Words to inspire by influential people

We are what our thoughts have made us; so take care about what you think. Words are secondary. Thoughts live; they travel far.  Swami Vivekananda #Rafikfarouk 

I will love the light for it shows me the way, yet I will endure the darkness because it shows me the stars.  Og Mandino #Rafikfarouk

Every indication of wisdom, taken from the effect, is equally an indication of power to execute what wisdom planned.  Thomas Reid #Rafikfarouk

Once all struggle is grasped, miracles are possible.  Mao Zedong #Rafikfarouk

Change is the law of life.  And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future. John F. Kennedy #rafikfarouk

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

Kindness is wisdom.  Philip James Bailey #Rafikfarouk

Our mind is enriched by what we receive, our heart by what we give.  Victor Hugo #Rafikfarouk

You must be passionate, you must dedicate yourself, and you must be relentless in the pursuit of your goals.  If you do, you will be successful.  Steve Garvey  #rafikfarouk

Take chances, make mistakes.  That's how you grow.  Pain nourishes your courage.  You have to fail in order to practice being brave.  Mary Tyler Moore #Rafikfarouk

A tree is known by its fruit; a man by his deeds. A good deed is never lost; he who sows courtesy reaps friendship, and he who plants kindness gathers love.  Saint Basil #rafikfarouk

Perseverance is a great element of success. If you only knock long enough and loud enough at the gate, you are sure to wake up somebody.  Henry Wadsworth Longfellow #rafikfarouk

No one is so brave that he is not disturbed by something unexpected.  Julius Caesar #rafikfarouk

A man of personality can formulate ideas, but only a man of character can achieve them.  Herbert Read #Rafikfarouk

But innovation comes from people meeting up in the hallways or calling each other at 10:30 at night with a new idea, or because they realized something that shoots holes in how we've been thinking about a problem.  Steve Jobs #Rafikfarouk

If you want to lift yourself up, lift up someone else.  Booker T. Washington #Rafikfarouk

You can control two things: your work ethic and your attitude about anything.  Ali Krieger #Rafikfarouk

Skill and confidence are an unconquered army.  George Herbert #Rafikfarouk

Optimism is the foundation of courage.  Nicholas M. Butler #rafikfarouk

Genius is a grace. The true man of genius acts by movement or by impulsion.  Joseph de Maistre #Rafikfarouk