These motivational sayings will hopefully inspire and motivate you to have a stronger belief in your dreams and goals and to go for them with an undying commitment.
These sayings can help you realize that you have what it takes to live the life you truly desire. All you have to do is go out there and claim it. Life is crazy short so you want to make the best out of it while you still can.
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“So long as there is breath in me, that long I will persist. For now I know one of the greatest principles on success; if I persist long enough I will win.”
~ Og Mandino ~
“Difficulties are meant to rouse, not discourage. The human spirit is to grow strong by conflict.”
~ William E. Channing ~
“Life’s challenges are not supposed to paralyze you, they’re supposed to help you discover who you are.”
~ Bernice Johnson Reagon ~
“Men take only their needs into consideration, never their abilities.”
~ Napoleon Bonaparte ~
“We would accomplish many more things if we did not think of them as impossible.”
~ C. Malesherbe s~
“If not us, who? If not now, when?”
~ Kennedy, John F. ~
“Never be satisfied with what you achieve, because it all pales in comparison with what you are capable of doing in the future.”
~ Rabbi Nochem Kaplan ~
“All our dreams can come true – if we have the courage to pursue them.”
~ Walt Disney ~
“Dream as if you’ll live forever. Live as if you’ll die tomorrow.”
~ James Dean ~
“If you’re going to be thinking, you may as well think big.”
~ Donald Trump ~
“Where there’s a will there’s a way.”
~ English Proverb ~
“If you really want something, you can figure out how to make it happen.”
~ Cher ~
“A determined person will do more with a pen and paper, than a lazy person will accomplish with a personal computer.”
~ Catherine Pulsifer ~
“We will either find a way, or make one!”
~ Hannibal ~
“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 ~
“You have a very powerful mind that can make anything happen as long as you keep yourself centered.”
~ Dr. Wayne Dyer ~
“Desire is the starting point of all achievement, not a hope, not a wish, but a keen pulsating desire which transcends everything.”
~ Napoleon Hill ~
“Happiness is a perfume you cannot pour on others without getting a few drops on yourself.”
~ Ralph Waldo Emerson ~
“Happiness is the only good. The time to be happy is now. The place to be happy is here. The way to be happy is to make others so.”
~ Robert G. Ingersoll ~
“Did you ever see an unhappy horse? Did you ever see bird that had the blues? One reason why birds and horses are not unhappy is because they are not trying to impress other birds and horses.”
~ Dale Carnegie ~
“You have succeeded in life when all you really want is only what you really need.”
~ Vernon Howard ~
“Real happiness comes from inside. Nobody can give it to you.”
~ Sharon Stone ~
“Patience and perseverance have a magical effect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish.”
~ John Quincy Adams ~
“That some achieve great success, is proof to all that others can achieve it as well.”
~ Abraham Lincoln ~
“Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.”
~ Thomas Edison ~
“The pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.”
~ Winston Churchill ~
“When written in Chinese, the word ‘crisis’ is composed of two characters—one represents danger, and the other represents opportunity.”
~ John F. Kennedy ~
“He that is good for making excuses is seldom good for anything else.”
~ Benjamin Franklin ~
“It is surmounting difficulties that makes heroes.”
~ Louis Kossuth ~
“Ninety-nine percent of failures come from people who have the habit of making excuses.”
~ George W. Carver ~
“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.”
~ Mark Twain ~
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A soldier is not fatigued by fighting, it is the motivation of the fight that either wears him out or pushes him on
when you dont give up , you cannot fail!!
” Do it now ”
- Napolean
You are not a loser until you quit
Winners are never quitters and quitters are never winners.
If you work with your hands & your hands only you are a labor.
If you work with your hands & your mind, you are a craftsman.
When you work with your hands, your mind & your hart is only when you are a professional.
who wrote this quote it is the best one I have seen in a long time
thanks!!!
Here’s the actual quote:
“He who works with his hands is a laborer.
He who works with his hands and his head is a craftsman.
He who works with his hands and his head and his heart is an artist.”
- Saint Francis of Assisi
So long as there is breath in me, that long I will persist. For now I know one of the greatest principles on success; if I persist long enough I will win. – Og Mandino
a lazy man does twice the work
If you ain't first you're last -Ricky Bobby
The difficulty you are struggling with is the reason why someone else somewhere on this earth knows that they can overcome just about anything!
Though no one can go back and make a brand new start, anyone can start from now and make a brand new ending!~ unknown Author
The choices we make, dictate the lives we lead~ Shakespeare
Your life is in your hands , to make of it what you choose . . .
Life is too short, so don't worry…it will be over soon…
All things are difficult at first before they become easy
negative thinking happens to confirm your fears
T.E.A.M. Together Everyone Achieves More
Omg I love that!
Reach for the moon, even if you miss you'll land among the stars!!!!!!!
If you can't win, lose with style.
the safety of every vehicle is the break. life without control is disaster in disguise
If you say “I shoulda, woulda, coulda” then why didn't you? Just do it and whatever the outcome is think, “Good or bad, this might change my life”
“A boy comes to me with a spark of interest,i feed the spark than it becomes a flame,i feed the flame than it becomes a fire,i feed the fire than it becomes a roaring blaze”
-cus D'armato on Mike tyson-
its not the size of the dog in the fight,its the size of the fight in the dog
Making mistakes is ok.Show me a man who hasn't made mistakes and I will show you someone who hasn't made anthing. -Mohak Pachisia
“Show me a person who doesn’t make mistakes and I’ll show you a person who doesn’t do anything.” – Leonard Rubino
When you are doing something and people tell you that it's not practical, tell them that you are putting it into practice so that next time when somebody else do the same, its practical.
Manpreet
Only dead fish swim with the flow
” Never doubt the ability for a small group of people to change the world it’s the only thing that ever has.” – Margaret Mead
It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare,it is because we do not dare that they are difficult..!!!
“Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take,but by the moments that take our breaths away.”
~Unknown
It's a Maya Angelou quote.
It's pretty much my favorite animal. It's like a lion and a tiger mixed… bred for its skills in magic.- Napoleon Dynamite
Imagination is more important then knowledge. Knowledge is limited… Imagination encircles the world… – Albert Einstein
Pain is temporary pride is forever(:
pain is just weakness leaving the body(:
Pain is temporary. Quitting is forever.
Winners never quit, and quitters never win.”
~Vince Lombardi~
“Teamwork is not a goal. Teamwork is the by-product of everyone having the same goal.”
failure is not ending of every dream…
Future self will thank past self
Life is a Roller coaster ride.. has both ups and downs.. dont worry.. Just Njoy the thril !!
~It’s in the moments of decision, that your destiny is shaped~ Tony Robbins
Pain is temprorary but quitting lasts forever
There are no gains without pains.
Adlai Stevenson
The best things in life never comes easy … there has to be some form of pain in-order to gain … In the end all will be well and that’s a great feeling.
The positive Thinker: Sees the invisible, Feels the intangible & achieves the impossible!
~ The battle without can never be won if you lose the battle within yourself ~
- unknown author
Persistence and common sense will get you further than intelligence
“Just jump! Have courage to walk away into a new beginning”
“Don't be ashamed of what hand you were Dealt, just figure out a way to play the hand to your advantage.”
– Unknown author
Life is only in the present. there is nothing else
once you have realised you are not made of glass you should not feel alive unless you are pushing yourself as far as you can go
in everything that you do ; do it with all of your power , your mind , strength and your soul , you will never go wrong .
Only exposure to the “Son” prevents burning.
Deserve Before, You Desire.
Live your life the way you want to and not the way others expect you to live
Always say what you think…but…THINK before you say it .
The only way to get over it….is to go through it.
ups and downs are the part of life, but how you are going to take it is art of life.
– Man Mohan Joshi
If you try you might if you don't you won't
if you fail to plan , you are planning to fail.
failure to prepare is preparing to fail.
-John Wooden
A life without a dream is not worth living.
If you don't have a dream, how can you have a dream come true ?
condition your mind to be courageous and then you are..there shall have more battles to be won and will always find victorious…after all…victory starts from the mind.
They said my future has already been written in the stars but if the stars have some problem with what i desire in my life, well then the astronomers are going to have the problem in figuring out what made the stars to change its course…
They said don't fly too high or else you might hit the ground hard when you fall down, i said but if i fly low, i will hit the wall much harder……..
There is always a solution to a problem. Find it, do something about it, and move forward.
If thing do not work the way you are planned ,don't give up God have a better plane for you
“It is not that hit the iron when it is hot, but I say that hit the iron so hard that it becomes hotter.” One needs to strike the cord cord at right time, but deligently.
i am not afriad of moving slowly its just when iam standing still
Both success and failure are choices,where is your choices?
Good friends are like fresh starts, you don;t always see them, but you know they are always there!
You must be the change you wish to see in the world
Desperate people do desperate things, so don't put yourself in desperate situations
For runners or training:
You may dread the miles ahead, but you won't regret those behind.
Coach Ford
if you dont try, then how do you know you dont like it
– unknown
the effort of the individual is what makes the team work
7 days without laughter makes one weak
The only persons who can stop you from achieving greatness is you and God…..Don't stop yourself
Don't blame God
God will never give a task that can not be done. As long as you have the will and courage to do it, you will be able to accomplish it.
To see is to regret
the things in life you discourage
but to have courage and forget
will open more opportunities
to what you will learn and soon come to love
If somebody can climb up the ladder, I can also do it… Nothing is impossible if you believe. The word impossible is only found in a fools vocab
There is no right or wrong, only right and left. Choose what's right for you or take what's left.
-Unkown
“I wish I was a glow worm, A glow worm's never glum. 'Cos how can you be grumpy When the sun shines out your bum!” ~Author Unknown~
Today is my future!
true to form. your choices today will determine your future
Depression is anger without enthusiasm
Keith Moffitt
Character is what emerges from all the little things you were too busy to do yesterday, but did anyway.
Passion is the Fuel of Success
dont let what you can not do interfere with what you can do
life is to b understand backward, and live forward. by david o. adeoye
Fine feathers make fine birds
Dont worry about failure, worry about the chances you make if you dont even try!
If your ship doesn’t come in, swim out to meet it.
If opportunity doesnt knock…build a door!
No matter where you go, there you are.
Every cloud deserves a silver lineing, some get it rate away, others have to wate for a friend to sew it in for them..
sometimes, life gets so difficult to face, and eventually i get so upset..
so i decided to make myself happy all the time, and eventually i get to face an easy life.. =)
a man who wins is the man who thinks he can
Millions of people would love to be you
Failures are simply rung on the ladder to success. so step up
I never liked motivational speakers. I like motivational doers.
he who is in you is greater than he who is in the world- be urself, believe urself, have faith
Do what you want and say what you think
Cause those who mind, dont really matter
And those who matter dont really mind
~Dr.Seuss
To Love one another is the Fuel of keeping happiness alive.
Everyday is a good day.
When we are young we talk about what we will do when we are older and when we are old we talk about what we did when we were younger
Pain is Inevitable;
Suffering is Optional.
The easiest way to learn to fly is to throw yourself at the ground until you miss. -Douglas Adams
A learning experience is one of those things that says: you know that thing you just did, don't do that. -Douglas Adams
Experience is just like bearing a labor pain while giving birth of success.
it will start like a dream,then come the thinking,then comes faith, then out of faith comes steadfastness,out of steadfastness comes courage,out of courageousness comes hope,out of hope comes perseverance,out of comes progress and out of progress comes the big bang…SUCCESS..!!
Inspiration is only the start, it takes dedication focus and hardworking to see it to a finished line
our life wasnt meant to be good sometimes you make bad desecions in your life that makes you feel bad
life is full of surprise that makes you smile
a good athlete will practice until he does it right, a great athlete will practice until he never does it wrong.
It is better to die for an idea that may live than to live for an idea that may die.
it takes a lot of motivation, dedication and perspiration
to turn an expectation into an realization!!!
Life is like a rosary that is full of mystery.
Do not despise the days of humble beginnings. You need the faith to carry you through the storms of life and the time you realize it , you are victorious
''great moments, are born with great oppurtunity. and thats wat u have here tonight, thats what uve earned here tonight.'' wish for wat u dream, isnt the same as working for wat u dream.
Love is special, use it…
Love if you dare
Envy is Ignorance
Imitation is Suicide
Determination today leads to success tomorrow.
The opportunity is N O W H E R E.
Only a few see “NOW HERE”
If you believe, then it does not matter if nobody else does, follow your dreams and don't ever let anyone put you down – unknown
Anger is a condition in which the tongue works faster than the mind….
You can't change what has happened in the past
But you can ruin the present by worrying over what HAS happened and what MIGHT happen… So just worry about what IS happening….
Live life day-by-day
And make every single day count!!!!!
Reach 4 the stars
You might get them
Never place limits on what can happen
Life can give you a 100 reasons to cry
So give life 1000 reasons to laugh
good, better, best. Never let it rest, until your good is your better and your better is your best.
Superman's greatest power was his unselfishness, his gift was used to help others!
Don't judge those who try and fail, only those who fail to try
always run away from cloud and surch for the sun
As long as you are breathing you can start all over again, as long as your heart is beating you can start all over again, goodbye sorrow and heloo tommorow
Every step you take leads you somewhere. But, it's you who draws the map and its destination.
-Kristina Ehrett-
It's not how many hours you practice… it's what you put into those hours that counts in the end
life they say is strange cause it makes you do the impossible and takes simples things for granted.
“A year from now you will wish you have started today!”
Why not go out on a limb, isn't that where all the fruit is??
Start appreciating what you have and stop counting what you don’t have.
trees irrigated in abundant have small roots.
Life is a like a book, you write your story, but just remember you dont have an eraser
I love this site of inspirational sayings. What a great collection you have.
It’s great that you’re sharing this with others. You’re truly making a difference in the world. Keep doing what you’re doing!
To your magnificence!
if you see something you want,GO FOR IT, don't just look and hope no-one else takes it
“People often say that motivation doesn't last. Well, neither does bathing – that's why we recommend it daily.” ~ Zig Ziglar
“If we did all we were capable of doing, we would literally astonish ourselves.”
~ Thomas Edison
“Will you look back on life and say, “I wish I had,” or “I'm glad I did”?”
~ Zig Ziglar
“Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going.”
~ Jim Ryun
“Where the heart is willing, it will find a thousand ways. Where it is unwilling, it will find a thousand excuses.”
~ Arlen Price
You cant change the past, but you can change the future
when pointing blame there is always three fingers pointing back at you.
walking in dignity
You reap what you sow
What the caterpillar calls the end of the world,the master calls a butterfly !!!!!
Don't dress to for the job you have, dress for the man you want to be
if you aspire to acquire the desire you admire you have to work towards it.
you choose the life you live, you live the life you choose
Every dog has its day
you win every second in your life when you appreciate others…
do appreciate…
Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.
Albert Einstein
If it was easy, it wouldn't be worth doing.
laziness will keep you busy as long as you stay and visit with it
patience is a KEY of success
The best of all things is knowledge.Money can be lost or stolen,health and strength may fail,but what you have committed to your mind is yours 4-ever.STACKAMACKAFAMALAMAOLOGY!
HEROES are ORDINARY people who make themselves EXTRAORDINARY
The realities of life are known to men but they deny it to satisfy themselves and it later turns around to harm them.
TEAM, I have come to learn that there is an i in team I will do my part and it is then i will be a part of TEAM
We have to have it around but we dont have to live with it… “IF”
long journey and success are achieved through initiating a small step.
What the mind can conceive and believe, it can achieve. ~Unkown
Education is the passport for the furture for tomorrow belongs
to those who prepare for today
a man is not finished when he is defeated , a man is finished when he quits
sometimes giveing up dosent always mean your weak it just means your strong enough to let go
Happiness is sharing life together.
Freedom is the ability not to care what the other person thinks.
Winners are losers who got up and just gave it one more chance.
-Dennis DeYoung
To be early is to be on time.
To be on time is to be late.
Courage lies behind fearful eyes – R J Meleisea
A Paper floting in air is due to luck,
But a kite flying in air is due to efforts…
So dont worry if luck doesnt support…..
Efforts r always urs
STUPIDTY IS MAKING THE SAME MISTAKE OVER AND OVER AGAIN
It is your ATTITUDE that determines the ALTITUDE in your life.
Tomorrow is just another chance to make today a little bit better.
never give up!
There is nothing about a caterpillar; that tell's you it would become a butterfly. *Author Unknown*
Extending one hand to help is better than folding two hands for prayer.
“i may try and fail, but i will never fail to try”
Endurance is a state of mind, Strength is an opinion, Fit is a lifestyle and Quitting is never an option
- Me
“Don't try to copy others. You are the best when
you are you”
Yesterday is history,
Tomorrow is mystery,
Today is a gift,
That's why it's called the present.
There is no such thing as the right college, the right house, the right car etc..If I select A college, or the B college or Z college, neither one is right or wrong .One is simply different than the other. And that is how you can decide. Nothing is more important than anything else. You made up your mind in a given moment and can carry on with your life.
if you still look at what you did yesterday to be so big, it means you have not done much today
cant never could ,be greatfull for what didnt happen,not what happened.
Success means going to sleep at night knowing that our talents were used in a way that served others.
You dont give up when your tired, you give up when the gorilla is tired!!
smile at everyone laugh at everything we are on this earth not for ourselves but to inspire others your laugh or smile could change someones day .
you should always be able to differenciate between friends who can help you and friends who will laugh with you. friends who laugh with you are friends who will only want to share with you what you have and when you have nothing, they will quit, friends who can help you are friends who will share what you have and when you dont have, they will remember that you shared with them and they will also share with you what they have.
dare to be wise – Sapere Aude – LATIN
focus on the future for the past is dead and gone.
NeveR lOOk for that pErfecT s0MeoNe to LovE, insteaD lOOk for that imPerfeCt s0mEoNe and Love hiM pErfeCtLy (:
Respect: The hardest thing to gain, the easiest thing to lose
“Science without religion is lame, religion without science is blind”
~Albert Einstein~
Obsticals are what we see when we take out eyes off the goal.
Smile and the world smiles with you!
Life is about investing in yourself!
If you have faith…why worry? If you worry, why have faith?
People laughed at me cause I am a dreamer . I responded with smile ” it's free “.
Look at yourself as being an artist and at your life as your masterpiece artwork in process.
success is born from ambition,eduction,hardwork,focus and luck.
character is who you are when no one is around
If you make yourself more than just a man, if you devote yourself to an ideal, and if they can't stop you, then you become something else entirely… a legend ~ Henri Ducard
It's never too late to be who you might have been. ~ George Eliot
Try to use every opportunity you have now because you can’t turn back the hand of time .
dont just wait for someone else you are yourself enough..just start it
no matter what challenges God gives you… He will be there to help you through it.
if you change your outlook on life you change your possibilities!!
Nothing is allowed, all is permitted. -Ezio Auditore de Firenze
If you cant find something keep looking and you will find it if you really want or need it
If you think you can, you will if you think you can't well you would'nt.
Believe in yourself and never ever give up~!!
“Life without life is worst than death”
Just Do It – Nike
Guide your heart because the treasure of your future can be stolen if a wrong word gain access.
Whether you think you CAN, or whether you think you CAN'T…YOU ARE RIGHT!!! Unknown
The person who says it cannot be done should not interupt the person actually doing it!!
Love completely, give second chances and don't be afraid to make mistakes, We all do, Just learn from them as not to repeat them and move on.
By Anita
All things come to an end so nothing is forever.
There are so many things to enjoy in this life, and so very little time to enjoy it; stop sulking , you're losing time; for we pass through this world but only once.
Love someone, get love.
He who laugh last laugh best.
Those who try to do something & fail are infinitely better than those who do nothing & succeed
When you come to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on….
You can dooooo ehhhhhttt…
~ Rob Schneider ~
Every obstacle presents an opportunity to improve our condition!
People Change,
Things go wrong,
but always remember that
Life goes on
If you want it…..Give
Live life as life is to be lived…
Life is hard and once you realize this it gets easier
anyone who refuses to increase will decrease
if life gives you 100 reasons to cry give life 1000 reasons to smile
“when you are in light, Everything will follow you… But when you enter to dark, Even your own shadow will not follow you.”
the journey of the thousand miles begins with a single step
life is a challenge that you must overcome..
i really do enjoy reading a motivational quotes because it can really inspired me to become a better person everyday.. thanks ..
Pain is temporary, pride is forever.
Life with no problems is a dead life. Bottlenecks are like humps on the road and life is the journey so you must meet them and it’s a must you will pass and move on.
Actions today improve our tomorrows!
if you are happy it do not mean others are unhappy, if you are sad it do not mean that others are sad.
“Shall you fail let it be known that this is not a reason to give up but an oppportunity to grow better”
“Whenever you are judged, knocked down, told you can’t… Know that this is because those people have there own disbelief. “You can do anything in the power of our lord, those others need advice themselves to help them reach their dreams.
“Success comes with faith, faith comes from the man above”. “Let success not be the end of your faith but the foundation of it”!
dont tell me the skys the limit when theres foot prints on the moon- M.B
“Scars remind us of where we’ve been but it doesn’t dictate where we’re going”
some times we are like tole tea. if we don’t get into some hot water, the real color in us will not come out.
“Impossible is just as an opinion. If you change your opinion then everything is possible”.
Truly I have been motivated and I have realize that life is the way we make it to be.
_ “you cannot reach the bridge of success without ever cross the street of trials”
” DON’T SAY IT, DO IT “
“There is a vitality, a life-force, and energy, a quickening that is translated through you into action and because there is only one of you in all of time, this expression is unique. And if you block it, it will never exist through any other medium and be lost. The world will not have it. It is not your business to determine how good it is nor how valuable, not how it compares with other expressions. It is your business to keep it yours clearly and directly, to keep the channel open…” Martha Graham to Agnes de Mille
Inspiration: We as humans are inspired by countless things. What may inspire one may not inspire the next. These inspirations help us to be successful most important unique. To test this uniqueness i have asked numerous poeple all types of questions as i learn man (People) in a abundance of emotional forms- Angry,Sad,Hungry,Happy,Leader,Follower,ect… What that being said i come to a real understanting that you are what you seek. I dont belief in Good luck Bad luck, I belief in trail and tribulation. So i ask myself what is it that inspires people?? You must take that one little thing that inspires you and dream bigger.. The mind set i had as a kid was negative activity cause i was a victim of my community. Luck i was inspired by my parents. So lets see i have a job, my own place, my own car ” Do you see where i am going with this??” To be an independent productive adult when the sky is the limit is what inspired me to creat that circle.
So today i will fear no evil and let the good over-ride and inspire me to be that productive adult my parents molded me to be.
If a bird refused to jump out of the nest because his brothers said not to, he would die. If he died trying, he didn’t die from failing, he died from hitting the ground before he flapped his wings.
“If you would not be forgotten,
as soon as you are dead and rotten.
Either write things worth reading
or do things worth the writing.”
- Benjamin Franklin
It is not what you have that makes you to be successful, but it is what’s inside of you.
It is far better to do the right thing and have it hard just now than to do the wrong thing and have it easy only now.
-me
- If you don’t fight the current your going downstream.
- YOU make your life, and your life makes you. Its a win win solution.
- When people call you a freak and other names it means that their jealous that you have the courage to show your true colors.
- If your gonna play with fire you should expect to get burned.
- If the embers get cold it means that you haven’t stirred them in awhile
- You cant live in your dreams you have to go out there and make them reality.
- The biggest questions, the ones we cant answer come from the smallest minds because they hold more then one idea in their heads at once.
ALL THE SAYINGS ARE INSPIRING I LOVE
“for every thing that happens is felt not thought we have have the power to pridict our fate come on lets respect our feelings and we will determine our fate”
Nothing is impossible. Even the word itself says “Im Possible”.
- Audrey Hepburn
TODAY TODAY I SAY
CAN BE THE CHANGE
IF YOUR READY FOR IT
IT WILL COME YOUR WAY – Sean Leone
Better out than in.
- Shrek -
mistake is not a mistake it is a discovery