Words of wisdom that will inspire, motivate, and even make you laugh Whether you are contemplating a big change, working toward achieving a goal, or just trying to get through the day, these quotes will give you a little dose of inspiration and motivation.
- When you do the common things in an uncommon way, you will command the attention of the world. George Washington Carver
- Life is long if you know how to use it. Seneca
- There will come a time when you believe everything is finished. That will be the beginning. Louis L’Amour
- If you want a happy ending, that depends, of course, on where you stop your story. Orson Welles
- Don’t ask yourself what the world needs — ask yourself what makes you come alive, and then go do it. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive. Howard Thurman
- We do not quit playing because we grow old; we grow old because we quit playing. Oliver Wendell Holmes
- Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great ones make you feel that you, too, can become great. Mark Twain
- Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new ending. Ludacris
- The cave you fear to enter holds the treasure you seek. Joseph Campbell
- The word aerobics came about when the gym instructors got together and said, “If you’re going to charge $10 an hour, we can’t call it jumping up and down. Rita Rudner
- Don’t just stand there; make something happen. Lee Iacocca
- Be yourself. Everyone else is already taken. Oscar Wilde
- Opportunity dances with those who are already on the dance floor. Jackson Brown
- Before you can win, you have to believe you are worthy. Mike Ditka
- It takes an uncommon amount of guts to put your dreams on the line. Erma Bombeck
- I really don’t think I need buns of steel. I’d be happy with buns of cinnamon. Ellen DeGeneres
- Opportunity is missed by most people because it’s dressed in overalls and looks like work. Thomas Edison
- You’re only given a little spark of madness. You mustn’t lose it. Robin Williams
- It’s the possibility of having a dream come true that makes life interesting. Paulo Coelho
- A leader is a person you will follow to a place you wouldn’t go by yourself. Joel Baker
- However long the night, the dawn will break. African proverb
- The minute you settle for less than you deserve, you get even less than you settled for. Maureen Dowd
- The thing that is really hard, and really amazing, is giving up on being perfect and beginning the work of becoming yourself. Anna Quindlen
- You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough. Mae West
- If you do something that turns out wrong, you can almost always put it right, get over it, learn from it, or at least deny it. But once you’ve missed out on something, it’s gone. There will be the [person] you never got to say the right words to, the band you never got to see live, the winning streak you never got to cheer on, the brilliant retiring professor whose class you never took, the relative you never got very close with. It’s a long list no matter what. Try to keep it as short as possible. Gordon Drizschilo