Quotes About Inspiration

In the final chapter of Profiles in Courage, Kennedy concludes: "The stories of past courage can define that ingredient—they can teach, they can offer hope, they can provide inspiration. But they cannot supply courage itself. For this each man must look into his own soul.

A creative man is motivated by the desire to achieve

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You cannot lead by following.

Perhaps the most important element of each activity is to inspire a group of people to perform at their very best. The best teachers are the unsung heroes and heroines of any society,

You don't get the best out of people by hitting them with an iron rod. You do so by gaining their respect, getting them accustomed to triumphs and convincing them that they are capable of improving their performance.

Young people will always manage to achieve the impossible–whether that is on the football field or inside a company or other big organisation. If I were running a company, I would always want to listen to the thoughts of its most talented youngsters, because they are the people most in touch with the realities of today and the prospects for tomorrow.

Leaders are usually unaware, or at least underestimate, the motivating power of their presence. Nobody sees themselves as others see them.

Un líder no es uno de los chicos.

One player's drive can have an enormous effect on a team - a winning drive is like a magical potion that can spread from one person to another.

If you're examining successful people, look at their mother and father, study what they did, for clues about energy and motivation.

I never had a particular quota that I expected any player to fulfil, but they all knew I expected nothing but the best from them.

If you hope to motivate people, you need to know when to prey on their insecurities and when to bolster their self-confidence. People perform best when they know they have earned the trust of their leader.

Todo el que aspire a ser un gran líder ha de lucirse a la hora de vender sus ideas y aspiraciones

It was to set very high standards. It was to help everyone else believe they could do things that they didn't think they were capable of. It was to chart a course that had not been pursued before. It was to make everyone understand that the impossible was possible. That's the difference between leadership and management.

Anyone who aspires to be a great leader needs to excel at selling his ideas and aspira tions to others. Sometimes you have to persuade people to do things they don't want to do, or to sell them on the idea that they can achieve something they had not dreamed about.

a vast gulf separates a great leader from a very good manager.

the best leaders tend to be missionaries rather than mercenaries.

Everyone can use a little beauty.

Shakespeare's great." Duh. Shakespeare's cool, man.

The notebook smelled the way old books do, like dust and unrealized potential.

Todo el mundo necesita belleza en su vida.

if you're hella smart, like Hawking or the other Roosevelt, maybe you can get away with not being able to use your body.

A girl always pretends to be a princess at one point, no matter how little her life is like one.