It’s amazing what the right motivational quotes can do. They can bring about inspiration, help us see things from a different perspective or even give us that little extra boost we need to commit to something.
I used to be huge on quotes, I have a wall of crosses and inspirational quotes hung all over my house but to be honest I have not put much thought into the meaning behind each quote in a long time. Well, until yesterday anyway.
I have been struggling with several things lately, so I decided to look up a few motivational quotes to see if they would bring on the inspiration that I needed. There are several that really made me stop and think, open my eyes and realize that I’ll never know what could be if I don’t at least try.
Give Yourself A Boost with These Motivational Quotes
Which is why I put together this list of quotes. I hope you find something that resonates with you, puts that extra spring in your step, or gives you that little extra inspiration you need to take that next step or even just add some positivity to your day.
“What we fear doing most is usually what we most need to do.”
Ralf Waldo Emerson
“You never know what’s around the corner. It could be everything. Or it could be nothing. You keep putting one foot in front of the other, and then one day you look back and you’ve climbed a mountain.”
Tom hiddleston
“Believe you can and you’re halfway there.”
Theodore Roosevelt
“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
“It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you don’t stop.”
Confucius
“Just one small positive thought in the morning can change your whole day.”
Dalai Lama
“Fall seven times and stand up eight.”
Japanese Proverb
“The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.”
Lao Tzu
“The only thing that stands between you and your dream is the will to try and the belief that it is actually possible.”
Joel Brown
“If you can dream it, you can do it.”
Walt Disney
“Setting goals is the first step in turning the invisible into the visible.”
Tony Robbins
“You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.”
Wayne Gretzky
“Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.”
Arthur Ashe
“The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.”
Thomas Edison
“I didn’t fail the test. I just found 100 ways to do it wrong.”
Benjamin Franklin
“Whether you think you can or you think you can’t, you’re right.”
Henry Ford
“Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all.”
Dale Carnegie
“If you work really hard, and you’re kind, amazing things will happen.”
Conan O’Brien
“Limitations live only in our minds. But if we use our imaginations, our possibilities become limitless.”
Jamie Paolinetti
“If you are working on something that you really care about, you don’t have to be pushed. The vision pulls you.”
Steve Jobs
“The most difficult thing is the decision to act; the rest is merely tenacity.”
Amelia Earhart
“And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.”
Anaïs Nin
“The elevator to success is out of order. You’ll have to use the stairs, one step at a time.”
Joe Girard
“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
“Every strike brings me closer to the next home run.”
Babe Ruth
“It is during our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light.”
Aristotle
“Creativity is intelligence having fun.”
Albert Einstein
“The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now.”
Chinese Proverb
“Optimism is a happiness magnet. If you stay positive, good things and good people will be drawn to you.”
Mary Lou Retton
“Inspiration comes from within yourself. One has to be positive. When you’re positive, good things happen.”
Deep Roy
“Once you replace negative thoughts with positive ones, you’ll start having positive results.”
Willie Nelson
“The people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones who do.”
Steve Jobs
“Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you’ll land among the stars.”
Norman Vincent Peale
“The person who says it cannot be done should not interrupt the person who is doing it.”
Chinese Proverb
“Be the change that you wish to see in the world.”
Mahatma Ghandi
“If you want to lift yourself up, lift up someone else.”
Booker T. Washington
“Sometimes, when things are falling apart, they may actually be falling into place.”
Unknown
“You can, you should, and if you’re brave enough to start, you will.”
Stephen King
“Everything you’ve ever wanted is on the other side of fear.”
George Addair
“Self-esteem comes from achieving something important when it’s hard to do.”
Clayton M. Christensen
“You’re braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.”
A.A. Milne
“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
“Success is falling nine times and getting up ten.”
Jon Bon Jovi
“Nothing is impossible. The word itself says ‘I’m possible!'”
Audrey Hepburn
“Never bend your head. Always hold it high. Look the world straight in the eye.”
Helen Keller
“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.”
Mark Twain
“We cannot solve problems with the kind of thinking we employed when we came up with them.”
Albert Einstein
“Don’t let yesterday take up too much of today.”
Will Rogers
“When a woman becomes her own best friend, life is easier.”
Diane Von Furstenberg
“The only thing standing between you and outrageous success is continuous progress.”
Dan Waldschmidt
“A little more persistence, a little more effort and what seemed hopeless failure may turn to glorious success.”
Elbert Hubbard
“If my mind can conceive it, if my heart can believe it, then I can achieve it.”
Muhammad Ali
“When you change your thoughts, remember to also change your world.”
Norman Vincent Peale
“When everything seems to be going against you, remember that the airplane takes off against the wind, not with it.”
Henry Ford
“Make sure your worst enemy doesn’t live between your own two ears.”
Laird Hamilton
“A positive attitude causes a chain reaction of positive thoughts, events and outcomes. It is a catalyst…a spark that creates extraordinary results.”
Successories
“If you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change.”
Wayne Dyer
“Just when the caterpillar thought the world was ending, he turned into a butterfly.”
Proverb
If you are looking for more great inspiring and motivating quotes be sure to check out this post on Parade.com or Good Housekeeping.
Did any of these quotes help you? If so leave us a comment and let us know which one.
