Meditation Quotes

Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference.

Think like a queen.

A queen is not afraid to fail.

Failure is another steppingstone to greatness.

I guess you'd call me an independent,

since I've never identified myself with one party or another in politics.

I always decide my vote by taking as careful a look as

I can at the actual candidates and issues themselves,

no matter what the party label.

Today, Negroes play on every big league club

and in every minor league.

With millions of other Negroes in other walks of life,

we are willing to stand up and be counted for what we believe in.

In baseball or out,

we are no longer willing to wait until Judgment Day for equality

we want it here on earth as well as in Heaven.

The more you are motivated by love,

the more fearless and free your action will be.

God gave us the gift of life; it is up to us to give ourselves the gift of living well.

A great man is always willing to be little.

My first wish is to see this plague of mankind,

banished from the earth.

Lazy people may look busy,

but they are only wasting time.

Every man in his lifetime needs to thank his faults.

Change is never easy,

but it is necessary.

Society is always taken by surprise

at any new example of common sense.

From each according to his ability,

to each according to his needs.

The buck stops here.

My parents were both born in Virginia,

of undistinguished families

second families,

perhaps I should say.

I know that inner wisdom is more precious than wealth.

The more you spend it,

the more you gain.

You can’t cheat the grind;

it knows how much you’ve invested.

Children show me in their playful smiles the divine in everyone.

This simple goodness shines straight from their hearts

and only asks to be loved.

The function of the university is not simply to teach breadwinning,

but to teach life.

It is far better to be alone,

than to be in bad company.