595 Life-Changing Deep Inspirational Quotes (Transcend)

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Unearth Wisdom: Deep Inspirational Quotes

Be where you are otherwise you will miss your life.

Be where you are; otherwise you will miss your life. Buddha

I am not a product of my circumstances. I am a product of my decisions.

I am not a product of my circumstances. I am a product of my decisions. Stephen R. Covey

Attitude is a choice. Happiness is a choice. Optimism is a choice. Kindness is a choice. Giving is a choice. Respect is a choice. Whatever choice you make makes you. Choose wisely.

Attitude is a choice. Happiness is a choice. Optimism is a choice. Kindness is a choice. Giving is a choice. Respect is a choice. Whatever choice you make makes you. Choose wisely. Roy T. Bennett

A man with outward courage dares to die a man with inner courage dares to live.

A man with outward courage dares to die; a man with inner courage dares to live. Lao Tzu

Fear of what other people will think is the single most paralyzing dynamic in business and in life. The best moment of my life was the day I realized that I no longer give

Fear of what other people will think is the single most paralyzing dynamic in business and in life. The best moment of my life was the day I realized that I no longer give a damn what anybody thinks. That’s enormously liberating and freeing, and it’s the only way to live your life and do your business. Cindy Gallop

If you really want to do something youll find a way. If you dont youll find an excuse.

If you really want to do something, you’ll find a way. If you don’t, you’ll find an excuse. Jim Rohn

What you deeply need is not stuff comfort or beauty its meaning.

What you deeply need is not stuff, comfort or beauty, it’s meaning. Maxime Lagacé

Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed citizens can change the world. Indeed it is the only thing that ever has.

Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has. Margaret Mead

You cannot always control what goes on outside. But you can always control what goes on inside.

You cannot always control what goes on outside. But you can always control what goes on inside. Wayne Dyer

Great thoughts speak only to the thoughtful mind but great actions speak to all mankind.

Great thoughts speak only to the thoughtful mind, but great actions speak to all mankind. Theodore Roosevelt

Success is not final failure is not fatal It is the courage to continue that counts.

Success is not final; failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts. Winston S. Churchill

We all have two lives. The second one starts when we realize we only have one.

We all have two lives. The second one starts when we realize we only have one. Confucius

It is not so much our friends help that helps us as the confident knowledge that they will help us.

It is not so much our friends’ help that helps us as the confident knowledge that they will help us. Epicurus

A thousand words will not leave so deep an impression as one deed.

A thousand words will not leave so deep an impression as one deed. Henrik Ibsen

Difficulties are meant to rouse not discourage. The human spirit is to grow strong by conflict.

Difficulties are meant to rouse, not discourage. The human spirit is to grow strong by conflict. William Ellery Channing

Sadness flies away on the wings of time.

Sadness flies away on the wings of time. Jean de La Fontaine

Other things may change us but we start and end with the family.

Other things may change us, but we start and end with the family. Anthony Brandt

Turning your back on the darkness didnt mean the darkness would turn its back on you.

Turning your back on the darkness didn’t mean the darkness would turn its back on you. Jennifer Donnelly

You can complain because roses have thorns or you can rejoice because thorns have roses.

You can complain because roses have thorns, or you can rejoice because thorns have roses. Tom Wilson

Instead of worrying about what you cannot control shift your energy to what you can create.

Instead of worrying about what you cannot control, shift your energy to what you can create. Roy T. Bennett

Our lives improve only when we take chancesand the first and most difficult risk we can take is to be honest with ourselves.

Our lives improve only when we take chances…and the first and most difficult risk we can take is to be honest with ourselves. Walter Anderson

Success is stumbling from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm.

Success is stumbling from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm. Winston Churchill

Belief and hope dont make goals easy but make them possible.

Belief and hope don’t make goals easy… but make them possible. Invajy

It is remarkable how much long term advantage people like us have gotten by trying to be consistently not stupid instead of trying to be very intelligent.

It is remarkable how much long-term advantage people like us have gotten by trying to be consistently not stupid, instead of trying to be very intelligent. Charlie Munger

What we have done for ourselves alone dies with us. What we have done for others and the world remains and is immortal.

What we have done for ourselves alone, dies with us. What we have done for others and the world remains and is immortal. Albert Pike

We need women at all levels including the top to change the dynamic reshape the conversation to make sure womens voices are heard and heeded not overlooked and ignored.

We need women at all levels, including the top, to change the dynamic, reshape the conversation, to make sure women’s voices are heard and heeded, not overlooked and ignored. Sheryl Sandberg

Never give up on a dream just because of the time it will take to accomplish it. The time will pass anyway.

Never give up on a dream just because of the time it will take to accomplish it. The time will pass anyway. Earl Nightingale

Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions.

Happiness is not something ready-made. It comes from your own actions. Dalai Lama XIV

You will never be happy if you continue to search for what happiness consists of. You will never live if you are looking for the meaning of life.

You will never be happy if you continue to search for what happiness consists of. You will never live if you are looking for the meaning of life. Albert Camus

If I had eight hours to chop down a tree Id spend six hours sharpening my axe.

If I had eight hours to chop down a tree, I’d spend six hours sharpening my axe. Abraham Lincoln

If there is no struggle there is no progress.

If there is no struggle, there is no progress. Frederick Douglass

Prosperity is not without many fears and distastes and adversity is not without comforts and hopes.

Prosperity is not without many fears and distastes, and adversity is not without comforts and hopes. Francis Bacon

The question is not what you look at but what you see.

The question is not what you look at, but what you see. Henry David Thoreau

No one changes the world who isnt obsessed.

No one changes the world who isn’t obsessed. Billie Jean King

Consciousness is only possible through change change is only possible through movement.

Consciousness is only possible through change; change is only possible through movement. Aldous Huxley

Dont cry over someone who wouldnt cry over you.

Don’t cry over someone who wouldn’t cry over you. Lauren Conrad

The most important thing is to enjoy your life to be happy its all that matters.

The most important thing is to enjoy your lifeto be happyit’s all that matters. Audrey Hepburn

The good life is inspired by love and guided by knowledge.

The good life is inspired by love and guided by knowledge. Bertrand Russell

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

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

Desire burning desire is basic to achieving anything beyond the ordinary.

Desire, burning desire, is basic to achieving anything beyond the ordinary. Joseph B. Wirthlin

Tears are words the mouth cant say nor can the heart bear.

Tears are words the mouth can’t say nor can the heart bear. Joshua Wisenbaker

They do not love that do not show their love.

They do not love that do not show their love. William Shakespeare

There are three ways to ultimate success The first way is to be kind. The second way is to be kind. The third way is to be kind.

There are three ways to ultimate success: The first way is to be kind. The second way is to be kind. The third way is to be kind. Fred Rogers

The most important things are the hardest to say because words diminish them.

The most important things are the hardest to say because words diminish them. Stephen King

We shall see but a little way if we require to understand what we see.

We shall see but a little way if we require to understand what we see. Henry David Thoreau

If life were predictable it would cease to be life and be without flavor.

If life were predictable it would cease to be life and be without flavor. Eleanor Roosevelt

It is better to fail in originality than to succeed in imitation.

It is better to fail in originality than to succeed in imitation. Herman Melville

When a woman becomes her own best friend life is easier.

When a woman becomes her own best friend life is easier. Diane Von Furstenberg

Be yourself everyone else is already taken.

Be yourself; everyone else is already taken. Oscar Wilde

Life itself is the most wonderful fairy tale.

Life itself is the most wonderful fairy tale. Hans Christian Andersen

Reality is such an elusive concept.

Reality is such an elusive concept. Laura Gilfillan

Never to suffer would never to have been blessed.

Never to suffer would never to have been blessed. Edgar Allan Poe

True freedom is impossible without a mind made free by discipline.

True freedom is impossible without a mind made free by discipline. Mortimer J. Adler

Do one thing every day that scares you.

Do one thing every day that scares you. Eleanor Roosevelt

If we take care of the moments the years will take care of themselves.

If we take care of the moments, the years will take care of themselves. Maria Edgeworth

It is never too late to be what you might have been.

It is never too late to be what you might have been. George Eliot

There are two ways of spreading light. To be the candle or the mirror that reflects it.

There are two ways of spreading light. To be the candle, or the mirror that reflects it. Edith Wharton

Success usually comes to those who are too busy looking for it.

Success usually comes to those who are too busy looking for it. Henry David Thoreau

The most creative act you will ever undertake is the act of creating yourself.

The most creative act you will ever undertake is the act of creating yourself. Deepak Chopra

Time is a created thing. To say I dont have time is like saying I dont want to.

‎Time is a created thing. To say ‘I don’t have time,’ is like saying, ‘I don’t want to. Lao Tzu

Without dreams there can be no courage. And without courage there can be no action.

Without dreams, there can be no courage. And without courage, there can be no action. Wim Wender

A mind that is stretched by a new experience can never go back to its old dimensions.

A mind that is stretched by a new experience can never go back to its old dimensions. Oliver Wendell Holmes

The purpose of our lives is to be happy.

The purpose of our lives is to be happy. Dalai Lama

Im a greater believer in luck and I find the harder I work the more I have of it.

I’m a greater believer in luck, and I find the harder I work the more I have of it. Thomas Jefferson

If you continue to think the way youve always thought youll continue to get what youve always got.

If you continue to think the way you’ve always thought, you’ll continue to get what you’ve always got. Kevin Trudeau

What we think we become.

What we think, we become. Buddha

Those who achieve the extraordinary are usually the most ordinary because they have nothing to prove to anybody. Be Humble.

Those who achieve the extraordinary are usually the most ordinary because they have nothing to prove to anybody. Be Humble. Aaron Lauritsen

The man who removes a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.

The man who removes a mountain begins by carrying away small stones. William Faulkner

Solitary trees if they grow at all grow strong.

Solitary trees, if they grow at all, grow strong. Winston Churchill

Do you think it is better to fail at something worthwhile, or succeed at something meaningless

Do you think it is better to fail at something worthwhile, or succeed at something meaningless? Tommy Wallach

We cannot solve problems with the kind of thinking we employed when we came up with them.

We cannot solve problems with the kind of thinking we employed when we came up with them. Albert Einstein

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

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

Action may not always bring happiness but there is no happiness without action.

Action may not always bring happiness; but there is no happiness without action. Benjamin Disraeli

Finding Inner Strength: Quotes to Inspire

Dream as if youll live forever live as if youll die today.

Dream as if you’ll live forever, live as if you’ll die today. James Dean

It has been said that a person may have ten years of experience or one year of experience repeated ten times.

It has been said that a person may have ten years of experience, or one year of experience repeated ten times. Yukiso Yamamoto

Not how long but how well you have lived is the main thing.

Not how long, but how well you have lived is the main thing. Seneca

Dont be afraid to give up the good to go for the great.

Don’t be afraid to give up the good to go for the great. John D. Rockefeller

The greatest mistake you can ever make in life is to be continually fearing that you will make one.

The greatest mistake you can ever make in life is to be continually fearing that you will make one. Ellen Hubbard

It is better to have a meaningful life and make a difference than to merely have a long life.

It is better to have a meaningful life and make a difference than to merely have a long life. Bryant H. McGill

 

Even when we do not actively participate in our destiny we are still on a chosen path. Life has a way of making decisions for us.

Even when we do not actively participate in our destiny, we are still on a chosen path. Life has a way of making decisions for us. Nina Guilbeau

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

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

Destiny is a name often given in retrospect to choices that had dramatic consequences.

Destiny is a name often given in retrospect to choices that had dramatic consequences. J. K. Rowling

I write because I dont know what I think until I read what I say.

I write because I don’t know what I think until I read what I say. Flannery O’ Connor

When the whole world is running towards a cliff he who is running in the opposite direction appears to have lost his mind.

When the whole world is running towards a cliff, he who is running in the opposite direction appears to have lost his mind. C.S. Lewis

We must be willing to let go of the life we planned so as to have the life that is waiting for us.

We must be willing to let go of the life we planned so as to have the life that is waiting for us. Joseph Campbell

We build too many walls and not enough bridges.

We build too many walls and not enough bridges. Isaac Newton

Think big thoughts but relish small pleasures.

Think big thoughts but relish small pleasures. Jackson Brown Jr.

Knowledge is what enables one to be wrong.

Knowledge is what enables one to be wrong. Mike Higton

Human nature is like water. It takes the shape of its container.

Human nature is like water. It takes the shape of its container. Wallace Stevens

Nothing in the world can take the place of Persistence. Talent will not nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not unrewarded genius is

Nothing in the world can take the place of Persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. The slogan ‘Press On’ has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race. Calvin Coolidge

Never regret anything that made you smile.

Never regret anything that made you smile. Mark Twain

You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete.

You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete. Buckminster Fuller

Just because you can doesnt mean you should.

Just because you can doesn’t mean you should. Sherrilyn Kenyon

Believe in yourself take on your challenges dig deep within yourself to conquer fears. Never let anyone bring you down. You got to keep going.

Believe in yourself, take on your challenges, dig deep within yourself to conquer fears. Never let anyone bring you down. You got to keep going. Chantal Sutherland

The ultimate productivity hack is saying no.

The ultimate productivity hack is saying no. James Clear

He that can have patience can have what he will.

He that can have patience can have what he will. Benjamin Franklin

Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year.

Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year. Ralph Waldo Emerson

Empathy is really the opposite of spiritual meanness. Its the capacity to understand that every war is both won and lost. And that someone elses pain is as meaningful as your own.

Empathy is really the opposite of spiritual meanness. It’s the capacity to understand that every war is both won and lost. And that someone else’s pain is as meaningful as your own. Barbara Kingsolver

Life is too deep for words so dont try to describe it just live it.

Life is too deep for words, so don’t try to describe it, just live it. C. S. Lewis

If you change the way you look at things the things you look at change.

If you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change. Wayne Dyer

Little minds are tamed and subdued by misfortune but great minds rise above them.

Little minds are tamed and subdued by misfortune; but great minds rise above them. Washington Irving

Everyone thinks of changing the world but no one thinks of changing himself.

Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself. Leo Tolstoy

Happiness is when what you think what you say and what you do are in harmony.

Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony. Mahatma Gandhi

First forget inspiration. Habit is more dependable. Habit will sustain you whether you're inspired or not. Habit will help you finish and polish your stories. Inspiration

First forget inspiration. Habit is more dependable. Habit will sustain you whether you’re inspired or not. Habit will help you finish and polish your stories. Inspiration won’t. Habit is persistence in practice. Octavia Butler

Build your own dreams or someone else will hire you to build theirs.

Build your own dreams, or someone else will hire you to build theirs. Farrah Gray

I alone cannot change the world but I can cast a stone across the waters to create many ripples.

I alone cannot change the world, but I can cast a stone across the waters to create many ripples. Mother Teresa

Friendship marks a life even more deeply than love. Love risks degenerating into obsession friendship is never anything but sharing.

Friendship marks a life even more deeply than love. Love risks degenerating into obsession, friendship is never anything but sharing. Elie Wiesel

Some old wounds never truly heal and bleed again at the slightest word.

Some old wounds never truly heal, and bleed again at the slightest word. George R.R. Martin

You will never find time for anything. If you want time you must make it.

You will never find time for anything. If you want time, you must make it. Charles Buxton

If you dont like the road youre walking start paving another one.

If you don’t like the road you’re walking, start paving another one. Dolly Parton

Hustle beats talent when talent doesnt hustle.

Hustle beats talent when talent doesn’t hustle Ross Simmonds

When the winds of life are pushing you back THATS when you push forward the hardest.

When the winds of life are pushing you back, THAT’S when you push forward the hardest. Yvonne Pierre

If you are not willing to risk the usual you will have to settle for the ordinary.

If you are not willing to risk the usual you will have to settle for the ordinary. Jim Rohn

The soul which has no fixed purpose in life is lost to be everywhere is to be nowhere.

The soul which has no fixed purpose in life is lost; to be everywhere, is to be nowhere. Michel de Montaigne

It does not matter how slowly you go so long as you do not stop.

It does not matter how slowly you go, so long as you do not stop. Confucius

Life isnt about waiting for the storm to pass its about learning to dance in the rain.

Life isn’t about waiting for the storm to pass, it’s about learning to dance in the rain. Vivian Greene

You get in life what you have the courage to ask for.

You get in life what you have the courage to ask for. Oprah Winfrey

When you train your eyes to see the magic and miracles in the little things you open the door for your whole life to shift.

When you train your eyes to see the magic and miracles in the little things, you open the door for your whole life to shift. Carol Woodliff

We do not remember days we remember moments.

We do not remember days, we remember moments. Cesare Pavese

The most difficult thing is the decision to act the rest is merely tenacity.

The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity. Amelia Earhart

Someones sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago.

Someone’s sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago. Warren Buffet

Fear is forward. No one is afraid of yesterday.

Fear is forward. No one is afraid of yesterday. Renata Adler

Be alone that is the secret of invention be alone that is when ideas are born.

Be alone, that is the secret of invention; be alone, that is when ideas are born. Nikola Tesla

One day in retrospect the years of struggle will strike you as the most beautiful.

One day, in retrospect, the years of struggle will strike you as the most beautiful. Sigmund Freud

If everybody loves you something is wrong. Find at least one enemy to keep you alert.

If everybody loves you, something is wrong. Find at least one enemy to keep you alert. Paulo Coelho

Every strength is also a weakness. The opposite is true as well.

Every strength is also a weakness. The opposite is true as well. Neil Strauss

He is a wise man who does not grieve for the things which he has not but rejoices for those which he has.

He is a wise man who does not grieve for the things which he has not, but rejoices for those which he has. Epictetus

When you give joy to other people you get more joy in return. You should give a good thought to happiness that you can give out.

When you give joy to other people, you get more joy in return. You should give a good thought to happiness that you can give out. Eleanor Roosevelt

In family life love is the oil that eases friction the cement that binds closer together and the music that brings harmony.

In family life, love is the oil that eases friction, the cement that binds closer together, and the music that brings harmony. Friedrich Nietzsche

Love makes your soul crawl out from its hiding place.

Love makes your soul crawl out from its hiding place. Zora Neale Hurston

One way to keep momentum going is to have constantly greater goals.

One way to keep momentum going is to have constantly greater goals. Michael Korda

One man with courage makes a majority.

One man with courage makes a majority. Andrew Jackson

Id rather regret the things Ive done than regret the things I havent done.

I’d rather regret the things I’ve done than regret the things I haven’t done. Lucille Ball

Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.

Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can. Arthur Ashe

We need to accept that we wont always make the right decisions that well screw up royally sometimes understanding that failure is not the opposite of success its part of success.

We need to accept that we won’t always make the right decisions, that we’ll screw up royally sometimes understanding that failure is not the opposite of success, it’s part of success. Ariana Huffington

Success comes from having dreams that are bigger than your fears.

Success comes from having dreams that are bigger than your fears. Bobby Unser

To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist that is all.

To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all. Oscar Wilde

Your way of thinking affects your life very deeply. So think positive and be positive.

Your way of thinking affects your life very deeply. So think positive and be positive. Anurag Prakash Ray

Success is getting what you want happiness is wanting what you get.

Success is getting what you want, happiness is wanting what you get. W. P. Kinsella

Sometimes I wonder if any of us are cut out for the lives we lead.

Sometimes I wonder if any of us are cut out for the lives we lead. Rebecca Wells

The minute that youre not learning I believe youre dead.

The minute that you’re not learning I believe you’re dead. Jack Nicholson

Love has nothing to do with what you are expecting to get only with what you are expecting to give which is everything.

Love has nothing to do with what you are expecting to get-only with what you are expecting to give-which is everything. Katharine Hepburn

The world as we have created it is a process of our thinking. It cannot be changed without changing our thinking.

The world as we have created it is a process of our thinking. It cannot be changed without changing our thinking. Albert Einstein

Think like a queen. A queen is not afraid to fail. Failure is another stepping stone to greatness.

Think like a queen.  A queen is not afraid to fail.  Failure is another stepping stone to greatness. Oprah Winfrey

Its been my experience that you can nearly always enjoy things if you make up your mind firmly that you will.

It’s been my experience that you can nearly always enjoy things if you make up your mind firmly that you will. L.M. Montgomery

In the circle of life there is no top no corner and no straight lines.

In the circle of life there is no top, no corner, and no straight lines. Mike Dolan

Reflecting on Life: Inspirational Words

Love takes off masks that we fear we cannot live without and know we cannot live within.

Love takes off masks that we fear we cannot live without and know we cannot live within. James Baldwin

If you have the ability to love love yourself first.

If you have the ability to love, love yourself first. Charles Bukowski

The only thing worse than being blind is having sight but no vision.

The only thing worse than being blind is having sight but no vision. Helen Keller

Step out of the history that is holding you back. Step into the new story you are willing to create.

Step out of the history that is holding you back. Step into the new story you are willing to create. Oprah Winfrey

Turn your wounds into wisdom.

Turn your wounds into wisdom. Oprah Winfrey

If you cant yet do great things do small things in a great way.

If you can’t yet do great things, do small things in a great way. Napoleon Hill

I choose to make the rest of my life the best of my life.

I choose to make the rest of my life the best of my life. Louise Hay

When you change your thoughts remember to also change your world.

When you change your thoughts, remember to also change your world.  Norman Vincent Peale

Time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time.

Time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time. Marthe Troly-Curtin

Some beautiful paths cant be discovered without getting lost.

Some beautiful paths can’t be discovered without getting lost. Erol Ozan

The saddest aspect of life right now is that science gathers knowledge faster than society gathers wisdom.

The saddest aspect of life right now is that science gathers knowledge faster than society gathers wisdom. Isaac Asimov

Life becomes easier when you learn to accept the apology you never got.

Life becomes easier when you learn to accept the apology you never got. Robert Brault

Setting goals is the first step in turning the invisible into the visible.

Setting goals is the first step in turning the invisible into the visible. Tony Robbins

When youve suffered a great deal in life each additional pain is both unbearable and trifling.

When you’ve suffered a great deal in life, each additional pain is both unbearable and trifling. Yann Martel

Life shrinks or expands in proportion to ones courage.

Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one’s courage. Anaïs Nin

The future is something which everyone reaches at the rate of sixty minutes an hour whatever he does whoever he is.

The future is something which everyone reaches at the rate of sixty minutes an hour, whatever he does, whoever he is. C. S. Lewis

The truth is everyone is going to hurt you. You just got to find the ones worth suffering for.

The truth is, everyone is going to hurt you. You just got to find the ones worth suffering for. Bob Marley

There is more to life than simply increasing its speed.

There is more to life than simply increasing its speed. Mahatma Gandhi

I have not failed. Ive just found 10000 ways that wont work.

I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work. Thomas A. Edison

The only rock I know that stays steady the only institution I know that works is the family.

The only rock I know that stays steady, the only institution I know that works, is the family. Lee Iacocca

Where expectations end peace begins there.

Where expectations end… peace begins there. Invajy

Show up show up show up and after a while the muse shows up too.

Show up, show up, show up, and after a while the muse shows up, too. Isabel Allende

Let your action manifest your thought your belief and your passion.

Let your action manifest your thought, your belief and your passion. Mohammed Ali Bapir

You dont have to be a fantastic hero to do certain things to compete. You can be just an ordinary chap sufficiently motivated to reach challenging goals.

You don’t have to be a fantastic hero to do certain things; to compete. You can be just an ordinary chap, sufficiently motivated to reach challenging goals. Sir Edmund Hillary

If the decisions you make about where you invest your blood sweat and tears are not consistent with the person you aspire to be youll never become that person.

If the decisions you make about where you invest your blood, sweat, and tears are not consistent with the person you aspire to be, you’ll never become that person. Clayton M. Christensen

Love grows by giving. The love we give away is the only love we keep. The only way to retain love is to give it away.

Love grows by giving. The love we give away is the only love we keep. The only way to retain love is to give it away. Elbert Hubbard

Good friends help you to find important things when you have lost themyour smile your hope and your courage.

Good friends help you to find important things when you have lost them…your smile, your hope, and your courage. Doe Zantamata

There is no truth. There is only perception.

There is no truth. There is only perception. Gustave Flaubert

Reality is wrong dreams are for real.

Reality is wrong, dreams are for real. Tupac Shakur

Life is never fair and perhaps it is a good thing for most of us that it is not.

Life is never fair, and perhaps it is a good thing for most of us that it is not. Oscar Wilde

Change will not come if we wait for some other person or if we wait for some other time. We are the ones weve been waiting for. We are the change that we seek.

Change will not come if we wait for some other person, or if we wait for some other time. We are the ones we’ve been waiting for. We are the change that we seek. Barack Obama

We dont stop playing because we grow old we grow old because we stop playing.

We don’t stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing. George Bernard Shaw

The battles that count arent the ones for gold medals. The struggles within yourself the invisible inevitable battles inside all of us thats where its at.

The battles that count aren’t the ones for gold medals. The struggles within yourself; the invisible, inevitable battles inside all of usthat’s where it’s at. Jesse Owens

If you make a mistake and do not correct it this is called a mistake.

If you make a mistake and do not correct it, this is called a mistake. Confucius

What matters most in life is often invisible.

What matters most in life is often invisible. Duane Elgin

Dreams are todays answers to tomorrows questions.

Dreams are today’s answers to tomorrow’s questions. Edgar Cayce

Get a good idea and stay with it. Dog it and work at it until its done right.

Get a good idea and stay with it. Dog it, and work at it until it’s done right. Walt Disney

We are products of our past but we dont have to be prisoners of it.

We are products of our past, but we don’t have to be prisoners of it. Rick Warren

You cannot protect yourself from sadness without protecting yourself from happiness.

You cannot protect yourself from sadness without protecting yourself from happiness. Jonathan Safran Foer

If it makes you nervous youre doing it right.

If it makes you nervous, you’re doing it right. Childish Gambino

The thing women have yet to learn is nobody gives you power. You just take it.

The thing women have yet to learn is nobody gives you power. You just take it. Roseanne Barr

What youre thinking about can be what you become.

What you’re thinking about can be what you become. Mitch Albom

Remember the past plan for the future but live for today because yesterday is gone and tomorrow may never come.

Remember the past, plan for the future, but live for today, because yesterday is gone and tomorrow may never come. Luke the Evangelist

The pendulum of the mind alternates between sense and nonsense not between right and wrong.

The pendulum of the mind alternates between sense and nonsense, not between right and wrong. Carl Jung

Sometimes you win sometimes you learn.

Sometimes you win, sometimes you learn. John C. Maxwell

One day your life will flash before your eyes. Make sure its worth watching.

One day your life will flash before your eyes. Make sure it’s worth watching. Gerard Way

If youre not positive energy youre negative energy.

If you’re not positive energy, you’re negative energy. Mark Cuban

If a thing loves it is infinite.

If a thing loves, it is infinite. William Blake

The only one who can tell you you cant win is you and you dont have to listen.

The only one who can tell you you can’t win is you and you don’t have to listen. Jessica Ennis

Patience with small details makes perfect a large work like the universe.

Patience with small details makes perfect a large work, like the universe. Rumi

If you dont risk anything you risk even more.

If you don’t risk anything, you risk even more. Erica Jong

What would you attempt to do if you knew you could not fail

What would you attempt to do if you knew you could not fail? Robert Schuller

Every moment is a fresh beginning.

Every moment is a fresh beginning. T. S. Eliot

The pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees opportunity in every difficulty.

The pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees opportunity in every difficulty. Winston Churchill

The only way to find true happiness is to risk being completely cut open.

The only way to find true happiness is to risk being completely cut open. Chuck Palahniuk

No pressure no diamonds.

No pressure, no diamonds. Thomas Carlyle

Believe in yourself and all that you are. Know that there is something inside you that is greater than any obstacle.

Believe in yourself and all that you are. Know that there is something inside you that is greater than any obstacle. Christian D. Larson

Even if I knew that tomorrow the world would go to pieces I would still plant my apple tree.

Even if I knew that tomorrow the world would go to pieces, I would still plant my apple tree. Martin Luther

Quality is never an accident. It is always the result of intelligent effort.

Quality is never an accident. It is always the result of intelligent effort. John Ruskin

Live out of your imagination not your history.

Live out of your imagination, not your history. Stephen Covey

The successful man will profit from his mistakes and try again in a different way.

The successful man will profit from his mistakes and try again in a different way. Dale Carnegie

And still I rise.

And still, I rise. Maya Angelou

The deepest wounds arent the ones we get from other people hurting us. They are the wounds we give ourselves when we hurt other people.

The deepest wounds aren’t the ones we get from other people hurting us. They are the wounds we give ourselves when we hurt other people. Isobelle Carmody

Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck.

Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck. Dalai Lama

Never cheat in the relationships if you dont like a relationship just end it.

Never cheat in the relationships… if you don’t like a relationship, just end it. Invajy

Integrity is doing the right thing even when no one is watching.

Integrity is doing the right thing, even when no one is watching. C.S. Lewis

Courage doesnt always roar. Sometimes courage is a quiet voice at the end of the day saying I will try again tomorrow.

Courage doesn’t always roar. Sometimes courage is a quiet voice at the end of the day saying, I will try again tomorrow. Mary Anne Radmacher

We become not a melting pot but a beautiful mosaic. Different people different beliefs different yearnings different hopes different dreams.

We become not a melting pot but a beautiful mosaic. Different people, different beliefs, different yearnings, different hopes, different dreams. Jimmy Carter

As a single footstep will not make a path on the earth, so a single thought will not make a pathway in the mind. To make a deep physical path, we walk again and again.

As a single footstep will not make a path on the earth, so a single thought will not make a pathway in the mind. To make a deep physical path, we walk again and again. To make a deep mental path, we must think over and over the kind of thoughts we wish to dominate our lives. Henry David Thoreau

The ability to influence people without irritating them is the most profitable skill you can learn.

The ability to influence people without irritating them is the most profitable skill you can learn. Napoleon Hill

A failure is like fertilizer it stinks to be sure but it makes things grow faster in the future.

A failure is like fertilizer; it stinks to be sure, but it makes things grow faster in the future. Denis Waitley

Overcoming Challenges: Motivational Quotes

A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable but more useful than a life spent doing nothing.

A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a life spent doing nothing. George Bernhard Shaw

It is impossible to live without failing at something unless you live so cautiously that you might as well not have lived at all in which case you fail by default.

It is impossible to live without failing at something, unless you live so cautiously that you might as well not have lived at all in which case, you fail by default. J.K. Rowling

Battle not with monsters lest you become one and if you gaze into the abyss the abyss also gazes into you.

Battle not with monsters, lest you become one and if you gaze into the abyss, the abyss also gazes into you. Friederich Nietsche

The optimist sees the rose and not its thorns the pessimist stares at the thorns oblivious to the rose.

The optimist sees the rose and not its thorns; the pessimist stares at the thorns, oblivious to the rose. Kahlil Gibran

Rivers know this there is no hurry. We shall get there someday.

Rivers know this: there is no hurry. We shall get there some day. A.A. Milne

The present moment is filled with joy and happiness. If you are attentive you will see it.

The present moment is filled with joy and happiness. If you are attentive, you will see it. Thich Nhat Hanh

Keep your face always toward the sunshine and shadows will fall behind you.

Keep your face always toward the sunshine and shadows will fall behind you. Walt Whitman

Enjoy the little things for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things.

Enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things. Robert Brault

Courage isnt having the strength to go on it is going on when you dont have strength.

Courage isn’t having the strength to go on it is going on when you don’t have strength. Napoleon Bonaparte

Perfection is not attainable. But if we chase perfection we can catch excellence.

Perfection is not attainable. But if we chase perfection we can catch excellence. Vince Lombardi

Until you value yourself you wont value your time. Until you value your time you will not do anything with it.

Until you value yourself, you won’t value your time. Until you value your time, you will not do anything with it. M. Scott Peck

No matter how many mistakes you make or how slow you progress you are still way ahead of everyone who isnt trying.

No matter how many mistakes you make or how slow you progress, you are still way ahead of everyone who isn’t trying. Tony Robbins

You can be the ripest juiciest peach in the world and theres still going to be somebody who hates peaches.

You can be the ripest, juiciest peach in the world, and there’s still going to be somebody who hates peaches. Dita Von Tees

When you know what you want and want it bad enough youll find a way to get it.

When you know what you want, and want it bad enough, you’ll find a way to get it. Jim Rohn

Find people who will make you better.

Find people who will make you better. Michelle Obama

Life is not a matter of holding good cards but of playing a poor hand well.

Life is not a matter of holding good cards, but of playing a poor hand well. Robert Louis Stevenson

Concentrate all your thoughts upon the work in hand. The suns rays do not burn until brought to a focus.

Concentrate all your thoughts upon the work in hand. The sun’s rays do not burn until brought to a focus. Alexander Graham Bell

Nature has given us all the pieces required to achieve exceptional wellness and health but has left it to us to put these pieces together.

Nature has given us all the pieces required to achieve exceptional wellness and health, but has left it to us to put these pieces together. Diane McLaren

Speak your heart. If they dont understand the message was never meant for them anyway.

Speak your heart. If they don’t understand, the message was never meant for them anyway. Yasmin Mogahed

We suffer more often in imagination than in reality.

We suffer more often in imagination than in reality. Seneca

A man who dares to waste one hour of time has not discovered the value of life.

A man who dares to waste one hour of time has not discovered the value of life. Charles Darwin

A year from now you will wish you had started today.

A year from now you will wish you had started today. Karen Lamb

Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence.

Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence. Helen Keller

Darkness cannot drive out darkness only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate only love can do that.

Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that. Martin Luther King

Dont look for big things just do small things with great love.

Don’t look for big things, just do small things with great love. Mother Teresa

When you arise in the morning think of what a privilege it is to be alive to think to enjoy to love

When you arise in the morning think of what a privilege it is to be alive, to think, to enjoy, to love … Marcus Aurelius

Its not what you look at that matters its what you see.

It’s not what you look at that matters, it’s what you see. Henry David Thoreau

Never underestimate the power of dreams and the influence of the human spirit. We are all the same in this notion The potential for greatness lives within each of us.

Never underestimate the power of dreams and the influence of the human spirit. We are all the same in this notion: The potential for greatness lives within each of us. Wilma Rudolph

Though nobody can go back and make a new beginning Anyone can start over and make a new ending.

Though nobody can go back and make a new beginning… Anyone can start over and make a new ending. Chico Xavier

Courage is the most important of all the virtues because without courage you cant practice any other virtue consistently.

Courage is the most important of all the virtues because without courage, you can’t practice any other virtue consistently. Maya Angelou

Everything youve ever wanted is sitting on the other side of fear.

Everything you’ve ever wanted is sitting on the other side of fear. George Addair

The only person you should try to be better than is the person you were yesterday.

The only person you should try to be better than, is the person you were yesterday. Matty Mullens

Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength while loving someone deeply gives you courage.

Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage. Lao Tzu

People do not decide to become extraordinary. They decide to accomplish extraordinary things.

People do not decide to become extraordinary. They decide to accomplish extraordinary things. Edmund Hillary

More is lost by indecision than wrong decision.

More is lost by indecision than wrong decision. Marcus Tullius Cicero

Much of the stress that people feel doesnt come from having too much to do. It comes from not finishing what they started.

Much of the stress that people feel doesn’t come from having too much to do. It comes from not finishing what they started. David Allen

We must reach out our hand in friendship and dignity both to those who would befriend us and those who would be our enemy.

We must reach out our hand in friendship and dignity both to those who would befriend us and those who would be our enemy. Arthur Ashe

Stay foolish to stay sane.

Stay foolish to stay sane. Maxime Lagacé

If my life is going to mean anything I have to live it myself.

If my life is going to mean anything, I have to live it myself. Rick Riordan

Keep calm when things dont go according to your expectations! Beautiful things always meet friction!

Keep calm when things don’t go according to your expectations! Beautiful things always meet friction! Ernest Agyemang Yeboah

Love is a verb. Love the feeling is a fruit of love the verb.

Love is a verb. Love the feeling is a fruit of love, the verb. Stephen Covey

Once we accept our limits we go beyond them.

Once we accept our limits, we go beyond them. Albert Einstein

The secret of happiness you see is not found in seeking more but in developing the capacity to enjoy less.

The secret of happiness, you see is not found in seeking more, but in developing the capacity to enjoy less. Socrates

If you want to shine like the sun first burn like the sun.

If you want to shine like the sun, first burn like the sun. APJ Abdul Kalam

If you cannot feed a hundred people feed one.

If you cannot feed a hundred people, feed one. Mother Teresa

I do not try to dance better than anyone else. I only try to dance better than myself.

I do not try to dance better than anyone else. I only try to dance better than myself. Arianna Huffington

We make a living by what we get but we make a life by what we give.

We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give. Winston Churchill

When you stop chasing the wrong things you give the right things a chance to catch you.

When you stop chasing the wrong things, you give the right things a chance to catch you. Lolly Daskal

We become what we think about most of the time and thats the strangest secret.

We become what we think about most of the time, and that’s the strangest secret. Earl Nightingale

Just one small positive thought in the morning can change your whole day.

Just one small positive thought in the morning can change your whole day. Dalai Lama

Anything can make me stop and look and wonder and sometimes learn.

Anything can make me stop and look and wonder, and sometimes learn. Kurt Vonnegut

Whoever is happy will make others happy too.

Whoever is happy will make others happy too. Anne Frank

It's being here now that's important. There's no past and there's no future. Time is a very misleading thing. All there is ever, is the now. We can gain experience from the

It’s being here now that’s important. There’s no past and there’s no future. Time is a very misleading thing. All there is ever, is the now. We can gain experience from the past, but we can’t relive it; and we can hope for the future, but we don’t know if there is one. George Harrison

Dont let yesterday take up too much of today.

Don’t let yesterday take up too much of today. Will Rogers

It is a sad fate for a man to die too well known to everybody else and still unknown to himself.

It is a sad fate for a man to die too well known to everybody else, and still unknown to himself. Francis Bacon

Be the change that you wish to see in the world.

Be the change that you wish to see in the world. Mahatma Gandhi

Dont let someone elses opinion of you become your reality.

Don’t let someone else’s opinion of you become your reality. Les Brown

Learn as if you will live forever live like you will die tomorrow.

Learn as if you will live forever, live like you will die tomorrow. Mahatma Gandhi

To accomplish great things we must not only act but also dream not only plan but also believe.

To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream, not only plan, but also believe. Anatole France

Goal setting is the secret to a compelling future.

Goal setting is the secret to a compelling future. Tony Robbins

Experience is not what happens to you its what you do with what happens to you.

Experience is not what happens to you; it’s what you do with what happens to you. Aldous Huxley

By changing nothing nothing changes.

By changing nothing, nothing changes. Tony Robbins

One person can make a difference and everyone should try.

One person can make a difference, and everyone should try. John F. Kennedy

Dont use yesterdays state of mind to make todays decision.

Don’t use yesterday’s state of mind, to make today’s decision. C. Nzingha Smith