Motivational Quotations | Page 2

Life's most persistent and urgent question is, 'What are you doing for others?'

Thinking is the hardest work there is, which is probably the reason why so few engage in it.

When you reach the end of your rope, tie a knot in it and hang on.

Always be a first-rate version of yourself, instead of a second-rate version of somebody else.

Intelligence is the ability to adapt to change.

Tough times never last, but tough people do.

The measure of who we are is what we do with what we have.

If you can imagine it, you can achieve it. If you can dream it, you can become it.

A day of worry is more exhausting than a week of work.

Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day-in and day-out.

Let your life lightly dance on the edges of Time like dew on the tip of a leaf.

Aim at heaven and you will get earth thrown in. Aim at earth and you get neither.

Life is either a great adventure or nothing.

Take calculated risks. That is quite different from being rash.

It's easier to go down a hill than up it but the view is much better at the top.

Either you run the day or the day runs you.

Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.

But man is not made for defeat. A man can be destroyed but not defeated.

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

I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.

Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower.

We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools.

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

Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe.

A good plan violently executed now is better than a perfect plan executed next week.

First say to yourself what you would be; and then do what you have to do.

When there is no peril in the fight there is no glory in the triumph.

It is by acts and not by ideas that people live.

Things do not happen. Things are made to happen.

Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration.

If it doesn't matter who wins or loses, then why do they keep score?

If you tell people where to go, but not how to get there, you'll be amazed at the results.

When you can do the common things of life in an uncommon way, you will command the attention of the world.

He who has a why to live can bear almost any how.

Even a mistake may turn out to be the one thing necessary to a worthwhile achievement.

One person with a belief is equal to ninety-nine who have only interests.

Big shots are only little shots who keep shooting.

I not only use all the brains that I have, but all that I can borrow.

I want to put a ding in the universe.

Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage.

We don't see things as they are, we see them as we are.

Set your goals high, and don't stop till you get there.

You have to leave the city of your comfort and go into the wilderness of your intuition. What you'll discover will be wonderful. What you'll discover is yourself.

A successful man is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks others have thrown at him.

Every strike brings me closer to the next home run.

Better be wise by the misfortunes of others than by your own.

I'm not going to limit myself just because people won't accept the fact that I can do something else.

Run when you can, walk if you have to, crawl if you must; just never give up.

A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles.

Worry does not empty tomorrow of its sorrow. It empties today of its strength.

People usually consider walking on water or in thin air a miracle. But I think the real miracle is not to walk either on water or in thin air, but to walk on earth. Every day we are engaged in a miracle which we don't even recognize: a blue sky, white clouds, green leaves, the black, curious eyes of a child -- our own two eyes. All is a miracle.

Failure is only postponed success as long as courage 'coaches' ambition. The habit of persistence is the habit of victory.

The only thing that overcomes hard luck is hard work.

Trust yourself. Create the kind of self that you will be happy to live with all your life. Make the most of yourself by fanning the tiny, inner sparks of possibility into flames of achievement.

Never give up, for that is just the place and time that the tide will turn.

The interesting thing is how one guy, through living out his own fantasies, is living out the fantasies of so many other people.

This is one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind.

Somebody should tell us, right at the start of our lives, that we are dying. Then we might live life to the limit, every minute of every day. Do it! I say. Whatever you want to do, do it now! There are only so many tomorrows.

A strong positive mental attitude will create more miracles than any wonder drug.

One's dignity may be assaulted, vandalized and cruelly mocked, but cannot be taken away unless it is surrendered.

I am determined to be cheerful and happy in whatever situation I may find myself. For I have learned that the greater part of our misery or unhappiness is determined not by our circumstance but by our disposition.

It is difficult to obtain the friendship of a cat. It is a philosophical animal... one that does not place its affections thoughtlessly.

If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.

We are told that talent creates its own opportunities. But it sometimes seems that intense desire creates not only its own opportunities, but its own talents.

There is a crack in everything, that's how the light gets in.

Besides the noble art of getting things done, there is the noble art of leaving things undone. The wisdom of life consists in the elimination of non-essentials.

I advise you to say your dream is possible and then overcome all inconveniences, ignore all the hassles and take a running leap through the hoop, even if it is in flames.

Too many of us are not living our dreams because we are living our fears.

In times of great stress or adversity, it's always best to keep busy, to plow your anger and your energy into something positive.

Hard work spotlights the character of people: some turn up their sleeves, some turn up their noses, and some don't turn up at all.

Some people are afraid of what they might find if they try to analyze themselves too much, but you have to crawl into your wounds to discover where your fears are. Once the bleeding starts, the cleansing can begin.

I skate to where the puck is going to be, not where it has been.

Procrastination is one of the most common and deadliest of diseases and its toll on success and happiness is heavy.

Never mind what others do; do better than yourself, beat your own record from day to day, and you are a success.

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.

I believe that being successful means having a balance of success stories across the many areas of your life. You can't truly be considered successful in your business life if your home life is in shambles.

You can make positive deposits in your own economy every day by reading and listening to powerful, positive, life-changing content and by associating with encouraging and hope-building people.

Expect the best. Prepare for the worst. Capitalize on what comes.

We live in a society exquisitely dependent on science and technology, in which hardly anyone knows anything about science and technology.

Fear is the main source of superstition, and one of the main sources of cruelty. To conquer fear is the beginning of wisdom.

You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

It takes as much energy to wish as it does to plan.

People grow through experience if they meet life honestly and courageously. This is how character is built.

Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people.

Whatever we plant in our subconscious mind and nourish with repetition and emotion will one day become a reality.

In order to succeed, your desire for success should be greater than your fear of failure.

I don't know the key to success, but the key to failure is trying to please everybody.

By working faithfully eight hours a day you may eventually get to be boss and work twelve hours a day.

Most folks are as happy as they make up their minds to be.

I do not think much of a man who is not wiser today than he was yesterday.

We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.

A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new.

Experience is not what happens to you; it's what you do with what happens to you.

Opportunities are usually disguised as hard work, so most people don't recognize them.

Flaming enthusiasm, backed up by horse sense and persistence, is the quality that most frequently makes for success.

Today is life-the only life you are sure of. Make the most of today. Get interested in something. Shake yourself awake. Develop a hobby. Let the winds of enthusiasm sweep through you. Live today with gusto.

People rarely succeed unless they have fun in what they are doing.

If you want to conquer fear, don't sit home and think about it. Go out and get busy.

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.