Words to inspire by influential people

Only when we are tested under pressure do we discover the true nature and depth of our character.  John C. Maxwell

It’s not what you look at the matters, it’s what you see.  Henry David Thoreau

Watch your thoughts, they become words. Watch your words, they become actions. Watch your actions, they become habits. Watch your habits, they become your character. Watch your character, it becomes your destiny.  Lao Tzu

Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do.  Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

Surround yourself with only people who are going to lift you higher.  Oprah Winfrey

He who has a why to live can bear almost any how.  Friedrich Nietzsche 

Hope is some extraordinary spiritual grace that God gives us to control our fears, not to oust them.  Vincent McNabb

Learn from Yesterday, Live from Today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing is not to stop questioning.  Albert Einstein

No one succeeds without effort….Those who succeed owe their success to perseverance.  Ramana Maharshi

Courage does not always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying, ‘I will try again tomorrow.  Mary Anne Radmacher

Prayer is a confession of one’s own unworthiness and weakness.  Mahatma Gandhi

Strength and growth come only through continuous effort and struggle.  Napoleon Hill

Circumstances are beyond human control, but our conduct is in our own power.  Benjamin Disraeli.

When your values are clear to you, making decisions becomes easier.   Roy E. Disney

Thinking well to be wise: planning well, wiser: doing well wisest and best of all.  Malcolm Forbes

Act as what you do make a difference. It dose.  William James

·          A man’s character may be learned from the adjectives which he habitually uses in conversation.  Mark Twain

If it doesn't challenge you, it doesn't change you.  Fred Devito

The first responsibility of a leader is to define reality. The last is to say thank you. In between, the leader is a servant. Max De Pree

Our life always express the results of our dominant thoughts.  Soren Kerkegaard

Failure will never overtake me if my determination to succeed is strong enough.  Og Mandino

If you cannot do great things, do small things in a great way.  Napoleon Hill

Change the changeable, accept the unchangeable, and remove yourself from the unacceptable.  Denis Waitley

The determination to win is the better part of winning.  Daisaku Ikeda

Enthusiasm moves the world. Arthur Balfour

Do your best when no one is looking. If you do that, then you can be successful in anything that you put your mind to.  Bob Cousy