Motivational Quotations | Page 3

In the depth of winter I finally learned that there was in me an invincible summer.

One of the most tragic things I know about human nature is that all of us tend to put off living. We are all dreaming of some magical rose garden over the horizon instead of enjoying the roses that are blooming outside our windows today.

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them humanity cannot survive.

Love is the absence of judgment.

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

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

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

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

Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.

I attribute my success to this - I never gave or took any excuse.

Your success and happiness lies in you. Resolve to keep happy, and your joy and you shall form an invincible host against difficulties.

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

Change your thoughts and you change your world.

The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today.

Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars.

Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will.

It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see.

I am a Soldier, I fight where I am told, and I win where I fight.

Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear, not absence of fear.

There is a charm about the forbidden that makes it unspeakably desirable.

The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.

Faith is taking the first step even when you don't see the whole staircase.

After climbing a great hill, one only finds that there are many more hills to climb.

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.

Nothing will work unless you do.

If one is lucky, a solitary fantasy can totally transform one million realities.

Things turn out best for the people who make the best of the way things turn out.

Don't limit yourself. Many people limit themselves to what they think they can do. You can go as far as your mind lets you. What you believe, remember, you can achieve.

Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up.

I can accept failure, everyone fails at something. But I can't accept not trying.

If you run into a wall, don't turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it.

You have to expect things of yourself before you can do them.

How sad to see a father with money and no joy. The man studied economics, but never studied happiness.

Happiness is not by chance, but by choice.

Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around.

Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.

I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work.

Experience is simply the name we give our mistakes.

The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be.

It is in your moments of decision that your destiny is shaped.

The brain is a wonderful organ; it starts working the moment you get up in the morning and does not stop until you get into the office.

Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life.

Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.

Thousands have lived without love, not one without water.

No bird soars too high if he soars with his own wings.

Intelligence without ambition is a bird without wings.

Once you learn to quit, it becomes a habit.

The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather a lack of will.

Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you plant.

Never let your head hang down. Never give up and sit down and grieve. Find another way.

Be miserable. Or motivate yourself. Whatever has to be done, it's always your choice.

Conflict cannot survive without your participation.

Aim for the moon. If you miss, you may hit a star.

The greatest discovery of my generation is that a human being can alter his life by altering his attitudes.

What do we live for, if not to make life less difficult for each other?

Be like a postage stamp. Stick to one thing until you get there.

Spring is nature's way of saying, 'Let's party!'

Mistakes are a part of being human. Appreciate your mistakes for what they are: precious life lessons that can only be learned the hard way. Unless it's a fatal mistake, which, at least, others can learn from.

I don't know driving in another way which isn't risky. Each one has to improve himself. Each driver has its limit. My limit is a little bit further than other's.

This life is like a swimming pool. You dive into the water, but you can't see how deep it is.

Set your sights high, the higher the better. Expect the most wonderful things to happen, not in the future but right now. Realize that nothing is too good. Allow absolutely nothing to hamper you or hold you up in any way.

There's no such thing as bad weather, just soft people.

Continuous, unflagging effort, persistence and determination will win. Let not the man be discouraged who has these.

It is not the mountain we conquer but ourselves.

True independence and freedom can only exist in doing what's right.

Infuse your life with action. Don't wait for it to happen. Make it happen. Make your own future. Make your own hope. Make your own love. And whatever your beliefs, honor your creator, not by passively waiting for grace to come down from upon high, but by doing what you can to make grace happen... yourself, right now, right down here on Earth.

The will to succeed is important, but what's more important is the will to prepare.

Life is like a roller coaster, live it, be happy, enjoy life.

Having once decided to achieve a certain task, achieve it at all costs of tedium and distaste. The gain in self confidence of having accomplished a tiresome labor is immense.

Equipped with his five senses, man explores the universe around him and calls the adventure Science.

There may be people who have more talent than you, but there's no excuse for anyone to work harder than you do - and I believe that.

Nothing is more sad than the death of an illusion.

Perseverance is not a long race; it is many short races one after the other.

An employee's motivation is a direct result of the sum of interactions with his or her manager.

The first step toward success is taken when you refuse to be a captive of the environment in which you first find yourself.

Self-respect is the fruit of discipline; the sense of dignity grows with the ability to say no to oneself.

A professional is someone who can do his best work when he doesn't feel like it.

Nothing can substitute for just plain hard work. I had to put in the time to get back. And it was a grind. It meant training and sweating every day. But I was completely committed to working out to prove to myself that I still could do it.

Believe in yourself, not only in swimming, but in life itself. You always have to have fun. You have to have an open mind. If you're not enjoying it, don't do it. Life's too short.

The foundation of every state is the education of its youth.

The way I see it, if you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain.

From too much love of living, From hope and fear set free, We thank with brief thanksgiving Whatever gods may be That no life lives for ever; That dead men rise up never; That even the weariest river Winds somewhere safe to sea.

I was introverted, shy. But if you win a lot you need to be extroverted, or they'll think you're arrogant.

Color is my day-long obsession, joy and torment.

What is the recipe for successful achievement? To my mind there are just four essential ingredients: Choose a career you love, give it the best there is in you, seize your opportunities, and be a member of the team.

Life's challenges are not supposed to paralyze you, they're supposed to help you discover who you are.

I think music in itself is healing. It's an explosive expression of humanity. It's something we are all touched by. No matter what culture we're from, everyone loves music.

One of the great lessons I've learned in athletics is that you've got to discipline your life. No matter how good you may be, you've got to be willing to cut out of your life those things that keep you from going to the top.

Strength does not come from winning. Your struggles develop your strengths. When you go through hardships and decide not to surrender, that is strength.

Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world.

I have always been delighted at the prospect of a new day, a fresh try, one more start, with perhaps a bit of magic waiting somewhere behind the morning.

You've got to get up every morning with determination if you're going to go to bed with satisfaction.

Mental attitude and concentration are the keys to pitching.

An organization's ability to learn, and translate that learning into action rapidly, is the ultimate competitive advantage.