Words to inspire by influential people

He who has a why to live can bear almost any how.  Friedrich Nietzsche #Rafikfarouk

A man, as a general rule, owes very little to what he is born with -  a man is what he makes of himself.  Alexander Graham Bell #Rafikfarouk

It is not the answer that enlightens, but the question.  Eugene Ionesco #Rafikfarouk

Calmness is the cradle of power.  Josiah Gilbert Holland #Rafikfarouk

Lessons are not given, they are taken.   Cesare Pavese #Rafikfarouk

Leadership is influence.  John C. Maxwell #Rafikfarouk

Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has overcome.  Booker T. Washington #Rafikfarouk

A thousand words will not leave so deep an impression as one deed.  Henrik Ibsen #Rafikfarouk

A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives.  Jackie Robinson #Rafikfarouk

Real generosity toward the future lies in giving all to the present.  Albert Camus #Rafikfarouk

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

Today's mighty oak is just yesterday's nut, that held its ground.  David Icke #Rafikfarouk

I will prepare and some day my chance will come.  Abraham Lincoln  #Rafikfarouk

Great minds have purposes; others have wishes.  Washington Irving #Rafikfarouk

Genius is talent set on fire by courage.  Henry Van Dyke #Rafikfarouk

Few things in the world are more powerful than a positive push.  A smile. A world of optimism and hope. A 'you can do it' when things are tough. Richard M. DeVos #Rafikfarouk

There is no failure except in no longer trying. There is no defeat except from within, no really insurmountable barrier save our own inherent weakness of purpose.  Kin Hubbard #Rafikfarouk

Goodness is about character - integrity, honesty, kindness, generosity, moral courage, and the like. More than anything else, it is about how we treat other people. Dennis Prager #Rafikfarouk

If you can't figure out your purpose, figure out your passion.  For your passion will lead you right into your purpose.  Bishop T. D. Jakes #Rafikfarouk

Nourish beginnings, let us nourish beginnings. Not all things are blest, but the seeds of all things are blest. The blessing is in the seed. Muriel Rukeyser #Rafikfarouk

Hope smiles from the threshold of the year to come, whispering, 'It will be happier.'  Alfred Lord Tennyson #Rafikfarouk