Posts Tagged “inspirational”
“A mind that is stretched by new experiences can never go back to its old dimensions.” – Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. Continue reading “A mind that is stretched by new experiences can never go back to its old dimensions. – Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.” »
“Never go to sleep knowing the same thing you knew the night before!” – Qwana M. ‘Babygirl’ Reynolds-Frasier Continue reading “Never go to sleep knowing the same thing you knew the night before! – Qwana M. ‘Babygirl’ Reynolds-Frasier” »
“The harder I work, the luckier I get.” – Gary Player Continue reading ““The harder I work, the luckier I get.” – Gary Player” »
“The mind once enlightened cannot again become dark.” – Thomas Paine Continue reading “The mind once enlightened cannot again become dark. – Thomas Paine” »
“Let us sacrifice our today so that our children can have a better tomorrow.”
Author: A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen “A. P. J.” Abdul Kalam (15 October 1931 – 27 July 2015) was the 11th President of India from 2002 to 2007. A career scientist turned politician, Kalam was born and raised in Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu, and studied physics and aerospace engineering. He spent the next four decades as a scientist and science administrator, mainly at the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and was intimately involved in India’s civilian space programme and military missile development efforts.[1] He thus came to be known as the Missile Man of India for his work on the development of ballistic missile and launch vehicle technology (Source – Wikipedia)
“I hated every minute of training, but I said, ‘Don’t quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion.”
Author:Muhammad Ali
Muhammad Ali born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr.January 17, 1942 – June 3, 2016) was an American professional boxer and activist. He was widely regarded as one of the most significant and celebrated sports figures of the 20th century. From early in his career, Ali was known as an inspiring, controversial, and polarizing figure both inside and outside the ring (Source – Wikipedia)
“Be happy for this moment. this moment is your life!”
Author: Omar Khayyam
Born in Nishapur, in northeastern Persia, at a young age he moved to Samarkand and obtained his education there. Afterwards he moved to Bukhara and became established as one of the major mathematicians and astronomers of the Islamic Golden Age. He wrote one of the most important treatises on algebra written before modern times, the Treatise on Demonstration of Problems of Algebra (1070), which includes a geometric method for solving cubic equations by intersecting a hyperbola with a circle. He contributed to a calendar reform.(Source – Wikipedia)
“I can’t change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination.”
Author: Jimmy Dean
Dean was born in Plainview in Hale County in West Texas in 1928, the son of George Otto Dean, and his second wife, the former Ruth Taylor. Ruth Taylor taught Jimmy how to play piano at a young age. He attributed his interest in music to the Seth Ward Baptist Church. He dropped out of high school and became a professional entertainer after serving in the United States Air Force in the late 1940s. Dean was 22 and just starting in show business when he married his first wife Mary Sue (Sue) in 1950.(Source – Wikipedia)