So you’re in pursuit of your goals with the determination to keep trying. We all are, sometimes it’s a little more challenging than others.
And these days, everyone has a multitude of things pulling at their attention, making it sometimes hard to focus on one thing.
With each moment that passes, many new things arise to steal our attention away from our goals in life. That's why it's important to find ways to motivate yourself when it comes to achieving success.
Here's a list of motivational quotes that may help you through the day. These quotes will help keep you from getting tired when you are near your limits and help you reach your goals.
Deep Motivational Quotes
Learn as if you will live forever, live like you will die tomorrow.
When you change your thoughts, remember to also change your world.
When you give joy to other people, you get more joy in return. You should give a good thought to happiness that you can give out.
We cannot solve problems with the kind of thinking we employed when we came up with them.
It is only when we take chances, when our lives improve. The initial and the most difficult risk that we need to take is to become honest.
Nature has given us all the pieces required to achieve exceptional wellness and health, but has left it to us to put these pieces together.
Stay away from those people who try to disparage your ambitions. Small minds will always do that, but great minds will give you a feeling that you can become great too.
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Motivational Quotes For Entrepreneurs
The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now.
All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them.
I’ve missed more than 9,000 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.
The secret of getting ahead is getting started.
Only the paranoid survive.
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.
It’s hard to beat a person who never gives up.
If people are doubting how far you can go, go so far that you can’t hear them anymore.
We need to accept that we won’t always make the right decisions, that we’ll screw up royally sometimes – understanding that failure is not the opposite of success, it’s part of success.
Write it. Shoot it. Publish it. Crochet it, sauté it, whatever. MAKE.
I wake up every morning and think to myself, ‘how far can I push this company in the next 24 hours.
Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence.
Motivational Quotes For Employees
Great things are done by a series of small things brought together.
We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.
I always did something I was a little not ready to do. I think that’s how you grow. When there’s that moment of ‘Wow, I’m not really sure I can do this,’ and you push through those moments, that’s when you have a breakthrough.
Leaders can let you fail and yet not let you be a failure.
Some people want it to happen, some wish it would happen, others make it happen.
If you hire people just because they can do a job, they’ll work for your money. But if you hire people who believe what you believe, they’ll work for you with blood and sweat and tears.
It’s not the load that breaks you down, it’s the way you carry it.
Very often, a change of self is needed more than a change of scene.
If you hear a voice within you say ‘you cannot paint,’ then by all means paint and that voice will be silenced.
If you’re offered a seat on a rocket ship, don’t ask what seat! Just get on.
How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.
Motivational Quotes For Students
Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.
The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity.
You’ll find that education is just about the only thing lying around loose in this world, and it’s about the only thing a fellow can have as much of as he’s willing to haul away.
Take the attitude of a student, never be too big to ask questions, never know too much to learn something new.
You've got to get up every morning with determination if you're going to go to bed with satisfaction.
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Motivational Quotes For Success
Develop success from failures. Discouragement and failure are two of the surest stepping stones to success
Success is getting what you want, happiness is wanting what you get.
There are three ways to ultimate success: The first way is to be kind. The second way is to be kind. The third way is to be kind.
I never dreamed about success. I worked for it.
The road to success and the road to failure are almost exactly the same.
Success is peace of mind, which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you made the effort to become the best of which you are capable.
Every champion was once a contender that didn’t give up.
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.
To be a champion, I think you have to see the big picture. It’s not about winning and losing; it’s about every day hard work and about thriving on a challenge. It’s about embracing the pain that you’ll experience at the end of a race and not being afraid. I think people think too hard and get afraid of a certain challenge.
Don’t dream about success. Get out there and work for it.
You can cry, scream, and bang your head in frustration but keep pushing forward. It’s worth it.
Nothing in the 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. The slogan ‘Press On' has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race.
Opportunities don’t happen. You create them.
Success is liking yourself, liking what you do, and liking how you do it.
Would you like me to give you a formula for success? It’s quite simple, really: Double your rate of failure. You are thinking of failure as the enemy of success. But it isn’t at all. You can be discouraged by failure or you can learn from it, so go ahead and make mistakes. Make all you can. Because remember that’s where you will find success.
Success usually comes to those who are too busy looking for it.
Success is not final; failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts.
The difference between successful people and very successful people is that very successful people say ‘no’ to almost everything.
Motivational Quotes For Life
Experience is a hard teacher because she gives the test first, the lesson afterwards.
Don’t let yesterday take up too much of today.
Life is not what you alone make it. Life is the input of everyone who touched your life and every experience that entered it. We are all part of one another.
Today is your opportunity to build the tomorrow you want.
You learn more from failure than from success. Don’t let it stop you. Failure builds character.
Getting over a painful experience is much like crossing the monkey bars. You have to let go at some point in order to move forward.
Goal setting is the secret to a compelling future.
To know how much there is to know is the beginning of learning to live.
If you are working on something that you really care about, you don’t have to be pushed. The vision pulls you.
The pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees opportunity in every difficulty.
Motivational Quotes For Work
Either you run the day or the day runs you.
When we strive to become better than we are, everything around us becomes better too.
Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven't found it yet, keep looking. Don't settle. As with all matters of the heart, you'll know when you find it.
Setting goals is the first step in turning the invisible into the visible.
I’m a greater believer in luck, and I find the harder I work the more I have of it.
Concentrate all your thoughts upon the work in hand. The sun's rays do not burn until brought to a focus.
Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.
It’s not about better time management. It’s about better life management.
Motivational Quotes for Men
He who conquers himself is the mightiest warrior.
One man with courage makes a majority.
A successful man is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks others have thrown at him.
One secret of success in life is for a man to be ready for his opportunity when it comes.
Try not to become a man of success, but rather become a man of value.
He is a wise man who does not grieve for the things which he has not, but rejoices for those which he has.
The successful man will profit from his mistakes and try again in a different way.
A man who has committed a mistake and doesn’t correct it is committing another mistake.
Motivational Quotes For Women
Think like a queen. A queen is not afraid to fail. Failure is another stepping stone to greatness.
Women challenge the status quo because we are never it.
Some women choose to follow men, and some choose to follow their dreams. If you’re wondering which way to go, remember that your career will never wake up and tell you that it doesn’t love you anymore.
Whenever you see a successful woman, look out for three men who are going out of their way to try to block her.
When a woman becomes her own best friend life is easier.
We need women at all levels, including the top, to change the dynamic, reshape the conversation, to make sure women’s voices are heard and heeded, not overlooked and ignored.
A witty woman is a treasure; a witty beauty is a power.
No woman wants to be in submission to a man who isn’t in submission to God!
The strongest actions for a woman is to love herself, be herself and shine amongst those who never believed she could.
The thing women have yet to learn is nobody gives you power. You just take it.
It took me quite a long time to develop a voice, and now that I have it, I am not going to be silent.
I swear, by my life and my love of it, that I will never live for the sake of another man, nor ask another man to live for mine.
Women must learn to play the game as men do.
We don’t just sit around and wait for other people. We just make, and we do.
If you want something said, ask a man; if you want something done, ask a woman.
Motivational Quotes For Kids
Believe you can and you will.
Be the change you want to see in the world.
Dream beautiful dreams, and then work to make those dreams come true.
Make today the day you learn something new.
Do the right thing even when no one is looking.
It’s not what happens to you but how you react to it that matters.
Be a fruitloop in a world of Cheerios.
You don’t have to be perfect to be amazing.
Be silly, be honest, be kind.
If you think someone could use a friend. Be one.
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You Can Do It Quotes
All we can do is the best we can do.
You never know what you can do until you try.
It’s never too late to be what you might’ve been.
Don’t let what you can’t do interfere with what you can do.
Motivational Quotes from Books
It’s the possibility of having a dream come true that makes life interesting.
Don’t think or judge, just listen.
Atticus, he was real nice.” “Most people are, Scout, when you finally see them.
I can be changed by what happens to me. But I refuse to be reduced by it.
There is some good in this world, and it’s worth fighting for.
Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won’t feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do.
And, when you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it.
Learn to light a candle in the darkest moments of someone’s life. Be the light that helps others see; it is what gives life its deepest significance.
You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose. You’re on your own. And you know what you know. And YOU are the one who’ll decide where to go.
Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that.
Business Motivational Quotes
Focus on being productive instead of busy.
Be happy with what you have while working for what you want.
If you’re too comfortable, it’s time to move on. Terrified of what’s next? You’re on the right track.
She remembered who she was and the game changed.
When someone says you can’t do it, do it twice and take pictures.
You don’t need to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.
I didn’t get there by wishing for it, but by working for it.
It’s not all sunshine and rainbows, but a good amount of it actually is.
The big lesson in life is never be scared of anyone or anything.
Inspirational Motivational Quotes
I can and I will. Watch me.
It’s okay to outgrow people who don’t grow. Grow tall anyways.
A walk to a nearby park may give you more energy and inspiration in life than spending two hours in front of a screen.
The world is full of nice people. If you can’t find one, be one.
Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself.
Believe in yourself, take on your challenges, dig deep within yourself to conquer fears. Never let anyone bring you down. You got to keep going.
When you feel like giving up just remember that there are a lot of people you still have to prove wrong.
You can’t go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending.
I am thankful for all of those who said NO to me. It’s because of them I’m doing it myself
Famous Motivational Quotes
Only do what your heart tells you.
What is life without a little risk?
The only thing standing in the way between you and your goal is the BS story you keep telling yourself as to why you can’t achieve it.
If you don’t have a competitive advantage, don’t compete.
A winner is a dreamer who never gives up.
If it’s a good idea, go ahead and do it. It’s much easier to apologize than it is to get permission.
The question isn’t who is going to let me; it’s who is going to stop me.
Try not to become a man of success, but rather become a man of value.
I attribute my success to this: I never gave or took an excuse.
Best Motivational Quotes
Falling down is how we grow. Staying down is how we die.
Work until your rivals become idols.
There may be people that have more talent than you, but there’s no excuse for anyone to work harder than you.
Don’t watch the clock; do what it does. Keep going.
You must do the kind of things you think you cannot do.
It’s not what you do once in a while it’s what you do day in and day out that makes the difference.
The best way to predict your future is to create it.
You can’t have a million dollar dream on a minimum wage work ethic.
Successful people are not gifted; they just work hard, then succeed on purpose.
Wealth isn’t about having a lot of money it’s about having a lot of options.
Short Motivational Quotes
A goal is a dream with a deadline.
If opportunity doesn’t knock build a door.
We can do anything we want to if we stick to it long enough.
H.O.P.E. = Hold On. Pain Ends.
If there is no wind, row.
Make each day your masterpiece.
It’s never too late for a new beginning in your life.
What’s on the other side of fear? Nothing
Action is the foundational key to all success.
Funny Motivational Quotes
If you fall – I’ll be there.
If at first you don’t succeed, then skydiving isn’t for you.
I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.
I find television very educational. Every time someone turns it on, I go in the other room and read a book.
A diamond is merely a lump of coal that did well under pressure.
When Plan “A” doesn’t work, don’t worry, you still have 25 more letters to go through.
Never let anyone treat you like you’re regular glue. You’re glitter glue.
If you think you’re too small to make a difference, try sleeping with a mosquito.
Opportunity does not knock, it presents itself when you beat down the door.
Always be careful when you follow the masses. Sometimes the m is silent.
Positive Quotes for Work
You can control two things: your work ethic and your attitude about anything.
You don’t get paid for the hour. You get paid for the value you bring to the hour.
One, remember to look up at the stars and not down at your feet. Two, never give up work. Work gives you meaning and purpose and life is empty without it. Three, if you are lucky enough to find love, remember it is there and don’t throw it away.
Success isn’t always about greatness. It’s about consistency. Consistent hard work leads to success. Greatness will come.
Work hard and don’t give up hope. Be open to criticism and keep learning. Surround yourself with happy, warm and genuine people.
Be an Encourager: When you encourage others, you boost their self-esteem, enhance their self-confidence, make them work harder, lift their spirits and make them successful in their endeavors. Encouragement goes straight to the heart and is always available. Be an encourager. Always.
Remember, you have been criticizing yourself for years and it hasn’t worked. Try approving of yourself and see what happens.
Some women choose to follow men, and some women choose to follow their dreams. If you’re wondering which way to go, remember that your career will never wake up and tell you that it doesn’t love you anymore.
Stay true to yourself, yet always be open to learn. Work hard, and never give up on your dreams, even when nobody else believes they can come true but you. These are not cliches but real tools you need no matter what you do in life to stay focused on your path.
Motivational Quotes About Change
Those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything.
Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.
Here’s to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The round pegs in the square holes. The ones who see things differently. They’re not fond of rules. And they have no respect for the status quo. You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them. About the only thing you can’t do is ignore them. Because they change things. They push the human race forward. And while some may see them as the crazy ones, we see genius. Because the people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the ones who do.
Be the change that you wish to see in the world.
Change is painful, but nothing is as painful as staying stuck somewhere you don’t belong.
Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed, citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.
Dreams are the seeds of change. Nothing ever grows without a seed, and nothing ever changes without a dream.
Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future.
We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty.
Motivational Quotes About Time
Time is money.
The trouble is, you think you have time.
How to stop time: kiss. How to travel in time: read. How to escape time: music. How to feel time: write. How to release time: breathe.
Better three hours too soon than a minute too late.
Time always exposes what you mean to someone.
The greatest gift you could give someone is your time. Because when you give your time, you are giving a portion of your life you can’t get back.
Time is what we want most and what we use worst.
It’s not about having enough time, it’s about making enough time.
Punctuality is not just limited to arriving at a place at right time, it is also about taking actions at right time.
Motivational Quotes About Strength
It’s okay to be a glowstick: Sometimes we have to break before we shine.
Flowers grow back even after the harshest winters. You will too.
Strength does not come from winning. Your struggles develop your strengths. When you go through hardships and decide not to surrender, that is strength.
Still, I rise.
If it doesn’t challenge you, it doesn’t change you.
Every night her thoughts weighed heavily on her soul but every morning she would get up and fight another day, every night she survived.
Be strong enough to let go and wise enough to wait for what you deserve.
A dream doesn’t become reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination and hard work.
Life has many ways of testing a person’s will, either by having nothing happen at all or by having everything happen all at once.”
The best thing you can do is MASTER the chaos in you. You are not thrown into the fire, you ARE the fire.
Motivational Quotes About Money
That man is richest whose pleasures are cheapest.
Formal education will make you a living; self-education will make you a fortune.
You’re already a financial trader. You might not think of it in just this way, but if you work for a living, you’re trading your time for money. Frankly, it’s just about the worst trade you can make. Why? You can always get more money, but you can’t get more time.
Don’t stay in bed unless you can make money in bed.
You must gain control over your money or the lack of it will forever control you.
You can only become truly accomplished at something you love. Don’t make money your goal. Instead pursue the things you love doing and then do them so well that people can’t take their eyes off of you.
It’s not your salary that makes you rich, it’s your spending habits.
Only buy something that you’d be perfectly happy to hold if the market shuts down for ten years.
Money can’t buy happiness, but it can make you awfully comfortable while you’re being miserable.
Money is only a tool. It will take you wherever you wish, but it will not replace you as the driver.
Motivational Quotes About Learning
The man who does not read has no advantage over the man who cannot read.
If you’re the smartest person in the room, you’re in the wrong room.
I find television very educating. Every time somebody turns on the set, I go into the other room and read a book.
Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.
Never stop learning because life never stops teaching.
The capacity to learn is a gift; the ability to learn is a skill; the willingness to learn is a choice.
Education is the most powerful weapon you can use to change the world.
To learn a language is to have one more window from which to look at the world.
I’m still learning.
A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies. The man who never reads lives only one.
Motivational Quotes About Failure
Why do we grieve failures longer than we celebrate wins?
Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.
It is impossible to live without failing at something, unless you live so cautiously that you might as well not have lived at all – in which case, you fail by default.
You can’t let your failures define you. You have to let your failures teach you.
Success is a lousy teacher. It seduces smart people into thinking they can’t lose.
Failure isn’t the end of the road. It’s a big red flag saying to you ‘Wrong way. Turn around.
Success is going from failure to failure without losing your enthusiasm.
Defeat is a state of mind; no one is ever defeated until defeat is accepted as a reality.
Whenever you feel like a failure, just remember that even Coca Cola only sold 25 bottles their first year.
Stop being afraid of what could go wrong, and start being excited about what could go right.
Think like a Queen. A Queen is not afraid to fail. Failure is another stepping stone to greatness.
Motivational Quotes About Winning
Losers quit when they fail. Winners fail until they succeed.
A winner is a dreamer who never gives up.
Competing at the highest level is not about winning. It’s about preparation, courage, understanding, nurturing your people, and heart. Winning is the result.
One thing’s for sure, if you don’t play, you don’t win.
The secret of your future is hidden in your daily routine.
You were born to win, but to be a winner, you must plan to win, prepare to win, and expect to win.
Talent wins games, but teamwork wins championships.
Winning means you’re willing to go longer, work harder, and give more than anyone else.
A champion is afraid of losing. Everyone else is afraid of winning.
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