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:-

  • I’ve created the concept of a holi-hour, a shortened version of a holi-day. I allow myself at least an hour each day to relax totally.

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

    Self-Development Quotes on: Fear, Create, Feel

  • Why should we worry about what others think of us, do we have more confidence in their opinions that we do in our own?

    ~ Brigham Young quotes

    Self-Development Quotes on: Confidence, Worry, Think, Should, Opinion

  • I have insecurities. But whatever I'm insecure about, I don't dissect it, but I'll go after it and say, "What am I afraid of?" I bet the average successful person can tell you they've failed so much more than they've had success. I've had far more failures than I've had successes. With every commercial I've gotten, there were 200 I didn't get. You have to go after what you're afraid of.

    ~ Kevin Sorbo quotes

    Self-Development Quotes on: Success, Failure, Fail, Insecure, Average

  • The hottest places in hell are reserved for those who, in a time of moral crisis, reserve their neutrality.

    ~ Dante quotes

    Self-Development Quotes on: Serve

  • As it is with a play, so it is with life—what matters is not how long the acting lasts, but how good it is.

    ~ Seneca quotes from Letters from a Stoic

    Motivational Quotes on: Wisdom, Death, Life

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Quotes by Teachers

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