Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence. -Vince Lombardi 632
Our chief want is someone who will inspire us to be what we know we could be. -Ralph Waldo Emerson 1.16K
The most important thing is to try and inspire people so that they can be great in whatever they want to do. -Kobe Bryant 658
Just what future the Designer of the universe has provided for the souls of men I do not know, I cannot prove. But I find that the whole order of Nature confirms my confidence that, if it is not like our noblest hopes and dreams, it will transcend them. 2.41K
Permanent success cannot be achieved except by incessant intellectual labour, always inspired by the ideal. 2.12K
I’ve always been inspired by artists who have shown musical and intellectual curiosity and the courage to take risks. 698
Believe in yourself! Have faith in your abilities! Without a humble but reasonable confidence in your own powers you cannot be successful or happy. 600
When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and could say, ‘I used everything you gave me’. 1.23K
A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a life spent doing nothing. 637
Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment. 2.4K