Tears of joy are like the summer rain drops pierced by sunbeams.
Happiness is not something you postpone for the future; it is something you design for the present.
The best preparation for tomorrow is doing your best today.
We all obviously need others to look up to, and be inspirational to us. Ford did a great job as far as putting the presidency back where it belonged, getting the trust back after Nixon. And President Reagan has been one of the most influential presidents.
I've lost count of the number of times that I've been approached by strangers wanting to tell me that they think I'm brave or inspirational, and this was long before my work had any kind of public profile.
'All in With Laila Ali' is educational, inspirational, compelling programming profiling individuals that have reached for the sky, pushed themselves to the limit and did things that you would think were impossible.
I believe it is in my nature to dance by virtue of the beat of my heart, the pulse of my blood and the music in my mind.
Don't say I was an inspirational teacher - my former pupils would laugh their heads off. I was grossly incompetent, but I hope I didn't do the children a disservice.
Learning how to be still, to really be still and let life happen - that stillness becomes a radiance.
Every video I've made has an inspirational message behind it. Since day one, I thought, 'Okay, I want my audience to be, like, Disney members.' So if that's the case, I have to keep everything rated G.
Reach for the stars.
Half a century ago, the amazing courage of Rosa Parks, the visionary leadership of Martin Luther King, and the inspirational actions of the civil rights movement led politicians to write equality into the law and make real the promise of America for all her citizens.
I thought 'Moulin Rouge' was inspirational, and 'Jesus Christ Superstar' I loved.
Countless as the sands of the sea are human passions.
By now, you've probably caught on to something: my mother is always standing by with just the right Scripture or inspirational saying to get me through any tough situation.
Let every dawn be to you as the beginning of life, and every setting sun be to you as its close.
Turn your face to the sun and the shadows fall behind you.
It is in your moments of decision that your destiny is shaped.
Just as you wouldn't leave the house without taking a shower, you shouldn't start the day without at least 10 minutes of sacred practice: prayer, meditation, inspirational reading.
It really is an honor if I can be inspirational to a younger singer or person. It means I've done my job.
