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Ever feel down and out, like the whole world is out to get you? Well, our carefully selected collection of inspirational quotes is a sure fire way to spark your motivation and give you a well needed boost of energy ! Be sure to let us know your favorites in the comments below !
Inspirational Quotes
โItโs never crowded along the extra mile.โ
Wayne W. Dyer (2009). โA Promise Is a Promise: An Almost Unbelievable Story of a Motherโs Unconditional Love and What It Can Teach Us: Easyread Large Editionโ, p.1, ReadHowYouWant.com
โKeep 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.โ
Mark Twain, Caroline Thomas Harnsberger (2009). โMark Twain at Your Fingertips: A Book of Quotationsโ, p.354, Courier Corporation
โDonโt go around saying the world owes you a living. The world owes you nothing. It was here first.โ
MARK TWAIN, โMark Twain, selected writings of an American skepticโ. Book by Mark Twain, 1983.
โHave the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.โ
Inspirational Quotes โ STEVE JOBS, Commencement Address at Stanford University, delivered 12 June 2005, Palo Alto, CA
โA man must be big enough to admit his mistakes, smart enough to profit from them, and strong enough to correct them.โ
John C. Maxwell (2001). โThe Power of Leadershipโ, p.18, David C Cook
โThe deepest principle in human nature is the craving to be appreciated.โ
WILLIAM JAMES, Letter to his class at Radcliffe College, 6 Apr. 1896, in Letters (1920) vol. 2, p. 33
โWhen inspiration does not come, I go for a walk, go to the movie, talk to a friend, let goโฆ The muse is bound to return again, especially if I turn my back!โ
Inspirational Quotes โ JUDY COLLINS, โWise Highs: How to Thrill, Chill, & Get Away from It All Without Alcohol or Other Drugsโ by Alex J. Packer, (p. 213), 2006.
โYou cannot believe in God until you believe in yourself.โ
Swami Vivekananda (2015). โThe Complete Works of Swami Vivekanandaโ, p.2374, Manonmani Publishers
โI have noticed even people who claim everything is predestined, and that we can do nothing to change it, look before they cross the road.โ
Stephen W. Hawking (1993). โBlack Holes and Baby Universes and Other Essaysโ, Bantam
โYour time is limited, so donโt waste it living someone elseโs life.โ
Inspirational Quotes โ STEVE JOBS, Commencement Address at Stanford University, delivered 12 June 2005, Palo Alto, CA
โWe never grow closer to God when we just live life. It takes deliberate pursuit and attentiveness.โ
Francis Chan (2013). โCrazy Love: Overwhelmed by a Relentless Godโ, p.170, David C Cook
โA sum can be put right: but only by going back till you find the error and working it afresh from that point, never by simply going on.โ
C. S. Lewis (1984). โThe Business of Heaven: Daily Readings from C. S. Lewisโ, p.134, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
โThere are powers inside of you which, if you could discover and use, would make of you everything you ever dreamed or imagined you could become.โ
ORISON SWETT MARDEN(2015). โORISON SWETT MARDEN Premium Collection โ Wisdom & Empowerment Series (18 Books in One Volume): Steps to Success and Power, How to Get What You Want, An Iron Will, Be Good to Yourself, Every Man A King, Keeping Fit, Prosperity โ How to Attract It, Stepping-Stones To Fame And Fortuneโฆโ, p.3113, e-artnow
โA person with a new idea is a crank until the idea succeeds.โ
MARK TWAIN, 1897 Following the Equator, ch.32.
โWe shall draw from the heart of suffering itself the means of inspiration and survival.โ
Winston Churchill (2012). โChurchill: The Power of Wordsโ, p.356, Da Capo Press
โI say to you today, my friends, so even though we face the difficulties of today and tomorrow, I still have a dream.โ
MARTIN LUTHER KING JR., โI Have a Dreamโ. Martin Luther King, Jr.โs Address Delivered at the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, kinginstitute.stanford.edu. August 28, 1963.
โTo love God is something greater than to know Him.โ
St Thomas Aquinas (2013). โSumma Theologica, Volume 3 (Part II, Second Section)โ, p.1302, Cosimo, Inc.
โLook into your own heart, discover what it is that gives you pain and then refuse, under any circumstance whatsoever, to inflict that pain on anybody else.โ
KAREN ARMSTRONG, โHow Can We Make The World More Compassionate?โ. Interview with Guy Raz, December 19, 2014.ย
โYouโll miss the best things if you keep your eyes shut.โ
Dr. Seuss (1978). โI can read with my eyes shut!โ โ Inspirational Quotes
โSolitude is the place of purification.โ
Martin Buber (2012). โI and Thouโ, p.109, eBookIt.com
โOne day, in retrospect, the years of struggle will strike you as the most beautiful.โ
Sigmund Freud, Ernst L. Freud (1960). โLetters of Sigmund Freudโ, p.258, Courier Corporation
โWhat other people label or might try to call failure, I have learned is just Godโs way of pointing you in a new directionโ
โJob Market Strong as Graduates Enter Real Worldโ by Lindsay Hamilton, abcnews.go.com. May 12, 2007.
โWe may speak about a place where there are no tears, no death, no fear, no night; but those are just the benefits of heaven. The beauty of heaven is seeing God.โ
Max Lucado (1999). โWhen God Whispers Your Nameโ, p.173, Thomas Nelson Inc
โCompassion will cure more sins than condemnation.โ
Henry Ward Beecher (1858). โLife Thoughtsโ, p.158
โNo bird soars too high if he soars with his own wings.โ
William Blake, W. H. Stevenson (2007). โBlake: The Complete Poemsโ, p.114, Pearson Education โ Inspirational Quotes
โPlanning to write is not writing. Outlining, researching, talking to people about what youโre doing, none of that is writing. Writing is writing.โ
E. L. Doctorow, Christopher D. Morris (1999). โConversations with E.L. Doctorowโ, p.9, Univ. Press of Mississippi
โHitch your wagon to a star.โ
RALPH WALDO EMERSON, Quoted in Moncare D. Conway, The Golden Hour (1862)
โAccordingly the Northern races of Europe found their inspiration in the Bible; and the enthusiasm for it has not yet quite faded away.โ
Lafcadio Hearn (2012). โBooks and Habits from the Lectures of Lafcadio Hearnโ, p.107, tredition โ Inspirational Quotes
โWhere much is expected from an individual, he may rise to the level of events and make the dream come true.โ
Elbert Hubbard (1922). โSelected Writings of Elbert Hubbard โฆโ
โThere is no persuasiveness more effectual than the transparency of a single heart, of a sincere life.โ
Joseph Barber Lightfoot (Bishop of Durham) (1890). โOrdination addresses and counsels to clergyโ
โA good listener is not only popular everywhere, but after a while, he knows something.โ
WILSON MIZNER, Quoted in Evan Esar, The Dictionary of Humorous Quotations (1949)
โEach generation has to stand up for democracy. It canโt take anything for granted and may have to fight fundamental battles anew.โ
MARGARET THATCHER, โWhy democracy will lastโ. Margaret Thatcherโs second Carlton Lecture at the Carlton Club in central London, November 26, 1984.
โItโs not the size of the dog in the fight, itโs the size of the fight in the dog.โ
Mark Twain (2014). โMark Twain on Common Sense: Timeless Advice and Words of Wisdom from Americaโs Most-Revered Humoristโ, p.53, Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.
โBooks are for nothing but to inspireโ
RALPH WALDO EMERSON, โThe Selected Works of Ralph Waldo Emersonโ. โ Inspirational Quotes
โGive me health and a day, and I will make the pomp of emperors ridiculous.โ
Ralph Waldo Emerson (2013). โDelphi Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson (Illustrated)โ, p.1070, Delphi Classics
โI felt Joyce was an influence on my fiction, but in a very general way, as a kind of inspiration and a model for the beauty of language.โ
DON DELILLO, โQ&A: Don DeLillo / Itโs not as easy as it looks / DeLillo talks about writing plays, watching sports and movies, and defining love and deathโ. Interview with John Freeman, March 5, 2006.
โThe many sounds of Memphis shaped my early musical career and continue to be an inspiration to this day.โ
โFor the record: quick news on distributed, o-tow, Guns NโRoses, Madonna, Simple Plan, Jack Johnson & moreโ, http://www.mtv.com . November 07, 2003. โ Inspirational Quotes
โThough I may deny poets their monopoly on inspiration, I still place them in a select group of Fortuneโs darlings.โ
WISLAWA SZYMBORSKA (2015). โPoems New and Collectedโ, p.16, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
โIโll get an inspiration and start painting; then Iโll forget everything, everything except how things used to be and how to paint it so people will know how we used to live.โ
โGrandma Moses Is Dead at 101; Primitive Artist โJust Wore Out'โ. The New York Times Obituary, December 14, 1961.
โLove is a fruit in season at all times, and within reach of every hand.โ
Mother Teresa (1997). โNo Greater Loveโ โ Inspirational Quotes
โNo man is rich enough to buy back his past.โ
OSCAR WILDE (1959). โThe Wit and Humor of Oscar Wildeโ, p.32, Courier Corporation
โOnce she knows how to read thereโs only one thing you can teach her to believe in and that is herself.โ
Virginia Woolf (2001). โThe Mark on the Wall and Other Short Fictionโ, p.53, Oxford University Press, USA
โIf you would be a real seeker after truth, it is necessary that at least once in your life you doubt, as far as possible, all things.โ
RENE DESCARTES, โPrinciples of Philosophyโ. Book by Rene Descartes, 1644. โ Inspirational Quotes
โUnconditional love is an illogical notion, but such a great and powerful one.โ
A.J. JACOBS (2008). โThe Year of Living Biblically: One Manโs Humble Quest to Follow the Bible as Literally as Possibleโ, p.275, Simon and Schuster
โFriendship is born at that moment when one man says to another: โWhat! You too? I thought that no one but myself . . .โ
C. S. Lewis (1971). โThe Four Lovesโ, p.90, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
โWhat we say does not matter โ only what God says to souls through us.โ
Mother Teresa (1996). โIn My Own Wordsโ
โJust as appetite comes by eating, so work brings inspiration, if inspiration is not discernible at the beginning.โ
Igor Stravinsky โAn Autobiographyโ, Library of Alexandria
โHigh expectations are the key to everything.โ
SAM WALTON, โSam Walton Is Dead At 74; the Founder Of Wal-Mart Storesโ by Thomas C. Hayes, http://www.nytimes.com . April 6, 1992.
โDream lofty dreams, and as you dream, so shall you become.โ
JOHN RUSKIN, Vice-Chancellor, Professor Paul Curranโs speech at The Chancellorโs Dinner, Mansion House, April 23, 2014.
โCome to the edge. We might fall. Come to the edge. Itโs too high! Come to the edge! And they came, and he pushed, and they flew.โ
CHRISTOPHER LOGUE, โCome to the Edgeโ l. 1 (1969) โ Inspirational Quotes
โYour reputation is in the hands of others. Thatโs what the reputation is. You canโt control that. The only thing you can control is your character.โ
Wayne W. Dyer (2009). โStaying on the Path: Easyread Super Large 20pt Editionโ, p.7, ReadHowYouWant.com
โMany a witty inspiration is like the surprising reunion of befriended thoughts after a long separation.โ
KARL WILHELM FRIEDRICH SCHLEGEL, โAthenaeumโ magazine, #37 (B&S), 1798.
โA manโs character may be learned from the adjectives which he habitually uses in conversation.โ
Mark Twain (2014). โMark Twain on Common Sense : Timeless Advice and Words of Wisdom from Americaโs Most-Revered Humoristโ, p.50, Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.
โIntense love does not measure, it just gives.โ
Mother Teresa (2016). โNo Greater Love, Commemorative Editionโ, p.31, New World Library
โIf you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put the foundations under them.โ
HENRY DAVID THOREAU, Walden ch. 18 (1854) โ Inspirational Quotes
โMen are born to succeed, not to fail.โ
Henry David Thoreau (2013). โQuotable Thoreau: An A to Z Glossary of Inspiring Quotations from Henry David Thoreauโ, p.93, BookBaby
โGood friends, good books and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life.โ
Mark Twain (2015). โBite-Size Twain: Wit and Wisdom from the Literary Legendโ, p.28, St. Martinโs Press
โBehold I do not give lectures or a little charity, When I give I give myself.โ
WALT WHITMAN, โSong of Myself โ l. 994 (written 1855)
โYouโre off to Great Places! Today is your day! Your mountain is waiting, Soโฆ get on your way!โ
Theodor Seuss Geisel, โOh, The Places Youโll Goโ
โWe ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be?โ
MARIANNE WILLIAMSON , โA Return to Loveโ by Marianne Williamson, (p. 191), March 15, 1996.
โVulnerability is the birthplace of innovation, creativity and change.โ
BRENE BROWN, โCan We Gain Strength From Shame?โ. โTED Radio Hourโ with Guy Raz, March 11, 2013. โ Inspirational Quotes
โLove and kindness are the very basis of society. If we lose these feelings, society will face tremendous difficulties; the survival of humanity will be endangered.โ
DALAI LAMA, His Holiness The Dalai Lama (2013). โKindness, Clarity, and Insightโ, p.51, Shambhala Publications
โGet into the habit of saying, โSpeak, Lord,โ and life will become a romance.โ
Oswald Chambers (2011). โThe Quotable Oswald Chambersโ, p.229, Discovery House
โAll my own small perception of beauty both in majesty and simplicity is founded.โ
J.R.R. TOLKIEN, โThe Letters of J.R.R. Tolkienโ.
โYou and I have need of the strongest spell that can be found to wake us from the evil enchantment of worldliness.โ
C. S. Lewis (2009). โWeight of Gloryโ, p.31, Harper Collins
โOur deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.โ
MARIANNE WILLIAMSON, A Return to Love ch. 7 (1992). Frequently misattributed to Nelson Mandela.
โAnimation can explain whatever the mind of man can conceive.โ
WALT DISNEY, โOpenGL Shading Languageโ. Book by Randi J. Rost, 2006.
โUnconditional love is an illogical notion, but such a great and powerful one.โ
A. J. Jacobs (2008). โThe Year of Living Biblically: One Manโs Humble Quest to Follow the Bible as Literally as Possibleโ, p.275, Simon and Schuster
โHave the courage to follow your heart and intuition.โ
STEVE JOBS, Commencement Address at Stanford University, delivered 12 June 2005, Palo Alto, CA
โTrue faith means holding nothing back. It means putting every hope in Godโs fidelity to His Promises.โ
Francis Chan (2014). โThe Francis Chan Collection: Crazy Love, Forgotten God, Erasing Hell, and Multiplyโ, p.120, David C Cook
โThe mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires.โ
William Arthur Ward (1968). โThoughts of a Christian Optimist: The Words of William Arthur Wardโ
โRisks must be taken because the greatest hazard in life is to risk nothing.โ
LEO BUSCAGLIA, PH.D. (1982). โLIVING, LOVING & LEARNINGโ
โNo one truly knows a nation until one has been inside its jails. A nation should not be judged by how it treats its highest citizens but its lowest ones.โ
NELSON MANDELA, โLong Walk to Freedomโ. Book by Nelson Mandela, 1995.
โIt is so hard to leaveโuntil you leave. And then it is the easiest goddamned thing in the world.โ
John Green (2013). โPaper Townsโ, p.229, A&C Black
โWe must be ready to allow ourselves to be interrupted by God.โ
Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Samuel Wells (2015). โLife Togetherโ, p.76, SCM Press
โOn the highest throne in the world, we still sit only on our own bottom.โ
MICHEL DE MONTAIGNE, Essais bk. 3, ch. 13 (1580)
โThe journey is the rewardโ
Steve Jobs (0101). โMotivating Thoughts of Steve Jobsโ, p.53, Prabhat Prakashan
โMan needs difficulties; they are necessary for health.โ
Carl Gustav Jung (1981). โThe Collected Works of C. G. Jung: Structure and dynamics of the psycheโ
โDonโt be trapped by dogma โ which is living with the results of other peopleโs thinking.โ
STEVE JOBS, Commencement Address at Stanford University, delivered 12 June 2005, Palo Alto, CA
โNo half-heartedness and no worldly fear must turn us aside from following the light unflinchingly.โ
J.R.R. TOLKIEN, Letter to Edith. โJ. R. R. Tolkien: A Biographyโ. Book by Humphrey Carpenter, p. 66, 1977.
โDonโt tell me the skyโs the limit.โ
PAUL BRANDT, Song: Thereโs A World Out There, Album: Thatโs the Truth, 1999
โCheerfulness is the best promoter of health and is as friendly to the mind as to the body.โ
JOSEPH ADDISON, โPray It Forward:daily Meditationsโ. Book by Rowena Holloway and Joyce Bullion, p. 25, 2007.
โHealth is the greatest gift, contentment the greatest wealth, faithfulness the best relationship.โ
GAUTAMA BUDDHA, โJoyโ
โWho looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes.โ
Carl Gustav Jung (1973). โLettersโ
โFar and away the best prize that life has to offer is the chance to work hard at work worth doing.โ
THEODORE ROOSEVELT, โA Square Dealโ. Theodore Rooseveltโs speech to farmers at the New York State Agricultural Association in Syracuse, New York, September 7, 1903.
โOnly those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.โ
T.S. Eliot (2015). โThe Poems of T. S. Eliot Volume I: Collected and Uncollected Poemsโ, p.1250, Faber & Faber
โIf we ever forget that we are One Nation Under God, then we will be a nation gone under.โ
RONALD REAGAN, Remarks at a Dallas Ecumenical Prayer Breakfast, delivered 23 August 1984 at Reunion Arena, Dallas, TX
โI am prepared for the worst, but hope for the best.โ
Benjamin Disraeli (Earl of Beaconsfield) (1833). โThe Wondrous Tale of Alroy: The Rise of Iskanderโ, p.61
โThis above all; to thine own self be true.โ
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE, โHamletโ (1601) act 1, sc. 3, l. 58
โLive in the present, remember the past, and fear not the future, for it doesnโt exist and never shall. There is only now.โ
Christopher Paolini (2014). โThe Inheritance Cycle Complete Collection: Eragon, Eldest, Brisingr, Inheritanceโ, p.1032, Knopf Books for Young Readers
โThe years teach much which the days never know.โ
RALPH WALDO EMERSON, โEssays. Second Seriesโ (1844) โExperienceโ
โYou change your life by changing your heart.โ
Max Lucado (2008). โLucado 2in1 (In the Eye of the Storm & Applause of Heaven)โ, p.181, Thomas Nelson Inc
โWhen I dare to be powerful โ to use my strength in the service of my vision, then it becomes less and less important whether I am afraid.โ
AUDRE LORDE, โThe Cancer Journalsโ. Book by Audre Lorde, 1980.
โThe time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining.โ
Kennedy, John F. (1963). โPublic Papers of the Presidents of the United States: John F. Kennedy, 1962โ, p.144
โExperience is simply the name we give our mistakes.โ
Oscar Wilde (2014). โEpigrams and Aphorismsโ, p.14, BoD โ Books on Demand
โThe starting point of all achievement is desire.โ
Napoleon Hill (2007). โThe Prosperity Bible: The Greatest Writings of All Time on the Secrets to Wealth and Prosperityโ, p.142, Penguin
โNever give up, for that is just the place and time that the tide will turn.โ
Harriet Beecher Stowe (1896). โOldtown folks. Sam Lawsonโs Oldtown fireside storiesโ
โLet me tell you the secret that has led me to my goal. My strength lies solely in my tenacity.โ
LOUIS PASTEUR, โThereโs a Spiritual Solution to Every Problemโ. Book by Wayne Dyer, 1975.
โEvery right implies a responsibility; Every opportunity, an obligation, Every possession, a duty.โ
John D. Rockefeller (2015). โJohn D. Rockefeller on Making Money: Advice and Words of Wisdom on Building and Sharing Wealthโ, p.17, Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.
โThe difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather a lack of will.โ
Vince Lombardi (2012). โWhat it Takes to be Number Oneโ, p.71, Thomas Nelson
โIf you are irritated by every rub, how will your mirror be polished?โ
Mevlana Jalaluddin Rumi (2008). โThe Pocket Rumiโ, p.127, Shambhala Publications
โService is the rent we pay for being. It is the very purpose of life, and not something you do in your spare time.โ
Marian Wright Edelman (2013). โThe Measure of our Success: A Letter to My Children and Yoursโ, p.15, Beacon Press
โAct the way youโd like to be and soon youโll be the way you act.โ
LEONARD COHEN, โLeonard Cohen: Most Iconic Quotesโ by Katie Oโmalley, November 11, 2016.
โCourage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear, not absence of fear.โ
MARK TWAIN, Puddโnhead Wilson ch. 12, โPuddโnhead Wilsonโs Calendarโ (1894)
โThe best way out is always through.โ
ROBERT FROST, North of Boston (1914) โServant to Servantsโ
โOur task must be to free ourselves by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature and its beauty.โ
Albert Einstein (2015). โBite-Size Einstein: Quotations on Just About Everything from the Greatest Mind of the Twentieth Centuryโ, p.15, St. Martinโs Press
โThere are obviously two educations. One should teach us how to make a living and the other how to live.โ
James Truslow Adams (1930). โA Searchlight on Americaโ, London : Routledge
โDo it from the heart or not at all.โ
JEANETTE WINTERSON, โReal shopping โ by Jeanette Winterson, December 8, 2007.
โThe longer I live, the more I realize the impact of attitude on life.โ
CHARLES SWINDOLL (2000). โThe Life@work Bookโ, W Publishing Group
โA momentโs insight is sometimes worth a lifeโs experience.โ
OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES SR., 1857-8 The Professor at the Breakfast Table, ch.10.
โDoubt is a killer. You just have to know who you are and what you stand for.โ
JENNIFER LOPEZ, โJennifer Lopez: Still Wild at Heartโ. Interview with Veronica Chambers, August 2, 2010. โ Inspirational Quotes
โThe world can be better if thereโs love, tolerance and humility.โ
IRENA SENDLER, โHolocaust Hero Turns 97โ by Jim Sciutto, February 15, 2007.
โA hard beginning make a good ending.โ
John Heywood (1562). โThe Proverbs, Epigrams, and Miscellanies of John Heywood โฆโ, p.328
โAny fool can write code that a computer can understand. Good programmers write code that humans can understand.โ
Jay Fields (2009). โRefactoring: Ruby Editionโ, p.36, Pearson Education โ Inspiring Quotes
โDo not pray for easy lives. Pray to be stronger men.โ
JOHN F. KENNEDY, โTwenty Sermonsโ. Book by Phillips Brooks, p. 330, 1886. โ Motivational Quotes
โMy life is my message.โ
Mahatma Gandhi (2008). โThe Essential Writingsโ, p.8, Oxford University Press
โLive your beliefs and you can turn the world around.โ
Henry David Thoreau (2015). โThoreau on Nature: Sage Words on Finding Harmony with the Natural Worldโ, p.16, kyhorse Publishing, Inc.
โThe more you dream the more you achieve.โ
MICHAEL PHELPS, โInterview Michael Phelpsโ by Donald McRae, August 1, 2004.ย โ Inspiring Quotes
โIf youโll not settle for anything less than your best, you will be amazed at what you can accomplish in your lives.โ
Vince Lombardi (1998). โSeeing the Win: Why I Believe Vision Coaching is Vital to Winning Business Teams in the 21st Centuryโ
โA good head and a good heart are always a formidable combination.โ
Nelson Mandela (2011). โNelson Mandela By Himself: The Authorised Book of Quotationsโ, p.73, Pan Macmillan โ Inspiring Quotes
โThe important work of moving the world forward does not wait to be done by perfect men.โ
GEORGE ELIOT, โJanetโs Repentanceโ. Story by George Eliot, Chapter 25. โScenes of Clerical Lifeโ. Book by George Eliot, 1857.
โLet us live so that when we come to die even the undertaker will be sorry.โ
MARK TWAIN, Puddโnhead Wilson ch. 6, โPuddโnhead Wilsonโs Calendarโ (1894) โ Motivational Quotes
โCreativity is just connecting things.โ
STEVE JOBS, โSteve Jobs: The Next Insanely Great Thingโ. Interview with Gary Wolf, February 1, 1996.
โOpportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.โ
THOMAS EDISON, โAn Enemy Called Averageโ. Book by John L. Mason, 1990. โ Inspirational Quotes
โIt is in the character of growth that we should learn from both pleasant and unpleasant experiences.โ
Nelson Mandela (2012). โNotes to the Future: Words of Wisdomโ, p.81, Simon and Schuster โ Inspirational Quotes
โRowing harder doesnโt help if the boat is headed in the wrong direction.โ
KENICHI OHMAE, โAntiPatterns in Project Managementโ. Book by Hays W. McCormick, W. Scott Thomas, and William J. Brown, 2000.
โOnce we get used to listening to our dreams, our whole body responds like a musical instrument.โ
MARION WOODMAN, โJungian Analysis, Eating Disorders and the โGreat Workโโ. Interview with Pythia Peay, May 21, 2010.ย
โMan can climb to the highest summits, but he cannot dwell there long.โ
GEORGE BERNARD SHAW (2015). โThe Collected Plays of George Bernard Shaw (Illustrated): Including Renowned Titles like Pygmalion, Mrs. Warrenโs Profession, Candida, Arms and The Man, Man and Superman, The Inca Of Perusalem, Macbeth Skit, Caesar and Cleopatra, Androcles And The Lionโ, p.522, e-artnow
โWithout hard work, nothing grows but weeds.โ
GORDON HINCKLEY, โFarewell to a Prophetโ. Ensign magazine, July 1994. โ Inspirational Quotes
โImagination is more important than knowledge.โ
ALBERT EINSTEIN (2015). โBite-Size Einstein: Quotations on Just About Everything from the Greatest Mind of the Twentieth Centuryโ, p.32, St. Martinโs Press
โAs long as a man stands in his own way, everything seems to be in his way.โ
RALPH WALDO EMERSON (1926). โThe Heart of Emersonโs Journalsโ, p.189, Courier Corporation
โHe who would learn to fly one day must first learn to stand and walk and run and climb and dance; one cannot fly into flying.โ
FRIEDRICH NIETZSCHE (1977). โThe Portable Nietzscheโ, p.188, Penguin
โIf the world seems cold to you, kindle fires to warm it.โ
LUCY LARCOM (1869). โPOEMSโ, p.186
โReflect upon your present blessings of which every man has many โ not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some.โ
CHARLES DICKENS (1839). โSketches by Bozโ, p.172 โ Inspirational Quotes
โOpen your eyes and see what you can with them before they close forever.โ
ANTHONY DOERR (2014). โAll the Light We Cannot See: A Novelโ, p.86, Simon and Schuster
โIt isnโt the big pleasures that count the most; itโs making a great deal out of the little ones.โ
JEAN WEBSTER (2004). โDaddy-Long-Legs and Dear Enemyโ, p.105, Penguin
โI say to you today, my friends, so even though we face the difficulties of today and tomorrow, I still have a dream.โ
MARTIN LUTHER KING JR., โI Have a Dreamโ. Martin Luther King, Jr.โs Address Delivered at the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, kinginstitute.stanford.edu. August 28, 1963.
โHope is like the sun, which, as we journey toward it, casts the shadow of our burden behind us.โ
SAMUEL SMILES (1861). โSelf-help, with Illustrations of Character and Conductโ, p.67 โ Inspirational Quotes
โMy strength is as the strength of ten, because my heart is pure.โ
ALFRED LORD TENNYSON, โSir Galahadโ l. 3 (1842)
โBeauty is not in the face; beauty is a light in the heart.โ
KHALIL GIBRAN, โSelected Short Works of Khalil Gibranโ, Library of Alexandria โ Inspirational Quotes
โYouโre only given a little spark of madness. You mustnโt lose it.โ
ROBIN WILLIAMS, โWisdom for the Soul: Five Millennia of Prescriptions for Spiritual Healingโ. Book by Larry Chang, 2006.
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