Motivational Quotes

Motivational Quote by Washington Irving

motivational quote: Great minds have great purposes, others have wishes. Little minds are tamed and subdued by misfortune; but great minds rise above them. - Washington Irving - 1783-1859 Author, Biographer, and Historian

Motivational Quote by Francois-Marie Arouet de Voltaire

motivational quote: Appreciation is a wonderful thing; it makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well. - Francois-Marie Arouet de Voltaire 1694-1778 - Writer and Philosopher

Motivational Quote by Alan Alda

motivational quote: Laugh at yourself, but don't ever aim your doubt at yourself. Be bold. When you embark for strange places, don't leave any of yourself safely on shore. Have the nerve to go into unexplored territory. - Alan Alda - Actor, Director, and Author

Motivational Quote - Excerpt from an ancient Sanskrit poem

motivational quote: Look well to this day. Yesterday is but a dream and tomorrow is only a vision. But today well lived makes every yesterday a dream of happiness and every tomorrow a vision of hope. Look well therefore to this day. - Excerpt from an ancient Sanskrit poem

Motivational Quote by Bob Proctor

motivational quote: The success gene lives in every person regardless of the results they are presently getting - we are spiritual beings and spirit is always for expansion and fuller expression. - Bob Proctor - Author and Speaker

Motivational Quote by Marcus Tullius Cicero

motivational quote: If you have no confidence in self, you are twice defeated in the race of life. With confidence, you have won even before you have started. - Marcus Tullius Cicero 106 BC - 43 BC - Roman Philosopher and Statesman

Motivational Quote by Norman Vincent Peale

motivational quote: When you affirm big, believe big, and pray big, big things happen. - Norman Vincent Peale - 1898-1993 - Minister and Author

Motivational Quote by Napoleon Hill

motivational quote: When you have talked yourself into what you want, right there is the place to stop talking and begin saying it with deeds. - Napoleon Hill - 1883-1970 - Author

Motivational Quote by John Homer Miller

motivational quote: Your living is determined not so much by what life brings to you as by the attitude you bring to life; not so much by what happens to you as by the way your mind looks at what happens. - John Homer Miller - 1910-1944 - Teacher

Motivational Quote by Don Shula

motivational quote: The start is what stops most people. - Don Shula - Former NFL Coach

Motivational Quote by John Maxwell

motivational quote: A difficult time can be more readily endured if we retain the conviction that our existence holds a purpose - a cause to pursue, a person to love, a goal to achieve. - John Maxwell - Author and Speaker

Motivational Quote by Harrison Ford

motivational quote: I realized early on that success was tied to not giving up. Most people in this business gave up and went on to other things. If you simply didn't give up, you would outlast the people who came in on the bus with you. - Harrison Ford - Actor

Motivational Quote by Jesse Owens

motivational quote: 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. - Jesse Owens 1913-1980 - Olympic Gold Medalist

Motivational Quote by Nikola Tesla

motivational quote: I do not think there is any thrill that can go through the human heart like that felt by the inventor as he sees some creation of the brain unfolding to success. - Nikola Tesla 1856-1943 - Inventor of Alternating Current

Motivational Quote by Anna Quindlen

motivational quote: I got a fortune cookie that said, 'To remember is to understand.' I have never forgotten it. A good judge remembers what it was like to be a lawyer. A good editor remembers being a writer. A good parent remembers what it was like to be a child. - Anna Quindlen - Author and Journalist

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