Inspirational Quotes
If you argue with a madman, it is extremely probable that you will get the worst of it; for in many ways his mind moves all the quicker for not being delayed by the things that go with good judgment.
There is no such thing on earth as an uninteresting subject; the only thing that can exist is an uninterested person.
You can teach to a wall, but when you help someone learn, you have to get involved with the whole person.
To ride a bicycle properly is very like a love affair-chiefly it is a matter of faith. Believe you do it, and the thing is done; doubt, and, for the life of you, you cannot.
A man always blames the woman who fools him. In the same way he blames the door he walks into in the dark.
Fantasy and anger totally destroy the human body. Tolerance is the greatest human asset.
I honor every woman who has strength enough to step out of the beaten path when she feels that her walk lies in another.
In times of danger large groups rise to the highest pitch of enthusiasm, courage and sacrifice . . . Mankind will be refashioned and history rewritten when this law is understood and obeyed.
If you're a queen, you're powerless, so I'd probably demote myself and go shopping.
There is no death! What seems so is transition; this life of mortal breath is but a suburb of the life elysian, whose portal we call Death.
The setting of a great hope is like the setting of the sun. The brightness of our life is gone.
Wisdom cannot be imparted. Wisdom that a wise man attempts to impart always sounds like foolishness to someone else.
He has great tranquility of heart who cares neither for the praises nor the fault-finding of men.
My perspective on my mother has changed immensely. She was a lot taller when I was younger.
Abba Dorotheos said: No matter what kind of sorrow comes to you, don't blame anyone but yourself, and say, "This has happened because of my sins."
No one can possibly achieve any real and lasting success or 'get rich' in business by being a conformist.
The knowledge of the past stays with us. To let go is to release the images and emotions, the grudges and fears, the clingings and disappointments of the past that bind our spirit.
Management is all about managing in the short term, while developing the plans for the long term.
People assuming that because I'm a great athlete, I can dance. But no. My rhythm is off a little bit.
Even though people may be well known they still hold in their hearts the emotions of a simple person for the moments that are the most important of those we know on earth - birth, marriage, death.
Confronted with the impossibility of remaining faithful to one's beliefs, and the equal impossibility of becoming free of them, one can be driven to the most inhuman excesses.
The religion then of every man must be left to the conviction and conscience of every man; and it is the right of every man to exercise it as these may dictate.
Our souls cannot be forced to grow, but like flowers, our spiritual selves can be nurtured until they blossom and flourish.
The great thing and the hard thing is to stick to things when you have outlived the first interest, and not yet got the second, which comes with a sort of mastery.
You know, ballet might be too formal of a title for the type of dance I do, but I love to dance.
I love to run. I was challenged to run the New York marathon four months after having my youngest son, and since running isn't a big part of softball, the thought of a marathon was a stretch for me.
Things that I felt absolutely sure of but a few years ago, I do not believe now. This thought makes me see more clearly how foolish it would be to expect all men to agree with me.