Inspirational quotes.

Emerson instructed us to “Make your own Bible. Select and collect all the words and sentences that in all your reading have been to you like the blast of truimpth out of Shakespeare, Seneca, Moses, John and Paul.”

Following Emerson’s guidance, I offer some of my favorite blasts of triumph. You can search by topic or by teacher or you can just hit refresh and keep getting 5 new random quotes below:-

  • The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.

    ~ Walt Disney quotes

    Inspirational Quotes on: Action

  • Those who are too afraid to make a mistake work for those who aren’t.

    ~ Unknown quotes from Whoever Makes the Most Mistakes Wins: The Paradox of Innovation

    Motivational Quotes on: Unknown, Mistake, Work

  • Stories are the untested, uninvestigated theories that tell us what all these things mean. We don’t even realize that they’re just theories.

    ~ Byron Katie quotes from Loving What Is

    Motivational Quotes on: Katie

  • Love is the ultimate outlaw. It just won't adhere to any rules. The most any of us can do is sign on as its accomplice.

    ~ Tom Robbins quotes from "Still Life with a Woodpecker'

    Inspirational Quotes on: Love, Life, Rules

  • One of the principles we teach in our programs is “If you shoot for the stars, you’ll at least hit the moon.” Poor people don’t even shoot for the ceiling in their house, and then they wonder why they’re not successful.

    ~ T. Harv Eker quotes from Secrets of the Millionaire Mind

    Motivational Quotes on: Success, Teach, Secret, Mind, People, Poor, Principles

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Quotes by Teachers

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