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:-

  • We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.

    ~ Aristotle quotes

    Famous Quotes on: Excellence, Aristotle, Habit, Act

  • If you have revolutionary potential, then you have a moral imperative to make the world a better place.

    ~ Guy Kawasaki quotes

  • He who hesitates is a damned fool.

    ~ Mae West quotes

  • A warrior must cultivate the feeling that he has everything needed for the extravagant journey that is his life. What counts for a warrior is being alive. Life in itself is sufficient, self-explanatory and complete. Therefore, one may say without being presumptuous that the experience of experiences is being alive.

    ~ Carlos Castaneda quotes from Tales of Power

    Motivational Quotes on: Attitude, Appreciation, Life, Warrior

  • I’ve seen the promised land, and there is good news. You can have it all.

    ~ Timothy Ferriss quotes from The 4-Hour Workweek

    Inspirational Quotes on: New, Work, Good

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