Inspiration is personal — what lights a fire in one person barely registers with another. This collection casts a wide net, gathering words that have moved people to action, to tears, to changed minds, and occasionally to changed lives.
“A place for everything, everything in its place.”
“A man has to learn that he cannot command things, but that he can command himself that he cannot coerce the wills of others, but that he can mold and master his own will: and things serve him who serves Truth people seek guidance of him who is master of himself.”
“With self-discipline most anything is possible.”
“It is in your moments of decision that your destiny is shaped.”
“In a gentle way, you can shake the world.”
“The fact that I can plant a seed and it becomes a flower, share a bit of knowledge and it becomes another's, smile at someone and receive a smile in return, are to me continual spiritual exercises.”
“We convince by our presence.”
“To me, the Seventies were very inspirational and very influential... With my whole persona as Snoop Dogg, as a person, as a rapper. I just love the Seventies style, the way all the players dressed nice, you know, kept their hair looking good, drove sharp cars and they talked real slick.”
“If it were not for hopes, the heart would break.”
“One of the things that I did before I ran for president is I was a professional speaker. Not a motivational speaker - an inspirational speaker. Motivation comes from within. You have to be inspired. That's what I do. I inspire people, I inspire the public, I inspire my staff. I inspired the organizations I took over to want to succeed.”
“The single most important thing in a child's performance is the quality of the teacher. Making sure a child spends the maximum amount of time with inspirational teachers is the most important thing.”
“Nothing makes one feel so strong as a call for help.”
“Gratitude is the fairest blossom which springs from the soul.”
“Learning how to be still, to really be still and let life happen - that stillness becomes a radiance.”
“Every charitable act is a stepping stone toward heaven.”
“I believe that one defines oneself by reinvention. To not be like your parents. To not be like your friends. To be yourself. To cut yourself out of stone.”