SelfGrowth.com Inspirational Quotes

It is a mistake to try to look too far ahead. The chain of destiny can only be grasped one link at a time. - Winston Churchill, 1874-1965, English Politician and Author

There is nothing like a dream to create the future. - Victor Hugo, 1802-1885, French Poet/Dramatist/Novelist

Education's purpose is to replace an empty mind with an open one. - Malcolm S. Forbes, 1917-1990, American Publisher

April 28, 2008

Kindness is a language which the deaf can hear, and the blind can read. - Mark Twain, 1835-1910, American Writer and Humorist

Most of the successful people I've known are the ones who do more listening than talking. - Bernard M. Baruch, 1870-1965, American Financier and Statesman

Efforts and courage are not enough without purpose and direction. - John F. Kennedy, 1917-1963, 35th President of the United States

April 21, 2008

Never bend your head. Hold it high. Look the world straight in the eye. - Helen Keller, 1880-1968, American Blind/Deaf Author and Lecturer

A day without laughter is a day wasted. - Charlie Chaplin, 1889-1977, English-born Comedic Actor and Director

Two things are bad for the heart -- running up stairs and running down people. - Bernard M. Baruch, 1870-1965, American Financier and Statesman

April 14, 2008

I never did anything by accident, nor did any of my inventions come by accident; they came by work. - Thomas Edison, 1847-1931, American Inventor and Entrepreneur

It doesn't matter if you try and try and try again, and fail. It does matter if you try and fail, and fail to try again. - Charles F. Kettering, 1876-1958, American Engineer and Inventor

I was always looking outside myself for strength and confidence, but it comes from within. It is there all the time. - Anna Freud, 1895-1982, Austrian-born Psychoanalyst

April 7, 2008

Do not wait for extraordinary circumstances to do good; try to use ordinary situations. - Jean Paul Richter, 1763-1825, German Novelist

Let us always meet each other with smile, for the smile is the beginning of love. - Mother Teresa, 1910-1997, Albanian-born Humanitarian and Missionary

Being an optimist after you've got everything you want doesn't count. - Kin Hubbard, 1868-1930, American Journalist/Humorist/Cartoonist

April 1, 2008

You can't pick cherries with your back to the tree. - J. P. Morgan, 1837-1913, American Financier/Philanthropist/Art Collector

In questions of science, the authority of a thousand is not worth the humble reasoning of a single individual. - Galileo Galilei, 1564-1642, Italian Physicist and Astronomer

The better part of one's life consists of his friendships. - Abraham Lincoln, 1809-1865, 16th President of the United States

March 25, 2008

The way to gain a good reputation is to endeavor to be what you desire to appear. - Socrates, 470-399 B.C., Greek Philosopher

Old age is like everything else. To make a success of it, you've got to start young. - Fred Astaire, 1899-1987, American Dancer/Singer/Actor

You've got to get up every morning with determination if you're going to go to bed with satisfaction. - George Horace Lorimer, 1867-1937, American Editor and Writer

March 4, 2008

All the knowledge I possess everyone else can acquire, but my heart is all my own. – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, 1749-1832, German Poet/Dramatist/Novelist

The discipline of writing something down is the first step toward making it happen. – Lee Iacocca, American Industrialist and Automobile Executive

Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless. – Mother Teresa, 1910-1997, Albanian-born Humanitarian and Missionary

February 25, 2008

A weed is but an unloved flower. – Ella Wheeler Wilcox, 1850-1919, American Poet and Journalist

We would accomplish many more things if we did not think of them as impossible. – Vince Lombardi, 1913-1970, Hall of Fame American Football Coach

What we hope ever to do with ease, we must learn first to do with diligence. – Samuel Johnson, 1709-1784, English Author and Critic

February 19, 2008

Kindness is the golden chain by which society is bound together. - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, 1749-1832, German Poet/Dramatist/Novelist

It's amazing what ordinary people can do if they set out without preconceived notions. - Charles F. Kettering, 1876-1958, American Engineer and Inventor

What we have once enjoyed we can never lose. All that we love deeply becomes a part of us. - Helen Keller, 1880-1968, American Blind/Deaf Author and Lecturer

February 13, 2008

Never forget that the most powerful force on earth is love. – Nelson Rockefeller, 1908-1979, American Politician/Philanthropist/Businessman

The greatest good you can do for another is not just to share your riches, but to reveal to him his own. – Benjamin Disraeli, 1804-1881, British Statesman and Literary Figure

Don't measure yourself by what you have accomplished, but by what you should have accomplished with your ability. – John Wooden, American Basketball Player and Coach

February 04, 2008

The only thing we know about the future is that it will be different. – Peter F. Drucker, 1909-2005, Austrian-born Management Consultant and Author

It isn't a calamity to die with dreams unfulfilled, but it is a calamity not to dream. – Benjamin E. Mays, 1895-1984, American Educator and Clergyman

There is no victory at bargain basement prices. – Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1890-1969, 34th President of the United States

January 29, 2008

When you fish for love, bait with your heart, not your brain. – Mark Twain, 1835-1910, American Writer and Humorist

One may sometimes tell a lie, but the grimace that accompanies it tells the truth. – Friedrich Nietzsche, 1844-1900, German Philosopher

Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much. – Helen Keller, 1880-1968, American Blind/Deaf Author and Lecturer

January 22, 2008

The time is always right to do what is right. – Martin Luther King, Jr., 1929-1968, American Civil Rights Leader

You can dream, create, design and build the most wonderful place in the world, but it requires people to make the dream a reality. – Walt Disney, 1901-1966, American Film Producer/Director/Animator

Remember always that you not only have the right to be an individual, you have an obligation to be one. – Eleanor Roosevelt, 1884-1962, American Humanitarian and Former First Lady of the United States

January 15, 2008

Everything becomes a little different as soon as it is spoken out loud. – Hermann Hesse, 1877-1962, German Writer

Knowledge of what is possible is the beginning of happiness. – George Santayana, 1863-1952, Spanish-born American Philosopher

Vitality shows in not only the ability to persist but the ability to start over. – F. Scott Fitzgerald, 1896-1940, American Author

January 8, 2008

Curiosity is one of the permanent and certain characteristics of a vigorous mind. – Samuel Johnson, 1709-1784, English Author and Critic

Praise out of season, or tactlessly bestowed, can freeze the heart as much as blame. – Pearl S. Buck, 1892-1973, American Writer

You've got to get to the stage in life where going for it is more important than winning or losing. – Arthur Ashe, 1943-1993, American Tennis Player

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