Words Of Inspiration

This Sunday my church's Senior Pastor gave a sermon on Words of Inspiration, words of wisdom to draw inspiration and motivation from. Although some are incomplete, (those marked with "(?)"), I've already emailed my church to inquire for the entire list. Hopefully they'll reply soon and I'll update this list again. :D

Hope this extensive list of golden words manifest in your hearts, and may God bless you amply. :)

Proverbs 25:11 (NIV)
A word aptly spoken
is like apples of gold in settings of silver.

1. The subject of success is the study of the obvious.
2. The foundation of success lies in the application of God's principles.
3. Lasting success in life is knowing your identity, purpose and destiny.
4. The 3 success factors are: character, competence and consistency.
5. Success is not a destination but a journey in the right direction as one progresses in truth, faith and love. So success is a progress of learning and experiencing God's presence and principles.
6. A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives.
7. The heart of success is the golden service of the useful (?) to others.
8. When you consistently satisfy a need, you will be in demand.
9. We make a living by what we get but we make a life by what we give.
10. It is one of the most beautiful compensations of this life that no man can sincerely try to help another without helping himself.
11. A hero is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself.
12. Genius is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration.
13. Your income seldom exceeds what you invest in your personal development.
14. It is hard to keep that which hasn't been obtained through personal devotion and sacrifice.
15. The only way to enjoy anything in life is to earn it first.
16. Where your talents and the needs of the world cross lies your calling.
17. Your talent is God's gift to you, but what you do with it is your gift back to God.
18. It's not your aptitude but your attitude that determines your altitude.
19. Nothing can stop the man with the right attitude from achieving his goal; nothing on earth can help the man with the wrong mental attitude.
20. You cannot buy a good attitude with a million dollars but the right attitude can earn you the first million.
21. Your poor EQ can sabotage your high IQ.
22. I cannot do everything but still I can do something; and because I cannot do everything, I will not refuse to do the something that I can do.
23. In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity.
24. Problems are often possibilities and opportunities in disguise.
25. It's not whether you get knocked down, it's whether you get up.
26. Great wealth without a balanced healthy life is not success at all.
27. The real measure of your wealth is how much you'd be worth if you lost all your money.
28. When you make money your god, it will plague you like the devil.
29. Build your life to become an example, not a warning.
30. Your best dreams and ideas will remain only dreams if you don't wake up and execute them.
31. Vision + Passion + Action = Success
32. A goal is a dream with a deadline.
33. The secret of success is to do common things uncommonly well.
34. The best preparation for tomorrow is doing your best today.
35. A wise man always delivers more than he promises.
36. Efficiency is doing things right. Effectiveness is doing the right things. Excellence is doing right things right.
37. To learn well, one has to ask the right questions and get the right answers from the right people.
38. Failure need not be permanent the moment you learn from it.
39. Failure is never final until you give up.
40. Failure is only the opportunity (?)
41. Don't let failure go to your heart. (?)
42. What has happened is not as important as what you do about what has happened.
43. The best economic strategy is to keep improving and doing more than required.
44. People who never do anymore (?)
45. Joining an easy group will not inspire you to soar, so go where the expectations and demands are high.
46. Life is a process of accumulation so be careful what you collect.
47. Effective motivation is encouragement plus correction.
48. He who is good at making excuses is seldom good at anything else.
49. We cannot direct the wind but we can adjust the sail.
50. The highest reward for man's toil is not what he gets for it but what he becomes by it.

Philippians 4:8 (NIV)
Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable — if anything is excellent or praiseworthy — think about such things.