Words to inspire by influential people

You have to accept whatever comes, and the only important thing is that you meet it with the best you have to give.  Eleanor Roosevelt #rafikfarouk

Correction does much, but encouragement does more.  Johann Wolfgang von Goethe #rafikfarouk

Principles are guidelines for human conduct that are proven to have enduring, permanent value.  Stephen Covey #rafikfarouk

A man may fulfill the object of his existence by asking a question he cannot answer, and attempting a task he cannot achieve.  Oliver Wendell Holmes #rafikfarouk

Just when the caterpillar thought the world was ending he turned into a butterfly.  Proverb #rafikfarouk

Example is leadership.   Albert Schweitzer #rafikfarouk

Great men hallow a whole people, and lift up all who live in their time.  Sydney Smith #rafikfarouk

If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion.  Dalai Lama #rafikfarouk

Enthusiasm is the energy and force that builds literal momentum of the human soul and mind.  Bryant H. McGill #rafikfarouk

One way to keep momentum going is to have constantly greater goals.  Michael Korda #rafikfarouk

Accuracy of observation is the equivalent of accuracy of thinking.  Wallace Stevens #rafikfarouk

Be the strong that you wish to see in the world.  Mahatma Gandhi #rafikfarouk

The challenge of leadership is to b e strong but not rude; be kind, but not weak; be bold, but not a bully; be humble, but not timid; be proud, but not arrogant; have humor, but without folly. Jim Rohn #rafikfarouk

Strategy is about making choices, trade-offs; it's about deliberately choosing to be different.  Michael Porter #rafikfarouk

The entrepreneurial instinct is in you. You can't learn it, you can't buy it, you can't put it in a bottle. It's just there and it comes out.  Alan Sugar #rafikfarouk

Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence.  Helen Keller #rafikfarouk

It ain't as bad as you think. It will look better in the morning.  Colin Powell #rafikfarouk

Play so that you may be serious.  Anacharsis #rafikfarouk

The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts.  Marcus Aurelius #rafikfarouk