by the earnings of industry and the savings of frugality.

I have amazing friends who have led inspirational lives.

The harder I work, the luckier I become.

Deep within man dwell those slumbering powers; powers that would astonish him, that he never dreamed of possessing; forces that would revolutionize his life if aroused and put into action.

Grace must find expression in life, otherwise it is not grace.

Never, never rest contented with any circle of ideas, but always be certain that a wider one is still possible.

Life is the only real counselor; wisdom unfiltered through personal experience does not become a part of the moral tissue.

People seldom see the halting and painful steps by which the most insignificant success is achieved.

Take care of your life and the Lord will take care of your death.

My life is every moment of my life. It is not a culmination of the past.

There is no fear when you choose love. The more you choose love, the more love is in your life. It gets easier and easier.

My advice to the women of America is to raise more hell and fewer dahlias.

I pity the man who wants a coat so cheap that the man or woman who produces the cloth will starve in the process.

What is man's ultimate direction in life? It is to look for love, truth, virtue, and beauty.

The more you can dream, the more you can do.

I beg you take courage; the brave soul can mend even disaster.

We are the hero of our own story.

The role of a writer is not to say what we all can say, but what we are unable to say.

Were there none who were discontented with what they have, the world would never reach anything better.

Do you wish to rise? Begin by descending. You plan a tower that will pierce the clouds? Lay first the foundation of humility.

I am careful not to confuse excellence with perfection. Excellence I can reach for; perfection is God's business.

So many people walk around with a meaningless life. They seem half-asleep, even when they're busy doing things they think are important. This is because they're chasing the wrong things.

The fullness of life is in the hazards of life.

A truly creative person rids him or herself of all self-imposed limitations.

Fear is your greatest obstacle - so question your fear. If it does not serve your greatest life then do not make it your master.

We cannot put off living until we are ready.

Honest conviction is my courage; the Constitution is my guide.

Don't write so that you can be understood, write so that you can't be misunderstood.

Life is given to you like a flat piece of land and everything has to be done. I hope that when I'm finished, my piece of land will be a beautiful garden.

A deadline is negative inspiration. Still, it's better than no inspiration at all.

Life on the planet is born of woman.

While your life is the true expression of your faith, whom can you fear?

I'm pleased with my life, with the journey.

I want to live my life, not record it.

Life is very short and what we have to do must be done in the now.

Beauty comes from a life well lived. If you've lived well, your smile lines are in the right places.

My aim is to put down on paper what I see and what I feel in the best and simplest way.

The only way to support a revolution is to make your own.

Don't get it right, just get it written.

No matter the bad things that happened in past time, let's try to live the best we can now.

Life resembles a novel more often than novels resemble life.

When we are in love we seem to ourselves quite different from what we were before.

The mystery of existence is the connection between our faults and our misfortunes.

You don't have to be a 'person of influence' to be influential. In fact, the most influential people in my life are probably not even aware of the things they've taught me.

For me, life is writing and I can do it anywhere. It doesn't matter where I am. I listen. I write. I live.

The meaning of life is contained in every single expression of life. It is present in the infinity of forms and phenomena that exist in all of creation.

I travel not to go anywhere, but to go. I travel for travel's sake. The great affair is to move.

First comes thought; then organization of that thought, into ideas and plans; then transformation of those plans into reality. The beginning, as you will observe, is in your imagination.

No matter what his position or experience in life, there is in everyone more latent than developed ability; far more unused than used power.

Man wants but little here below, Nor wants that little long.

One returns to the place one came from.

Goals help you channel your energy into action.

The older I get the more wisdom I find in the ancient rule of taking first things first. A process which often reduces the most complex human problem to a manageable proportion.

The advancement and diffusion of knowledge is the only guardian of true liberty.

A little simplification would be the first step toward rational living, I think.

Life is better than death, I believe, if only because it is less boring, and because it has fresh peaches in it.

Do not free a camel of the burden of his hump; you may be freeing him from being a camel.

Read no history: nothing but biography, for that is life without theory.

It's no wonder that truth is stranger than fiction. Fiction has to make sense.

A man cannot be comfortable without his own approval.

If you would be loved, love, and be loveable.

When angry, count to four; when very angry, swear.

The only way to keep your health is to eat what you don't want, drink what you don't like, and do what you'd rather not.

The more you explain it, the more I don't understand it.

If there is to be a human future, we must bring ourselves into balanced relationship with one another and the Earth.

Americans who travel abroad for the first time are often shocked to discover that, despite all the progress that has been made in the last 30 years, many foreign people still speak in foreign languages

The dark moments of our life will last only so long as is necessary for God to accomplish His purpose in us.

Be fit for more than the thing you are now doing. Let everyone know that you have a reserve in yourself; that you have more power than you are now using. If you are not too large for the place you occupy, you are too small for it.

Behold this day. It is yours to make.

Know the Power that is Peace.

...no formula for success [exists] except, perhaps, an unconditional acceptance of life and what it brings." "I accept life unconditionally. Most people ask for happiness on condition. Happiness can only be felt if you don't set any condition.

Very few people really see things unless they've had someone in early life who made them look at things. And name them too. But the looking is primary, the focus.

The first thing you do is teach the person to feel that the vision is very important and nearly impossible. That draws out the drive in the winner.

I practice in my head.

At any moment, I could start being a better person...but which moment should I choose?

If you put your mind to something, if you give 100 percent, if you sacrifice, and if you dedicate yourself, anything is truly possible.

A life is not worth much of which it cannot be said, when it comes to its close, that it was helpful to humanity.

Man is born to live, not to prepare for life.

Wars and elections are both too big and too small to matter in the long run.

Connection gives purpose and meaning to our lives.

I now see how owning our story and loving ourselves through that process is the bravest thing that we will ever do.

Forget about your life situation and pay attention to your life. Your life situation exists in time. Your life is now. Your life situation is mind-stuff. Your life is real." "Instead of asking 'what do I want from life?,' a more powerful question is, 'what does life want from me?'

All my growth and development led me to believe that if you really do the right thing, and if you play by the rules, and if you?ve got good enough, solid judgment and common sense, that you?re going to be able to do whatever you want to do with your life.

The daily work - that goes on, it adds up.

Don't be afraid to hit the ball.