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Motivation Quotes
"Persistence is very important. You should not give up unless you are forced to give up."
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"I think it's possible for ordinary people to choose to be extraordinary."
141
"It is never too late to be what you might have been."
134
"Don't let realism keep you from doing what you feel you need to do, even if you think it's hopeless."
125
"When something is important enough, you do it even if the odds are not in your favor."
119
"If you get up in the morning and think the future is going to be better, it is a bright day. Otherwise, it's not."
114
"I'm not trying to be anyone's savior. I just try to think about the future and not be sad"
112
"Let us therefore brace ourselves to our duties and so bear ourselves that if the British Empire and its Commonwealth last for a thousand years men will still say: "This was their finest hour.""
108
"Take risks now and do something bold. You won't regret it."
102
"It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop."
100
"When something poses as obstacle to you,surmount it and use it as a miracle to move on to greater height."
100
"There are so many ways to be brave in this world. Sometimes bravery involves laying down your life for something bigger than yourself, or for someone else. Sometimes it involves giving up everything you have ever known, or everyone you have ever loved for the sake of something greater."
98
"Still, he figured, sometimes you've got to do what you've got to do, and then sometimes you've just got to run like hell after it's done."
98
"If you fail, you will be sad. But if you quit, you will be mad. Don't give up on your dreams. Get up. You can do it!"
96
"I'm a slow walker but I never walk back."
94
"Fear is always triggered by creativity, because creativity asks you to enter into realms of uncertain outcome. This is nothing to be ashamed of. It is, however, something to be dealt with."
93
"No matter what, don't live a life where you're too scared to die for what you believe in. Always go at it with everything you've got, even if it doesn't seem to be enough."
92
"'Someday' is a disease that will take your dreams to the grave with you."
92
"Perform without fail what you resolve."
88
"Fix your course to a star and you can navigate through any storm."
85
"Some people don't like change, but you need to embrace change if the alternative is disaster."
85
"Seek not that your sons and your daughters should not see visions, should not dream dreams; seek that they should see true visions, that they should dream noble dreams. Such out-going of the imagination is one with aspiration, and will do more to elevate above what is low and vile than all possible inculcations of morality."
85
"Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose."
80
"For me, running is both exercise and a metaphor. Running day after day, piling up the races, bit by bit I raise the bar, and by clearing each level I elevate myself. At least that's why I've put in the effort day after day: to raise my own level. I'm no great runner, by any means. I'm at an ordinary " or perhaps more like mediocre " level. But that's not the point. The point is whether or not I improved over yesterday. In long-distance running the only opponent you have to beat is yourself, the way you used to be."
80
"Sometimes you climb out of bed in the morning and you think, I'm not going to make it, but you laugh inside - remembering all the times you've felt that way."
79
"You'll never reach your destination if you stop to throw stones at every dog that barks."
78
"There is no try. There is only do."
78
"When you have pictured and defined your desired legacy, allow your present life activities and efforts to begin reflecting the future you desire. Begin to do what you want to see, become involved in the causes you want to be a part of. Show your legatees how you want and expect things to be done after you are gone. This will enable them to fit the vision into their own as they make their own individual unique mark."
77
"Sometimes doing your best is not good enough. Sometimes you must do what is required."
77
"They may try to stop you by their words and deeds, but like air you will rise above it all. You are unstoppable."
77
"If you just work on stuff that you like and you're passionate about, you don't have to have a master plan with how things will play out."
76
"People are chasing cash, not happiness. When you chase money, you're going to lose. You're just going to. Even if you get the money, you're not going to be happy."
75
"Begin to chase your dreams with great passion."
75
"Inaction only makes a task more daunting in your eye. Act quickly, before you overthink, get anxious or give up."
74
"I'm different than most people. When I cross the finish line of a big race, I see that people are ecstatic, but I'm thinking about what I'm going to do tomorrow."
74
"Go and venture! You should not give up after failures because this gift does not belong only to you."
73
"Every day, think as you wake up, today I am fortunate to be alive, I have a precious human life, I am not going to waste it. I am going to use all my energies to develop myself, to expand my heart out to others; to achieve enlightenment for the benefit of all beings. I am going to have kind thoughts towards others, I am not going to get angry or think badly about others. I am going to benefit others as much as I can."
72
"No one can take the shot for you."
72
"Any given day is a second chance, after yesterday. Make the best of it today."
72
"The first step is to establish that something is possible; then probability will occur."
70
"Being fearless is not in the absence of fear, it's just about fearing less."
69
"But that's the wonderful thing about man; he never gets so discouraged or disgusted that he gives up doing it all over again, because he knows very well it is important and worth the doing."
69
"The most dangerous poison is the feeling of achievement. The antidote is to everyday think what can be done better tomorrow. Stay hungry."
68
"Everything you desire is always just outside your comfort zone, dear boy. If it wasn't you would already possess it, would you not?"
68
"Life cannot deny you of what you desired when you are committed to your dreams."
67
"Adversity is a severe instructor. ... He that wrestles with us strengthens our nerves and sharpens our skill. Our antagonist is our helper."
67
"People change only under two circumstances, one is called Inspiration and the other Desperation!!!! Unfortunately, both give results!"
67
"I see the sunRISE, you too can rise!"
66
"They spent days, nights, weeks and months talking, never accepting the fact that, good or bad, an idea only exists when someone tries to put it into practice."
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