Words to inspire by influential people

There are only so many pitches in this old arm,  and I don't believe in wasting them throwing to first base.  Eddie Plank #rafikfarouk

He who knows that enough is enough will always have enough.  Lao Tzu #rafikfarouk

We are like chameleons,  we take our hue and the color of our moral character,  from those who are around us.  John Locke #rafikfarouk

One person in pursuit of excellence raises the standards of everyone around them. And as they strive for greatness they bring out the greatness in others. Be that one person. #rafikfarouk

One isn't necessarily born with courage, but one is born with potential. Without courage, we cannot practice any other virtue with consistency. We can't be kind, true, merciful, generous, or honest. Maya Angelou #rafikfarouk

That man's silence is wonderful to listen to.  Thomas Hardy #rafikfarouk

It matters not how strait the gate, How charged with punishments the scroll;  I am the master of my fate: I am the captain of my soul.  William Ernest Henley #rafikfarouk

Train up a child in the way he should go, And when he is old he will not depart from it.  Prov 22:6 NKJV #rafikfarouk

We grow a little every time we do not take advantage of somebody's weakness.  Bernard Williams #rafikfarouk

Earn your success based on service to others, not at the expense of others. H. Jackson Brown, Jr. #rafikfarouk

If you plant honesty, you will reap trust If you plant goodness, you will reap friends If you plant humility, you will reap greatness If you plant perseverance, you will reap contentment If you plant consideration, you will reap perspective If you plant hard work, you will reap success If you plant forgiveness, you will reap reconciliation  Carol Graham #rafikfarouk

We never know how high we are Till we are called to rise; And then, if we are true to plan, Our statures touch the skies— The Heroism we recite Would be a daily thing, Did not ourselves the Cubits warp For fear to be a King Emily Dickinson #rafikfarouk

Ability is nothing without opportunity.  Napoleon Bonaparte #rafikfarouk

Hope is the only good that is common to all men;  those who have nothing else possess hope still.  Thales #rafikfarouk

The most important thing in communication is hearing what isn't said.  Peter Drucker #rafikfarouk

Do not fear to be eccentric in opinion, for every opinion now accepted was once eccentric.  Bertrand Russell #rafikfarouk

It is our attitude at the beginning of a difficult task which,  more than anything else,  will affect its successful outcome.  William James #rafikfarouk

The key to growth is the introduction of higher dimensions of consciousness into our awareness. Lao Tzu #rafikfarouk

Don't dwell on what went wrong.  Instead, focus on what to do next.  Spend your energies on moving forward toward finding the answer.  Denis Waitley #rafikfarouk

Happiness is not the absence of problems, but the ability to deal with them.  Steve Maraboli #rafikfarouk

Great leaders are almost always great simplifiers,  who can cut through argument, debate, and doubt, to offer a solution everybody can understand.  Colin Powell #rafikfarouk

Age wrinkles the body.  Quitting wrinkles the soul.  General Douglas MacArthur #rafikfarouk

He who knows when he can fight and when he cannot, will be victorious. Sun Tzu #rafikfarouk

Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for. Epicurus #rafikfarouk

Judgment comes from experience -  and  experience comes from bad judgment.  Walter Wriston #rafikfarouk

Progress is the attraction that moves humanity.  Marcus Garvey #rafikfarouk

You don't make progress by standing on the sidelines, whimpering and complaining.  You make progress by implementing ideas.  Shirley Chisholm #rafikfarouk