Quotes

Published May 25, 2013

Quotes

IF you love what you do, you will never work another day in your life. — Confucius

Forget past mistakes. Forget failures. Forget everything except what you’re going to do now and do it. — William Durant

WE cannot become what we need to be by remaining what we are. — Max DePree

Though no one can go back and make a brand new start, anyone can start from now and make a brand new ending. — Carl Bard

I’m not telling you it is going to be easy — I’m telling you it’s going to be worth it. — Art Williams

The most painful thing to experience is not defeat but regret. — Leo Bascaglia

Strength of mind is exercise, not rest. — Alexander Pope

The greatest mistake you can make in life is to be continually fearing you will make one. — Elbert Hubbard

You are today where your thoughts have brought you; you will be tomorrow where your thoughts take you. — James Allen

The trouble with many plans is that they are based on the way things are now. To be successful, your personal plan must focus on what you want, not what you have. — Nido Qubein

Challenging the meaning of life is the truest expression of the state of being human. — Viktor Frankl

Everything must be made as simple as possible but not one bit simpler. — Albert Einstein

Few minds wear out; most rust out. — Christian Nextell Bouee

Man often becomes what he believes himself to be. If I keep on saying to myself that I cannot do a certain thing, it is possible that I may end by really becoming incapable of doing it. On the contrary, if I have the belief that I can do it, I shall surely acquire the capacity to do it even if I may not have it at the beginning. — Gandhi

NO man is free that cannot command himself. — Pythagoras

Learn something new every day under the sun. You will never get old if you do. — Lois Bey

Inspiration springs more readily from knowledge than from ignorance. — Horace Meyer Kallen

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