Some Amazing and Inspiring Quotes

“To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children; to earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; to appreciate beauty, to find the best in others; to leave the world a little better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch or a redeemed social condition; to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is the meaning of success.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

“Career opportunities such as grants and other international programs only come to few well respected ones (artists). Competition for survival and art exposure is very still and will always be at the hands of every artist.”  Carlos “Totong” Francisco II

“When you have a dream, you’ve got to grab it and never let go.” Carol Burnett

“People can only live fully by helping others to live. When you give life to friends you truly live. Cultures can only realize their further richness by honoring other traditions. And only by respecting natural life can humanity continue to exist.”
Daisaku Ikeda (Japanese peace Activist and Buddhist Leader of Buddhist organization Soka Gakkai International, b.1928)

“No pessimist ever discovered the secret of the stars, or sailed to an uncharted land, or opened a new doorway for the human spirit.”
Helen Keller

“If you want to succeed, you should strike out on new paths, rather than travel the worn paths of accepted success.”
John D. Rockefeller

“Next to doing the right thing, the most important thing is to let people know you’re doing the right thing.”
John D. Rockefeller

“Imagine all the people living life in peace. You may say I’m a dreamer, but I’m not the only one. I hope someday you’ll join us, and the world will be as one.”
John Lennon

“Formulate and stamp indelibly on your mind a mental picture of yourself as succeeding. Hold this picture tenaciously. Never permit it to fade. Your mind will seek to develop the picture…Do not build up obstacles in your imagination.” –Norman Vincent Peale (1898 – 1993)

“As the soil, however rich it may be, cannot be productive without cultivation, so the mind without culture can never produce good fruit.”
Seneca (Roman philosopher, mid-1st century AD)