Famous Quotes & Sayings

C. S. Lewis

Every time you make a choice, you are turning the central part of you - the part that chooses - into something a little different than what it was before. Taking your life as a whole, with all your innumerable choices, you are slowly turning this central thing either into a heavenly creature or into a hellish creature.

C. S. Lewis

We all want progress, but if you're on the wrong road, progress means doing an about-turn and walking back to the right road; in that case, the man who turns back soonest is the most progressive.

Anthony Storr

Inspiration cannot be willed, though it can be wooed.

Bill Bowerman

If you have a body, you are an athlete!

Bill Bowerman

There's no such thing as bad weather, just soft people.

Bill Bradley

Sports is a metaphor for overcoming obstacles and achieving against great odds. Athletes, in times of difficulty, can be important role models.

Betty Friedan

It is easier to live through someone else than to complete yourself. The freedom to lead and plan your own life is frightening if you have never faced it before. It is frightening when a woman finally realizes that there is no answer to the question 'who am I' except the voice inside herself.

Bill Gates

You know capitalism is this wonderful thing that motivates people, it causes wonderful inventions to be done. But in this area of diseases of the world at large, it's really let us down.

Bob Fitzsimmons

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

Bo Schembechler

When your team is winning, be ready to be tough, because winning can make you soft. On the other hand, when your team is losing, stick by them. Keep believing

Che Guevara

Every day People straighten up the hair, why not the heart?

Horace Mann

Habit is a cable; we weave a thread of it each day, and at last we cannot break it.

Malala Yousafzai

It is very important to know who you are. To make decisions. To show who you are.

Robert Kiyosaki

Often, in the real world, it's not the smart that get ahead but the bold.

Robert Kiyosaki

I have found that the more I teach those who want to learn, the more I learn.

William Shakespeare

Tis in ourselves that we are thus or thus. Our bodies are our gardens to the which our wills are gardeners.

Winston Churchill

I am an optimist. It does not seem too much use being anything else.

Other than the motivational stuff, at this point, there's not much we can do.

John C. Maxwell

The greatest handicap a person has is not realizing his potential.

John C. Maxwell

Think back to the most important experiences of your life, the highest highs, the greatest victories, the most daunting obstacles overcome. How many happened to you alone? I bet there are very few. When you understand that being connected to others is one of life's greatest joys, you realize that life's best comes when you initiate and invest in solid relationships.

John C. Maxwell

I've been told that certain species of fish will grow according to the size of their environment. Put them in a tiny aquarium, and they remain small even at adulthood. Release them into a huge natural body of water, and they grow into their intended size. People are similar. If they live in a harsh and limiting environment, they stay small. But put them someplace that encourages growth, and they will expand to reach their potential.

John C. Maxwell

The english word thanks comes from the same root word as think. Maybe if leaders were more 'think-ful' about the contribution of others, they would be more 'thankful' to them.

John C. Maxwell

People create success in their lives by focusing on today. It may sound trite, but today is the only time you have. It's too late for yesterday. And you can't depend on tomorrow. That's why today matters. Most of the time we miss that.

John C. Maxwell

Always take the high road.

John C. Maxwell

Wanting to win isn't enough. You have to go through a process to improve. That takes patience, perseverance, and intentionality.

John C. Maxwell

For years I kept a sign on my desk that helped me maintain the right perspective concerning yesterday. It simply said, 'yesterday ended last night.' It reminded me that no matter how badly I might have failed in the past, it's done, and today is a new day.

John C. Maxwell

Now more than ever I am aware that a person's significant birthdays can either mark the passage of time, or they can mark changes they've made in their lives to reach their potential and become the person they were created to be. With each passing year, I want to make good choices that make me a better person, help me become a better leader, and make a positive impact on others.

John C. Maxwell

Working on a weakness within a strength zone will always produce positive results. Working on a weakness outside of the strength zone will not.

Be gentle to all and stern with yourself.

Crave for a thing, you will get it. Renounce the craving, the object will follow you by itself.

James Taylor

That's the motivation of an artist - to seek attention of some kind.

James Spithill

Rarely have I seen a situation where doing less than the other guy is a good strategy.

James Patterson

Imagine life is a game in which you are juggling five balls. The balls are called work, family, health, friends, and integrity. And you're keeping all of them in the air. But one day you finally come to understand that work is a rubber ball. If you drop it, it will bounce back. The other four balls...are made of glass. If you drop one of these, it will be irrevocably scuffed, nicked, perhaps even shattered.