Words to inspire by influential people

For those who are willing to make an effort, great miracles and wonderful treasures are in store. Isaac Bashevis Singer

The secret of getting ahead is getting started.  Mark Twain

A positive attitude causes a chain reaction of positive thoughts, events and outcomes. It is a catalyst and it sparks extraordinary results. Wade Boggs  

Every man is said to have his peculiar ambition. Whether it be true or not, I can say for one that I have no other so great as that of being truly esteemed of my fellow men, by rendering myself worthy of their esteem. Abraham Lincoln

Again, you can't connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future. You have to trust in something - your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever. This approach has never let me down, and it has made all the difference in my life. Steve Jobs

Let others lead small lives, but not you. Let others argue over small things, but not you. Let others cry over small hurts, but not you. Let others leave their future in someone else's hands, but not you. Jim Rohn

Appreciation is the highest form of prayer, for it acknowledges the presence of good wherever you shine the light of your thankful thoughts.  Alan Cohen

The smallest deed is better than the greatest intention. John Burroughs

I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies; for the hardest victory is over self. #Aristotle

Pain is temporary. It may last a minute, or an hour, or a day, or a year, but eventually it will subside and something else will take its place. If I quit, however, it lasts forever. # Lance #Armstrong

As long as we are persistence in our pursuit of our deepest destiny, we will continue to grow. We cannot choose the day or time when we will fully bloom. It happens in its own time. Denis Waitley

Let us not be content to wait and see what will happen, but give us the determination to make the right things happen. Horace Mann

Success is the sum of small efforts - repeated day in and day out. Robert Collier

People never care how much you know until they know how much you care. John C. Maxwell

The first time you say something, it's heard. The second time, it's recognized, and the third time it's learned. John C. Maxwell

If the only prayer you ever say in your entire life is thank you, it will be enough. Meister Eckhart

A mind that is stretched by a new experience can never go back to its old dimensions. Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.

Courage means to keep working a relationship, to continue seeking solutions to difficult problems, and to stay focused during stressful periods. (Denis Waitley) #quotes

Do the difficult things while they are easy and do the great things while they are small. A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step.  Lao Tzu

On the battlefield, the military pledges to leave no soldier behind. As a nation, let it be our pledge that when they return home, we leave no veteran behind. Dan Lipinski

The biggest difference is in the leadership. It was better for us. We had more coaches and mentors to help us. A lot of the younger players today suffer from a lack of direction. (Isaiah Thomas) #quotes

Our main business is not to see what lies dimly at a distance, but to do what lies clearly at hand.Thomas Carlyle

True happiness is... to enjoy the present, without anxious dependence upon the future. Lucius Annaeus Seneca #quotes

I know that I am intelligent, because I know that I know nothing. Socrates #quotes

Great leaders are almost always great simplifiers, who can cut through argument, debate and doubt, to offer a solution everybody can understand. Colin Powell