Quotes to inspire and reflect

What is madness but nobility of soul at odds with circumstance?

Real valor consists not in being insensible to danger; but in being prompt to confront and disarm it.

If you limit your choices only to what seems possible or reasonable, you disconnect yourself from what you truly want, and all that is left is a compromise.

The significant problems we face cannot be solved at the same level of thinking we were at when we created them.

The awareness of our own strength makes us modest.

You always admire what you really don’t understand.

It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are.

There can't be a crisis next week. My schedule is already full.

Freedom lies in being bold.

Affirmation without discipline is the beginning of delusion.

I’d like to live as a poor man, with lots of money.

Be of love (a little) more careful than of everything.

Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by it's ability to climb a tree, it will live it's whole life believing that it is stupid.

Take care of your body with steadfast fidelity. The soul must see through these eyes alone, and if they are dim, the whole world is clouded.

Not all horses were born equal. A few were born to win.

Enjoy life. There's plenty of time to be dead.

You ain’t gonna miss your water until your well runs dry.

I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.

To wish to be well is part of becoming well.

The real moment of success is not the moment apparent to the crowd.

Where wisdom reigns, there is no conflict between thinking and feeling.

Open you eyes, look within. Are you satisfied with the life you’re living.

Do your little bit of good where you are; its those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world.

I swear to you there are divine things more beautiful than words can tell.

A man learns to skate by staggering about making a fool of himself; indeed, he progresses in all things by making a fool of himself.

Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow.

There are only two mistakes one can make along the road of truth; not going all the way & not starting.

For every minute you are angry, you lose sixty seconds of happiness.

I believe that everything happens for a reason. People change so that you can learn to let go, things go wrong so that you appreciate them when they're right, you believe lies so you eventually learn to trust no one but yourself, and sometimes good things fall apart so better things can fall together.

Don't worry about a thing, 'cause every little thing gonna be all right.

It's the good girls who keep diaries; the bad girls never have the time.

What matters most is how well you walk through the fire.

You will never reach your destination if you stop and throw stones at every dog that barks.

One ship sails East, And another West, By the self-same winds that blow, Tis the set of the sails And not the gales, That tells the way we go

Conceit spoils the finest genius.

Imperfection is beauty. Madness is genius. It is better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring.

Just can’t live that negative way . . . make way for the positive day!

I love to see a young girl go out and grab the world by the lapels. Life's a bitch. You've got to go out and kick ass.

Failure is the opportunity to begin again, more intelligently.

Life is a great adventure, or it is nothing.

If you do not tell the truth about yourself you cannot tell it about other people.

If you are distressed by anything external, the pain is not due to the thing itself, but to your estimate of it; and this you have the power to revoke at any moment.

People will always try to stop you from doing the right thing if it is unconventional.

When one treats people with benevolence, justice, and righteousness, and reposes confidence in them, the army will be united in mind and all will be happy to serve their leaders.

It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see.

Peace is not merely a distant goal that we seek, but a means by which we arrive at that goal.

The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, but wiser people so full of doubts.

Real generosity toward the future lies in giving all to the present.