In this page, I am presenting my favorite collection of inspiring sayings, quotable quotes and points to ponder that I've come across in my own processes of discovery and growth. I've found these helpful during my life's journey and in facing with life's challenges and opportunities.
I share these with you now in the hope that you'll enjoy them, and leave this Web page feeling good about yourself and about life!
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ON ACHIEVEMENT:
- Achievement: The product of impossibilities! -- Unknown
- “It is easier to stay out than get out.” -- Mark Twain (American Humorist, Writer and Lecturer. 1835-1910)
- “You have to learn the rules of the game. And then you have to play better than anyone else.” -- Albert Einstein (German born American Physicist who developed the special and general theories of relativity. Nobel Prize for Physics in 1921. 1879-1955)
- “I'm glad I did it, partly because it was worth it, but mostly because I shall never have to do it again” -- Mark Twain quotes (American Humorist, Writer and Lecturer. 1835-1910)
- “Winners compare their achievements with their goals, while losers compare their achievements with those of other people”-- Nido Qubein
- “It is not the mountain we conquer but ourselves.” -- Edmund Hillary quotes (New Zealander mountain climber and Antarctic Explorer Famous for being first to successfully climb Mount Everest b.1919)
- “That some achieve great success, is proof to all that others can achieve it as well.”-- Abraham Lincoln quotes (American 16th US President (1861-65), who brought about the emancipation of the slaves. 1809-1865)
- “Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circles of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty.” -- Albert Einstein quotes (German born American Physicist who developed the special and general theories of relativity. Nobel Prize for Physics in 1921. 1879-1955)
- “You can have everything in life you want, if you will just help other people get what they want” -- Zig Ziglar quotes (American motivational Speaker and Author. )
- “None of us will ever accomplish anything excellent or commanding except when he listens to this whisper which is heard by him alone.” -- Ralph Waldo Emerson quotes (American Poet, Lecturer and Essayist, 1803-1882)
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ON CREATIVITY
- Any activity becomes creative when the doer cares about doing it right, or better. -- John Updike
- “Enthusiasm is excitement with inspiration, motivation, and a pinch of creativity.” -- Bo Bennett
- “Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower.” -- Steve Jobs (American Entrepreneur Apple co-Founder, b.1955)
- “Problems cannot be solved by the same level of thinking that created them.” -- Albert Einstein (German born American Physicist who developed the special and general theories of relativity. Nobel Prize for Physics in 1921. 1879-1955)
- “Imagination is the beginning of creation. You imagine what you desire, you will what you imagine and at last you create what you will.” -- George Bernard Shaw quotes (Irish literary Critic, Playwright and Essayist. 1925 Nobel Prize for Literature, 1856-1950)
- “Sometimes you've got to let everything go - purge yourself. If you are unhappy with anything . . . whatever is bringing you down, get rid of it. Because you'll find that when you're free, your true creativity, your true self comes out.” -- Tina Turner (American Singer. b.1939, Nutbush, Tennessee, USA)
- “The imagination imitates. It is the critical spirit that creates.” -- Oscar Wilde (Irish Poet, Novelist, Dramatist and Critic, 1854-1900)
- “The secret to creativity is knowing how to hide your sources.” -- Albert Einstein (German born American Physicist who developed the special and general theories of relativity. Nobel Prize for Physics in 1921. 1879-1955)
- “No great thing is created suddenly.” -- Epictetus (Greek philosopher associated with the Stoics, AD 55-c.135)
- “Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep.” -- Scott Adams (American Cartoonist, b.1957)
- “It is better to create than to be learned, creating is the true essence of life” -- Barthold Georg Niebuhr
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ON DEATH:
- All flesh grow old like a garment, an old law said. All must die as with the leaves that grow on a vigorous tree. One falls off and another sprouts. So with the generation of flesh and blood - one dies and another is born. -- Book of Sinach (14:17-18)
- “Even death is not to be feared by one who has lived wisely.” -- Buddha (Hindu Prince Gautama Siddharta, the founder of Buddhism, 563-483 B.C.)
- “The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.” -- Mark Twain (American Humorist, Writer and Lecturer. 1835-1910)
- “Live your own life, for you will die your own death” -- Latin Proverb
- "Death must be so beautiful. To lie in the soft brown earth, with the grasses waving above one's head, and listen to silence. To have no yesterday, and no to-morrow. To forget time, to forgive life, to be at peace.” -- Oscar Wilde (Irish Poet, Novelist, Dramatist and Critic, 1854-1900)
- “We would not let ourselves be burned to death for our opinions: we are not sure enough of them for that. But perhaps for the right to have our opinions and to change them.” -- Friedrich Nietzsche (German classical Scholar, Philosopher and Critic of culture, 1844-1900.)
- “To be idle is a short road to death and to be diligent is a way of life; foolish people are idle, wise people are diligent.” -- Buddha (Hindu Prince Gautama Siddharta, the founder of Buddhism, 563-483 B.C.)
- “The reports of my death are greatly exaggerated” -- Mark Twain (American Humorist, Writer and Lecturer. 1835-1910)
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ON KNOWLEDGE & WISDOM:
- All our knowledge has its origin in our perception -- Leonardo da Vinci
- A man should never be ashamed to own he has been in the wrong, which is but saying that he is wiser today than he is yesterday. -- Alexander Pope
- “It is by the fortune of God that, in this country, we have three benefits: freedom of speech, freedom of thought, and the wisdom never to use either.” --
- Mark Twain (American Humorist, Writer and Lecturer. 1835-1910)
- “Health is the condition of wisdom, and the sign is cheerfulness, -- an open and noble temper.” -- Ralph Waldo Emerson (American Poet, Lecturer and Essayist, 1803-1882)
- “God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.” -- Reinhold Niebuhr (American theologian, 1892-1971)
- “Just as a cautious businessman avoids investing all his capital in one concern, so wisdom would probably admonish us also not to anticipate all our happiness from one quarter alone.” -- Sigmund Freud (Austrian neurologist and Founder of psychoanalysis. (father of prominent children's psychoanalyst Anna Freud), 1856-1939)
- “He whose wisdom exceeds his works, to what may he be likened? To a tree whose branches are numerous but whose roots are few. The wind comes along and uproots it and sweeps it down.” -- The Talmud
- “Of all the things which wisdom acquires to produce the blessedness of the complete life far the greatest is the possession of Friendship.” -- Epicurus quotes (Greek philosopher, BC 341-270)
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ON LOVE:
- At the touch of love, everyone becomes a poet. -- Plato
- “The most important thing in life is to learn how to give out love, and to let it come in.”-- Morrie Schwartz
- “The love that lasts the longest is the love that is never returned.”--William Somerset Maugham (English short-story Writer, Novelist and Playwright, 1874-1965)
- “For it was not into my ear you whispered, but into my heart. It was not my lips you kissed, but my soul.”-- Judy Garland
- “I have found the paradox, that if you love until it hurts, there can be no more hurt, only more love.” -- Mother Teresa
- “You can shed tears that she is gone, or you can smile because she has lived. You can close your eyes and pray that she'll come back, or you can open your eyes and see all she's left. Your heart can be empty because you can't see her, or you can be full of the love you shared. You can turn your back on tomorrow and live yesterday, or you can be happy for tomorrow because of yesterday. You can remember her only that she is gone, or you can cherish her memory and let it live on. You can cry and close your mind, be empty and turn your back. Or you can do what she'd want: smile, open your eyes, love and go on.” -- David Harkins quotes (British Poet and Painter b.1958)
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ON OLD AGE:
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ON PASSION:
- As life is action and passion, it is required of man that he should share the passion and action of his time at the peril of being judged not to have lived. -- Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
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ON SUCCESS:
- A man's reach must exceed his grasps, Or - what's heaven for? -- Shakespeare
- Always shoot higher than you know you can, Don't bother just to be better than your contemporaries or predecessors. Try to be better than yourself. -- Unknown
- “Everything went as it was planned, clearly, without difficulties. This is a great success.” -- Gaele Winters
- “I see the flawless fusion of on and off-line branding as the success to any marketing campaign. This will allow the potential customer not only to have an experience but also to recognize the brand in any medium of the marketing mix.” -- Jose Sena
- “I know what kind of coach he is and how he approaches the game. I had some success under him before, so hopefully we can have some more.” -- Aaron Gibson
- “Companies are in growth mode again, and they see the competitive advantages that can be achieved with advanced communications. Our research shows that using an external services provider greatly improves the success of the new communications solutions delivering targeted benefits for businesses and their customers.” -- Eric Goodness
- “We will be making a bigger and better effort to help clients see how we dig deeper, to know more and understand better. We are search professionals who have built up the understanding, insights and contacts into our clients' industry sectors which assist in bringing outstanding solutions to our clients' needs. You need that in-depth understanding and commitment to their success to be a true partner.” -- Rick Slayton
- “I'm big on playing the game from the neck up. We work a lot on visualization and the mental aspects of the game. If you see success it will happen.” -- Paul Maytorena
- “Whatever [cash] is donated that we don't spend goes to the schools. We try not to pay for anything, so we can maximize our profits. Almost everything is donated. We truly appreciate all that everyone is doing to help make this a great success.” -- Jolene Polyack
- “The success of this nest brings hope that we will reestablish bald eagles on the Channel Islands. All Americans can share in the excitement of this historic event.” -- Russell Galipeau
- “We've had a lot of success, even though no one has known about this. We've been slowly promoting it, and we've had various collection drives in the community.” -- Shelly Flood
- “There's a tremendous amount of pride and tradition. While we haven't had the kind of success the last couple years, the guys realize the history of the program and the expectations. We expect to be there and we're not accustomed to not being there.” --
- Charley Toomey
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ON TALENT:
- A man paints with his brain and not with his hands. -- Michaelangelo
- "Talents are best nurtured in solitude, but character is best formed in the stormy billows of the world” -- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
- “I have no particular talent. I am merely inquisitive.” -- Albert Einstein (German born American Physicist who developed the special and general theories of relativity. Nobel Prize for Physics in 1921. 1879-1955)
- “Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful people with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. The slogan "press on" has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race” -- Calvin Coolidge
- “When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and could say, "I used everything you gave me.” -- Erma Bombeck
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