Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen. 

-Winston Churchill

To gain that which is worth having, it may be necessary to lose everything else.

Bernadette Devlin

The tragedy of life is what dies inside a man while he lives.

-Albert Einstein

I prefer to be a dreamer among the humblest, with visions to be realized, than lord among those without dreams and desires.

Kahlil Gibran

Victory is always possible for the person who refuses to stop fighting.

Napoleon Hill

The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.

-Eleanor Roosevelt

Whenever you are asked if you can do a job, tell 'em, 'Certainly, I can!' Then get busy and find out how to do it.

-Theodore Roosevelt

Dream the dreams that have never been dreamt.

-David Bower

Some people change when they see the light, others when they feel the heat.

-Caroline Schoeder

True love comes quietly, without banners or flashing lights. If you hear bells, get your ears checked.

Erich Segal

“Uncertainty is the only certainty there is, and knowing how to live with insecurity is the only security.”

-John Allen Paulos

Or we may find when all the rest has failed
Hid in ourselves the key of perfect change

-Sri Aurobindo

Throughout the centuries there were men who took first steps, down new roads, armed with nothing but their own vision.

-Ayn Rand

Some are destined to succeed, some are determined to succeed.

H. H. Swami Tejomayananda

"If all the swords in England were pointed against my head, your threats would not move me."

- Thomas Beckett

A genius! For 37 years I’ve practised fourteen hours a day, and now they call me a genius!

-Pablo Sarasate

Difficult things take a long time, impossible things a little longer.

- Author Unknown

"What the caterpillar calls the end of the world the master calls a butterfly."

– Richard Bach

I just kept on doing what everyone starts out doing. The real question is, why did other people stop?

-William Stafford

Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better.

– Samuel Beckett

You're only given a little spark of madness. You mustn't lose it.

– Robin Williams

What is harder than rock, or softer than water Yet soft water hollows out hard rock. Persevere.


- Ovid

"I have learned, as a rule of thumb, never to ask whether you can do something. Say, instead, that you are doing it. Then fasten your seat belt. The most remarkable things follow."

– Julia Cameron

Never regret. If it's good, it's wonderful. If it's bad, it's experience."

– Victoria Holt

"What happens is not as important as how you react to what happens."

-Thadeus Golas

"Some see a hopeless end, while others see an endless hope."

~Unknown

Do not pray for an easy life, pray for the strength to endure a difficult one

- Bruce lee

I am hurt, but I am not slain
I'll lay me down and bleed a while,
And then I'll rise and fight again

- John Dryden

"First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win." 

- Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948)

A man may fulfill the object of his existence by asking a question he cannot answer and attempting a task he cannot achieve.


-Oliver Wendall Holmes

The question isn't who is going to let me; it's who is going to stop me

Ayn Rand

Perseverance is a great element of success. If you knock long enough and loud enough at the gate, you are sure to wake up somebody.

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

The scars on my heart are not the sign of my weakness, but the signs that show I fought and survived the battle !!


Anonymous

if opportunity does not knock at the door, blow away opportunity's door

-Sumeet

There are many things in life that will catch your eye, but only a few will catch your heart - pursue those.

-Michael Nolan

To play it safe is not to play.

- Robert Altman

Somebody's gotta win and somebody's gotta lose and I believe in letting the other guy lose.

Pete Rose

I Think I Can

If you think you are beaten you are;

If you think you dare not, you don't;

If you want to win but think you can't;

It's almost a cinch you won't.



If you think you'll lose you're lost;

For out of the world we find

Success begins with a fellow's will;

It's all in a state of mind.



Life's battles don't always go

To the stronger and faster man,

But sooner or later the man who wins

Is the man who thinks he can.


-Author unknown

We didn't lose the game; we just ran out of time

- Vince Lombardi.

some hindi couplets

na karoon bharosa haath ki lakeeron par, na sitaron par
hume to chalana hai in sitaron ko apne isharon par

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Ye seediyan unhe mubaarak jinhe chhat par jaana hai,
Jo aasma ki aarzu rakhte hain, unhe apna raasta khud banana hai

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Kinaro se aye Nakhuda Mujhko door hi rakh,
Le chal mujhe waha Jahan toofaan uthte ho

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Jindagi ki asli udaan abhi baaki hai
Jindagi ke kai imtehan abhi baaki hai
Abhi to naapi hai mutthi bhar zamin humne
Abhi to sara aasman baaki hai

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Mushkile dilo ke iraade azmayegi
Khwaabo ke parde nigaaho se hatayegi
Girkar tujhe hai sambhalna
Yeh thokaren hi tujhe chalna sikhayegi
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Thank You

To those of you who laughed at me, thank you.
Without you I wouldn't have cried.

To those of you who just couldn't love me, thank you.
Without you I wouldn't have known real love.

To those of you who hurt my feelings, thank you.
Without you I wouldn't have felt them.

To those of you who left me lonely, thank you.
Without you I wouldn't have discovered myself.

But it is to those of you who thought I couldn't do it;
It is you I thank the most,
Because without you I wouldn't have tried.

Author Unknown

Big shots are little shots who just keep shooting

- Christopher Morely

Sarfaroshi ki tamanna ab hamaare dil mein hai,
Dekhna hai zor kitna baazu-e-qaatil mein hai.

Karta nahin kyun doosra kuch baat-cheet,
Dekhta hun main jise woh chup teri mehfil mein hai.
Aye shaheed-e-mulk-o-millat main tere oopar nisaar,
Ab teri himmat ka charcha ghair ki mehfil mein hai.
Sarfaroshi ki tamanna ab hamaare dil mein hai.

Waqt aanay pe bata denge tujhe aye aasman,
Hum abhi se kya batayen kya hamare dil mein hai.
Khainch kar layee hai sab ko qatl hone ki ummeed,
Aashiqon ka aaj jumghat koocha-e-qaatil mein hai.
Sarfaroshi ki tamanna ab hamaare dil mein hai.

Hai liye hathiyaar dushman taak mein baitha udhar,
Aur hum taiyyaar hain seena liye apna idhar.
Khoon se khelenge holi gar vatan muskhil mein hai,
Sarfaroshi ki tamanna ab hamaare dil mein hai.

Haath jin mein ho junoon katt te nahi talvaar se,
Sar jo uth jaate hain voh jhukte nahi lalkaar se.
Aur bhadkega jo shola-sa humaare dil mein hai,
Sarfaroshi ki tamanna ab hamaare dil mein hai.

Hum to ghar se nikle hi the baandhkar sar pe kafan,
Jaa hatheli par liye lo badh chale hain ye qadam.
Zindagi to apni mehmaan maut ki mehfil mein hai,
Sarfaroshi ki tamanna ab hamaare dil mein hai.

Yuun khadaa maqtal mein qaatil kah rahaa hai baar baar,
Kya tamannaa-e-shahaadat bhi kisee ke dil mein hai.
Dil mein tuufaanon ki toli aur nason mein inqilaab,
Hosh dushman ke udaa denge humein roko na aaj.
Duur reh paaye jo humse dam kahaan manzil mein hai,

Sarfaroshi ki tamanna ab hamaare dil mein hai.
Dekhna hai zor kitna baazuay qaatil mein hai.

-Bismil

"Men do not fail; they give up trying."

-Elihu Root

“When you have come to the edge of all the light you have
And step into the darkness of the unknown
Believe that one of the two will happen to you
Either you'll find something solid to stand on
Or you'll be taught how to fly!

-Richard Bach

Tired, Beat Up, Heart-Broken, Irritated, Worn Out, Sick, Annoyed, Run Down, Weak, Overlooked, Underestimated, Put Down, Bad Mouthed, Aching, Burned Out, Hurt, Expired, Weary, Absent . . . Anything But Defeated

I might be down and out with dirt on my face, but I'm not done yet. I'm gonna finish this race.

-Chae Richardson

It's not the size of the man in the fight...it's the size of the fight in the man.

-Darryl

The people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the ones who do.

Unknown

In the end it all works out.. if it doesn't its not the end.

Unknown

The Best things in life are worth waiting for... fighting for... believing in && just never letting go of.

Anonymous

Obstacles don't have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don't turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it.

- Michael Jordan

It’s hard to beat a person who never gives up.

- Babe Ruth

A champion is someone who gets up, even when he can't

-Unknown

They have to have last-minute stamina,
they have to be a little faster,
they have to have the skill and the will.
But the will must be stronger than the skill.

Muhammad Ali

"Somehow I can't believe that there are any heights that can't be scaled by a man who knows the secrets of making dreams come true. This special secret - curiosity, confidence, courage, and constancy, and the greatest of all is confidence. When you believe in a thing, believe in it all the way, implicitly and unquestionable."

- Walt Disney

Memories

I have Memories that make me smile
they've been with me for a while
I have Memories that make me weep
and I've Memories that help me sleep

Memories
broken down
Me mor ies
as they break down further
Me More Ease
and finally as we play around with them
Ease Me More

Is this what we do?

Memories are there to keep us alive
Memories exist to help us survive
Though memories can fade in time and disappear
Their value always remains dear

Positive memories will always remain
Though clarity may not sustain
It's just like witnessing the sun again
After heavy rain

Some of the things I will always remember are
Great Laughter
Loving Love
And Huge Hugs

I believe my past to be merely a reflection of what the future holds for me
Though understand I have the power to be whatever I want to be.....

“Remember happiness doesn’t depend upon who you are or what you have; it depends solely on what you think.”

-Dale Carnegie.

“Reach high for stars lie hidden in your soul. Dream deep for every dream precedes the goal.”

-Anonymous

Success is never final and failure never fatal. It’s courage that counts.

George F. Tiltonood

Cross that bridge !!

We are told never to cross a bridge until we come to it, but this world is owned by men who have 'crossed bridges' in their imagination far ahead of the crowd

-Anonymous

very true...in some sense :)


An optimist is a person who sees a green light everywhere, while a pessimist sees only the red stoplight... The truly wise person is color-blind.

-Albert Einstein

Uncertainty is the only certainty there is, and knowing how to live with insecurity is the only security.

-John Allen Paulos

People who are unable to motivate themselves must be content with mediocrity, no matter how impressive their other talents.

-Andrew Carnegie

"Vivre sans reve, qu'est ce? (What is life but a dream?)"

- Poet and playwright Edmond Rostand (1868 - 1918)

Our greatest glory consists not in never falling.
.. but in rising every time we fall.

- Ralph Waldo Emerson

"I would rather be ashes than dust! I would rather that my spark should burn out in a brilliant blaze than it should be stifled by dry-rot. I would rather be a superb meteor, every atom of me in magnificent glow, than a sleepy and permanent planet. The function of man is to live, not to exist. I shall not waste my days trying to prolong them. I shall use my time."


-Jack London, Ack CB

You know you are in love when you see the world in her eyes, and her eyes everywhere in the world.

– David Levesque

Persevere

The answer is simple; if you want something very badly, you can achieve it.

Jones, Margo


No trumpets sound when the important decisions of our life are made. Destiny is made known silently.

De Mille, Agnes


We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope.

Martin Luther King



Great works are performed, not by strength, but by perseverance.

Samuel Johnson

"Try to learn something about everything and everything about something."

Thomas Henry Huxley