Inspirational quotes - what is yours?

[onceinabluemoon]

Read this on one of my home edding friend's facebook status this morning and loved it:


"Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid."
— Albert Einstein

[sarah707]

'A man's reach should exceed his grasp or what's a heaven for?'

Robert Browning.

It was given to me by a very lovely head teacher at my old school after I had done a teaching practice there.

I still have the paper somewhere and lots of happy memories

[Mouse]

Courage does not always roar. Sometimes, it is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying, “I will try again tomorrow”. Anon

[WibbleWobble]

"they cant kill you or make you pregnant"

this is the advice my sister gives when we are faced with something like a job interview.


she is nuts by the way


mandy xxx

[foxy lady]

mine has to be
whatever will be will be.
this is so true

[angeldelight]

Love them all

I hear lots but always forget them

Angel xx

[jayjay1963]

Courage does not always roar. Sometimes, it is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying, “I will try again tomorrow”. Anon

Have this one on my playroom wall, love it! Mine attributes it to a lady call Mary Anne Radmacher-Hershey

[Minstrel]

'There are worst things in life than a baby.'

Said to me when I found out I was pregnant at 21 by my boyfriend of 6 weeks. I was hysterical at the time but now DS is 7.5yrs and 'boyfriend' is now husband and we have two more children!

[kindredspirits]

"The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams."

Its on my living room wall
I very much like the Einstein one.
My hubbys fav is "you can't solve a problem with the same level of conciousness that created it." (meaning war etc is pointless)

[Greengrass74]

"What would you attempt to do if you knew you could not fail?"

I really like this quote

[Trouble]

There is only one person who could ever make you happy, and that person is you.
David Burns, Intimate Connections

So true xx

[Blaze]

"The past is but the beginning of a beginning, and that all that is and has been is but the twilight of the dawn". HG wells

[The Juggler]

mine is the one under my signature. Like a few other quotes posted here, it means you are in charge of your destiny. OK, You can't stop happening what will happen but you can deal with it whichever way you choose and make things happen.

[Bananabrain]

mine is the one under my signature. Like a few other quotes posted here, it means you are in charge of your destiny. OK, You can't stop happening what will happen but you can deal with it whichever way you choose and make things happen.

I love that Juggler, it has really stuck in my head!
Mine is..........'Never, ever,ever,ever,ever...............give up' Winston Churchill I think.

[grindal]

When I was about 18 I had a poster from the Body Shop and it said

Our true nationality is mankind

[Zoomie]

Not really a quote but a final exam question was to write a 1000 word essay on:

'What is Courage?'

The student wrote:

'This is.'






Apparently they did get an A mark

[Blaze]

"Fear knocked at the door,
Faith answered,
....And no-one was there."

Is another favourite of mine.

But I live my life by:

"What doesn't kill me, makes me stronger!"

[Polly2]

"there is more happiness in giving than in receiving"

[sweets]

what i often say to the mindees esp my little quiet one is


Don't worry Be happy!


(she is one lifes born worriers and is only 2!)

[Tinglesnark]

"When you're going through hell.....keep going"

Winston Churchill

I often find myself muttering that quote under my breath haha!