Inspiration comes forth from within. It's what the light burning within you is about.
- Topic: Inspiration, Optimism, Self
- Location: Grand Teton National Park
- Photo: Jeffrey Benjamin
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If by the mere force of numbers a majority should deprive a minority of any clearly written constitutional right, it might, in a moral point of view, justify revolution—certainly would if such a right were a vital one.
The shepherd drives the wolf from the sheep’s throat, for which the sheep thanks the shepherd as his liberator, while the wolf denounces him for the same act. . . . Plainly the sheep and the wolf are not agreed upon the definition of liberty.
Without the assistance of that Divine Being who ever attended him, I cannot succeed. With that assistance I cannot fail. Trusting in Him who can go with me, and remain with you, and be everywhere for good, let us confidently hope that all will yet be well.
This country, with its institutions, belongs to the people who inhabit it. Whenever they shall grow weary of the existing government, they can exercise their constitutional right of amending it, or their revolutionary right to dismember or overthrow it.
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I have always believed, and I still believe, that whatever good or bad fortune may come our way we can always give it meaning and transform it into something of value.
My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style.
Waves are inspiring not because they rise and fall, but because each time they fall they never fail to rise again.
A true artist is not one who is inspired, but one who inspire others.
Love inspires, illumines, designates and leads the way.
The more light you allow within you, the brighter the world you live in will be.
When we seek to discover the best in others, we somehow bring out the best in ourselves.
The optimist sees the rose and not its thorns; the pessimist stares at the thorns, oblivious of the rose.
What though strength fails? Boldness is certain to win praise. In mighty enterprises, it is enough to have had the determination.
Perpetual optimism is a force multiplier.
A pessimist is a man who thinks everybody is as nasty as himself, and hates them for it.
Do you feel gloomy? Lift your eyes. Stand on your feet. Say a few words of appreciation and love to the lord. Be positive.
None are more taken in by flattery than the proud, who wish to be the first and are not.
The greatest happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved; loved for ourselves, or rather, loved in spite of ourselves.
The stability of the internal medium is a primary condition for the freedom and independence of certain living bodies in relation to the environment surrounding them.
Not in the clamor of the crowded street, not in the shouts and plaudits of the throng, but in ourselves, are triumph and defeat.
There is only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving, and that’s your own self.