“Every heart that has beat strongly and cheerfully has left a hopeful impulse behind it in the world, and bettered the tradition of mankind.”
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.
“It is not ignorance but knowledge which is the mother of wonder.”
“Every heart that has beat strongly and cheerfully has left a hopeful impulse behind it in the world, and bettered the tradition of mankind.”
“I do love to eavesdrop. It's inspirational, not only for subject matter but for actual dialogue, the way people talk.”
“In a gentle way, you can shake the world.”
“Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you plant.”
“I am deliberate and afraid of nothing.”
“How glorious a greeting the sun gives the mountains!”
“Be faithful to that which exists within yourself.”
“With self-discipline most anything is possible.”
“There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it.”
“Thinking: the talking of the soul with itself.”
“Nothing is impossible, the word itself says 'I'm possible'!”
“Men must live and create. Live to the point of tears.”
“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.”
“Find a place inside where there's joy, and the joy will burn out the pain.”
“If it were not for hopes, the heart would break.”