Words to inspire by influential people

Accept the things to which fate binds you, and love the people with whom fate brings you together, but do so with all your heart.  Marcus Aurelius #rafikfarouk

There are dark shadows on the earth, but its lights are stronger in the contrast.  Charles Dickens #Rafikfarouk

Your path is your path.   Don't compare it to others.   Everyone's timeline, obstacles, triumphs are different.  Just keep looking forward.   Jon Gordon #rafikfarouk

The chief beauty about time is that you cannot waste it in advance.  The next year, the next day,  the next hour are lying ready for you,  as perfect, as unspoiled, as if you had never wasted or misapplied a single moment in all your life.  You can turn over a new leaf every hour if you choose.  Arnold Bennett #rafikfarouk

Opportunity does not knock, it presents itself when you beat down the door.  Kyle Chandler #rafikfarouk

There’s a way to do it better – find it.  Thomas A. Edison #rafikfarouk

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.  Maya Angelou

Never give up. Today is hard, tomorrow will be worse, but the day after tomorrow will be sunshine.  Jack Ma #rafikfarouk

Without goals and plans to reach them, you are like a ship that has set sail with no destination.  Fitzhugh Dodson #rafikfarouk

Good, better, best. Never let it rest. 'Til your good is better and your better is best.  St. Jerome #Rafikfarouk

the best way to cheer someone up is to try to cheer someone else up.  Mark Twain #rafikfarouk

You have power over your mind - not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.  Marcus Aurelius #rafikfarouk

The character of a man is known from his conversations.  Menander #rafikfarouk

Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.  Helen Keller #rafikfarouk

Desire, burning desire, is basic to achieving anything beyond the ordinary.  Joseph B. Wirthlin #rafikfarouk

Leaders cannot effectively lead people they do not love. Insecurity will stop us from loving the people we lead, and it will stop us from surrounding ourselves with the right people.  Unknown #rafikfarouk

A business has to be involving, it has to be fun, and it has to exercise your creative instincts.  Richard Branson #rafikfarouk

Creativity requires the courage to let go of certainties.  Erich Fromm #rafikfarouk

Do not judge me by my successes, judge me by how many times I fell down and got back up again.  Nelson Mandela #rafikfarouk