Motivational Quotes to Keep You Going
Quotes can be one of life’s greatest sources of inspiration. They encourage you to live your dreams and become the person you always hoped to be.
Here are some quotes worth remembering.
“You can get everything in life you want if you will just help enough other people get what they want.”
~ Zig Ziglar
“Life is either a daring adventure, or it is nothing.”
~ Helen Keller
“Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new.”
~ Albert Einstein
“Whether you think you can or think you can’t, you’re right.”
~ Henry Ford
“When you are inspired by some great purpose, some extraordinary project, all your thoughts break their bonds: Your mind transcends limitations, your consciousness expands in everydirection, and you find yourself in a new, great, and wonderful world. Dormant forces, faculties and talents become alive, and you discover yourself to be a greater person by far than youever dreamed yourself to be.”
~ Patanjali – the author of Yoga Sutra
“I think I can, I think I can.”
~ The Little Engine That Could
“I know for sure that what we dwell on is who we become.”
~ Oprah Winfrey
“The big secret in life is that there is no big secret. Whatever your goal, you can get there if you’re willing to work.”
~ Oprah Winfrey
“Love is life. And if you miss love, you miss life.”
~ Leo Buscaglia
“The best and most beautiful things in this world cannot be seen or even heard, but must be felt with the heart.”
~ Helen Keller”
“I love you, not only for what you are, but for what I am when I am with you.”
~ Roy Croft
A friend is a gift you give yourself.
~ Robert Louis Stevenson
“Whatever the mind can conceive and believe, the mind can achieve.”
~ Napoleon Hill
“People often say that motivation doesn’t last. Well, neither does bathing – that’s why we recommend it daily.”
~ Zig Ziglar
“I’ve missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I’ve lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I’ve been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.”
~ Michael Jordan
“Take the first step in faith. You don’t have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.”
~ Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Dance as though no one is watching you.
Love as though you have never been hurt before.
Sing as though no one can hear you.
Live as though heaven is on earth.
~Souza
Do you have some favorite quotes of your own? Please feel free to share them in the comments section.
Kim Roach is a productivity junkie who blogs regularly at The Optimized Life. Read her articles on 10 Ways to Hack Your Brain, What’s Your Learning Style, Do You Need a Braindump, What They Don’t Teach You in School, and Free Yourself From the Inbox.
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Dano28 says on June 19th, 2007 at 10:13 am
“There are those that look at things the way they are, and ask why? I dream of things that never were, and ask why not.”–Robert F. Kennedy
Deb says on June 19th, 2007 at 10:37 am
“To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children; to earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; to appreciate beauty, to find the best in others; to leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden, or a redeemed social condition; to know even one life has breathed easier because you lived. This is to have succeeded.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
Tim Berry says on June 19th, 2007 at 10:58 am
I believe it was Bill Cosby who said:
“I don’t know the secret to success, but the secret to failure is trying to please everyone.”
Tim Berry
Barry Summers says on June 19th, 2007 at 11:10 am
There is no try. There is only do or do not.
Yoda
zombie spiderman says on June 19th, 2007 at 11:38 am
“What you WANT is irrelevant, what you’ve CHOSEN is at hand.” – Spock (Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country)
Wolfger says on June 19th, 2007 at 11:42 am
You can’t wait for inspiration. You have to go after it with a club.
~ Jack London
I’m a great believer in luck, and I find the harder I work the more I have of it.
~ Thomas Jefferson
Tim says on June 19th, 2007 at 1:38 pm
I have a whole evernote database of motivational quotes. Here are some:
“Miracles can be made, but only by sweating.”
– Giovanni Agnelli, auto executive
“I don’t think there’s any such thing as setting your goals too high. The higher you set your goals, the more you are going to work. If you don’t reach them, then it’s okay, just as long as you set it and then give 100% of yourself.”
– Dan Jansen, Speed Skater
“Perpetual optimism is a force multiplier.”
– Colin Powell, US Secretary of State
“In the game of life, nothing is less important than the score at half time.” (Anon)
Matt Stefani says on June 19th, 2007 at 4:15 pm
“You must be the change you want to see in the world.” – Mahatma Gandhi
Ricardo Moraes says on June 19th, 2007 at 5:55 pm
A necessidade é a mãe da invenção.
“Necessity is the mother of all invention.”
Jeri Dansky says on June 20th, 2007 at 12:48 am
It is simple. We are where we should be, doing what we should be doing. Otherwise we would be somewhere else, doing something else.
Richard Stine
http://www.richardstine.com/html/0020c1062.html
jamjammo says on June 20th, 2007 at 1:06 am
“You don’t stop laughing when you grow old, you grow old when you stop laughing.” ~Unknown
Dave says on June 20th, 2007 at 4:16 am
Those are great quotes to keep us motivated.
I like the one regarding what the mind can conceive and believe, can be achieved. I agree that if we have a strong belief on something, we can surely achieve it.
tommie thomas says on June 20th, 2007 at 9:15 am
“To the world you may be one person, but to one person you may be the world.”
Quotes and quotations says on June 20th, 2007 at 1:19 pm
I think it’s a great practice to reflect on wise words. That’s why I’ve collected all my favorites at my website above. One of my favorites is:
“What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals.” –Goethe
Barb says on June 20th, 2007 at 9:11 pm
Great post. These quotes are really helpful. Now I am motivated to find more quotes to help me everyday. Thanks for sharing this..
Shelby says on June 24th, 2007 at 10:34 am
I especially like the ones by Mr. Ziglar and Ms. Wynfrey :)
Starleads says on June 25th, 2007 at 1:12 am
Some really nice quotes in there
Liz says on June 25th, 2007 at 5:29 am
“Don’t just count your years, make your years count.” (Ernest Meyers)
“Life is ten percent what you make it and ninety percent how you take it.” (Irving Berlin)
“When life gives you lemons, make lemonade.”
Altadel says on June 25th, 2007 at 9:59 pm
“The world makes way for the man who knows where he is going.” – R. W. Emerson
Brian says on June 30th, 2007 at 11:21 pm
“With out struggle, perseverance would not exist” – Brian Alexander – YUPlifestyle
Chris says on July 3rd, 2007 at 10:26 am
here’s one of my own:
“half empty, half full – who cares as long as there is water in the glass?”
Pabs says on September 6th, 2007 at 9:38 am
“……..The only way to be truly alive is to confront your own mortality”
Nikki Sixx
Lucy says on October 15th, 2007 at 2:32 pm
“you can not change the world you can only change you’re self”
Haley says on October 26th, 2007 at 10:31 am
Wow!!! aweasome qoutes!!! here is one of mine: “live life to its fullest…you don’t want to die empty.”
Elaine says on December 17th, 2007 at 12:12 pm
The people who mind, dont matter. The people who matter, dont mind.
-Dr. Suess
Torie says on December 25th, 2007 at 6:11 pm
“The most wasted day of all is one in which there is no laughter!” -Chamfort
Ashley F says on January 11th, 2008 at 8:48 am
“The harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph.”
-Thomas Paine – “The Crisis”
Sara says on January 28th, 2008 at 11:46 pm
The early bird gets the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese…
Claud says on March 14th, 2008 at 10:23 am
i like : “One doesnt discover new lands without consenting to lose sight of the shore for a very long time…”
but they are all truly great.
Rachel Peige says on March 24th, 2008 at 9:40 am
” everyone has problems, just different ones.”
Rachel Peige
ashley mae waid says on March 31st, 2008 at 3:15 pm
love never has a happy ending …
because love never ends
~unknown
ashley bagshaw says on March 31st, 2008 at 3:18 pm
they say you only fall in love once but every time i look at you i fall in live agian
NONE OF YOURS says on April 9th, 2008 at 9:04 pm
” A GENIUS IS O1% INSPERATION AND 99% PERSPERASION”
Teresa Richardson says on April 14th, 2008 at 11:39 pm
The Golden Rule…
Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.
B says on April 20th, 2008 at 11:28 am
it doesnt matter what people think of you at this moment,
it matters what they will remember when they hear your name after all these years
Je says on April 22nd, 2008 at 3:48 am
“The only thing we know about the future is that it will be different”
“Nothing will work unless you do.”
“A person who trusts no one can’t be trusted.”
Aaron ricardo says on September 15th, 2008 at 11:04 pm
Ive failed over and over, and thats why I suceed.
Michael Jordan
PAOLA says on September 23rd, 2008 at 9:03 pm
I HAVE ONE:!!! NEVER GIVE UP THE ONE YO LOVE FOR THE ONE YOU LIVE!
Joem says on October 2nd, 2008 at 11:16 am
You just have to make the right choices. Keep moving forward
Rachel says on November 5th, 2008 at 10:21 pm
If you can dream you can live
jamie says on November 21st, 2008 at 6:20 pm
You can’t put a limit on anything. The more you dream, the farther you get.
-Micheal Phelps
Mitchell says on December 17th, 2008 at 7:25 pm
“At the end of the day it’s all about relationship.”
“I’ve been created to be creative, therefore I shall continue to create; for without the creation there can be no creator.”
~ Mitchell Stout
ryan says on July 27th, 2009 at 10:53 pm
When you fail, don’t think it as a loss see it as a gain to make you stronger, and use that motivation to continue to be better. – ryan reid
Niamh says on August 23rd, 2009 at 6:43 pm
Some people say before you die your life flashes before your eyes, make it worth watching . .
Niamh says on August 23rd, 2009 at 6:47 pm
Nothing lasts forever. So love what you have while you still have it. Don’t take anything for granted ’cause you never know when something will come to an end – Niamh c.
NiZerZ_Bahh says on August 23rd, 2009 at 6:49 pm
*»-*»….Life’s Journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting \”Holy Shit…What a Ride!\«*-«* ~ x_NizerZ_Bahh_x