Inspiring Quotes

by **Mehdi** on Thu Feb 28, 2008 12:15 am

Post your inspiring quotes in this topic.
Picked up this one today, so true.
"If you live your life the right way, you'll probably wind up in an orthopedist's office at some point. If you live it the wrong way, you'll wind up in a cardiologist's office." Eric Cressey

by **Russ89** on Thu Feb 28, 2008 12:18 am

"It's better to be someone for a day than no one for a lifetime" Frankie - The Business [English movie]

by **KIB** on Thu Feb 28, 2008 12:20 am

"Keep out of reach of children" on a box of Borax

by **Mehdi** on Thu Feb 28, 2008 12:20 am

"Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going." Jim Ryun

by **Kerberos** on Thu Feb 28, 2008 12:29 am

"Every day everyone gets the chance to decide who they want to be." - Renee

by **Young Athlete** on Thu Feb 28, 2008 12:30 am

"The dictionary is the only place that success comes before work. Hard work is the price we must pay for success. I think you can accomplish anything if you're willing to pay the price." Vince Lombardi

"I once prayed to God for a bike, but quickly found out he didnt work that way...so I stole a bike and prayed for his forgiveness" Unknown Creator
"And Shepherds we shall be For thee, my Lord, for thee. Power hath descended forth from Thy hand Our feet may swiftly carry out Thy commands. So we shall flow a river forth to Thee And teeming with souls it shall ever be. In Nomeni Patri Et Fili Spiritus Sancti" Boondock Saints

by **Russ89** on Thu Feb 28, 2008 12:34 am

"There's no such thing as good and bad foods, only a good and bad diet" The Government

by **vman** on Thu Feb 28, 2008 12:34 am

"Milk is for babies.....i drink beer" - Arnie, pumping iron!!

by **yokoshiogatame** on Thu Feb 28, 2008 12:38 am

" in order to suceed you need to be willing to sacrifice who you are for who you can become" not sure.

by **JonHarris40** on Thu Feb 28, 2008 12:58 am

Here are three of my favorite quotes, the first one is more something to remember politically than an inspiring one but good none the less.

"What diminishes a liberty you despise will inevitably diminish a liberty you cherish." -Tom Gresham

"It is not the critic who counts, not the man who points out how the strong man stumbled, or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena; whose face is marred by the dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs and comes short again and again; who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions and spends himself in a worthy course; who at the best, knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who, at worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly; so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory or defeat."

-THEODORE ROOSEVELT (Paris Sorbonne,1910)

“Make no little plans. They have no magic to stir men’s blood, and probably themselves will never be realized. Make Big Plans. Aim high in hope and work.”

-Daniel Hudson Burnham

I have a whole collection of great quotes saved in a word file, since I don't think I will ever say anything that inspiring I lean on others to do it for me.

by **Mehdi** on Thu Feb 28, 2008 1:12 am

@ JonHarris40
I like that Tom Gresham. I assume you refer to the patriot act stuff.

by **Rob** on Thu Feb 28, 2008 1:32 am

Look well into thyself; there is a source of strength which will always spring up if thou wilt always look there. - Marcus Aurelius

Impossible is just a big word thrown around by small men who find it easier to live in the world they've been given than to explore the power they have to change it. Impossible is not a fact. It's an opinion. Impossible is not a declaration. It's a dare. Impossible is potential. Impossible is temporary. Impossible is non-existent. Impossible is Nothing. - Muhammad Ali

The world ain’t all sunshine and rainbows. It is a very mean and nasty place. It will beat you to your knees and keep you there permanently if you let it. You, me or nobody is going to hit as hard as life. But it ain’t about how hard you hit, it is about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward, how much can you take and keep moving forward. That’s how winning is done! - Rocky Balboa from the movie Rocky Balboa

You have little time and no time for crap. A wonderful state! The best of us always comes out when we are against the wall, when we feel the sword dangling overhead. …I wouldn’t have it any other way. - Carlos Castaneda

Remembering that I’ll be dead soon is the most important tool I’ve ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life. Because almost everything — all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure - these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important. Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart. - Steve Jobs

I won't quote all of Emerson's Self-Reliance here, but I'd like to

Read the essay. If you "get it", it will change your life.

by **JonHarris40** on Thu Feb 28, 2008 1:47 am

@ Mehdi
I think that quote has been around before the whole patriot act thing but being the good conservative that I am (I like small government) I think it applies quite well.

by **Rob** on Thu Feb 28, 2008 2:08 am

Young Athlete:
"I once prayed to God for a bike, but quickly found out he didnt work that way...so I stole a bike and prayed for his forgiveness" Unknown Creator

haha good one YoungAthlete!

by **jdurando** on Thu Feb 28, 2008 2:27 am

“One of the most tragic things I know about human nature is that all of us tend to put off living. We are all dreaming of some magical rose garden over the horizon--instead of enjoying the roses that are blooming outside our windows today.” --Dale Carnegie