Words to inspire by influential people

KNOW THE WORLD IN YOURSELF. NEVER LOOK FOR YOURSELF IN THE WORLD, FOR THIS WOULD BE TO PROJECT ILLUSION.  Egyptian Proverbs #Rafikfarouk

SURROUND YOURSELF WITH GOOD PEOPLE; SURROUND YOURSELF WITH POSITIVITY AND PEOPLE WHO ARE GOING TO CHALLENGE YOU TO MAKE YOU BETTER. Ali Krieger #Rafikfarouk

A SMART MAN MAKES A MISTAKE, LEARNS FROM IT, AND NEVER MAKES THAT MISTAKE AGAIN, BUT A WISE MAN FINDS A SMART MAN MAN AND LEARNS FROM HIM HOW TO AVOID THE MISTAKE ALTOGETHER.  Roy H. Williams #Rafikfarouk

DON'T GO THROUGH LIFE, GROW THROUGH LIFE.  Eric Butterworth #Rafikfarouk

TO ACHIEVE GREAT THINGS, TWO THINGS ARE NEEDED; A PLAN, AND NOT QUITE ENOUGH TIME.  Leonard Bernstein #Rafikfarouk

YOU SEE, MEDIOCRITY IS COMFORTABLE, BUT EXCELLENT REQUIRES CONVICTION. IT'S EASY TO CULTIVATE MEDIOCRITY BECAUSE IT COST NOTHING, WHEREAS EXCELLENT DEMANDS SACRIFICE. Unknown #Rafikfarouk

ALWAYS BE A LITTLE KINDER THAN NECESSARY.  James M. Barrie #Rafikfarouk

THE ARE OF THE BIRD IS TO CONCEAL ITS NEST BOTH AS A POSITION AND AS TO MATERIAL, BUT NOW AND THEN IT IS BETRAYED INTO WEAVING INTO ITS STRUCTURE SHOWY AND BIZARRE BITS OF THIS OR THAT, WHICH GIVE ITS SECRET AWAY AND WHICH SEEM TO VIOLATE ALL TRADITION OF ITS KIND.   John Burroughs #Rafikfarouk

SUCCESS IS A JOURNEY, NOT A DESTINATION. THE DOING IS OFTEN MORE IMPORTANT THAN THE OUTCOME.  Arthur Ashe #Rafikfarouk

KNOW YOURSELF TO IMPROVE YOURSELF.   Auguste Comte #Rafikfarouk

THINKING IS EASY, ACTING IS DIFFICULT, AND TO PUT ONE'S THOUGHTS THOUGHTS INTO ACTION IS THE MOST DIFFICULT THING IN THE WORLD.   Johann Wolfgang von Goethe #Rafikfarouk

EVERY GREAT INSPIRATION IS BUT AN EXPERIMENT - THOUGH EVERY EXPERIMENT WE KNOW, IS NOT A GREAT INSPIRATION. Charles Ives #Rafikfarouk

IN THE PAST, A LEADER WAS A BOSS. TODAY'S LEADER'S MUST BE PARTNERS WITH THEIR PEOPLE... THEY NO LONGER CAN LEAD SOLELY BASED ON POSITIONAL POWER. Ken Blanchard #Rafikfarouk

COURAGE IS NOT SIMPLY ONE OF THE VIRTUES, BUT THE FORM OF EVERY VIRTUE AT THE TESTING POINT. C. S. Lewis #Rafikfarouk

WE ARE ALL FACED WITH A SERIES OF GREAT OPPORTUNITIES BRILLIANTLY DISGUISED  AS IMPOSSIBLE SITUATIONS.  Charles R. Swindoll #Rafikfarouk

WHEN ONE MUST, ONE CAN.  Charlotte Whitton #Rafikfarouk

THERE ARE THREE METHODS TO GAINING WISDOM.  THE FIRST IS REFLECTION, WHICH IS THE HIGHEST. THE SECOND IS LIMITATION, WHICH IS THE EASIEST. THE THIRD IS EXPERIENCE, WHICH IS THE BITTEREST.  Confucius #Rafikfarouk

FOR ANYTHING WORTH HAVING ONE MUST PAY THE PRICE, AND THE PRICE IS ALWAYS WORK, PATIENCE, LOVE, SELF-SACRIFICE - NO PAPER CURRENCY, NO PROMISES TO PAY, BUT THE GOLD OF REAL SERVICE. John Burroughs #RafikFarouk

THE PESSIMIST SEE DIFFICULTY IN EVERY OPPORTUNITY.  THE OPTIMIST SEES THE OPPORTUNITY IN EVERY DIFFICULTY.  Winston Churchill #Rafikfarouk

A SINGLE SUNBEAM IS ENOUGH TO DRIVE AWAY MANY SHADOWS.  Francis of Assisi #Rafikfarouk