A bit of inspiration…

Here are some quotes that I find quite true, and generally applicable to most situations in life. I’ll probably try to keep updating this by adding new ones at the bottom as I come across them, so be sure to check back on this page now and again. I hope you can draw as much from them as I have:

“Don’t be afraid to make a mistake. But make sure you don’t make the same mistake twice.” – Akio Morita

“It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare. It is because we do not dare that they are difficult.” – Seneca

“Children learn to smile from their parents.” – Shinichi Suzuki

“The determination to win is the best part of winning.” – Daisaku Ikeda

“When wealth is lost, nothing is lost; when health is lost, something is lost; when character is lost, all is lost.” – Bill Graham

“When you judge another, you do not define them, you define yourself.” – Wayne Dyer

“The quality of a person’s life is in direct proportion to his or her commitment to excellence, regardless of his or her chosen field of endeavor” – Zig Ziglar

“Failure is the path of least persistence.” – Unknown Author

“Whenever you’re in conflict with someone, there is one factor that can make the difference between damaging your relationship and deepening it. That factor is attitude.” – Timothy Bentley

“To put the world right in order, we must first put the nation in order; to put the nation in order, we must first put the family in order; to put the family in order, we must first cultivate our personal life; we must first set our hearts right.” – Confucius

“We all have ability. The difference is how we use it.” – Stevie Wonder

“If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion.” – The Dalai Lama

“The greatest thing about man is his ability to transcend himself, his ancestry and his environment and to become what he dreams of being.” – Tully C. Knoles

“Our attitude toward life determines life’s attitude towards us.” – Earl Nightingale

“I don’t care how poor a man is; if he has family, he’s rich.” – Dan Wilcox and Thad Mumford, M*A*S*H