Words to inspire by influential people

Hold fast to dreams, for if dreams die, life is a broken-winged bird that cannot fly.  Langston Hughes #rafikfarouk

Discipline your mind to think positively;  to see the good in every situation and look on the best side of every event.  Roy Bennett #rafikfarouk

Nothing in this world happens by chance.  Paulo Coelho #rafikfarouk

There is no top. There are always further heights to reach.  Jascha Heifetz #rafikfarouk

The energy of the mind is the essence of life.  Aristotle #rafikfarouk

What worries you, masters you.  John Locke #rafikfarouk

Never let your sense of morals prevent you from doing what is right.  Isaac Asimov #Rafikfarouk

You can't stay in your corner of the Forest waiting for others to come to you. You have to go to them sometimes.  A.A. Milne #rafikfarouk

One should not pursue goals that are easily achieved. One must develop an instinct for what one can just barely achieve through one’s greatest efforts.  Albert Einstein #rafikfarouk

When a work lifts your spirits and inspires bold and noble thoughts in you, do not look for any other standard to judge by: the work is good, the product of a master craftsman.  Jean de la Bruyere #Rafikfarouk

Well done is better than well said.  Benjamin Franklin #rafikfarouk

“So what is “heart”? It’s courage, but courage to do what? The courage to do the right thing when all else tells you not to do it. The courage to rise above your surroundings and circumstances. The courage to be God’s idea of a real man and to give of yourself for others when it costs you to do so and when everything tells you to look out for yourself first.” ― Eric Metaxas,  Seven Men: And the Secret of Their Greatness #rafikfarouk

Opportunity often comes disguised in the form of misfortune, or temporary defeat.   Napoleon Hill #rafikfarouk

A prudent question is one-half of wisdom.  Francis Bacon #rafikfarouk

The glory of friendship is not the outstretched hand, nor the kindly smile nor the joy of companionship; it is the spiritual inspiration that comes to one when he discovers that someone else believes in him and is willing to trust him.  Ralph Waldo Emerson #rafikfarouk

Faith is a living, daring confidence in God's grace, so sure and certain that a man could stake his life on it a thousand times.  Martin Luther #Rafikfarouk

We keep moving forward, opening new doors, and doing new things, because we're curious and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths.  Walt Disney #rafikfarouk