Thought for Today – Tolerance
“Tolerance does not mean simply surviving a situation on a ‘grin and bear it’ basis. It means to respond to all situations with understanding and …
Category: Inspirational quotes
Inspirational quotes
Jonathan Eleazar – dream
“A dream only reflects the dreamer’s thoughts.” ~Jonathan Eleazar
Cesare Pavese – memories
“We do not remember days, we remember moments. The richness of life lies in memories we have forgotten.” ~Cesare Pavese
Rain Bojangles – possession
“The only thing you will ever possess is yourself, and that only briefly, if at all.” ~Rain Bojangles
Christian Dior – people
“I think that we have to be aware that people are allowed to make mistakes in their life.” ~Christian Dior
Thought for Today – Live Fully
“They say ‘only fools live to the full’. Because only fools go where most of us fear to go, only fools do what many of …
Henry Van Dyke – song bird
“Use what talents you possess: the woods would be very silent if no birds sang there except those that sang best.” ~Henry Van Dyke
Pearl Bailey – truth
“You never find yourself until you face the truth” ~Pearl Bailey
Malcolm S. Forbes – people
“Too many people overvalue what they are not and undervalue what they are.” ~Malcolm S. Forbes
Stella Terrill Mann – in any form
“Every time we say, “Let there be!” in any form, something happens.” ~Stella Terrill Mann
Adrienne E. Gusoff – strangers
“I have often depended on the blindness of strangers.” ~Adrienne E. Gusoff
Jack Canfield – a quiet mind
“As you take a few minutes each day to quiet your mind, you will discover a nice benefit: your everyday, “ordinary” life will begin to …
Geoffrey Abert – veto power
“There is no longer need to ask permission of other people or society at large. When you ask permission, you give someone veto power over …
David Tyson Gentry – silence
“True friendship comes when the silence between two people is comfortable.” ~David Tyson Gentry
Tom Baker – words
“”Your kind words and deeds can help others to cope, when they have special needs.” ~Tom Baker
Antonio Machado – paths
“Travelers, there is no path, paths are made by walking.” ~Antonio Machado
John Lancaster Spalding – phantom
“Each forward step we take we leave some phantom of ourselves behind.” ~John Lancaster Spalding
Gangaji – who you are
“You cannot truly express yourself until you first discover who you are.” ~Gangaji
Doug Boyd – shoestring
“If I have learned one thing in this life, it is that God will not tie my shoes without me” ~Doug Boyd
George V. Higgins – egotism
“Egotism is the art of seeing in yourself what others cannot see.” ~George V. Higgins
Lou Andreas-Salome – faithful
“I am faithful to memories forever; to people I shall never be faithful.” ~Lou Andreas-Salome
Elie Wiesel – obligation
“Our obligation is to give meaning to life and in doing so to overcome the passive, indifferent life” ~Elie Wiesel
Giacomo Leopardi – tolerance
“No human trait deserves less tolerance in everyday life, and gets less, than intolerance” ~Giacomo Leopardi
William Warburton – Reason
“Reason is the test of ridicule, not ridicule the test of truth.” ~William Warburton on Reason
Jerry Seinfeld – movement
“To me, if life boils down to one thing, it’s movement. To live is to keep moving.” ~Jerry Seinfeld
Susan Deborah Quotes
“Every single word is loaded with a trillion contexts which continue to baffle and exasperate.” ~Susan Deborah “Age and wisdom, don’t always walk hand-in-hand. Maybe …
Thought for Today – Pure Heart
“Have a heart so pure it can sweeten a sour mood and elevate a falling star.” ~Thought for Today-UK
Ralph Nader – leaders
“The function of leadership is to produce more leaders, not more followers.” ~Ralph Nader
Austin O’Malley – platonic friendship
“Show me a genuine case of platonic friendship, and I shall show you two old or homely faces” ~Austin O’Malley
Gerry Spence – wonder than belief
“I would rather have a mind opened by wonder than one closed by belief.” ~Gerry Spence
Thought for Today – Conflict
“In situations of conflict, I have to realise that the only weapons I need are a smile and a loveful attitude.” ~Thought for Today-UK
Penny Wong – move fast
“The world is moving fast. And if we will not move, it will move fast us.” ~Penny Wong, Minister of Finance and Deregulation, ACT Parliamentarian, …
Robert Service – promise
“A promise made is a debt unpaid.” ~Robert Service
Melanie Gustafson – future
“Whatever your past has been, you have a spotless future.” ~Melanie Gustafson
Klemens Von Metternich – history
“The men who make history have not time to write it.” ~Klemens Von Metternich
William James – prejudice
“A great many people think they are thinking when they are merely rearranging their prejudices.” ~William James (1842 – 1910)
Rene Descartes – mind
“In order to improve the mind, we ought less to learn, than to contemplate” ~Rene Descartes
F.Clark – litle things
“Everyone is trying to accomplish something big, not realizing that life is made up of little things.” ~F.Clark
Milton Berle – minutes and hours
“A committee is a group that keeps the minutes and loses hours.” ~Milton Berle
Charles Lindbergh – think
“Isnt it strange that we talk least about the things we think about most? ~Charles Lindbergh