Words to inspire by influential people

The wise learn many things from their enemies.  Aristophanes #rafikfarouk

The tougher the job, the greater the reward.  George Allen, Sr. #rafikfarouk

Success in the majority of circumstances depends on knowing how long it takes to succeed. Charles de Montesquieu #rafikfarouk

Creativity takes courage.  Henri Matisse #rafikfarouk

There's nothing so kingly as kindness, and nothing so royal as truth.  Alice Cary #rafikfarouk

You have to have a big vision and take very small steps to get there. You have to be humble as you execute but visionary and gigantic in terms of your aspiration.  In the Internet industry, it's not about grand innovation, it's about a lot of little innovations: every day, every week, every month, making something a little bit better.  Jason Calacanis #rafikfarouk

Defeat may serve as well as victory to shake the soul and let the glory out.  Edwin Markham #Rafikfarouk

Great joy, especially after a sudden change of circumstances, is apt to be silent and dwells rather in the heart than on the tongue. Henry Fielding #Rafikfarouk

The nobility of a human being is strictly independent of that of his convictions.  Jean Rostand #rafikfarouk

The wisdom of the wise and the experience of the ages are perpetuated by quotations.  Benjamin Disraeli #rafikfarouk

In my deepest, darkest moments, what really got me through was a prayer.  Sometimes my prayer was 'Help me.'  Sometimes a prayer was 'Thank you.'  What I've discovered is that intimate connection and communication with my creator will always get me through because I know my support, my help, is just a prayer away.  Iyanla Vanzant #rafikfarouk

Seeing something go from concept to execution is a thrill to me.  Robert Stigwood #Rafikfarouk

Set me a task in which I can put something of my very self,  and it is a task no longer; it is joy; it is art.  Bliss Carman #rafikfarouk

Faith is a knowledge within the heart, beyond the reach of proof.  Khalil Gibran #rafikfarouk

The best portion of a good man's life is his little, nameless, unremembered acts of kindness and of love.  William Wordsworth #rafikfarouk

When we lose the right to be different, we lose the privilege to be free.  Charles Evans Hughes #rafikfarouk

The art of life is to know how to enjoy a little and to endure very much.  William Hazlitt #rafikfarouk

God honors a beautiful blend of gift and grit! He gives the gift, and He expects us to have the grit to practice and learn how to use it effectively.  Beth Moore #rafikfarouk

Talent is cheaper than table salt.  What separates the talented individual from the successful one is a lot of hard work.  Stephen King #rafikfarouk

Greatness requires internal toughness.  Anonymous #rafikfarouk

Grit, the raw endurance, perseverance and passion that keeps you going despite obstacles.  Anonymous   #rafikfarouk

Optimism is essential to achievement and  it is also the foundation of courage and true progress.  Nicholas M. Butler #rafikfarouk