204
inspirational
quotes
Life gets tough. Sometimes all we need is a word of wisdom. Check out these inspirational quotes to keep you moving.
204.
Success is getting what you want, happiness is wanting what you get.
203.
The most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or touched, they are felt with the heart.
202.
I think you should be serious about what you do because this is it. This is the only life you’ve got.
201.
Time you enjoy wasting, is not wasted.
200.
The best things in life aren’t things.
199.
The things you own end up owning you.
198.
No matter what people tell you, words and ideas can change the world.
197.
We meet people for a reason. Either they’re a blessing or a lesson.
everything happens for a reason
196.
Strength does not come from winning. Your struggles develop your strengths.
195.
When life puts you on tough situations, don’t say, ìWhy me?î Just Say, ìTry me!î
you are powerful
194.
Worrying is stupid. It’s like walking around with an umbrella waiting for it to rain.
193.
The most important thing, darling, is to lead a fabulous life. As long as it’s fabulous, I don’t care how long it is.
192.
The more you love your decisions, the less you need others to love them.
191.
The happiest people don’t have the best of everything, they just make the best of everything.
190.
Let us dream of tomorrow where we can truly love from the soul, and know love as the ultimate truth at the heart of all creation.
189.
Sometimes the wrong choices bring us to the right places.
just keep moving
188.
Never let success get to your head, never let failure get to your heart.
187.
A woman’s loyalty is tested when her man has nothing. A man’s loyalty is tested when he has everything.
186.
When you say yes to others make sure you are not saying no to yourself.
185.
Always listen to your heart. Even though it is on your left side, it will always be right.
intuition
184.
It’s funny how sometimes the people you’d take a bullet for, are the ones behind the trigger.
183.
Sometimes all you have to do is forget what you feel and remember what you deserve.
182.
In order to be irreplaceable, one must always be different.
be unique
181.
If someone says no, you’re talking to the wrong person.
180.
Sometimes the hardest part isn’t letting go but rather learning to start over.
it’s a new day
179.
When writing the story of your life, don’t let anyone else hold the pen.
178.
Never allow someone to be your priority while allowing yourself to be their option.
177.
The best way to find out if you can trust somebody is to trust them.
faith
176.
Until you find something to fight for, you settle for something to fight against.
175.
Nothing in the world is ever completely wrong. Even a stopped clock is right twice a day.
be open to new ideas
174.
Life isn’t about waiting for the storm to be over, it’s about learning how to dance in the rain.
173.
Sometimes you have to give up on people. Not because you don’t care, but because they don’t.
172.
If you think you are too small to be effective, you have never been in the dark with a mosquito.
171.
Why fit in when you were born to stand out?
shine
170.
You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.
169.
Everything will be okay in the end. If it’s not okay, it’s not the end.
stay positive
168.
If you’ve got nothing to dance about, find a reason to sing.
167.
You have to die a few times before you can really live.
166.
It’s only after we’ve lost everything that we’re free to do anything.
165.
Work until your idols become your rivals.
anything is possible
164.
Fashion is what you’re offered four times a year by designers. And style is what you choose.
163.
Great things never came from comfort zones.
break ’em
162.
You will never influence the world by trying to be like it.
161.
The great acts of love are done by those who are habitually performing small acts of kindness.
160.
A clear conscience is a sure sign of a bad memory.
159.
The hurrier I go, the behinder I get!
158.
I can’t fix the world’s problems. But I will do what I can to make a difference where I can.
157.
When we give cheerfully and accept gratefully, everyone is blessed.
156.
When you’re at the end of your rope, tie a knot and hold on.
don’t let go
155.
A single day is enough to make us a little larger or, another time, a little smaller.
154.
There is no dishonor in losing the race. There is only dishonor in not racing because you are afraid to lose.
153.
You’ll never get ahead of anyone as long as you try to get even with him.
152.
It’s hard to beat a person who never gives up.
fight
151.
It’s not the load that breaks you down, it’s the way you carry it.
150.
Sometimes you wake up. Sometimes the fall kills you. And sometimes, when you fall, you fly.
149.
It might take a year. It might take a day. But, what’s meant to be will always find a way.
148.
Not until we are lost do we begin to understand ourselves.
147.
When it rains – look for rainbows. When it’s dark – look for stars.
146.
The greatest gift you can give someone is the space to be his or herself, without the threat of you leaving.
145.
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I – I took the less traveled by. And that has made all the difference.
144.
You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.
143.
Life is what happens to you while you’re busy making other plans.
142.
The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don’t have any.
yes you do
141.
The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now.
now
140.
Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life.
139.
Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up.
138.
You can never cross the ocean until you have the courage to lose sight of the shore.
sail away
137.
I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.
136.
Either you run the day, or the day runs you.
135.
The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why.
134.
The best revenge is massive success.
133.
Everything you’ve ever wanted is on the other side of fear.
132.
We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light.
131.
Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going.
130.
Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.
129.
If you want to lift yourself up, lift up someone else.
128.
I have been impressed with the urgency of doing. Knowing is not enough, we must apply. Being willing is not enough, we must do.
take action
127.
A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new.
126.
There are no traffic jams along the extra mile.
125.
Build your own dreams, or someone else will hire you to build theirs.
124.
It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.
123.
If you look at what you have in life, you’ll always have more. If you look at what you don’t have in life, you’ll never have enough.
gratitude
122.
Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck.
121.
Money is the McMansion in Sarasota that starts falling apart after ten years; Power is the old stone building that stands for centuries.
120.
Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.
119.
The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.
118.
If you do what you’ve always done, you’ll get what you’ve always gotten.
117.
The question isn’t who is going to let me; it’s who is going to stop me.
116.
When everything seems to be going against you, remember that the airplane takes off against the wind, not with it.
stay strong
115.
Nothing is impossible, the word itself says, “I’m possible!”
114.
Don’t judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you plant.
113.
It is during our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light.
112.
I hated every minute of training, but I said, “Don’t quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion.”
111.
Opportunity does not knock, it presents itself when you beat down the door.
110.
The number one reason people fail in life is because they listen to their friends, family, and neighbors.
109.
Good things come to people who wait, but better things come to those who go out and get them.
108.
I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.
and then there was light
107.
Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people.
106.
If you don’t value your time, neither will others. Stop giving away your time and talents- start charging for it.
105.
If you raise your energy people will be pulled to you, when they show up, bill ëem!
104.
If you’re going through hell, keep going.
103.
The distance between insanity and genius is measured only by success.
102.
Life is not about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.
101.
You can do anything, but not everything.
100.
The best reason to start an organization is to make meaning; to create a product or service to make the world a better place.
the world needs you
99.
The successful warrior is the average man, with laser-like focus.
98.
If you don’t design your own life plan, chances are you’ll fall into someone else’s plan. And guess what they have planned for you? Not much.
97.
Don’t let the fear of losing be greater than the excitement of winning.
96.
Successful people do what unsuccessful people are not willing to do.
95.
Do today what others won’t so you can live tomorrow like others can’t.
94.
You must be the change you wish to see in the world.
93.
Tough times never last, but tough people do.
92.
The best way out is always through.
forward, forward is the battle cry
91.
You must not only aim right, but draw the bow with all your might.
90.
Don’t wait. The time will never be just right.
89.
A year from now you may wish you had started today.
88.
It is never too late to be what you might have been.
87.
The harder I work, the luckier I get.
86.
Obsessed is just a word the lazy use to describe the dedicated.
85.
Eat that frog! If you have to eat 3 frogs, eat the biggest and uggliest one first.
84.
Money is the McMansion in Sarasota that starts falling apart after ten years; Power is the old stone building that stands for centuries.
83.
SuccessÖ seems to be connected with action. Successful people keep moving. They make mistakes, but they don’t quit.
82.
If not us, who? If not now, when?
81.
If at first you don’t succeed, get a bigger hammer.
80.
The more you sweat in practice, the less you bleed in the battle.
79.
Talent hits a target no one else can hit, genius hits a target no one else can see.
78.
A hero is no braver than an ordinary man, but he is brave five minutes longer.
77.
We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.
see
76.
By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.
get ready
75.
That’s how you devour a whale Doug, one bite at a time.
74.
Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.
73.
To the man who only has a hammer, everything he encounters begins to look like a nail.
72.
We are what we repeatedly do; excellence, then, is not an act but a habit.
71.
People often say that motivation doesn’t last. Well, neither does bathing and that’s why we recommend it daily.
70.
The cure for boredom is curiosity. There is no cure for curiosity.
69.
The man who has confidence in himself gains the confidence of others.
trust yourself
68.
That which doesn’t kill us makes us stronger.
67.
The pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.
66.
The difference between ordinary and extraordinary is that little extra.
65.
I don’t know the key to success, but the key to failure is trying to please everybody.
64.
The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.
63.
Continuous effort – not strength or intelligence – is the key to unlocking our potential.
62.
If one does not know to which port one is sailing, no wind is favorable.
61.
I am the captain of my soul. I am the master of my faith.
60.
Fortune favors the bold.
59.
If you worry about yesterday’s failures, then today’s successes will be few.
today is a new day
58.
Don’t focus on how to spend less money, focus on how to make more money.
57.
The only true wisdom is knowing that you know nothing.
56.
Things work out best for those who make the best of how things work out.
55.
Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway.
54.
As long as you’re going to be thinking anyway, think big.
53.
I find that when you have a real interest in life and a curious life, that sleep is not the most important thing.
52.
Success is liking yourself, liking what you do, and liking how you do it.
51.
The journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step.
the second step is easier
50.
I cried because I had no shoes, until I met a man who had no feet.
49.
Do not wait to strike till the iron is hot; but make it hot by striking.
48.
What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals.
47.
You can get everything in life you want if you will just help enough other people get what they want.
46.
Desire is the starting point of all achievement, not a hope, not a wish, but a keen pulsating desire which transcends everything.
how bad do you want success?
45.
If you keep saying things are going to be bad, you have a chance of being a prophet.
44.
Success consists of doing the common things of life uncommonly well.
43.
Age is an issue of mind over matter. If you don’t mind, it doesn’t matter.
42.
Nobody can insult you without your consent.
41.
Being defeated is only a temporary condition; giving up is what makes it permanent.
40.
Whenever you find the whole world against you just turn around and lead the world.
39.
How quickly poor grades are forgotten in the shadow of power and wealth.
38.
Do first things first, and second things not at all.
37.
He who has a why to live can bear almost any how.
36.
I am not a has-been. I am a will be.
35.
And in the end, it’s not the years in your life that count. It’s the life in your years.
34.
Donít go around saying the world owes you a living. The world owes you nothing. It was here first.
take responsibility
33.
Take care of your body. It’s the only place you have to live.
32.
It doesn’t matter where you are, you are nowhere compared to where you can go.
31.
Nobody gets to live life backward. Look ahead, that is where your future lies.
30.
The world makes way for the man who knows where he is going.
29.
Make no small plans for they have no power to stir the soul.
28.
It is your attitude, not your aptitude, that determines your altitude.
attitude is everything
27.
Every artist was first an amateur.
26.
That some achieve great success is proof to all that others can achieve it as well.
25.
He who fails to plan, plans to fail.
24.
I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.
23.
If you light a lamp for someone else it will also brighten your path.
give
22.
So you have some enemiesÖ good, that means you stood up for something!
21.
I never took a day off in my twenties. Not one.
20.
The only thing worse than being blind is having sight but no vision.
19.
Be yourself, everyone else is already taken.
18.
Always be a first-rate version of yourself and not a second-rate version of someone else.
17.
The best way to persuade people is with your ears – by listening to them.
16.
Life is 10% what happens to me and 90% how I react.
15.
It is not the strongest or the most intelligent who will survive but those who can best manage change.
adapt
14.
A wise man adapts himself to circumstances, as water shapes itself to the vessel that contains it.
13.
Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.
12.
If you can’t explain it to a six year old, you don’t understand it yourself.
11.
Those who have the ability to be grateful are the ones who have the ability to achieve greatness.
10.
Mastering others is strength. Mastering oneself makes you fearless.
9.
With the new day comes new strength and new thoughts.
8.
It is during our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light.
7.
The best way to predict the future is to invent it.
6.
Positive thinking can be contagious. Being surrounded by winners helps you develop into a winner.
5.
Accept responsibility for your life. Know that it is you who will get you where you want to go, no one else.
4.
Be not afraid of growing slowly, be afraid only of standing still.
3.
Of all the things I hold in high regard, rules are not one of them.
2.
If you don’t like something, change it. If you can’t change it, change your attitude. Don’t complain.
1.
The best is yet to come…