The Secret - Collection Of Inspirational Quotes ( Part 15 )
Every day we hear about people who have “made it.” Let’s not forget the people who are still on their way.
—August Wilson
The secret is that we all make mistakes, but it's what you do after you make them that counts. That is all that God requires of us. Nobody falls without being pulled down by his own hand--nobody falls in a way that makes him morally unacceptable to God. Maybe the difference between saints and sinners is just the willingness to stand up again and go forward with a smile on your face, saying, "I am sorry.”
—Billy Graham
The difference between perseverance and obstinacy is, that one often comes from a strong will, and the other from a strong won’t.
—Mark Twain
Pain makes man think; and thought makes man wise; and to any man who has suffered, the quickening of his understanding by trouble is a benefit. … it is through sorrow, suffering, regret, grief and pain that we gain wisdom. There is no other way. These are God’s teachers—greater than any master in the world. And they are all gifts: no payment is required. They may be bitter gifts but they are precious.
—Maxwell Scott (1868-1957)
Excellence is the gradual result of always striving to do better.
—Patricia Zager
I'm not interested in success. I'm interested in significance. I measure success by the influence I have on people, the quality of my relationships, and how far my thinking has taken me and how it impacts others. It's not about money or position; it's about making a difference that touches people. That is success to me!
—Aristotle Onassis
The biggest mistake you can make in life is to be continually fearing you will make one.
—Elbert Hubbard
Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you'll land among the stars.
—Les Brown
It may be hard, but it's better to fail in a cause you believe in than to succeed in a cause you don't.
—unknown
The greatest thing we can do for our children is to raise them to be happy and healthy. Children who are not happy and healthy are likely to grow up unhappy and unhealthy. This can have an enormous effect on their lives as well as the quality of their lives in the future.
—unknown
We don't see things as they are, we see them as we are.
—anonymous
Failure is only the opportunity to begin again more intelligently. There is no disgrace in honest failure; there is disgrace in fearing to fail.
—Henry Ford
There's nothing like failure to build you up and give you an appreciation for success. It's what you do with your mistakes that makes a difference! Mistakes can often be your best teacher, if you let them. They certainly forced me to learn how to deal with problems and change directions quickly when necessary, which has been invaluable in my career and personal life. So I thank God for my mistakes (and so should you).
—Denis Waitley
Eighty percent of success is showing up.
—Woody Allen
It is not the mountain we conquer but ourselves.
—Sir Edmund Hillary (first man to climb Mount Everest)
I am a slow walker, but I never walk back.
—Abraham Lincoln
Don't aim for success if you want it; just do what you love and believe in, and it will come naturally. I think you are the same way, that's why we became friends in the first place! Because we were both doing what we loved. This is an important lesson for anyone, especially young people: Don't wait for life to happen to you. Go out there and make it happen yourself. If you want to achieve something, if you love what you do, the world will find a way to open up.
—Toni Morrison
If we'll only look at ourselves with sincerity when we are not happy, we shall learn at once how to be happy in an instant. There is no misery which cannot be alleviated by a cheerful heart.
—Napoleon Hill
Do everything with passion; do everything with excellence; do everything with love and joy.
—John Wooden
Luck is my partner; hard work is my responsibility.
—Liza Minnelli
Do your best—that's all you can do. Your best will be accepted and will make room for another best.
—John Wooden
We must first learn the meaning and purpose of life, for life is love. Second, we must accept ourselves with all of our limitations and weaknesses, for how else can we love except by accepting the person that we are? Then finally we must accept others with their limitations and weaknesses with grace, dignity and respect. This is the essence of true spirituality, this is living a life of integrity in every moment of our lives.
—Deepak Chopra
When you make a mistake, take immediate steps to counteract it. Don't wait until tomorrow. Tomorrow may be too late.
—Dale Carnegie
One of the most painful things I do is look back at what I have said and done in my past and apologize to those who I have hurt. It's never too late to say you are sorry, but it is too late if you don't do it! Live in a way that when your time comes and your life flashes before your eyes, there will be no regrets.
—unknown
Some people want it to happen, some wish it would happen, others make it happen.
—Lou Holtz
To err is human, to forgive divine.
—William Blake
The greatest revenge is to succeed. And the second greatest is to fail well.
—Robert Collier
We must never go back on our word, for once given, it is forever. If you betray yourself in one instance you will do so in all others until the day of your death.
—C. C. Zain
When difficulties arise, don’t blame the poor road. Blame the lack of skill on your part, not on the road which you travel.
—George Herbert
Happiness is like a butterfly, the more you chase it, the more it eludes you. But if you let it settle upon your shoulder and kiss you, then it will be yours to keep. The most important thing is to see others happy and glad. That makes us happy and glad too. We are happiest when we help others on their way to happiness.
Conclusion
I hope that you have enjoyed reading this book as much as I have enjoyed writing it. Some of the stories are humorous, some are inspirational, others are challenging and others are downright alarming.
The themes that run through all of them, however, is the fact that we should never underestimate our ability to learn from our mistakes and there's a very good reason why we should treat our own mistakes with respect. Failure is not something we should be afraid of; it is something we should be proud to acknowledge and embrace as an opportunity for our success!
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1 Quote taken from The Search for Meaning by Viktor E.