450 Motivational Quotes That Will Inspire Success In Your Life

Obstacles are the cost of greatness. Robin Sharma Click to tweet

The question isn’t who is doing to let me, it’s who is going to stop me. Ayn Rand Click to tweet

I wasn’t there to compete. I was there to win. Arnold Schwarzenegger Click to tweet

All the power is within you. You can do anything. Swami Vivekananda Click to tweet

The place between your comfort zone and your dream is where life takes place. Helen Keller Click to tweet

Stop whining, start grinding. Eric Thomas Click to tweet

To be a star, you must shine your own light, follow your own path, and don’t worry about darkness, for that is when the stars shine brightest. Napoleon Hill Click to tweet

Never bend your head. Hold it high. Look the world straight in the eye. Helen Keller Click to tweet

What you want exists. Don’t settle until you get it. Jay Shetty Click to tweet

Work hard, be kind, and amazing things will happen. Conan O’Brien Click to tweet

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The Best Motivational Quotes

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How bad do you want it? Gary Vaynerchuk

I am not afraid… I was born to do this. Joan of Arc

If you fell down yesterday, stand up today. H.G. Wells

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

Blood, sweat and respect. First two you give. Last one you earn. Dwayne Johnson (The Rock)

Conformity gets you nowhere. Neil Strauss Click to tweet

Be so good they can’t ignore you. Steve Martin

Show the world how much you’ll fight for the winners circle. Pat Riley

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 Rohn

Action is the real measure of intelligence. Napoleon Hill Click to tweet

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

It’s your place in the world; it’s your life. Go on and do all you can with it, and make it the life you want to live. Mae Jemison

Those who truly want something will keep trying until they die. Maxime Lagacé

Learn to be comfortable in the uncomfortable. Learn to be peaceful, not bored. Learn to be inspired, not scared. Maxime Lagacé

Make each day your masterpiece. John Wooden

Don’t count the days make the days count. Muhammad Ali

Everything you can imagine is real. Pablo Picasso

Develop success from failures. Discouragement and failure are two of the surest stepping stones to success. Dale Carnegie

It’s not what you say out of your mouth that determines your life, it’s what you whisper to yourself that has the most power. Robert T. Kiyosaki

Do what you have to do until you can do what you want to do. Oprah Winfrey

Fall seven times, stand up eight. Japanese proverb

You’re probably on the right track if you feel like a sidewalk worm during a rainstorm. Larry Page (Google)

Always ask yourself if what you’re doing today is getting you closer to where you want to be tomorrow. Paulo Coelho

Do not wait to strike till the iron is hot. Make it hot by striking. William Butler Yeats

I can’t believe that God put us on this earth to be ordinary. Lou Holtz

I want the world to be better because I was here. Will Smith Click to tweet

The habit of persistence is the habit of victory. Herbert Kaufman

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

Do your duty and a little more and the future will take care of itself. Andrew Carnegie

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

“No” simply means begin again at one level higher. Peter Diamandis

To seek greatness is the only righteous vengeance. Criss Jami (This is one of my favorite motivational quote. Leave a reply here and let me know what’s yours!)

Part 2. Motivational Quotes That Are…

The Most Famous Motivational Quotes (Walt Disney, da Vinci, Steve Jobs, etc.)

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It’s hard to beat a person who never gives up. Babe Ruth Click to tweet

Every strike brings me closer to the next home run. Babe Ruth

Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better. Maya Angelou

If you can dream it, you can do it. Walt Disney

The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing. Walt Disney

Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly. Robert F. Kennedy

If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours. Henry David Thoreau

Win from within. Usain Bolt Click to tweet

Believe you can and you’re halfway there. Theodore Roosevelt

Never, never, never give up. Winston Churchill

If you’re going through hell, keep going. Winston Churchill

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

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

Diligence is the mother of good luck. Benjamin Franklin

Energy and persistence conquer all things. Benjamin Franklin

Don’t stop when you’re tired; stop when you’re done. Marilyn Monroe

The only place where success comes before work is in the dictionary. Vince Lombardi

The secret of getting ahead is getting started. Mark Twain (More info on the source here)

Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It’s not. Dr. Seuss

Whatever the mind of man can conceive and believe, it can achieve. Napoleon Hill

Whether you think you can or you think you can’t, you’re right. Henry Ford

Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma. Steve Jobs

It is not the strength of the body that counts, but the strength of the spirit. J.R.R. Tolkien

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

I have been impressed with the urgency of doing. Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Being willing is not enough; we must do. Leonardo da Vinci

If you can’t fly then run, if you can’t run then walk, if you can’t walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward. Martin Luther King Jr

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

I was taught that the way of progress was neither swift nor easy. Marie Curie

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Short Motivational Quotes

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There is always room at the top. Daniel Webster Click to tweet

Action is character. F. Scott Fitzgerald

Leap, and the net will appear. John Burroughs

Be your own hero. Maxime Lagacé

I prefer to die trying. Maxime Lagacé

Wake up determined. Go to bed satisfied. Dwayne Johnson (The Rock)

I like getting to that point where it’s hard, and then, pushing harder. Zach Miller

Light tomorrow with today. Elizabeth Barrett Browning

Show them what crazy dreams can do. Nike

We must act. Marie Curie

Remember why you started. Erin Janus

Success is my only option, failure’s not. Eminem

I am not talented. I am obsessed. Conor McGregor

You could be anyone if you put the time. Conor McGregor

Nothing is given. Everything is earned. LeBron James

If you can’t stop thinking about it, don’t stop working for it. Unknown

I didn’t come this far to only go this far. Unknown

The moment you want to quit is the moment you need to keep pushing. Unknown

One day or day one. It’s your choice. Unknown Click to tweet

Don’t wait for opportunity. Create it. Unknown

You are your only limit. Unknown

Prove them wrong. Unknown

I can and I will. Unknown

Don’t call it a dream, call it a plan. Unknown

What you allow is what will continue. Unknown

Don’t stop until you’re proud. Unknown Click to tweet

Don’t look back – you’re not going that way. Unknown

You are capable of amazing things. Unknown

Better an oops than a what if. Unknown

Storms make trees take deeper roots. Unknown

Don’t wish for it. Work for it. Unknown

Will it be easy? No. Will it be worth it? Absolutely. Unknown

Strive for progress, not perfection. Unknown

Feel the fear. Do it anyway! Jillian Michaels

Don’t wait. The time will never be just right. Napoleon Hill

Half-heartedness never won a battle. William McKinley

Good is the enemy of great. Jony Ive (Apple)

Quality is not an act, it is a habit. Aristotle

Aim for the highest. Andrew Carnegie

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Uplifting, Encouraging And Positive Motivational Quotes

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Do your thing and don’t care if they like it. Tina Fey Click to tweet

What you do today can improve all your tomorrows. Ralph Marston

And you ask “What if I fall?”. Oh, but my darling, “What if you fly?”. Erin Hanson

Nothing happens to anybody which he is not fitted by nature to bear. Marcus Aurelius

You don’t have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great. Zig Ziglar

What’s the tiniest step you can take? Do that first. Maxime Lagacé

Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experiences of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, vision cleared, ambition inspired and success achieved. Helen Keller

Don’t bend; don’t water it down; don’t try to make it logical; don’t edit your own soul according to the fashion. Rather, follow your most intense obsessions mercilessly. Franz Kafka

Most of the things worth doing in the world had been declared impossible before they were done. Louis D. Brandeis

Knowing what you want and going after it every day is one of the most beautiful things anyone can have in life. Tom Bilyeu

Everything will happen for you all of a sudden and you will be thankful you didn’t give up. Blessings are coming. Believe that. Jay Shetty

Become the best in the world at what you do. Keep redefining what you do until this is true. Naval Ravikant

I am not what happened to me. I am what I choose to become. Unknown

Strength grows in the moments you can’t go on, but you keep going anyway. Unknown

I realized that I don’t have to be perfect. All I have to do is show up and enjoy the messy, imperfect and beautiful journey of life. Unknown

I’m not here to be average. I’m here to be awesome. Unknown

Your potential is endless. Go do what you were created to do. Unknown

How many success stories do you need to hear before you make your own? Unknown

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

The size of your success is measured by the strength of your desire, the size of your dream and how you handle disappointment along the way. Robert Kiyosaki

It’s our own ability to have an idea and go after the idea and make it happen. That’s what at the end of the day defines us. Satya Nadella (Microsoft)

I want to be looked back on as being very innovative, very trusted and ethical and ultimately making a big difference in the world. Sergey Brin (Google)

Having faith, beliefs, and convictions is a great thing, but your life is measured by the actions you take based upon them. Nick Vujicic

Think of yourself as on the threshold of unparalleled success. A whole, clear, glorious life lies before you. Achieve! Achieve! Andrew Carnegie

Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has overcome. Booker T. Washington

If you want to lift yourself up, lift up someone else. Booker T. Washington

A positive mind finds a way it can be done; A negative mind looks for all the ways it can’t be done. Napoleon Hill

When your desires are strong enough you will appear to possess superhuman powers to achieve. Napoleon Hill

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Funny Motivational Quotes

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We’re not playing solitaire out here. Bill Parcells Click to tweet

The ultimate inspiration is the deadline. Nolan Bushnell

Expect problems and eat them for breakfast. Alfred A. Montapert

Don’t worry about looking good – worry about achieving your goals. Ray Dalio

You can’t be that kid standing at the top of the waterslide, overthinking it. You have to go down the chute. Tina Fey

Doing nothing is very hard to do… you never know when you’re finished. Leslie Nielsen

There are seven days in a week and someday isn’t one of them. Unknown

Only dead fish go with the flow. Unknown

Big shots are only little shots who keep shooting. Christopher Morley

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Motivational Quotes That Are (A Little Bit) Cheesy

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You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take. Wayne Gretzky Click to tweet

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

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

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

A quitter never wins and a winner never quits. Napoleon Hill

Of course motivation is not permanent. But then, neither is bathing; but it is something you should do on a regular basis. Zig Ziglar

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade. Unknown

Live every day like it’s your last. Unknown

Be like a postage stamp – stick to one thing until you get there. Unknown

You can’t make a rainbow without a little rain. Unknown

Don’t watch the clock; do what it does. Keep going. Sam Levenson

Either you run the day or the day runs you. Jim Rohn

Sweat is the cologne of accomplishment. Heywood Hale Broun

Anti-Motivational Quotes

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Whenever I feel the need to exercise I lie down until it goes away. Paul Terry Click to tweet

Even if you fall on your face you’re still moving forward. Victor Kiam

If your only goal is to become rich, you will never achieve it. John D. Rockefeller

I think everybody should get rich and famous and do everything they ever dreamed of so they can see that it’s not the answer. Jim Carrey

It’s never too late to go back to bed. Unknown

It is what it is. And it’s not good. Unknown

I do marathons, on Netflix. Unknown

Work hard. Complain harder. Unknown

Procrastinate now. Don’t put it off. Ellen DeGeneres

Deep And Emotional Motivational Quotes

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There are four basic human needs; food, sleep, sex and revenge. Banksy Click to tweet

What I’m looking for is not out there, it is in me. Helen Keller

If you are not doing what you love, you are wasting your time. Billy Joel

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

Hardships often prepare ordinary people for an extraordinary destiny. C.S. Lewis Click to tweet

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

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

We either make ourselves miserable, or we make ourselves strong. The amount of work is the same. Carlos Castaneda

I have had all of the disadvantages required for success. Larry Ellison (Oracle)

Life has a way of testing a person’s will, either by having nothing happen at all or by having everything happen at once. Paulo Coelho

A wise man can always be found alone. A weak man can always be found in crowd. Unknown

To dare is to lose one’s footing momentarily. Not to dare is to lose oneself. Soren Kierkegaard

Fear defeats more people than any other one thing in the world. Ralph Waldo Emerson

What are the most powerful words in the universe? The ones you use to talk to yourself. Karen Salmansohn

My mama always used to tell me: ‘If you can’t find somethin’ to live for, you best find somethin’ to die for. Tupac

Motivation comes from meaning. Everything comes from meaning. Jay Shetty

If you do not conquer self, you will be conquered by self. Napoleon Hill

You have to be at your strongest when you’re feeling at your weakest. Unknown

It doesn’t get easier. You get stronger. Unknown

There is no class so pitiably wretched as that which possesses money and nothing else. Andrew Carnegie

A man, as a general rule, owes very little to what he is born with – a man is what he makes of himself. Alexander Graham Bell

Sentiment without action is the ruin of the soul. Edward Abbey

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Wise Motivational Quotes (Words Of Wisdom)

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Most people fail in life because they major in minor things. Tony Robbins Click to tweet

It is not the path which is the difficulty; rather, it is the difficulty which is the path. Soren Kierkegaard

A hero is one who knows how to hang on for one minute longer. Norwegian proverb

Finishing something will give you satisfaction. Finishing something important to you will give you meaning. A meaningful life is a good life. Maxime Lagacé

The most important thing is to continue. Forget about others, forget about the scoreboard, forget about your failures. Just keep pushing. Maxime Lagacé

The way you train reflects the way you fight. People say I’m not going to train too hard, I’m going to do this in training, but when it’s time to fight I’m going to step up. There is no step up. You’re just going to do what you did every day. Georges St-Pierre

To avoid criticism, say nothing, do nothing, be nothing. Elbert Hubbard

You don’t “discover” your place in the world. You carve it out. Thibaut

Winners focus on winning. Losers focus on winners. @Eric Thomas

Winners never quit and quitters never win. Vince Lombardi

Failure will never overtake me if my determination to succeed is strong enough. Og Mandino

What comes easy won’t last. What lasts won’t come easy. Unknown

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

Go as far as you can see; when you get there, you’ll be able to see further. Thomas Carlyle

Don’t do what you can do – try what you can’t do. William Faulkner Click to tweet

Someone once told me growth and comfort do not coexist. And I think it’s a really good thing to remember. Ginni Rometty (IBM)

Embrace bad news to learn where you need the most improvement. Bill Gates

A happy life consists not in the absence, but in the mastery of hardships. Helen Keller

It is always your next move. Napoleon Hill

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Motivational Quotes About Work, Business, Entrepreneurship

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Let your workings remain a mystery. Just show people the results. Lao Tzu Click to tweet

The man who has confidence in himself gains the confidence of others. Hasidic proverb

The man who does more than he is paid for will soon be paid for more than he does. Napoleon Hill

Genius begins great works; labor alone finishes them. Joseph Joubert

One of the greatest satisfaction in life is creating something you truly believe in. Maxime Lagacé

Do what you love, and don’t stop until you get what you love. Work as hard as you can, imagine immensities. Debbie Millman

Done is better than perfect. Sheryl Sandberg (Facebook)

Even if you on the right track, you’ll get run over if you just sit there. Will Rogers

True happiness comes from the joy of deeds well done, the zest of creating things new. Antoine de Saint-Exupery

A company shouldn’t get addicted to being shiny, because shiny doesn’t last. Jeff Bezos (Amazon)

Work gives you meaning and purpose, and life is empty without it. Stephen Hawking

When something is important enough, you do it even if the odds are not in your favor. Elon Musk (Tesla)

Failure is an option here. If things are not failing, you are not innovating enough. Elon Musk (Tesla)

You get the best out of others when you give the best of yourself. Harvey Firestone

Leadership is an action, not a position. Donal McGannon

Be so ridiculously great at what you do that the world cannot help but give you an audience. Joubert Botha

Our work is the presentation of our capabilities. Edward Gibbon

Your income right now is a result of your standards, it is not the industry, it is not the economy. Tony Robbins

Leaders spend 5% of their time on the problem and 95% of their time on the solution. Get over it and crush it! Tony Robbins

We are judged by what we finish, not by what we start. Unknown

The ability to concentrate and to use time well is everything. Lee Iacocca (Ford) Click to tweet

Management is nothing more than motivating other people. Lee Iacocca

The speed of the boss is the speed of the team. Lee Iacocca

I believe in the dignity of labor, whether with head or hand; that the world owes no man a living but that it owes every man an opportunity to make a living. John D. Rockefeller

I believe you have to be willing to be misunderstood if you’re going to innovate. Jeff Bezos (Amazon)

If you only do thing where you know the answer in advance, your company goes away. Jeff Bezos (Amazon)

We are limited, not by our abilities, but by our vision. Kahlil Gibran

No man can become rich without himself enriching others. Andrew Carnegie

Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much. Helen Keller

See also: The 3 Secrets To Improve Employee Motivation

Motivational Quotes About Tough Times, Failures, Never Giving Up

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The greater the difficulty, the greater the glory. Cicero Click to tweet

Failure is the condiment that gives success its flavor. Truman Capote

Adversity causes some men to break; others to break records. William Arthur Ward

Although the world is full of suffering, it is full also of the overcoming of it. Helen Keller

The clearer you are about the impact you want to have in the world, the less intimidating obstacles will look like. Maxime Lagacé

The most important thing in life is to stop saying ‘I wish’ and start saying ‘I will’. Consider nothing impossible, then treat possibilities as probabilities. Charles Dickens

Wear your failure as a badge of honor. Sundar Pichai (Google)

It’s fine to celebrate success but it is more important to heed the lessons of failure. Bill Gates (Microsoft)

All that was great in the past was ridiculed, condemned, combated, suppressed — only to emerge all the more powerfully, all the more triumphantly from the struggle. Nikola Tesla

The challenges in our lives are there to strengthen our convictions. They are not there to run us over. Nick Vujicic

Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved. Nick Vujicic

Sometimes, you have to get knocked down lower than you have ever been to stand back up taller than you ever were. Jim Kwik

All my problems bow before my stubbornness. Amit Kalantri

If you get tired, learn to rest, not to quit. Banksy

Falling down is an accident. Staying down is a choice. Unknown

No matter how much it hurts now, someday, you will look back and realize your struggles changed your life for the better. Unknown

Don’t you dare give up on this life. Not tonight. Not tomorrow. Not ever. Unknown

Sometimes, you have to get knocked down lower than you have ever been to stand back up taller than you ever were. Unknown

I do not think that there is any other quality so essential to success of any kind as the quality of perseverance. It overcomes almost everything, even nature. John D. Rockefeller

I always tried to turn every disaster into an opportunity. John D. Rockefeller Click to tweet

Let me tell you the secret that has led me to my goal. My strength lies solely in my tenacity. Louis Pasteur

Most great people have achieved their greatest success just one step beyond their greatest failure. Napoleon Hill

First principle: never to let one’s self be beaten down by persons or by events. Marie Curie

When it’s darkest, men see the stars. Ralph Waldo Emerson

Motivational Quotes About Success, Confidence, Chasing Your Dreams

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Some people dream of success, while others wake up and work hard at it. Napoleon Hill Click to tweet

I truly believe that in order to truly be great at something you have to give into a certain amount of madness. Joe Rogan

Confidence comes from experience. Experiences comes from trying and failing and trying again, this time better. Maxime Lagacé

The time that leads to mastery is dependent on the intensity of our focus. Robert Greene

The less you fear, the more power you will have and the more fully you will live. Robert Greene

If you give up on your dreams, what’s left? Jim Carrey

Success is a state of mind. If you want success, start thinking of yourself as a success. Joyce Brothers

It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are. E.E. Cummings

Success only comes to those who dare to attempt. Mallika Tripathi

One important key to success is self-confidence. An important key to self-confidence is preparation. Arthur Ashe

I was always looking outside myself for strength and confidence but it comes from within. It was there all the time. Anna Freud

Doubt kills more dreams than failure ever will. Suzy Kassem

Anything that gets your blood racing is probably worth doing. Hunter S. Thompson

Victory is always possible for the person who refuses to stop fighting. Napoleon Hill

You’ll never change your life until you change something you do daily. The secret of your success is found in your daily routine. John C. Maxwell

The only thing standing between you and your goal is the bullshit story you keep telling yourself as to why you can’t achieve it. Jordan Belfort (The Wolf Of Wall-Street)

To be successful your focus has to be so intense that others think you’re crazy. Unknown

You did not wake up today to be mediocre. Unknown

Don’t tell people your dreams. Show them. Unknown

Your imagination is your preview of life’s coming attractions. Albert Einstein Click to tweet

Rarely are opportunities presented to you in a perfect way. In a nice little box with a yellow bow on top. Susan Wojcicki (YouTube)

Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goal. Henry Ford

If you want to succeed you should strike out on new paths, rather than travel the worn paths of accepted success. John D. Rockefeller

The men who have succeeded are men who have chosen one line and stuck to it. Andrew Carnegie

The most successful men in the end are those whose success is the result of steady accretion. Alexander Graham Bell

Any idea, plan, or purpose may be placed in the mind through repetition of thought. Napoleon Hill

Finding an opportunity is a matter of believing it’s there. Barbara Corcoran

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

The path to success is to take massive, determined action. Tony Robbins

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Motivational Quotes About Change, Moving On, New Beginnings

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

Opportunities don’t happen, you create them. Chris Grosser

If you can’t change a situation, change your mind. Unknown

With the new day comes new strength and new thoughts. Eleanor Roosevelt

When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves. Viktor E. Frankl

What you’re afraid is not the sea but to lose sight of the shore. Remember: the promised land is on the other side. Maxime Lagacé

No matter how hard the past is, you can always begin again. Jack Kornfield

If you dare nothing, then when the day is over, nothing is all you will have gained. Neil Gaiman

Very often a change of self is needed more than a change of scene. Arthur Christopher Benson

If you want a future that makes you happy, if you want a world that you’re excited about, get your ass out there and earn it. Tom Bilyeu

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

The biggest risk is not taking any risk. In a world that’s changing really quickly, the only strategy that is guaranteed to fail is not taking risks. Mark Zuckerberg (Facebook)

Fear is the biggest disability of all. And will paralyze you more than being in a wheelchair. Nick Vujicic

The only way of discovering the limits of the possible is to venture a little way past them into the impossible. Arthur C. Clarke

If you do what you’ve always done, you’ll get what you’ve always gotten. Tony Robbins Click to tweet

We can change our lives. We can do, have, and be exactly what we wish. Tony Robbins

The starting point of all achievement is desire. Keep this constantly in mind. Weak desires bring weak results, just as a small fire makes a small amount of heat. Napoleon Hill

All achievements, all earned riches, have their beginning in an idea. Napoleon Hill

Be willing to sacrifice what you think you have today for the life that you want tomorrow. Neil Strauss

Some injuries heal more quickly if you keep moving. Nick Vujicic

What’s dangerous is not to evolve. Jeff Bezos (Amazon)

Either I will find a way, or I will make one. Philip Sidney

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Motivational Quotes About Sports

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The only way to shut everybody up is to win. Terry Bradshaw Click to tweet

It’s not whether you get knocked down, it’s whether you get up. Vince Lombardi

Goals are powerful motivators but they can also make you miserable. World-class daily habits are what you need. Maxime Lagacé

To give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the gift. Steve Prefontaine

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

You’re never a loser until you quit trying. Mike Ditka

Success isn’t permanent, and failure isn’t fatal. Mike Ditka

How much can you know about yourself if you’ve never been in a fight? Fight Club

Don’t ever let good enough be good enough. Bill Parcells

Individuals play the game, but teams win championships. Bill Parcells

Set your goals high, and don’t stop till you get there. Bo Jackson

There will be obstacles. There will be doubters. There will be mistakes. But with hard work, there are no limits. Michael Phelps

When you want to succeed as bad as you want to breathe, then you’ll be successful. Eric Thomas

The devotion of thought to an honest achievement makes the achievement possible. Mary Baker Eddy

In the long run, we only hit what we aim at. Henry David Thoreau

The first man gets the oyster, the second man gets the shell. Andrew Carnegie

Desire is the starting point of all achievement, not a hope, not a wish, but a keen pulsating desire which transcends everything. Napoleon Hill

Today I will do what others won’t so tomorrow I can do what others can’t. Jerry Rice Click to tweet

The greatest danger we face is the mind going soft. Robert Greene

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

If you see it in your mind, you will hold it in your hand. Bob Proctor

Continuous improvement is better than delayed perfection. Mark Twain

Motivational Quotes About Fitness, Running, Health, Gym, Working Out

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Excellence is an art won by training and habituation. Aristotle Click to tweet

If you want something you never had you have to do something you’ve never done. Thomas Jefferson

Make your habits so specific and your dreams so inspiring that motivation will take care of itself. Maxime Lagacé

Success isn’t always about greatness. It’s about consistency. Consistent hard work gains success. Dwayne Johnson (The Rock)

There is only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving, and that’s your own self. Aldous Huxley

Do 40 hard minutes, not an hour and a half of nonsense. Jason Statham

It’s not about perfect. It’s about effort. And when you bring that effort every single day, that’s where transformation happens. That’s how change occurs. Jillian Michaels

The last three or four reps is what makes the muscle grow. This area of pain divides the champion from someone else who is not a champion. That’s what most people lack, having the guts to go on and just say they’ll go through the pain no matter what happens. Arnold Schwarzenegger

People who are unable to motivate themselves must be content with mediocrity, no matter how impressive their other talents. Andrew Carnegie

It is the mind that makes the body rich. Andrew Carnegie

Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going. Jim Rohn Click to tweet

Successful people do what unsuccessful people are not willing to do. Don’t wish it were easier, wish you were better. Jim Rohn

Patience, persistence and perspiration make an unbeatable combination for success. Napoleon Hill

Lack of emotion causes lack of progress and lack of motivation. Tony Robbins

If you can’t, you must. If you must, you can. Tony Robbins

If you have no destination, you’ll never get there. Harvey Mackay

Effort is only effort when it begins to hurt. José Ortega y Gassett

No pain, no gain. Shut up and train. Unknown

Making excuses burns zero calories per hour. Unknown

Without self-discipline, success is impossible. Period. Unknown

One hour from now, do you want to be sweaty ─ or sorry? Unknown

Don’t stop when you’re tired. Stop when you are done. Unknown

You’re only one workout away from a good mood. Unknown

Train insane or remain the same. Unknown

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

Success is measured by your discipline and inner peace. Mike Ditka

Look in the mirror, that’s your competition. Eric Thomas

See also: Arnold Schwarzenegger – Gym Motivation – Motivational Speech (YouTube video)

Part 4. Motivational Quotes For…

Motivational Quotes For Kids

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If someone tells you “you can’t” they’re showing you their limits, not yours. Dwayne Johnson (The Rock) Click to tweet

The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time. Thomas A. Edison

Do what is right, not what is easy nor what is popular. Roy T. Bennett

Popularity games is what envious kids play. Long term learning games is what smart kids play. Maxime Lagacé

Education is the key to unlock the golden door of freedom. George Washington Carver

Nothing great ever came that easy. Kresley Cole

Without a struggle, there can be no progress. Frederick Douglass

You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose. Dr. Seuss

The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go. Dr. Seuss

Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at twenty or eighty. Anyone who keeps learning stays young. The greatest thing in life is to keep your mind young. Henry Ford

There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow men. True nobility lies in being superior to your former self. Ernest Hemingway

Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more, so that we may fear less. Marie Curie

Stop hating yourself for everything you aren’t and start loving yourself for everything you already are. Unknown

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

Anything is possible when you are inner peace. Master Shifu (Kung Fun Panda)

You’ve gotta let go of that stuff from the past because it just doesn’t matter! The only thing that matters is what you choose to be now. Po (Kung Fu Panda)

Life is a gift, and it offers us the privilege, opportunity, and responsibility to give something back by becoming more. Tony Robbins

Successful people ask better questions, and as a result, they get better answers. Tony Robbins

The more you give, the more comes back to you. Napoleon Hill

I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious. Albert Einstein

Motivational Quotes For Students (About School, College, Studying, Learning, And More)

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By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail. Benjamin Franklin Click to tweet

There’s a way to do it better – find it. Thomas A. Edison

A creative man is motivated by the desire to achieve, not by the desire to beat others. Ayn Rand

Learn to be happy with the endless try/fail/learn approach. True growth is slow and steady. Maxime Lagacé

Nothing ever comes to one, that is worth having, except as a result of hard work. Booker T. Washington

If you shut the door to all errors, truth will be shut out. Rabindranath Tagore

My goal is not to be better than anyone else, but to be better than I used to be. Wayne Dyer

Don’t ask for what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive, and go do it. Brené Brown

I am just a child who has never grown up. I still keep asking these ‘how’ and ‘why’ questions. Occasionally, I find an answer. Stephen Hawking

Apply yourself. Get all the education you can, but then, by God, do something. Don’t just stand there, make it happen. Lee Iacocca

Forget the mistake. Remember the lesson. Unknown

Be ready to fail because only then you are ready to succeed. Unknown

You were born to be real, not perfect. Unknown

Making mistakes is better than faking perfections. Unknown

Do something wonderful, people may imitate it. Albert Schweitzer Click to tweet

If you only do what you can do, you will never be more than you are now. Master Shifu (Kung Fu Panda)

The days you don’t want to are the days you have to if you want to reach your goal. Jay Shetty

Best lesson I have learned in life came from the worst feeling I ever felt in life. Jay Shetty

Challenges are what make life interesting and overcoming them is what makes life meaningful. Joshua J. Marine

Learning is the only thing the mind never exhausts, never fears, and never regrets. Leonardo da Vinci

Who is wise? He that learns from everyone. Benjamin Franklin

The expert at anything was once a beginner. Helen Hayes

Motivational Quotes For Women

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She believed she could so she did. Unknown Click to tweet

Life is tough, darling, but so are you. Stephanie Bennett-Henry

Have no fear of perfection; you’ll never reach it. Marie Curie

Only I can change my life. No one can do it for me. Carol Burnett

Perseverance is failing 19 times and succeeding the 20th. Julie Andrews

Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. Marianne Williamson

I attribute my success to this: I never gave or took any excuse. Florence Nightingale

We must have perseverance and above all confidence in ourselves. We must believe that we are gifted for something and that this thing must be attained. Marie Curie

She remembered who she was and the game changed. Lalah Delia

You have the power to change the course of your life with each thought, habit, and action. Make it count. Lalah Delia

Self-care is how you take your power back. Lalah Delia

Choose people who choose you. Jay Shetty

A bad day for your ego is a great day for your soul. Jillian Michaels

I never dreamed about success. I worked for it. Estee Lauder

See also: How to Be Brave, According to 8 Insanely Courageous Women

Motivational Quotes For Men

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

The soul that is within me no man can degrade. Frederick Douglass

The world turns aside to let any man pass who knows where he is going. Epictetus

He who wishes to be rich in a day will be hanged in a year. Leonardo da Vinci

Deep down you know what you want. Deep down you have what it takes. Maxime Lagacé

If you had one shot, or one opportunity to seize everything you ever wanted in one moment. Would you capture it or just let it slip? Eminem

The man who acquires the ability to take full possession of his own mind may take possession of anything else to which he is justly entitled. Andrew Carnegie

Either write something worth reading or do something worth writing. Benjamin Franklin

Start by doing what’s necessary; then do what’s possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible. Francis of Assisi

I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear. Nelson Mandela

The greatest danger for most of us is not that our aim is too high and we miss it, but that it is too low and we reach it. Michaelangelo

Cherish your visions and your dreams as they are the children of your soul, the blueprints of your ultimate achievements. Napoleon Hill

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

Without ambition one starts nothing. Without work one finishes nothing. The prize will not be sent to you. You have to win it. Ralph Waldo Emerson

Whatever you hold in your mind on a consistent basis is exactly what you will experience in your life. Tony Robbins

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

Be brave to stand for what you believe in even if you stand alone. Roy T. Bennett

Motivational Quotes For Athletes

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We aim above the mark to hit the mark. Ralph Waldo Emerson Click to tweet

Definiteness of purpose is the starting point of all achievement. W. Clement Stone

Problems are not stop signs, they are guidelines. Robert H. Schuller

I was not the most talented, but I was the one who worked the hardest. It made all the difference. Maxime Lagacé

You will never be able to hit a target that you cannot see. Robin Sharma

A lot of people will just stop because they’re dead tired. You gotta do that extra one. That’s when you improve. Usain Bolt

No matter how far you think you are ahead of me, I’m going to catch you. That’s my mentality that I go out there with. Usain Bolt

You don’t get any medal for trying something, you get medals for results. Bill Parcells

Never let the world define you as less than great. Bill Parcells

The worst thing I can be is the same as everybody else. I hate that. Arnold Schwarzenegger

I didn’t want to just be a body building champion. I wanted to be the best body builder of all time. Arnold Schwarzenegger

Stop being afraid of what could go wrong and think of what could go right. Unknown

When everything seems to be going against you, remember that the airplane takes off against the wind, not with it. Henry Ford

I believe that the true road to preeminent success in any line is to make yourself master of that line. Andrew Carnegie

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. Dale Carnegie

You’ll never get ahead of anyone as long as you try to get even with him. Lou Holtz Click to tweet

Every adversity, every failure, and every heartache, carries with it the seed of an equivalent or greater benefit. Napoleon Hill

You cannot swim for new horizons until you have courage to lose sight of the shore. William Faulkner

The real secret to success is enthusiasm. Walter Chrysler

Never think there is anything impossible for the soul. Swami Vivekananda

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

Make the most of yourself… for that is all there is of you. Ralph Waldo Emerson

It’s what you practice in private that you will be rewarded for in public. Tony Robbins

See also: 7 performance-boosting habits top Olympic athletes have in common

Part 5. Conclusion

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Without ambition, one starts nothing. Without work, one finishes nothing. The prize will not be sent to you. You have to win it. Ralph Waldo Emerson Click to tweet

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