200 of the Best Motivational Quotes for life

“You will never change your life until you change something you do daily.”

MIKE MURDOCK (2012). “Seeds Of Wisdom On Habits”, p.5, Wisdom International Inc

“Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all.”

DALE CARNEGIE (2017). “How to enjoy your life and your job”, p.59, Diamond Pocket Books Pvt Ltd

“Always dream and shoot higher than you know you can do. Don’t bother just to be better than your contemporaries or predecessors. Try to be better than yourself.”

WILLIAM FAULKNER, “William Faulkner, The Art of Fiction No. 12”. Interview with Jean Stein, 1956.

“If you don’t go after what you want, you’ll never have it. If you don’t ask, the answer is always no. If you don’t step forward, you’re always in the same place.”

NORA ROBERTS (2000). “Tears of the Moon”, p.70, Penguin – the Best Motivational Quotes for Life

“Nobody cares how much you know, until they know how much you care.”

THEODORE ROOSEVELT (2015). “Theodore Roosevelt on Bravery: Lessons from the Most Courageous Leader of the Twentieth Century”, p.5, Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.

“The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.”

MARTIN LUTHER KING JR., Strength to Love (1963) ch. 3

“I am not a product of my circumstances. I am a product of my decisions.”

STEPHEN COVEY (2016). “An Effective Life: Inspirational Philosophy from Dr. Covey’s Life”, p.88, FranklinCovey Co.

“Three Rules of Work: Out of clutter find simplicity. From discord find harmony. In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity.”

ALBERT EINSTEIN  (2010). “The Ultimate Quotable Einstein”, p.480, Princeton University Press

“Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great.”

MARK TWAIN (2009). “Mark Twain at Your Fingertips: A Book of Quotations”, p.354, Courier Corporation

“If you are going to achieve excellence in big things, you develop the habit in little matters. Excellence is not an exception, it is a prevailing attitude.”

COLIN POWELL (2010). “My American Journey”, p.198, Ballantine Books – The best Motivational Quotes for life

“In any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing, the next best thing is the wrong thing, and the worst thing you can do is nothing.”

THEODORE ROOSEVELT (2015). “Theodore Roosevelt on Bravery: Lessons from the Most Courageous Leader of the Twentieth Century”, p.4, Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.

“It isn’t what you have, or who you are, or where you are, or what you are doing that makes you happy or unhappy. It is what you think about.”

DALE CARNEGIE, Dale Carnegie (2010). “How To Win Friends and Influence People”, p.67, Simon and Schuster

“Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around.”

LEO BUSCAGLIA, “Love”. Book by Leo Buscaglia, 1972.

“Have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.”

STEVE JOBS, Commencement Address at Stanford University, delivered 12 June 2005, Palo Alto, CA

“The world is moving so fast these days that the man who says it can’t be done is generally interrupted by someone doing it.”

ELBERT HUBBARD,”The Treasury of Humorous Quotations”. Book by Evan Esar, p. 103, 1951.

“Do all you can with what you have in the time you have in the place you are.”

NKOSI JOHNSON, “One Boy’s Heroism in the Face of AIDS”. “All Things Considered”, www.npr.org. December 1, 2004. – The Best Motivational Quotes for Life

“The turning point in the process of growing up is when you discover the core of strength within you that survives all hurt.”

MAX LERNER (1959). “The unfinished country: a book of American symbols”

“No matter how many mistakes you’ve made in the past, or what sort of difficulties you struggle with now, you are destined to live in victory.”

JOEL OSTEEN (2009). “Become a Better You: 7 Keys to Improving Your Life Every Day”, p.102, Simon and Schuster

“In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock.”

THOMAS JEFFERSON (2013). “The Jefferson Bible [annotated]: Original Old English Version and Modern Updates to The Jefferson Bible”, p.139, BookBaby – The best Motivational Quotes for Life

“Know the true value of time; snatch, seize, and enjoy every moment of it. No idleness, no laziness, no procrastination: never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.”

LORD CHESTERFIELD, “Lord Chesterfield’s Advice to His Son, on Men and Manners: Or, A New System of Education”. Book by Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield, 1815.

“People become really quite remarkable when they start thinking that they can do things. When they believe in themselves they have the first secret of success.”

NORMAN VINCENT PEALE, “Positive Thinking Every Day: An Inspiration for Each Day of the Year”. Book by Norman Vincent Peale. Entry for April 13, 1993.

“There is little success where there is little laughter.”

ANDREW CARNEGIE (1913). “The Empire of Business”

“Healing may not be so much about getting better, as about letting go of everything that isn’t you – all of the expectations, all of the beliefs – and becoming who you are.”

RACHEL NAOMI REMEN, “Turning On The Light At Times Of Loss” by Anne Naylor.  April 22, 2010. 

“Believe in yourself! Have faith in your abilities! Without a humble but reasonable confidence in your own powers you cannot be successful or happy.”

NORMAN VINCENT PEALE, Dr. Norman Vincent Peale (2003). “The Power of Positive Thinking: 10 Traits for Maximum Results”, p.17, Simon and Schuster

“There is one quality which one must possess to win, and that is definiteness of purpose, the knowledge of what one wants, and a burning desire to possess it.”

NAPOLEON HILL (2015). “Think and grow rich: Brazilian edition”, p.31, CDG Edições e Publicações LTDA – The best Motivational Quotes for Life

“If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined…”

HENRY DAVID THOREAU, “Walden”. Book by Henry David Thoreau, 1854.

“Nothing splendid has ever been achieved except by those who dared believe that something inside of them was superior to circumstance.”

BRUCE BARTON (1959). “The Man and the Book Nobody Knows”

“Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.”

THEODORE ROOSEVELT (2006). “The Works of Theodore Roosevelt – Volume”, p.17, Cosimo, Inc.c

“One machine can do the work of fifty ordinary men. No machine can do the work of one extraordinary man.”

ELBERT HUBBARD, A Thousand and One Epigrams (1911)

“Each generation has to stand up for democracy. It can’t take anything for granted and may have to fight fundamental battles anew.”

MARGARET THATCHER, “Why democracy will last”. Margaret Thatcher’s second Carlton Lecture at the Carlton Club in central London. November 26, 1984.

“Destiny is no matter of chance. It is a matter of choice. It is not a thing to be waited for, it is a thing to be achieved.”

WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN (1900). “The Life and Speeches of Hon. Wm. Jennings Bryan”

“Things turn out best for the people who make the best of the way things turn out.”

JOHN WOODEN, “The Wizard’s wisdom: ‘Woodenisms'”, June 4, 2010.

“Man, alone, has the power to transform his thoughts into physical reality; man, alone, can dream and make his dreams come true.”

NAPOLEON HILL (2008). “The Law of Success: The Master Wealth-Builder’s Complete and Original Lesson Plan forAchieving Your Dreams”, p.624, Penguin

“It’s not what we do once in a while that shapes our lives. It’s what we do consistently.”

ANTHONY ROBBINS (2012). “Awaken The Giant Within”, p.36, Simon and Schuster – The best Motivational Quotes for Life

“Practice the philosophy of continuous improvement. Get a little bit better every single day.”

BRIAN TRACY (2008). “Effective Leadership”, p.11, Jaico Publishing House

“If we did all the things we are capable of doing, we would literally astound ourselves.”

THOMAS EDISON, “Motivating Humans : Goals, Emotions, and Personal Agency Beliefs”. Book by Martin E. Ford, 1992