26 Inspiring Quotes from 26 Inspiring People - Literal Meaning vs. Deeper Meaning
Quotes are words or phrases said by someone important. They usually have an extremely deep meaning that some people find interesting. Well, I’m not one of those people, but I do think that it's pretty cool how words can have a literal meaning and a deeper meaning. Here, take a look.
- “Be somebody who makes everybody feel like a somebody.”- Kid President. Be the person to make everyone else feel like they are one too. Don't leave anyone out, basically.
- “Happiness is not something you postpone for the future; it is something you design for the present.”- Jim Rohn Always be happy, always.
- “Nothing is impossible, the word itself says ‘I’m possible!’”- Audrey Hepburn Everything can be done.
- “What we think, we become.”-Buddha If we worry too much , we will always worry. It's kind of like the "You are what you eat," saying. Except not just for food, for anything.
- “Let us remember: One book, one pen, one child, and one teacher can change the world.”- Malala Yousafzai If people are educated, then our world will be a better place.
- “Give your hands to serve and your hearts to love.”- Mother Teresa Help the people, seriously... Do it.
- “Still, like air, I rise.”- Maya Angelou You always grow up to be bigger; mentally, and physically.
- “Consult not your fears, but your hopes and your dreams.”- Pope John XXIII Don't look at what your afraid of, look at what you can achieve.
- “Where hope grows, miracles blossom”- Elna Rae If you have hope, anything can happen.
- “Forgiveness is a virtue of the brave.”- Indira Gandhi Always forgive.
- “Listen to your heart. It knows all things.”- Paulo Coelho Do what your heart tells you to. (Just, don't take that extremely seriously.)
- “The power of imagination makes us infinite.” John Muir Use your imagination.
- “What we need is more people who specialize in the impossible.” -Theodore Roethke We need more people to believe in Quote #3.
- “Reach for the stars.”- Christa McAuliffe Shoot as high as you can to reach your goals.
- “Hope is but the dream of those who wake.”- Matthew Prior Have Hope, and you'll be okay.
- “You change your life by changing your heart.”- Max Lucado Change yourself to change the world.
- “A place for everything, everything in its place.”- Benjamin Franklin There is a place for everything. (So clean your room.)
- “I believe in living today. Not in yesterday, nor in tomorrow.”- Loretta Young Focus on the now.
- “A champion is someone who gets up when he can’t.”- Jack Dempsey What doesn't kill ya make you stronger, just sayin'.
- “Aerodynamically, the bumble bee shouldn’t be able to fly, but the bumble bee doesn’t know it so it goes on flying anyway.”- Mary Kay Ash This is my favorite quote out of all of these. It means: Even if they say you can't, do it anyway and prove them wrong.
- “Be who you are and say what you feel, because in the end those who matter don’t mind and those who mind don’t matter.”- Theodor Geisel (I hope you know who he is, but if you don’t, figure it out, please.) Be yourself, it doesn't matter who cares. {Don't take it the wrong way, and please be aware that there is no comma between "it doen't matter," and "who cares."(because I know you're out there...)}
- “A happy family is but an earlier heaven.”- George Bernard Shaw Ejoy having a family, because there are people out there that don't.
- “Invite your heart to be grateful and your thank yous will be heard even you don’t use words.”-Pavithra Mehta Be nice and kind to everyone, and that will be what you are known for.
- “Whatever ought to be, can be.”- James Rouse If it should happen, it will.
- “Respect is love in action.”- Bangambiki Habyarimana Respect everyone, and your Love for them will be shown.
- "Consistency is the last refuge of the unimaginative."- Oscar Wilde Consistency < Imagination
I hope these quotes help you with what you need. If you want more Inspiring quotes like the ones I listed, go to these 2 websites.
- https://www.values.com/inspirational-quotes?page=13
- https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/topics/topic_inspirational.html