Inspirational Quotations


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

Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all others. - Marcus Tullius Cicero
Life is about making an impact, not making an income. – Kevin Kruse
Whatever the mind of man can conceive and believe, it can achieve. – Napoleon Hill
Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value. – Albert Einstein
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference.  – Robert Frost
I attribute my success to this: I never gave or took any excuse. – Florence Nightingale
You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take. – Wayne Gretzky
I’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 Jordan
The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity. – Amelia Earhart
Every strike brings me closer to the next home run. – Babe Ruth
Definiteness of purpose is the starting point of all achievement. – W. Clement Stone
Life isn’t about getting and having, it’s about giving and being. – Kevin Kruse
Life is what happens to you while you’re busy making other plans. –John Lennon
We become what we think about. – Earl Nightingale
Twenty 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 Twain
Life is 10% what happens to me and 90% of how I react to it. – Charles Swindoll
The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don’t have any. –Alice Walker
The mind is everything. What you think you become.  – Lord Buddha
The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now. – Chinese Proverb
An unexamined life is not worth living. – Socrates
Eighty percent of success is showing up. – Woody Allen
Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. – Steve Jobs
Winning isn’t everything, but wanting to win is. –Vince Lombardi
I am not a product of my circumstances. I am a product of my decisions. – Stephen Covey
Every child is an artist.  The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up. – Pablo Picasso
You can never cross the ocean until you have the courage to lose sight of the shore. – Christopher Columbus
I’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 Angelou
Either you run the day, or the day runs you. – Jim Rohn
Whether you think you can or you think you can’t, you’re right. – Henry Ford
The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why. – Mark Twain
Whatever you can do, or dream you can, begin it.  Boldness has genius, power and magic in it. – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
The best revenge is massive success. – Frank Sinatra
People often say that motivation doesn’t last. Well, neither does bathing.  That’s why we recommend it daily. – Zig Ziglar
Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one’s courage. – Anais Nin
The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched - they must be felt with the heart. - Helen Keller

The best preparation for tomorrow is doing your best today.
H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

I can't change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination.
Jimmy Dean

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