INSPIRATIONAL QUOTES
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“There is a loftier ambition than merely to stand high in the world. It is to stoop down and lift mankind a little higher.”
Henry van Dyke
AMBITION
“Your ambition should be to get as much life out of living as you possibly can, as much enjoyment, as much interest, as much experience, as much understanding. Not simply be what is generally called a ‘success.’”
Eleanor Roosevelt
AMBITION
“Ambition, fueled by compassion, wisdom and integrity, is a powerful force for good that will turn the wheels of industry and open the doors of opportunity for you and countless others.”
Zig Ziglar
AMBITION
“When your ambition is greater than your fear, your life will get bigger than your dream.”
Farshad Asl
AMBITION
“The strongest trust is built by the smallest actions, the keeping of the little promises.”
Walter Wangerin Jr.
LOYALTY
“No more important duty can be urged upon those who are entering the great theater of life than simple loyalty to their best convictions.”
Edwin Hubbel Chapin
LOYALTY
“You cannot buy loyalty; you cannot buy the devotion of hearts, minds, and souls. You have to earn these things.”
Clarence Francis
LOYALTY
“Grit is that ‘extra something’ that separates the most successful people from the rest. It’s the passion, perseverance, and stamina that we must channel in order to stick with our dreams until they become a reality.”
Dr. Travis Bradberry
GRIT
“We like to think of our champions and idols as superheroes who were born different from us. We don’t like to think of them as relatively ordinary people who made themselves extraordinary.”
Carol Dweck
GRIT
“The same boiling water that softens the potato hardens the egg. It's about what you're made of, not the circumstances.”
Unknown
GRIT
“What we accomplish in the marathon of life depends tremendously on our grit—our passion and perseverance for long-term goals.”
Dr. Angela Lee Duckworth
GRIT
“Believe in your infinite potential. Your only limitations are those you set upon yourself.”
Roy T. Bennett
BELIEVE IN YOURSELF
“The ideals which have lighted my way, and time after time have given me new courage to face life cheerfully, have been kindness, beauty and truth.”
Albert Einstein
KINDNESS
“No act of kindness is too small. The gift of kindness may start as a small ripple that over time can turn into a tidal wave affecting the lives of many.”
Kevin Heath
KINDNESS
“Education is a social process. Education is growth. Education is not a preparation for life; education is life itself.”
John Dewey
EDUCATION
“Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth find reserves of strength that will endure as long as life lasts. ”
Rachel Carson
APPRECIATING NATURE
“To find the universal elements enough; to find the air and the water exhilarating; to be refreshed by a morning walk or an evening saunter... to be thrilled by the stars at night—these are some of the rewards of the simple life.”
John Burroughs
APPRECIATING NATURE
“We do not inherit the land from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children. ”
Native American Proverb
APPRECIATING NATURE
“Those who find beauty in all of nature will find themselves at one with the secrets of life itself.”
L.Wolfe Gilbert
APPRECIATING NATURE
“Have the courage to say no. Have the courage to face the truth. Do the right thing because it is right. These are the magic keys to living your life with integrity.”
W. Clement Stone
INTEGRITY
“If you don't stick to your values when they are being tested, they're not values: they're hobbies.”
Jon Stewart
INTEGRITY
“Whenever you are about to find fault with someone, ask yourself the following question: What fault of mine most nearly resembles the one I am about to criticize?”
Marcus Aurelius
EMPATHY
“We think we listen, but very rarely do we listen with real understanding, true empathy. Yet listening, of this very special kind, is one of the most potent forces for change that I know.”
Carl Rogers
EMPATHY
“How far you go in life depends on your being tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving, and tolerant of the weak and the strong, because someday in your life, you will have been all of these.”
George Washington Carver
EMPATHY
“The people closest to me determine my level of success or failure. The better they are, the better I am. And if I want to go to the highest level, I can do it only with the help of other people. We have to take each other higher.”
John C. Maxwell
TEAMWORK
“Individual commitment to a group effort - that is what makes a team work, a company work, a society work, a civilization work.”
Vince Lombardi
TEAMWORK
“It is easier to reach our potential when we learn the value of including others in our quest.”
John R. Wooden
INCLUDING OTHERS
“To be fully seen by somebody, then, and be loved anyhow—this is a human offering that can border on miraculous.”
Elizabeth Gilbert
