Quotes about Inspiration

Leadership is communicating others' worth and potential so clearly that they are inspired to see it in themselves.

Life is no brief candle to me. It's a sort of splendid torch which I've got to hold up for the moment and I want to make it burn as brightly as possible before handing it on to future generations.

"Lift off" takes a tremendous effort, but once we break out of the gravity pull, our freedom takes on a whole new dimension.

In fact, our most difficult experiences become the crucibles that forge our character and develop the internal powers, the freedom to handle difficult circumstances in the future and to inspire others to do so as well.

Trust is the highest form of human motivation. It brings out the very best in people.

Knowledge is the theoretical paradigm, the what to do and the why. Skill is the how to do. And desire is the motivation, the want to do.

If we work upon marble, it will perish. If we work upon brass, time will efface it. But if we work upon immortal minds, and instill into them just principles, we are then engraving upon tablets which no time will efface but will brighten and brighten to all eternity.

What would you like each of the speakers to say about you and your life?…

In Habit 2, Stephen challenges us to envision our own funeral, and consider, "What would you like each of the speakers to say about you and your life?… What character would you like them to have seen in you? What contributions, what achievements would you want them to remember?

And to be effective, that statement has to come from within the bowels of the organization.

Leadership is communicating others' worth and potential so clearly that they are inspired to see it in themselves.

Whatever you can do, or dream, begin it! For boldness has genius, power, and magic in it. Begin it now. Dream no little dreams.