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:-

• He who has always spared himself much will in the end become sickly of so much consideration. Praised be what hardens!

  ~ Friedrich Nietzsche quotes from Thus Spoke Zarathustra: A Book for All and None

  Inspirational Quotes on: Courage, Growth

• The greatest discovery of my generation is that human beings can alter their lives by altering their attitudes of mind.

  ~ William James quotes

  Famous Quotes on: Attitude, William James, Live, Great, Mind, Discover

• Great performers require a measure of confidence that would strike many as absurd, unfounded, and downright irrational. They believe in themselves utterly, without question, even when everyone else is questioning how good (or sane) they are.

  ~ John Eliot, Ph.D. quotes from Overachievement: The New Model for Exceptional Performance

  Famous Quotes on: Confidence, John Eliot, Overachievement, New, Good, Great, Achievement, Believe

• A winner is someone who recognizes his God-given talents, works his tail off to develop them into skills and uses these skills to accomplish his goals.

  ~ Larry Bird quotes

  Self-Development Quotes on: Goals, God, Talent, Skill, Winner, Win

• You must take personal responsibility. You cannot change the circumstances, the seasons, or the wind, but you can change yourself.

  ~ Jim Rohn quotes

  Inspirational Quotes on: Responsibility, Change, Jim Rohn, Persona, Win

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Quotes by Teachers

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