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November 16, 2014

51 Inspirational Quotes to Live By

If you’re anything like me, then your phone is probably filled with screenshots of quotes you’ve seen on the internet that speak to you about your career, relationships, family, or any other aspect of your life. I’d like to share 51 quotes from my arsenal of motivational quotes. Enjoy and feel free to share some of your favorite motivational quotes with us. 

  1. The important thing in life is not the triumph, but the struggle; the essential thing is not to have conquered but to have fought well.” ~ Pierre de Coubertin
  2. My heart is at ease knowing that what was meant for me will never miss me, and that what misses me was never meant for me.” ~ Imam al-Shafi’i
  3. Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence wins championships” ~ Michael Jordan
  4. Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value.” ~ Albert Einstein
  5. The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why.” ~ Mark Twain
  6. Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.” ~ Marianne Williamson
  7. In order to succeed, your desire for success should be greater than your fear of failure.” ~ Bill Cosby
  8. Good things come to people who wait, but better things come to those who go out and get them.” ~ Anonymous
  9. Whenever you see a successful person you only see the public glories, never the private sacrifices to reach them.” ~ Vaibhav Shah
  10. I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.” ~ Thomas A. Edison
  11. Don’t let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.” ~ John R. Wooden
  12. Real difficulties can be overcome; it is only the imaginary ones that are unconquerable.” ~ Theodore N. Vail
  13. You measure the size of the accomplishment by the obstacles you had to overcome to reach your goals.” ~ Booker T. Washington
  14. You’ve got to get up every morning with determination if you’re going to go to bed with satisfaction.” ~ George Lorimer
  15. Our greatest fear should not be of failure but of succeeding at things in life that don’t really matter.” ~ Francis Chan
  16. Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going.” ~ Jim Ryun
  17. People rarely succeed unless they have fun in what they are doing.” ~ Dale Carnegie
  18. 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.” ~ Jim Rohnali
  19. Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower.” ~ Steve Jobs
  20. Life is not about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.” ~ Lolly Daskal
  21. Don’t raise your voice, improve your argument.” ~ Anonymous
  22. All things are difficult before they are easy.” ~ Thomas Fuller
  23. Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new.” ~ Albert Einstein
  24. A ship in harbor is safe – but that is not what ships are built for.” ~ John A. Shedd
  25. Beautiful pictures are developed from negatives in a dark room. So if you see darkness in your life be reassured that a beautiful picture is being prepared.” ~ Anonymous
  26. If you’re tired of starting over, stop giving up.” ~ Anonymoushttp://youtu.be/g-jwWYX7Jlo
  27. It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.” ~ Confucius
  28. Never let the fear of striking out keep you from playing the game.” ~ Babe Ruth
  29. Nothing is overly hard if you divide it into small jobs.” ~ Henry Ford
  30. The man who has no imagination has no wings.” ~ Muhammad Ali
  31. The only thing worse than being blind is having sight but no vision.” ~ Helen Keller
  32. Unless you try to do something beyond what you have already mastered, you will never grow.” ~ Ron Osborn
  33. Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life.” ~ Steve Jobs
  34. When everything seems to be going against you, remember that the airplane takes off against the wind, not with it.” ~ Henry Ford
  35. You may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you don’t try.” ~ Beverly Sills
  36. If opportunity doesn’t knock, build a door.” ~ Milton Berle
  37. You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.” ~ Wayne Gretzky
  38. What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.” ~ Henry Stanley Haskins
  39. Believe in yourself! Have faith in your abilities! Without a humble but reasonable confidence in your own powers you cannot be successful or happy.” ~ Norman Vincent Peale
  40. By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.” ~ Benjamin Franklin
  41. The first step toward success is taken when you refuse to be a captive of the environment in which you first find yourself.”~ Mark Caine
  42. I am not a product of my circumstances. I am a product of my decisions.” ~ Stephen Covey
  43. Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.” ~ Arthur Ashe
  44. Believe with all of your heart that you will do what you were made to do.” ~ Orison Swett Marden
  45. Work spares us from three evils: boredom, vice, and need.” ~ Voltaire
  46. Take calculated risks. That is quite different from being rash.” ~ George S. Patton
  47. Either write something worth reading or do something worth writing.” ~ Benjamin Franklin
  48. If you do what you’ve always done, you’ll get what you’ve always gotten.” ~ Tony Robbins
  49. Inspiration exists, but it must find you working.” ~ Pablo Picasso
  50. The best revenge is massive success.” ~ Frank Sinatra
  51. You can never cross the ocean until you have the courage to lose sight of the shore.” ~ Christopher Columbus

Remember that fear and pain is only temporary, and it seems impossible until it’s done. Check out motivational clip below:

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