Inspirational Quotes

If Shakespeare can compare all of life to a stage, maybe it's not odd to believe that part of the play can take place on a basketball court.

One of the marks of successful people is they are action oriented. One of the marks of average people is they are talk oriented.

Long-term consistency trumps short-term intensity.

Whoever you are, whatever your dream, you have to be strong in your head and strong in your heart. Be strong. There's no quitting in the person who wants it bad enough.

If you know you are going to fail, then fail gloriously.

The human body is capable of amazing physical deeds. If we could just free ourselves from our perceived limitations and tap into our internal fire, the possibilities are endless.

The point of life is happiness.

When all think alike, then no one is thinking

We are told that talent creates its own opportunities. But it sometimes seems that intense desire creates not only its own opportunities, but its own talents.

I’m a guy that creates my own destiny in this world. Until I’m off the planet, there’s always a second chance.

Don't cross oceans for people who wouldn't cross a puddle for you.

A society that will trade a little liberty for a little order will lose both, and deserve neither.

I will not try to run my own life or the lives of others; that is God's business.

People do not decide their futures, they decide their habits and their habits decide their futures.

A concerted effort to preserve our heritage is a vital link to our cultural, educational, aesthetic, inspirational and economic legacies - all of the things that quite literally make us who we are.

You don't have to live anybody else's story.

In all things that you do, consider the end.

I know of no wars started by anyone to impose lack of religion on someone else.

Anything that has real and lasting value is always a gift from within.

When you love people and have the desire to make a profound, positive impact upon the world, then will you have accomplished the meaning to live.

I had no idea that history was being made. I was just tired of giving up.

The wise man in the storm prays God not for safety from danger but for deliverance from fear. It is the storm within which endangers him[,] not the storm without.

The end doesn't justify the means.

The mission of the church is missions.

Don't worry about mistakes. Making things out of mistakes, that's creativity.

The goal of recovery is not to become normal. The goal is to embrace the human vocation of becoming more deeply, more fully human.

Men hunt I think maybe because they have something wrong with their own equipment and they need something else to shoot.

I grew up in a small town in Illinois, and my dad was a basketball coach. Thanks to him, I have excellent fundamentals in both basketball and baseball.

I have reached a point in my life where I understand the pain and the challenges; and my attitude is one of standing up with open arms to meet them all.

I think the challenge is to takedifficult and painful times and turn them into something beneficial, something that makes you grow.

I love to see a young girl go out and grab the world by the lapels.

Cleanse your mind from anger, remembrance of evil, and shameful thoughts, and then you will find out how Christ dwells in you.

The funny thing about stop signs is that they're also start signs.

Move fast and break things. Unless you are breaking stuff, you are not moving fast enough.

The things we fear most in organizations - fluctuations, disturbances, imbalances - are the primary sources of creativity.

A single collective directed thought is all it takes to change the world.

Life is short if you don't notice it'll pass you by, That's why my head is in the clouds trying to pass the sky.

When I meet successful people I ask 100 questions as to what they attribute their success to. It is usually the same: persistence, hard work and hiring good people.

Gratitude is a sickness suffered by dogs.

There is no way to completely fail unless you completely quit.

You can commit no greater folly than to sit by the road side until someone comes along and invites you to ride with him to wealth or influence.

Tell the truth, because sooner or later the public will find out anyway. And if the public doesn't like what you are doing, change your policies and bring them into line with what people want.

Sharing makes you bigger than you are. The more you pour out, the more life will be able to pour in.

We never know how high we are till we are called to rise. Then if we are true to form our statures touch the skies.

Instead of cursing the darkness, light a candle.

The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. Watch your step.

If I look at the mass I will never act.

Nature gave us pain as a messaging device to tell us that we are approaching, or that we have exceeded, our limits in some way.

He who takes offense when no offense is intended is a fool, and he who takes offense when offense is intended is a greater fool.

You can only be afraid of what you think you know.