Motivational Quotes - Page 35

The only freedom which deserves the name is that of pursuing our own good, in our own way, so long as we do not attempt to deprive others of theirs, or impede their efforts to obtain it.

Anything that gets your blood racing is probably worth doing.

My motto was always to keep swinging. Whether I was in a slump or feeling badly or having trouble off the field, the only thing to do was keep swinging.

We live in a society exquisitely dependent on science and technology, in which hardly anyone knows anything about science and technology.

The will to succeed is important, but what's more important is the will to prepare.

Never retract, never explain, never apologize; get things done and let them howl.

I don't run away from a challenge because I am afraid. Instead, I run toward it because the only way to escape fear is to trample it beneath your feet.

Failure comes only when we forget our ideals and objectives and principles.

I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain.

You will never 'find' time for anything. If you want time, you must make it.

The less effort, the faster and more powerful you will be.

One secret of success in life is for a man to be ready for his opportunity when it comes.

Laziness may appear attractive, but work gives satisfaction.

The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it, and join the dance.

What is the most important thing you could be working on in the world right now? ... And if you're not working on that, why aren't you?

Failure is the condiment that gives success its flavor.

The difference between the impossible and the possible lies in a man's determination.

A winner never stops trying.

The problem, often not discovered until late in life, is that when you look for things like love, meaning, motivation, it implies they are sitting behind a tree or under a rock. The most successful people recognize, that in life they create their own love, they manufacture their own meaning, they generate their own motivation. For me, I am driven by two main philosophies, know more today about the world than I knew yesterday. And along the way, lessen the suffering of others. You'd be surprised how far that gets you.

One of the things that has helped me as much as any other is not how long I am going to live, but how much I can do while living.

To achieve great things you have first to believe it.

Healing may not be so much about getting better, as about letting go of everything that isn’t you - all of the expectations, all of the beliefs - and becoming who you are.

Failure is success if we learn from it.

In times of great stress or adversity, it's always best to keep busy, to plow your anger and your energy into something positive.

Progress is rarely a straight line. There are always bumps in the road, but you can make the choice to keep looking ahead.