This category is all about inspirational quotes and powerful words for our everyday lives. Sometimes, I touted them as thought for the day. But these quotes have a powerful way of shaping our thoughts. It is a collection of ideas, powerful words from famous personalities that continue to inspire us. Most of these quotes are specific to the day and time when they occurred. But they carry a strong message to this day and help us frame our worldview.
We have so many lessons to learn from these wonderful people. The inspirational quotes act as a way of providing a window to their lives and our own. The purpose of these quotes is to make us question ourselves, pause, think and reflect. Ultimately, these quotes must inspire us, question and point us in the right direction. The meaning of these quotes goes well beyond the words into emotions and the actions that we take
Alfred Nobel: ‘Inventor of Dynamite’ to ‘Being Noble’ If I have a thousand ideas and only one turns out to be good, I am satisfied. -Alfred Nobel. 181st birth anniversary of the ‘father of Nobel prizes’, Alfred Nobel (21 October 1833 – 10 December 1896) What do we call him? A chemist, engineer, innovator, … Read more
Andy Murray: 3 Quotes To Motivate You A child, born with a kneecap which remains as two separate bones instead of fusing together is the No.1 British player since 2006 and is ranked at no. 11 in the world. Andy Murray, even today suffers from knee pain. He is the only 5th active men’s tennis … Read more
Jill Shargaa: Why Put ‘Awe’ in Awesome “Awesome” How often do you use it? Let me admit it… I don’t use “awesome” as earlier. Talking about my college days, I would say “awesome” every now and then, mostly influenced by the crowd and the word felt totally “cool”, “in style” to be precise. I came across this … Read more
Messi Completes 10 Years At Barcelona He was the sole reason for me to watch football. I don’t know much about football but when he plays I know he plays with all he has. People who served tea once have reached such pinnacles in life. Talk about the president of India or our favourite Lionel … Read more
Man Booker Prize : Australian Richard Flanagan Wins This is the award many of us wait for, so that we can pick the best book of the year to read. 2014 Man Booker Award goes to Richard Flanagan, 3rd Australian to win this award. His masterpiece of love and war ‘The Narrow Road to the Deep … Read more