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 TRUTH IS THAT YOU REALLY ARE IN CONTROL—IN TOTAL CONTROL.

  ~ Susan Jeffers quotes from Feel the Fear…And Do It Anyway

  Famous Quotes on: Fear, Truth, Control, Feel

• Your purpose is to act on the resources God gives you. If God gives you a bucket of fish, you have to distribute those fish. If you don't, they're going to rot, attract a bunch of flies, and start stinking up your soul.

  ~ Russell Simmons quotes from Do You!

  Motivational Quotes on: God, Purpose, Act, Soul, Lies, Give

• As electricity is a great power in the world, so the inner mind is the greatest power available to you. Neither operates independently; both depend upon a separate agency to ignite them to action, and both bring helpful or harmful results according to the wisdom or ignorance with which they are directed.

  ~ Roger McDonald quotes from Message of a Master

  Motivational Quotes on: Action, Wisdom, Act, Power, Great, Results, Mind, Master, Ignorance

• Learn to get in touch with the silence within yourself and know that everything in life has a purpose.

  ~ Elisabeth Kubler-Ross, M.D. quotes

  Famous Quotes on: Purpose, Learn, Life, Within

• Those who take bold chances don’t think failure is the opposite of success. They believe complacency is.

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

  Motivational Quotes on: Success, Failure, Think, Unknown, Mistake, Fail, Believe, Bold

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