Motivational Quotes - Page 160

Wherever you are is always the right place. There is never a need to fix anything, to hitch up the bootstraps of the soul and start at some higher place. Start right where you are.

I think people who are creative are the luckiest people on earth. I know that there are no shortcuts, but you must keep your faith in something Greater than You, and keep doing what you love. Do what you love, and you will find the way to get it out to the world.

The person interested in success has to learn to view failure as a healthy, inevitable part of the process of getting to the top.

My challenge was to weave into the fabric of American history enough of the presence of blacks so that the story of the United States could be told adequately and fairly.

A hard beginning maketh a good ending.

Always take the high road.

Humility is the light of understanding.

Poverty was the greatest motivating factor in my life.

At the end of each day, you should play back the tapes of your performance. The results should either applaud you or prod you.

If you are not financially independent by the time you are forty or fifty, it doesn't mean that you are living in the wrong country or at the wrong time. It simply means that you have the wrong plan.

We've removed the ceiling above our dreams. There are no more impossible dreams.

Never hurry. Take plenty of exercise. Always be cheerful. Take all the sleep you need. You may expect to be well.

Obstacles are only opportunities to succeed or fail; how we handle them determines what will happen.

Remember this: your body is your slave; it works for you.

Be kind to one another, because most of us are fighting a hard battle.

The great ones in life are not those who are handed silver spoons. Their excellence comes from digging into the raw ore of their own character, through hard work, persistence and faith turning whatever they touch into gold.

Work is not man's punishment. It is his reward and his strength and his pleasure.

There is nothing more certain than the defeat of the man who gives up.

Action is character.

Genius is only the power of making continuous efforts.

Cheerfulness in most cheerful people is the rich and satisfying result of strenuous discipline.

You are your own scriptwriter and the play is never finished, no matter what your age or position in life.

Most people spend their entire lives on a fantasy island called 'Someday I'll.'

You never lose a game if the opponent doesn't score.

Let's fight for our happiness by following a daily program of cheerful and constructive thinking.