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05 January, 2011

Motivational Quotes...........


Courtesy Maninder, who has been sending (and still does) me a motivational quote daily. Of 2010, I compiled the ones that appealed to me more and now include them here for pondering on them time and again. Yes!!! Each time, I am likely to derive a better meaning out of these……………

-           You do not have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great.

-           GOD has three answers for each prayer. Yes; Wait; and I have another plan for you.

-           Life is a one-way street. No matter how many detours you take, none of them leads back.-

-           Umbrella cannot stop the rain, but it protects us. Similarly, confidence does not guarantee you success, but it gives you the courage to face any challenge.

-           Do not wait to strike till the iron is hot, rather make it hot by striking it.

-           Do not search for a perfect person, rather try to improve yourself. Who knows that somebody’s search for a perfect person may end at you.

-           Do not feel bad that people remember you only when they need you. Rather, feel privileged like a candle, which comes to mind only when there is darkness around.

-           The best cosmetic for lips is JAAP, for voice is SIMRAN, for eyes is DARSHAN, for ears is GURBANI and for hands is SEWA.

-           You are ‘educated’ when you have the ability to listen to anything without losing your temper or self confidence.

-           Remember that the best relationship is the one in which your love for each other exceeds your need for each other.

-           GOD sometimes upsets our plans to set up his own. Reason being that we see our present and plan for the future, but he sees our future and plans for our present.

-           The hardest four tasks : To return love for hate; to include the excluded; to forgive without apology; and to be able to say, “I was wrong”.

-           Do not be happy for a particular reason, because then happiness ends when that reason ends. Be happy without reason, and you will be happy in every season.

-           If you salute your duty, you then need not salute anybody. However, if you pollute your duty, you will have to salute everybody.

-           An error does not become a mistake, unless you refuse to correct it.

-           Difference between truth and a lie : Lie is a credit card, enjoy now and pay later, while truth is a debit card, pay now and enjoy later.

-           When GOD pushes you to the edge of difficulty, trust him fully because only two things can happen. Either He will catch you when you fall, or He will teach you how to fly.

-           GOD does not like the hardness of tongue and heart……….that’s why He made them boneless.

-           Richness is not measured by earning more, or spending more, or saving more. It is when you need ‘NO MORE’.

-           Effort is never wasted, even when it leads to disappointing results. Rather, it always makes us more capable, stronger and experienced.

-           If everyone is happy with you then surely you have made many compromises. And, if you are happy with everybody then surely you have accepted many faults of others.

-           Three great philosophies : Ability can never remain hidden; No injury is deeper than insult; and, the birth of tension is the death of talent.

-           Express yourself to someone who cares for you and not needs you, because ‘care’ means personal commitment and ‘need’ means personal requirement.

-           Good decision comes from experience, but experience comes from bad decisions.

-           Relationships are like stapling a paper. Easy to attach, but when you detach….it leaves damage marks.

-           It’s not hard to sacrifice something for someone, but it is difficult to find that someone who deserves your sacrifice.

-           If friendship is your weakest point, then you are the strongest person in the world.

-           Reality of life : People do not change when you show them a better option, but change only when they have NO other option.

-           Attitude is a little thing which makes a big difference in life, but it should be like, “I may not be the best, but I am not like the rest”.

-           A happy person is not one who has a certain set of circumstances, but one who has a certain set of attitudes.

-           A seed while growing makes no sound, but a tree while falling makes a huge noise. Destruction is noisy, while creation is always quiet.

-           Winners Version : If one can do it, I too can do; and, if no one can do, I must do. Losers Version : If one can do it, let him do; and, if no one can do it, then why to do.

-           The size of the candles may differ, but they yield the same brightness. It’s not a matter of your position, but your ability that shines.

-           Satisfy the person who expects from you, rather than surprising the person who never expected anything from you.

-           Always be a first rate version of yourself, rather than being a second rate version of someone else.

-           Faith is taking the first step when you do not see the whole staircase.

-           Confidence does not come when you have all the answers. It comes only when you are ready to face all the questions.

-           Money says, “Earn me, forget everything”. Time says, “Follow me, forget everything”. Future says, “Struggle for me, forget everything”. GOD says, “Remember me, and get everything”.

-           Listen and learn from everyone, because nobody knows everything and everybody knows something.

-           Perception is important. What people call congestion in train, becomes atmosphere in a disco.

-           Few succeed because they are destined to, but most succeed because they are determined to.

-           Positive thinking is not about expecting the best to happen. It is about accepting that whatever happens……is the best.

-           Man said to GOD, “I want happiness”.  GOD replied, “First remove ‘I’, that’s ego. Then remove ‘want’, that’s desire. You will then be left with only ‘happiness’.

-           An arrow can be directed on target only by pulling it back. Similar phenomenon occurs in life.

-           Two thoughts decide your attitude in life. What do you think of yourself when you have nothing, and what do you think of others when you have everything.

-           Success is not permanent and failure is not final. So, never stop working after you achieve success and never stop trying if you face failure.

-           In life when you sometimes feel that all doors are closed, remember, all closed doors are not always locked.

-           If you desire to blossom like a rose in the garden, then you need to learn the art of adjusting with the thorns.

-           Always be the reason for somebody’s happiness; never be a part of it. Always be a part of somebody’s sadness, but never the reason for it.

-           Doing what you like is freedom, but liking what you do is real happiness.

-           GOD knows your future. He may not reveal it, but will walk with you as the future unfolds. Do not bank on the stars, rather trust the one who created them.

-           When we do a task, we have to cross the three stages of insult, opposition and acceptance. Fools stop at the first, losers stop at the second, while the winners cross the third.

-           Life is a rope that swings us between hope. Always believe that today is better than yesterday, and tomorrow will be much better than today.

-           Destiny is sometimes a jewel, and sometimes is cruel. When it is a jewel, wear it with all humility. When it is cruel, bear it with all the ability.

-           Life is all about a card game. Choosing the right cards is not in our hands, however playing well with the cards in our hand is what determines our success.

-           Remember, result of anger is always more powerful than the reason for anger.

-           Life is like a coin with pleasure and pain as the two sides. While only one side is visible at a time, but do remember that the other side is also waiting for it’s turn.

-           Do not change your character for the person you love, but change yourself completely for the person who loves you.

-           A good heart and a good nature are two different things. A good heart helps in creating many relationships, but a good nature is responsible for winning and sustaining lifelong relationships.

-           Everyone starts out with a full bag of luck and an empty bag of experience. The trick is to fill the bag of experience, before the luck runs out.

-           Good friends are not easy to obtain, but once gained, it is difficult to maintain and once lost, can never be regained.

-           If we are willing to do only what’s easy, life will be hard. However, if we are willing to do what is hard, life will be easy.

-           Troubles are like a washing machine. They twist, turn and knock us around, but in the end we come out brighter and better than before.

-           Fighting the world is easy, you either win or lose. However, fighting with the loved one is difficult, because if you lose, you lose; and even if you win, you lose.

-           Friendship and love are like rubber bands – flexible. You can stretch it as much as you want, but do not leave it after stretching, as it it will hurt a lot then.

-           The price of discipline is always less than the pain of regret. Self discipline is the biggest investment, and the return on this investment is success.

-           Expecting the world to treat you well because you are a good person, is like expecting a lion to not attack you because you are a vegetarian.

-           Friendship is not a business, where you give when you get. It is a beautiful relationship, where you give even if you do not get.

-           Everyone one wants happiness and no one needs pain; but, it’s not possible to get a rainbow without a little rain.

-           Learn to write your pains on the sand where winds of forgiveness can erase it away. Carve your joys in stone, where even the rains cannot erase it.

-           Small minds talk about sales, average minds talk about business, great minds talk about growth; but champions never talk. They just perform and let the world do the talking. 

-           Prayer does not change the situation, but it changes your attitude towards the situation.

-           Being happy does not mean everything is perfect. It means you have decided to look beyond the imperfections.

-           GOD gives us problems, to humble us and not tumble us.

-           Life can be happier and stress less, if we remember that we cannot have all that we desire, but GOD will give us all that we deserve.

-           Life is a boxing ring. To win, it does not matter how hard you punch. What actually matters is how hard a punch can you take to continue fighting.

-           Work for a cause, and not for an applause. Live life to express and not to impress. Do not strive to make your presence noticed, rather just make your absence felt.

-           Everything in life has a beautiful ending. If it is not beautiful, then be sure it is still not the end.

-           Life is like a river. The twists and turns along the way are to guide us, not stop us.

-           You may get delayed to reach your targets, but every step you take towards your target is equal to victory.

-           Birth was not our choice, and death will not be our choice. However, the way we live our life is absolutely our choice.

-           No one ever won a game of chess by betting only on each forward move. Sometimes, you have to move a step back for a better move forward.

-           Forget things that make you sad, and remember those that made you glad. Forget the trouble that passed away, and remember the blessings that come each day.

-           Speaking without egos, loving without intentions, caring without expectations and praying without selfishness, are true signs of a relationship.

-           Do not pray to GOD for the things you desire, rather pray for things you deserve. You never know that what you deserve may be more than what you desire.

-           Either you can complain that roses have thorns or, you can rejoice that thorns have roses.

-           If your eyes are positive, you will like all the people in the world. However, if your tongue is positive, all the people in the world will like you.

-           Smooth roads never make good drivers. Clear skies never make good pilots. Problem free life never makes a strong man. So, instead of saying, “Why me?”, say, “Try me”.

-           Never expect things to happen. Struggle and make them happen. Never expect yourself to be given a good value, create a value of your own.

-           Trusting GOD would not make the mountain smaller, but it will make the climbing easier. Do not ask Him for a lighter load, rather ask him for a strong back.

-           In life, GOD does not give you the people you want. Instead He gives you the people you need, to hurt you, to love you, to teach you, and to make you exactly the way he wants you to be.

-           Hate, but love more. Argue, but agree more. Talk, but listen more. Punish, but forgive more. Then you do not have to love people, but people will love you more.

-           Never judge and conclude a person based on his present status. Time has the invaluable power to convert a piece of coal into valuable diamond.

-           Flexibility is an art and mobility is a part of life. One who understands this, success is the landmark of his life.

-           Never walk away from true friend. When you see some faults, be patient and realize that nobody is perfect. It’s affection that matters, not perfection.

-           When floods come, fish eat ants. When the water dries up, ants eat fish. Fate gives chance to everyone, so be patient and wait for your turn.

-           Often when we lose all hope and think that it is the end, GOD smiles from above and says, “It’s just a bend, and not the end”.

-           Before giving up a difficult task, imagine it being completed by someone you violently hate.

-           Attitudes are like wrist watches. Every watch shows different time than others, and everyone thinks that his watch is showing the right time.

-           See a mistake, as just a mistake and not as ‘his’ or ‘my’ mistake. MY brings guilt, HIS brings anger, and ONLY mistake brings realization and possible improvement.

-           Any great relationship is mainly about two things. The first one is to find out the similarities, and the second one is to respect the differences.

-           If GOD answers your prayer, it means he’s increasing your faith. If HE delays, HE is increasing your patience, and if HE does not answer, then HE knows that you can handle.

-           The stone gets broken on the last strike. It does not mean that the first strike was useless. Similarly, SUCCESS is a result of continuous efforts.

-           Always welcome your problems, since they give you two good advices. First, how to solve; and second, how to avoid in the future.

-           Age is of no relevance to intelligence, to wisdom, to growth, or to success.

-           Soft nature does not imply weakness. It is only water with soft nature, that breaks the rocks.

-           “But, I am with you”, or “I am with you, but….” Do not express the same emotions.

-           If you want to shine like the Sun, learn to burn like him too.

-           The greatest mistake of the human beings is that we listen half, understand quarter, think zero, react double and remember forever.

-           Believe in Karma and not Rashi. Ram and Ravana, Krishna and Kans and, Gandhi and Godse had the same rashis, but their karmas made them different.

-           Once a wise man asked God, “What is the meaning of life?”. God replied, “Life itself has no meaning in it. It is actually an opportunity to create a meaning”.

-           You are what your deep, driving desire is. As is your desire, so is your will. As is your will, so are your deeds. And as are your deeds, so is your destiny.

-           Life is the hardest school. You never know what class you are in, what class you will go to, what exam you will have next, and you cannot even cheat as no one will face the same questions.

-           2get and 2give, creates too many problems. So, just double it to 4get and 4give, and solve all the problems.

-           The ocean is huge, but we get as much water our hands can hold. Similarly, God’s blessings are infinite, but we only what our belief can hold.

-           10 two letter words that can change one’s life if understood correctly, are “IF IT IS TO BE, IT IS UP TO ME”.

-           You are not responsible for what people think about you, but you are solely responsible for what you give to them to think about you.

-           Experience says, “Once I did bad and I heard it ever. Twice I did good, but I heard it never”.

-           Life is a ‘roller coaster ride’. We can scream every time we hit a bump, or throw our hands up in the air and enjoy the moment.

-           In the business world everyone is paid in two coins, cash and experience. Take the experience first, and cash will follow automatically.

-           Darkness is not the opposite of light, it’s just the absence of light. Similarly, a problem is only an absence of an idea, and not the absence of a solution.

-           One thing I learnt from life is that getting ‘upset’ will not help. Instead get ‘UP’ and ‘SET’ your goals, and life will become much easier.

-           All things in life are temporary. If going well, then enjoy them as these will not last forever. If not going well, then do not worry as these will not last forever either.

-           A pessimist says, “Erasers are for people who make mistakes”, whereas an optimist says, “Erasers are for people who arer ready to correct their mistakes”.

-           The biggest enemy of success is the ‘fear of failure’. So, when opportunity knocks on the door, send ‘faith’ to open the door, and let ‘success’ walk in.

-           When time is never ready to wait for us, why do we wait for the right time? No time is wrong to do the right thing.

-           If you want to enjoy a thing, then think that today is the first day. And, when you want to achieve something, think that today is the last day.

-           True friends may not be able to give their life for you, but they can definitely help you get your life back, when you think you have lost it.

-           If the loser smiles after losing the game, the winner will lose the thrill of his victory.

-           Take risks in your life. If you win, you can lead; and if you lose, you can guide.

-           A third person never creates a misunderstanding between two people, but a misunderstanding between two people always creates a space for third person to indulge.
           
           

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