Motivational Quotations | Page 4

Goodness and hard work are rewarded with respect.

What happens is not as important as how you react to what happens.

Happiness exists on earth, and it is won through prudent exercise of reason, knowledge of the harmony of the universe, and constant practice of generosity.

Do a little more each day than you think you possibly can.

You become a champion by fighting one more round. When things are tough, you fight one more round.

The ultimate victory in competition is derived from the inner satisfaction of knowing that you have done your best and that you have gotten the most out of what you had to give.

The focus should not be on talking. Talk is cheap. It must be on action.

Good ideas are not adopted automatically. They must be driven into practice with courageous patience.

A lot of late nights in the gym, a lot of early mornings, especially when your friends are going out, you're going to the gym, those are the sacrifices that you have to make if you want to be an NBA basketball player.

The natural state of motherhood is unselfishness. When you become a mother, you are no longer the center of your own universe. You relinquish that position to your children.

We all have dreams. But in order to make dreams come into reality, it takes an awful lot of determination, dedication, self-discipline, and effort.

Only the mediocre are always at their best.

Take a look at your natural river. What are you? Stop playing games with yourself. Where's your river going? Are you riding with it? Or are you rowing against it? Don't you see that there is no effort if you're riding with your river?

Ain't no chance if you dont take it.

Let the world know you as you are, not as you think you should be, because sooner or later, if you are posing, you will forget the pose, and then where are you?

Knowing trees, I understand the meaning of patience. Knowing grass, I can appreciate persistence.

We are reminded how short life really is, and how we are just passing through. So, all the people you haven't told you love lately, tell them, and live your days like you mean it.

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

Decide what you want, decide what you are willing to exchange for it. Establish your priorities and go to work.

Words mean nothing. Action is the only thing. Doing. That's the only thing.

Success isn't measured by money or power or social rank. Success is measured by your discipline and inner peace.

One man practicing sportsmanship is far better than a hundred teaching it.

A ship in port is safe, but that's not what ships are built for.

Hard work has made it easy. That is my secret. That is why I win.

When you win, say nothing. When you lose, say less.

Great dancers are not great because of their technique, they are great because of their passion.

No matter how many goals you have achieved, you must set your sights on a higher one.

Belief in oneself is one of the most important bricks in building any successful venture.

Luck has nothing to do with it, because I have spent many, many hours, countless hours, on the court working for my one moment in time, not knowing when it would come.

I think all of us create our own miracles.

If you have a positive attitude and constantly strive to give your best effort, eventually you will overcome your immediate problems and find you are ready for greater challenges.

Desire is the key to motivation, but it's determination and commitment to an unrelenting pursuit of your goal - a commitment to excellence - that will enable you to attain the success you seek.

Even if you have a bad game, you have to swallow your pride and sign. It takes a little time, but it makes the kids happy. And it makes you feel good, too.

The biggest risk is not taking any risk... In a world that changing really quickly, the only strategy that is guaranteed to fail is not taking risks.

Do all the good you can, by all the means you can, in all the ways you can, in all the places you can, at all the times you can, to all the people you can, as long as ever you can.

Every day I've got to be thankful that I am alive, and you never know - the cliche is, I guess, you could get hit by a bus tomorrow, so you'd better be at peace with whatever you got going at the moment.

It makes no difference how deeply seated may be the trouble, how hopeless the outlook how muddled the tangle, how great the mistake. A sufficient realization of love will dissolve it all.

God made me fast. And when I run, I feel His pleasure.

Just don't give up trying to do what you really want to do. Where there is love and inspiration, I don't think you can go wrong.

It's less about the physical training, in the end, than it is about the mental preparation: boxing is a chess game. You have to be skilled enough and have trained hard enough to know how many different ways you can counterattack in any situation, at any moment.

The works must be conceived with fire in the soul but executed with clinical coolness.

A lot of people say they want to get out of pain, and I'm sure that's true, but they aren't willing to make healing a high priority. They aren't willing to look inside to see the source of their pain in order to deal with it.

Acting is the most personal of our crafts. The make-up of a human being - his physical, mental and emotional habits - influence his acting to a much greater extent than commonly recognized.

Success is no accident. It is hard work, perseverance, learning, studying, sacrifice and most of all, love of what you are doing or learning to do

My role model was my grandfather. He instilled in me the feeling that no matter how successful you are you have a responsibility to help others.

Crafts make us feel rooted, give us a sense of belonging and connect us with our history. Our ancestors used to create these crafts out of necessity, and now we do them for fun, to make money and to express ourselves.

When I go in to compete, whether it's gymnastics or anything else, I do my own thing. I compete with myself.

You may have a fresh start any moment you choose, for this thing that we call 'failure' is not the falling down, but the staying down.

When you fail you learn from the mistakes you made and it motivates you to work even harder.

You are educated. Your certification is in your degree. You may think of it as the ticket to the good life. Let me ask you to think of an alternative. Think of it as your ticket to change the world.

At the Harvard Business School, I really felt I had gained the ability to resolve difficult issues. But I also felt that I wasn't in the mainstream with my fellow students. During job-hunting season, for example, everybody shaved their beards for interviews. I thought, 'This is crazy.' So I grew a beard.

What helps luck is a habit of watching for opportunities, of having a patient but restless mind, of sacrificing one's ease or vanity, or uniting a love of detail to foresight, and of passing through hard times bravely and cheerfully.

If you limit your choices only to what seems possible or reasonable, you disconnect yourself from what you truly want, and all that is left is a compromise.

Positive thinking is the key to success in business, education, pro football, anything that you can mention. I go out there thinking that I'm going to complete every pass.

Technique is what you fall back on when you run out of inspiration.

The difference between the impossible and the possible lies in a man's determination.

To succeed, you need to find something to hold on to, something to motivate you, something to inspire you.

Today, you have 100% of your life left.

Filmmaking is a chance to live many lifetimes.

To be a champ you have to believe in yourself when no one else will.

There is nothing deep down inside us except what we have put there ourselves.

The friend in my adversity I shall always cherish most. I can better trust those who helped to relieve the gloom of my dark hours than those who are so ready to enjoy with me the sunshine of my prosperity.

Art evokes the mystery without which the world would not exist.

A dwarf standing on the shoulders of a giant may see farther than a giant himself.

I have no way of knowing how people really feel, but the vast majority of those I meet couldn't be nicer. Every once in a while someone barks at me. My New Year's resolution is not to bark back.

Don't let life discourage you; everyone who got where he is had to begin where he was.

Some people say I have attitude - maybe I do... but I think you have to. You have to believe in yourself when no one else does - that makes you a winner right there.

Getting hit motivates me. It makes me punish the guy more. A fighter takes a punch, hits back with three punches.

People accuse me of being arrogant all the time. I'm not arrogant, I'm focused.

The man who can drive himself further once the effort gets painful is the man who will win.

Feelings of worth can flourish only in an atmosphere where individual differences are appreciated, mistakes are tolerated, communication is open, and rules are flexible - the kind of atmosphere that is found in a nurturing family.

You are not here merely to make a living. You are here in order to enable the world to live more amply, with greater vision, with a finer spirit of hope and achievement. You are here to enrich the world, and you impoverish yourself if you forget the errand.

In order to excel, you must be completely dedicated to your chosen sport. You must also be prepared to work hard and be willing to accept constructive criticism. Without one-hundred percent dedication, you won't be able to do this.

If a man achieves victory over this body, who in the world can exercise power over him? He who rules himself rules over the whole world.

Leadership is the capacity to translate vision into reality.

If you count all your assets you always show a profit.

We are at our very best, and we are happiest, when we are fully engaged in work we enjoy on the journey toward the goal we've established for ourselves. It gives meaning to our time off and comfort to our sleep. It makes everything else in life so wonderful, so worthwhile.

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

Nothing in this 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. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent.

And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.

Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful.

Respect your efforts, respect yourself. Self-respect leads to self-discipline. When you have both firmly under your belt, that's real power.

Life is one big road with lots of signs. So when you riding through the ruts, don't complicate your mind. Flee from hate, mischief and jealousy. Don't bury your thoughts, put your vision to reality. Wake Up and Live!

When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and could say, 'I used everything you gave me'.

The more you praise and celebrate your life, the more there is in life to celebrate.

My attitude is that if you push me towards something that you think is a weakness, then I will turn that perceived weakness into a strength.

Tomorrow is the most important thing in life. Comes into us at midnight very clean. It's perfect when it arrives and it puts itself in our hands. It hopes we've learned something from yesterday.

People are like stained - glass windows. They sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when the darkness sets in, their true beauty is revealed only if there is a light from within.

Consult not your fears but your hopes and your dreams. Think not about your frustrations, but about your unfulfilled potential. Concern yourself not with what you tried and failed in, but with what it is still possible for you to do.

Take up one idea. Make that one idea your life - think of it, dream of it, live on that idea. Let the brain, muscles, nerves, every part of your body, be full of that idea, and just leave every other idea alone. This is the way to success.

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

God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.

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

Whatever you are by nature, keep to it; never desert your line of talent. Be what nature intended you for, and you will succeed.

Most of life is routine - dull and grubby, but routine is the momentum that keeps a man going. If you wait for inspiration you'll be standing on the corner after the parade is a mile down the street.

You just can't beat the person who never gives up.

It's not just enough to swing at the ball. You've got to loosen your girdle and really let the ball have it.

The distance between insanity and genius is measured only by success.

Winning doesn't always mean being first. Winning means you're doing better than you've ever done before.

Most people seek after what they do not possess and are enslaved by the very things they want to acquire.