Motivational Quotes - Page 40

When a person really desires something, all the universe conspires to help that person to realize his dream.

We should certainly count our blessings, but we should also make our blessings count.

I can be changed by what happens to me. But I refuse to be reduced by it.

You may have a fresh start any moment you choose, for this thing that we call 'failure' is not the falling down, but the staying down.

The highest reward for a person's toil is not what they get for it, but what they become by it.

I can't understand why people are frightened of new ideas. I'm frightened of the old ones.

Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional.

Don't be afraid of hard work. Nothing worthwhile comes easily. Don't let others discourage you or tell you that you can't do it. In my day I was told women didn't go into chemistry. I saw no reason why we couldn't.

Always do more than is required of you.

The idea is not to block every shot. The idea is to make your opponent believe that you might block every shot.

The idea is to die young as late as possible.

No one is wise by birth, for wisdom results from one own's efforts.

The man who has no imagination has no wings.

It's what you learn after you know it all that counts.

Imagine life is a game in which you are juggling five balls. The balls are called work, family, health, friends, and integrity. And you're keeping all of them in the air. But one day you finally come to understand that work is a rubber ball. If you drop it, it will bounce back. The other four balls...are made of glass. If you drop one of these, it will be irrevocably scuffed, nicked, perhaps even shattered.

A man always has two reasons for doing anything: a good reason and the real reason.

You can't expect to hit the jackpot if you don't put a few nickels in the machine.

Small opportunities are often the beginning of great enterprises.

Being responsible sometimes means pissing people off.

Success is often achieved by those who don't know that failure is inevitable.

Pressure is something you feel when you do not know what you are doing.

If you don't have confidence, you'll always find a way not to win.

No person was ever honored for what he received. Honor has been the reward for what he gave.

The indispensable first step to getting the things you want out of life is this: decide what you want.

If you don't like your situation in life, don't fret or worry--do something about it. Worry less, and act more.