Tears are often the telescope by which men see far into heaven.
Tears of joy are like the summer rain drops pierced by sunbeams.
There is a loftier ambition than merely to stand high in the world. It is to stoop down and lift mankind a little higher.
We relish news of our heroes, forgetting that we are extraordinary to somebody too.
We've been surrounded by images of space our whole lives, from the speculative images of science fiction to the inspirational visions of artists to the increasingly beautiful pictures made possible by complex technologies. But whilst we have an overw...
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.
There is nothing stronger in the world than gentleness.
When you get into a tight place and everything goes against you, till it seems as though you could not hang on a minute longer, never give up then, for that is just the place and time that the tide will turn.
If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music which he hears, however measured or far away.
Live your beliefs and you can turn the world around.
I wanted to do something inspirational for my children.
I want to be an inspirational model. I want people to look at me and say, 'Wow, she looks healthy.'
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 mast...
Out of difficulties grow miracles.
Without craftsmanship, inspiration is a mere reed shaken in the wind.
Nothing is worth more than this day.
In oneself lies the whole world and if you know how to look and learn, the door is there and the key is in your hand. Nobody on earth can give you either the key or the door to open, except yourself.
Barack Obama's inspirational whoosh to the presidency in 2008 was unusual. Most campaigns are less exhilarating; indeed, they are downright disappointing - until someone wins.
As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.
It is not ignorance but knowledge which is the mother of wonder.
As people are walking all the time, in the same spot, a path appears.
