Daily Quote Archives

“I am bigger than anything that can happen to me. All these things - sorrow, misfortune and suffering - are outside my door. I am in the house, and I have the key.”

“Begin doing what you want to do now. We are not living in eternity. We have only this moment, sparkling like a star in our hand­ and melting like a snowflake. Let us use it before it is too late.”

“Remember the two benefits of failure. First, if you do fail, you learn what doesn't work; and second, the failure gives you the opportunity to try a new approach.”

“The reasonable man adapts himself to the world as it is; the unreasonable man tries to change the world to what he wants it to be. Therefore, all progress depends on the unreasonable man.”

“The real leader has no need to lead — he is content to point the way.”

“When anger rises, think of the consequences. ”

“Hide not your talents; they for use were made. What's a sundial in the shade?”

“Do something every day that you don't want to do; this is the golden rule for acquiring the habit of doing your duty without pain.”

“When you come to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on.”

“Yesterday is history. Tomorrow is a mystery. And today? Today is a gift. That's why we call it the present.”

“There is more to us than we know. If we can be made to see it, perhaps for the rest of our lives we will be unwilling to settle for less.”

“Your attitude, not your aptitude, will determine your altitude.”

“There are no extra pieces in the universe. Everyone is here because he or she has a place to fill, and every piece must fit itself into the big jigsaw puzzle.”

“Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around.”

“Time you enjoy wasting was not wasted.”

“Labels are for filing. Labels are for clothing. Labels are not for people.”

“Not all those who wander are lost.”

“To change ones life: Start immediately. Do it flamboyantly.”

“Until he extends his circle of compassion to include all living things, man will not himself find peace.”

“Risk! Risk anything! Care no more for the opinions of others, for those voices. Do the hardest thing on earth for you. Act for yourself. Face the truth.”

“Be not afraid of growing slowly; be afraid only of standing still.”