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Inspirational Quotes for May 5, 2009
Hope is the physician of each misery. - Irish Proverb
Work and play are words used to describe the same thing under differing conditions. - Mark Twain, 1835-1910, American Writer and Humorist
Youth is a circumstance you can't do anything about. The trick is to grow up without getting old. - Frank Lloyd Wright, 1867-1959, American Architect
Inspirational Quotes for April 28, 2009
No person was ever honored for what he received. Honor has been the reward for what he gave. - Calvin Coolidge, 1872-1933, 30th President of the United States
Knowledge has to be improved, challenged, and increased constantly, or it vanishes. - Peter F. Drucker, 1909-2005, Austrian-born Management Consultant and Author
If we open a quarrel between the past and the present, we shall find we have lost the future. - Winston Churchill, 1874-1965, English Politician and Author
Inspirational Quotes for April 21, 2009
Justifying a fault doubles it. - French Proverb
In order for the light to shine so brightly, the darkness must be present. - Francis Bacon, 1561-1626, English Philosopher/Essayist/Statesman
There are perhaps no days of our childhood we lived so fully as those we spent with a favorite book. - Marcel Proust, 1871-1922, French Novelist
Inspirational Quotes for April 14, 2009
You cannot shake hands with a clenched fist. - Indira Gandhi, 1917-1984, Indian Prime Minister
The moon is a friend for the lonesome to talk to. - Carl Sandburg, 1878-1967, American Poet and Historian
Nothing is to be rated higher than the value of the day. - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, 1749-1832, German Poet/Dramatist/Novelist
Inspirational Quotes for April 7, 2009
None are so old as those who have outlived enthusiasm. - Henry David Thoreau, 1817-1862, American Author/Critic/Naturalist
Your worth consists in what you are and not in what you have. - Thomas Edison, 1847-1931, American Inventor and Entrepreneur
Our attitude toward life determines life's attitude towards us. - Earl Nightingale, 1921-1989, American Motivational Author and Radio Broadcaster
Inspirational Quotes for March 31, 2009
Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence. - Vince Lombardi, 1913-1970, American Football Coach
Life is the flower for which love is the honey. - Victor Hugo, 1802-1885, French Poet/Dramatist/Novelist
Faith consists in believing when it is beyond the power of reason to believe. - Voltaire, 1694-1778, French Writer and Philosopher
Inspirational Quotes for March 24, 2009
Trust the instinct to the end, though you can render no reason. - Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1803-1882, American Poet and Essayist
Discovery consists of seeing what everybody has seen and thinking what nobody has thought. - Albert von Szent-Gyorgyi, 1893-1986, American Biochemist
Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power. - Abraham Lincoln, 1809-1865, 16th President of the United States
Inspirational Quotes for March 17, 2009
Memory is the treasury and guardian of all things. - Marcus T. Cicero, 106-43 B.C., Great Roman Orator and Politician
Nothing is more despicable than respect based on fear. - Albert Camus, 1913-1960, French Author and Philosopher
The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams. - Eleanor Roosevelt, 1884-1962, American Humanitarian and Former First Lady of the United States
Inspirational Quotes for March 10, 2009
Statistics are no substitute for judgment. - Henry Clay, 1777-1852, American Politician and Lawyer
We can do no great things, only small things with great love. - Mother Teresa, 1910-1997, Albanian-born Humanitarian and Missionary
Success is a science; if you have the conditions, you get the result. - Oscar Wilde, 1854-1900, Irish Dramatist/Novelist/Poet
Inspirational Quotes for March 3, 2009
When someone does something good, applaud! You will make two people happy. - Samuel Goldwyn, 1879-1974, American Motion Picture Producer
Forget the times of your distress, but never forget what they taught you. - Herbert Gasser, 1888-1963, American Physiologist
The art of living lies less in eliminating our troubles than in growing with them. - Bernard M. Baruch, 1870-1965, American Financier and Statesman
Inspirational Quotes for February 24, 2009
Nine tenths of education is encouragement. - Anatole France, 1844-1924, French Author
Success is how high you bounce when you hit bottom. - George S. Patton, 1885-1945, American Army General during World War II
True happiness comes from the joy of deeds well done, the zest of creating things new. - Antoine de Saint Exupéry, 1900-1944, French Writer and Aviator
Inspirational Quotes for February 17, 2009
Pessimism never won any battle. - Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1890-1969, 34th President of the United States
Every man's memory is his private literature. - Aldous Huxley, 1894-1963, British Author
Ten persons who speak make more noise than ten thousand who are silent. - Napoleon Bonaparte, 1769-1821, French General and Politician
Inspirational Quotes for February 10, 2009
Quality means doing it right when no one is looking. - Henry Ford, 1863-1947, American Industrialist and Founder of Ford Motor Company
Making good decisions is a crucial skill at every level. - Peter F. Drucker, 1909-2005, Austrian-born Management Consultant and Author
If there were dreams to sell, what would you buy? - Thomas Lovell Beddoes, 1803-1849, British Poet
Inspirational Quotes for February 3, 2009
Be less curious about people and more curious about ideas. - Marie Curie, 1867-1934, Polish-French Physicist and Chemist
A real friend is one who walks in when the rest of the world walks out. - Walter Winchell, 1897-1972, American Newspaper and Radio Commentator
It is not who is right, but what is right, that is of importance. - Thomas Huxley, 1825-1895, English Biologist
Inspirational Quotes for January 27, 2009
What is told in the ear of a man is often heard 100 miles away. - Chinese Proverb
Laughter is the sensation of feeling good all over and showing it principally in one place. - Josh Billings, 1818-1885, American Humorist and Lecturer
It isn't enough for you to love money -- it's also necessary that money should love you. - Kin Hubbard, 1868-1930, American Journalist/Humorist/Cartoonist
Inspirational Quotes for January 20, 2009
I know of only one duty, and that is to love. - Albert Camus, 1913-1960, French Author and Philosopher
Kind words do not cost much. Yet they accomplish much. - Blaise Pascal, 1623-1662, French Mathematician/Physicist/Theologian
Let me tell you the secret that has led me to my goal. My strength lies solely in my tenacity. - Louis Pasteur, 1822-1895, French Chemist
Inspirational Quotes for January 13, 2009
Life is not a problem to be solved, but a reality to be experienced. - Soren Kierkegaard, 1813-1855, Danish Philosopher
Today knowledge has power. It controls access to opportunity and advancement. - Peter F. Drucker, 1909-2005, Austrian-born Management Consultant and Author
The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and science. - Albert Einstein, 1879-1955, German-born American Physicist
Inspirational Quotes for January 6, 2009
For every problem, there is one solution which is simple, neat and wrong. - H. L. Mencken, 1880-1956, American Journalist/Satirist/Critic
A little thought and a little kindness are often worth more than a great deal of money. - John Ruskin, 1819-1900, English Author/Poet/Artist
All growth depends upon activity. There is no development physically or intellectually without effort, and effort means work. - Calvin Coolidge, 1872-1933, 30th President of the United States
Inspirational Quotes for December 30, 2008
Learning never exhausts the mind. - Leonardo da Vinci, 1452-1519, Italian Painter and Sculptor
Vision without action is a daydream. Action without vision is a nightmare. - Japanese Proverb
You cannot make it as a wandering generality. You must become a meaningful specific. - Zig Ziglar, American Sales Trainer and Motivational Author/Speaker
Inspirational Quotes for December 23, 2008
Christmas waves a magic wand over this world, and behold, everything is softer and more beautiful. - Norman Vincent Peale, 1898-1993, American Preacher and Author of "The Power of Positive Thinking"
A strong mind always hopes, and has always cause to hope. - Thomas Carlyle, 1795-1881, Scottish Philosopher and Author
One's first step in wisdom is to question everything -- and one's last is to come to terms with everything. - Georg Christoph Lichtenberg, 1742-1799, German Scientist/Satirist/Philosopher
Inspirational Quotes for December 16, 2008
It is awfully important to know what is and what is not your business. - Gertrude Stein, 1874-1946, American Writer
If any man seeks for greatness, let him forget greatness and ask for truth, and he will find both. - Horace Mann, 1796-1859, American Educator
What the mind of man can conceive and believe, it can achieve. - Napoleon Hill, 1883-1970, American Speaker/Motivational Writer/Author of "Think and Grow Rich"
Inspirational Quotes for December 9, 2008
Love keeps the cold out better than a cloak. - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, 1807-1882, American Poet
Build up your weaknesses until they become your strong points. - Knute Rockne, 1888-1931, American Football Coach
You will never stub your toe standing still. The faster you go, the more chance there is of stubbing your toe, but the more chance you have of getting somewhere. - Charles F. Kettering, 1876-1958, American Engineer and Inventor
Inspirational Quotes for December 2, 2008
Honest hearts produce honest actions. - Brigham Young, 1801-1877, American Religious Leader
We are shaped and fashioned by what we love. - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, 1749-1832, German Poet/Dramatist/Novelist
Half a man's wisdom goes with his courage. - Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1803-1882, American Poet and Essayist
Inspirational Quotes for November 18, 2008
Nothing that was worthy in the past departs; no truth or goodness realized by man ever dies, or can die. - Thomas Carlyle, 1795-1881, Scottish Philosopher and Author
The best job goes to the person who can get it done without passing the buck or coming back with excuses. - Napoleon Hill, 1883-1970, American Speaker/Motivational Writer/Author of "Think and Grow Rich"
When what we are is what we want to be, that's happiness. - Malcolm S. Forbes, 1917-1990, American Publisher
Inspirational Quotes for November 11, 2008
The real leader has no need to lead -- he is content to point the way. - Henry Miller, 1891-1980, American Writer
The most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched; they must be felt with the heart. - Helen Keller, 1880-1968, American Blind/Deaf Author and Lecturer
There is no comparison between that which is lost by not succeeding and that which is lost by not trying. - Francis Bacon, 1561-1626, English Philosopher/Essayist/Statesman