Well known quotes that have brought myself and others inspiration.
"Ahead of me lay the beginning of the power of one - how I learned that in each of us there burns a flame of independence that must never be allowed to go out. That as long as it exists within us we cannot be destroyed".
--- Bryce Courtenay, "The Power of One" (1989)
“May the wind always be at your back and the sun always upon your face, and the winds of destiny to carry you aloft to dance with the stars”.
--- Johnny Depp, from the film "Blow" (2001).
"If I had won all of my games in my years of coaching I would have built absolutely no character. You can not build character in my opinion except through adversity. Those who have no character, they’re going to wilt right by the waist side. Now somebody that’s going to fight back and fight their way out of it, it takes character to do t...hat. You got to have something deep down inside that says I can, I will, I must!"
--- Bobby Bowden
"Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail."
--- Ralph Waldo Emerson
“Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life,” Jobs said. “Don’t be trapped by dogma — which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.”
--- Steve Jobs (2005 commencement address at Stanford University, Jobs shared the philosophy that drove him.)
“I have fought the good fight. I have finished the race. I have kept the faith.”
--- Written by Gary Whitta and spoken by Denzel Washington in the film "Book of Eli" (2010).
"I don't want to be a product of my environment. I want my environment to be a product...of me."
--- Jack Nicholson as Frank Costello in the film, "The Departed" (2006).
"You can build great things from the stones that lie in your path."
--- author unknown
The first words in Jesus' gospel are: "The kingdom of God is inside you and all around you. Not in buildings made from wood and stone. Split a piece of wood and I am there. Lift a stone ... and you will find me."
--- Bryce Courtenay, "The Power of One" (1989)
“May the wind always be at your back and the sun always upon your face, and the winds of destiny to carry you aloft to dance with the stars”.
--- Johnny Depp, from the film "Blow" (2001).
"If I had won all of my games in my years of coaching I would have built absolutely no character. You can not build character in my opinion except through adversity. Those who have no character, they’re going to wilt right by the waist side. Now somebody that’s going to fight back and fight their way out of it, it takes character to do t...hat. You got to have something deep down inside that says I can, I will, I must!"
--- Bobby Bowden
"Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail."
--- Ralph Waldo Emerson
“Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life,” Jobs said. “Don’t be trapped by dogma — which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.”
--- Steve Jobs (2005 commencement address at Stanford University, Jobs shared the philosophy that drove him.)
“I have fought the good fight. I have finished the race. I have kept the faith.”
--- Written by Gary Whitta and spoken by Denzel Washington in the film "Book of Eli" (2010).
"I don't want to be a product of my environment. I want my environment to be a product...of me."
--- Jack Nicholson as Frank Costello in the film, "The Departed" (2006).
"You can build great things from the stones that lie in your path."
--- author unknown
The first words in Jesus' gospel are: "The kingdom of God is inside you and all around you. Not in buildings made from wood and stone. Split a piece of wood and I am there. Lift a stone ... and you will find me."