Inspirational Quotes - The Quote Collective

Every strike brings me closer to the next home run. -Babe RuthI don’t walk away from things I think are unfinished. -Arnold SchwarzeneggerWhether you think you can or you think you can’t, you’re right -Henry FordI’ve missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I’ve lost almost 300 games. 26 times I’ve been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed -Michael JordanI didn’t fail the test. I just found 100 ways to do it wrong -Benjamin FranklinA person who never made a mistake never tried anything new. -Albert EinsteinIt is never too late to be what you might have been -George EliotTwenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do, so throw off the bowlines, sail away from safe harbor, catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore, Dream, Discover -Mark TwainThe most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don’t have any -Alice WalkerThe mind is everything. What you think you become. -BuddhaEither you run the day, or the day runs you -Jim RohnLife shrinks or expands in proportion to one’s courage Anais NinWe must believe that we are gifted for something, and that this thing, at whatever cost, must be attained -Marie CurieToo many of us are not living our dreams because we are living our fears -Les BrownChallenges are what make life interesting and overcoming them is what makes life meaningful -Joshua J. MarineIf you want to lift yourself up, lift up someone else Booker T. WashingtonI 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 VinciLimitations live only in our minds. But if we use our imaginations, our possibilities become limitless -Jamie PaolinettiYou become what you believe -Oprah WinfreySuccess is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts. -Winston ChurchillYou define your own life. Don't let other people write your script. -Oprah WinfreyYou are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream. -Malala YousafzaiAt the end of the day, whether or not those people are comfortable with how you're living your life doesn't matter. What matters is whether you're comfortable with it. -Dr. PhilPeople tell you the world looks a certain way. Parents tell you how to think. Schools tell you how to think. TV. Religion. And then at a certain point, if you're lucky, you realize you can make up your own mind. Nobody sets the rules but you. You can design your own life. -Carrie Ann MossFor me, becoming isn’t about arriving somewhere or achieving a certain aim. I see it instead as forward motion, a means of evolving, a way to reach continuously toward a better self. The journey doesn't end. -Michelle ObamaSpread love everywhere you go. -Mother TeresaDo not allow people to dim your shine because they are blinded. Tell them to put some sunglasses on. -Lady GagaIf you make your internal life a priority, then everything else you need on the outside will be given to you and it will be extremely clear what the next step is. -Gabrielle BernsteinYou don't always need a plan. Sometimes you just need to breathe, trust, let go and see what happens. -Mandy HaleYou can be everything. You can be the infinite amount of things that people are. -KeshaWhat lies behind you and what lies in front of you, pales in comparison to what lies inside of you. -Ralph Waldo EmersonI want to be in the arena. I want to be brave with my life. And when we make the choice to dare greatly, we sign up to get our asses kicked. We can choose courage or we can choose comfort, but we can't have both. Not at the same time. -Brene BrownI'm going to be gone one day, and I have to accept that tomorrow isn't promised. Am I OK with how I’m living today? It's the only thing I can help. If I didn't have another one, what have I done with all my todays? Am I doing a good job? -Hayley WilliamsI am experienced enough to do this. I am knowledgeable enough to do this. I am prepared enough to do this. I am mature enough to do this. I am brave enough to do this. -Alexandria Ocasio-CortezBelief creates the actual fact. -William JamesNo matter what people tell you, words and ideas can change the world. -Robin WilliamsI'm not going to continue knocking that old door that doesn't open for me. I'm going to create my own door and walk through that. -Ava DuVernayIt is during our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light. -AristotleNot having the best situation, but seeing the best in your situation is the key to happiness. -Marie ForleoBelieve you can and you're halfway there. -Theodore RooseveltWeaknesses are just strengths in the wrong environment. -Marianne CantwellJust 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. -Ella FitzgeraldSilence is the last thing the world will ever hear from me. -Marlee MatlinIn a gentle way, you can shake the world. -Mahatma GandhiLearning how to be still, to really be still and let life happen—that stillness becomes a radiance. -Morgan FreemanEveryone has inside of him a piece of good news. The good news is that you don't know how great you can be! How much you can love! What you can accomplish! And what your potential is! -Anne FrankAll you need is the plan, the road map, and the courage to press on to your destination. -Earl NightingaleI care about decency and humanity and kindness. Kindness today is an act of rebellion. -PinkIf you have good thoughts they will shine out of your face like sunbeams and you will always look lovely. -Roald DahlTry to be a rainbow in someone's cloud. -Maya AngelouWe must let go of the life we have planned, so as to accept the one that is waiting for us. -Joseph CampbellFind out who you are and be that person. That's what your soul was put on this earth to be. Find that truth, live that truth, and everything else will come. -Ellen DeGeneresReal change, enduring change, happens one step at a time. -Ruth Bader GinsburgWake up determined, go to bed satisfied. -Dwayne The Rock JohnsonNobody built like you, you design yourself. -Jay-ZYou gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You are able to say to yourself, 'I lived through this horror. I can take the next thing that comes along.' You must do the thing you think you cannot do. -Eleanor RooseveltI tell myself, 'You've been through so much, you've endured so much, time will allow me to heal, and soon this will be just another memory that made me the strong woman, athlete, and mother I am today.' -Serena WilliamsLive your beliefs and you can turn the world around. -Henry David ThoreauOur lives are stories in which we write, direct and star in the leading role. Some chapters are happy while others bring lessons to learn, but we always have the power to be the heroes of our own adventures. -Joelle SperanzaLife is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving. -Albert EinsteinDon't try to lessen yourself for the world; let the world catch up to you. -BeyoncéThere's nothing more powerful than not giving a f—k. -Amy SchumerFaith is love taking the form of aspiration. -William Ellery ChanningWhen it comes to luck, you make your own. -Bruce SpringsteenIf you don't like the road you're walking, start paving another one! -Dolly PartonI have learned over the years that when one's mind is made up, this diminishes fear; knowing what must be done does away with fear. -Rosa ParksThe moral of my story is the sun always comes out after the storm. Being optimistic and surrounding yourself with positive loving people is for me, living life on the sunny side of the street. -Janice DeanWe generate fears while we sit. We overcome them by action. -Dr. Henry LinkDreams don’t have to just be dreams. You can make it a reality; if you just keep pushing and keep trying, then eventually you'll reach your goal. And if that takes a few years, then that's great, but if it takes 10 or 20, then that's part of the process. -Naomi OsakaWe are not our best intentions. We are what we do. -Amy DickinsonI can't change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination. -Jimmy DeanNothing is impossible, the word itself says I'm possible! -Audrey HepburnI'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. -Maya AngelouWhether you think you can or you think you can't, you're right. -Henry FordPerfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence. -Vince LombardiLife is 10 percent what happens to me and 90 percent of how I react to it. -Charles SwindollIf you look at what you have in life, you'll always have more. If you look at what you don't have in life, you'll never have enough. -Oprah WinfreyNone of us is as smart as all of us. -Ken BlanchardBelieve you can and you're halfway there. -Theodore RooseveltTo handle yourself, use your head; to handle others, use your heart. -Eleanor RooseveltToo many of us are not living our dreams because we are living our fears. -Les BrownAlone, we can do so little; together we can do so much. -Helen KellerWhatever the mind of man can conceive and believe, it can achieve. -Napoleon HillTwenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do, so throw off the bowlines, sail away from safe harbor, catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore, Dream, Discover. -Mark TwainI've missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I've lost almost 300 games. 26 times I've been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I've failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed. -Michael JordanStrive not to be a success, but rather to be of value. -Albert EinsteinI am not a product of my circumstances. I am a product of my decisions. -Stephen CoveyWhen everything seems to be going against you, remember that the airplane takes off against the wind, not with it. -Henry FordThe most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don't have any. -Alice WalkerThe most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity. -Amelia EarhartTeamwork is the ability to work together toward a common vision, the ability to direct individual accomplishments toward organizational objectives. It is the fuel that allows common people to attain uncommon results. -Andrew CarnegieDon't judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you plant. -Robert Louis StevensonThe real opportunity for success lies within the person and not in the job. -Zig ZiglarChange your thoughts and you change your world. -Norman Vincent PealeThere is no royal road to anything. One thing at a time, all things in succession. That which grows fast, withers as rapidly. That which grows slowly, endures. -Josiah Gilbert HollandBe not afraid of life. Believe that life is worth living, and your belief will help create the fact. -William JamesBuild your own dreams, or someone else will hire you to build theirs. -Farrah GrayRemember that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck. -Dalai LamaYou can't use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have. -Maya AngelouI would rather die of passion than of boredom. -Vincent van Gogh