50 Inspirational Quotes That Make You Think
By Ellesse Chow
I’ve always have this penchant for inspirational quotes. It’s amazing what those mere strings of words can do. Seemingly simple. Yet interestingly profound.
If you’ve some time today, I invite you to join me in this self discovery journey as we go through this 50 wonderful inspirational quotes.
Indulge in the tranquil moment as you read with both your eyes and heart.
Remember, eyes may provide sight. But it’s the heart which gives insight.
Enjoy.
“Think like a man of action, and act like a man of thought.”
- Henri L. Bergson
“I am only one, but still I am one. I cannot do everything, but still I can do something. And because I cannot do everything I will not refuse to do the something that I can do.”
- Helen Keller
“Half of the troubles of this life can be traced to saying yes too quickly and not saying no soon enough.”
- Josh Billings
“Even if you’re on the right track, you’ll get run over if you just sit there”
- Will Rogers
“Man often becomes what he believes himself to be. If I keep on saying to myself that I cannot do a certain thing, it is possible that I may end by really becoming incapable of doing it. On the contrary, if I have the belief that I can do it, I shall surely acquire the capacity to do it even if I may not have it at the beginning.”
- Mahatma Gandhi
“You can never cross the ocean unless you have the courage to lose sight of the shore.”
- Christopher Columbus
“To a brave man, good and bad luck are like his left and right hand. He uses both.”
- St Catherine of Siena
“When one door of happiness closes, another opens, but often we took so long at the closed door that we do not see the one that has been opened up for us”
- Helen Keller
“We don’t see the things the way they are. We see things the way WE are.”
- Talmund
“Every problem has in it the seeds of its own solution. If you don’t have any problems, you don’t get any seeds.”
- Norman Vincent Peale
“If you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change.”
- Dr Wayne Dyer
“The problem is not that there are problems. The problem is expecting otherwise and thinking that having problems is a problem.”
- Theodore Rubin
“Pessimist : A person who says that O is the last letter of ZERO, instead of the first letter in word OPPORTUNITY.”
- Anonymous
“Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.”
- Thomas A Edison
“Blessed are those who can give without remembering and take without forgetting”
- Elizabeth Bibesco
“Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery. And today? Today is a gift. That’s why we call it the present.”
- B. Olatunji
“When you get to the end of the rope, tie a knot and hang on.”
- Franklin D Roosevelt
“Your attitude, not your aptitude, determines your altitude.”
- Zig Ziglar
“If you’re going through hell, keep going.”
- Winston Churchill
“The secret to success is to start from scratch and keep on scratching.”
- Dennis Green
“Champions aren’t made in gyms. Champions are made from something they have deep inside them a desire, a dream, a vision. They have to have the skill and the will. But the will must be stronger than the skill.”
- Muhammad Ali
“Most of the important things in the world have been accompanied by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all.”
- Dale Carnegie
“So many of our dreams at first seems impossible, then they seem improbable, and then, when we summon the will, they soon become inevitable.”
- Christopher Reeve
“Hard work spotlights the character of people. Some turn up their sleeves. Some turn up their noses, and some don’t turn up at all.”
- Sam Ewing
“There are those who work all day. Those who dream all day. And those who spend an hour dreaming before setting to work to fulfill those dreams. Go into the third category because there’s virtually no competition.”
- Steven J Ross
“Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.”
- Confucious
“Many of life’s failures are people who had not realized how close they were to success when they gave up.”
- Thomas A Edison
“The main thing is to keep the main thing the main thing.”
- Stephen Covey
“Efficiency is doing things right. Effectiveness is doing the right things.”
- Peter Drucker
“Do you know what happens when you give a procrastinator a good idea? Nothing!”
- Donald Gardner
“Success is what you attract by the person you become.”
- Jim Rohn
“You have to ‘Be’ before you can ‘Do’ and ‘Do’ before you can ‘Have’.
- Zig Ziglar
“You can have everything in life that you want if you will just help enough other people to get what they want.”
- Zig Ziglar
“The test we must set for ourselves is not to march alone but to march in such a way that others wish to join us.”
- Hubert Humphrey
“Lots of people want to ride with you in the limo, but what you want is someone who will take the bus when the limo breaks down.”
- Oprah Winfrey
“Formal education will make you a living. Self education will make you a fortune.”
- Jim Rohn
“It isn’t what the book costs. It’s what it will cost you if you don’t read it.”
- Jim Rohn
“You must be the change you want to see in the world.”
- Mahatma Gandhi
“The future has several names. For the weak, it is the impossible. For the fainthearted, it is the unknown. For the thoughtful and valiant, it is the ideal.”
- Victor Hugo
“There is nothing more genuine than breaking away from the chorus to learn the sound of your own voice.”
- Po Bronson
“Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.”
- Waldo Emerson
“Use what talents you possess, the woods will be very silent if no birds sang there except those that sang best.”
- Henry van Dyke
“Do not fear to be eccentric in opinion, for every opinion now accepted was once eccentric.”
- Bertrand Russell
“History will be kind to me, for I intend to write it.”
- Winston Churchill
“Life isn’t about finding yourself. Life’s about creating yourself.”
- George Bernard Shaw
“Live your life each day as you would climb a mountain. An occasional glance towards the summit keeps the goal in mind, but many beautiful scenes are to be observed from each new vintage point.”
- Harold B Melchart
“The tragedy of life doesn’t lie in not reaching your goal. The tragedy lies in having no goals to reach.”
- Benjamin Mays
“More often in life, we end up regretting the chances in life that we had, but didn’t take them, than those chances that we took and wished we hadn’t.”
- Anonymous
“An excuse is worse and more terrible than a lie, for an excuse is a lie guarded.”
- Pope John Paul I
“Don’t wish it were easier, wish you were better. Don’t wish for fewer problems, wish for more skills. Don’t wish for less challenges, wish for more wisdom.”
- Earl Shoaf
That’s all from me. Do you have other inspirational quotes that you’ll like to share? Let me know in the comments!
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FANTASTIC!!!
Hey Julia, thanks for the kind words! Glad you enjoyed reading them…
Excellent list!
Cool!! This is really good!! Thank you.
thanks for this one..lovely!
It’s like an instant motivation tool for everyone who’s lazy like me..
Now i’m gonna do my courseworks..I’m still in highschool. lol
bye
Hey Ellesse, this is awesome :-). I love to read quotes as they convey so much in so little. Thanks for compiling these quotes. I know where to turn when I need a quote now ;-).
Here is one from me ” Everybody needs to fall every once in a while. If you never fall you never learn to get back up. ”
@Kamil & March, thanks for the kind words!
@Christian, definitely! Actually these quotes are stored on my hard drive and everytime I need a boost, I’ll refer to them. Glad to share with you all! And boy, the response was amazing. Thank you!
@Ritu, how true. It’s through falling down that we get to see things from a different level. My major setback was my Preuniversity saga. But that made me what I am today. I’m very very grateful for that!
These are so good I printed them out and put them on my ridge door - thank you ELLESE
thanks to stumble upon and you.!!!!
Im more inspired to kick ass for the rest of the day.!!!
I thought these quotes were amazing very inspirational. Loved it! Here goes another one for ya .
AROUND HERE, HOWEVER, WE DON’T LOOK BACKWARDS FOR VERY LONG.
WE KEEP MOVING FORWARD, OPENING UP NEW DOORS AND DOING NEW THINGS, BECAUSE WE’RE CURIOUS…. AND CURIOSITY KEEPS LEADING US DOWN NEW PATHS
WALT DISNEY
Although this is more like a statement than a quote but it still inspiring dont ya think?
@Viv, I’m so glad that you loved this so much to reserve a space on your fridge door! You really warmed my heart…
@Matt, I’m so happy that this helped YOU. Simple happiness. Yes, and that’s what life should be!
@Jess. That is a inspirational quote! In fact, it was on my original list that I shortlisted to be in this article. I’ll be happy to do a second series
Good recommendation! By the way, if you’re into curiosity, I’m previously written an article on this.
Great list of quotes. Thanks for pulling these together.
“Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new.” - Albert Einstein
“The important work of moving the world forward does not wait to be done by perfect men.” - George Eliot
“Be Content with what you have; rejoice in the way things are. When you realize there is nothing lacking, the whole world belongs to you.” Lao Tzu
‘Be faithful to that which exists nowhere else except in yourself,thus making yourself indispensable.”-Andre Gilde
“If you care very much what other people think, you will find that you are not one of the ones doing the thinking.”
“If women ruled the world everything would be the same, except the guns would suck you in.”
“Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely. Hopefully except God.”
(I think poor old God is in one of those nightmare positions of responsibility but no authority.)
Great list , thanks
Nice work! Thanks for the effort, Ellesse.
Best
Gamy
thanks Ellesse for putting those together..each and every one is a gem. And thanks to stumpleupon yet again
Great work Ellesse. I’m also a quote buff. I built a whole website to house my collection! You might find something you like here:
http://www.quotationcollection.com/tag/initiative/quotes
or here:
http://www.quotationcollection.com/tag/persistence/quotes
Great list! Here’s another one:
“Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it.” –Henry David Thoreau
These quotes were very nice…
I just have one more to add.
“When you help someone up a steep hill, you get nearer the top yourself.”
- Anonymous.
Btw. you may be interested in including those ones:
“If you understood what you are doing, you are not learning anything.”
“There are three types of people in this world: those who make things happen, those who watch things happen and those who wonder what happened.”
“Talent hits a target no one else can hit; Genius hits a target no one else can see.”
excellent.here’s another……”if i can just get to the stairs,i can get to the stars!”
This is great stuff. My clients will eat this up. Thanks.
http://www.reversefunnelmentoring.com
I love this list. Excellent stuff!
You guys and gals rock! And made my start of the year a FABULOUS one…
@Alex, Ace, Gamy, Gary, Luke… thank you so much for your very very kind words. It’s a excellent way to start the new year with these 50 quotes and also receive such heartwarming feedback from all of you…
@Jose, those are some really powerful quotes. Thank you so much for sharing!
@Blake, you’ve absolutely no idea how much I love the first one on your list … really insightful and thought provoking.
@Eric, thanks for the link. Guys and gals, another source for you to check out!
@Button-up.com, how apt! And so very very true. Those who have the time to complain about how busy they were will probably hate Henry David Thoreau for it… haha.
@Arvind, yes. When you’re helping others, you uplift the state of your life condition, learning more than what others are learning. Gaining more than what others are gaining. That’s the gift of giving. Thanks, Arvind for affirming that with that wonderful quote…
@Kamil, thanks for coming back to add your very cool quotes to the pool. I simply loved the 2nd one on your list. It’s very very true… and when you ask the 3rd group of people what they want in life, they’ll say “I see what comes along”. To them, maybe ignorance is bliss… haha.
@Dave, that must be a flight of stairs to the Universe! Nice one.
@Janice, feel free to share with them this list. Oh boy, seems that you and your husband had great fun last year… continue doing so. Life’s about treasuring every moment… and creating yourself in the process!
Have a excellent 2008, everyone!
A great mix of fabulous quotes to make you think. I love inspirational quotes because they are like knidling for a fire. Anyone of those quotes are capable of being the spark to some great adventure, or brilliant idea.
Nick
“Do, or do not. There is no ‘Try’” - Yoda
@Nick, absolutely. I guess these people of wisdom would be even happier if others were to put their advice to good use. And that’s precisely what I love about inspirational quotes too. For they often inspire people to do that difficult step : Action.
@Rick, thanks for your great addition.
Anyone else would like to share?
u woke me up! thank you… great job:)
I really like the quote by Muhammad Ali about the will needing to be stronger than the skill. Let me join the comment-fest with some of my favorites:
“The reasonable man conforms to the world, while the unreasonable man tries to conform the world to him. Therefore, all progress relies upon the unreasonable man.” - George Bernard Shaw
“The goal is not to be better than the other man, but to be better than your previous self.” - An old Hindu proverb.
“Courage is not the absence of fear, but the realization that there is something greater than fear.” - Ambrose Redmoon
Great list of quotes, Ellesse. I have bookmarked and will be referencing it often
thanks.
Thank you for the “positive food”
Here are my contributions:
Time is a created thing. To say ‘I don’t have time,’ is like saying, ‘I don’t want to.’
~ Lao Tzu
“Bear in mind, if you are going to amount to anything, that your success does not depend upon the brilliancy and the impetuosity with which you take hold, but upon the ever lasting and sanctified buldoggedness with which you hang on after you have taken hold.” Dr. A. B. Meldrum
“When nothing seems to help, I go and look at a stonecutter hammering away at his rock perhaps a hundred times without as much as a crack showing in it. Yet at the hundred and first blow it will split in two, and I know it was not that blow that did it - but all that had gone before.” - Jacob Riis
“There’s a difference between interest and commitment. When you’re interested in doing something, you do it only when circumstances permit. When you’re committed to something, you accept no excuses, only results.” - Art Turock
Best to you, Ellesse
i am truly enthralled at the deepness of the thoughts and the simplicity of the words conveyed in the quotes.
A wonderful collection of quotes. Great Job!
Ellesse, what a terrific list! Thanks for providing so many great quotes in one post.
Here are some more:
“You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You must do the thing which you think you cannot do.” - Eleanor Roosevelt
“A quitter never wins and a winner never quits.”–Napoleon Hill
“Fortune sides with those who dare.”– Virgil
-Life is like a puzzle and the only hint is your dreams which is at the finish end!
-There are two side to everything in life, you got good and bad things, a point A and point B, a positive and negative and a up or down, but to succeed is up to you to balance them.
@Avi, Lawrence, James, Tezza… thank you so much for your kind words… Indeed these wise people have not only left their legacy of great deeds and works, they’ve also left us lingering thoughts to ponder about. Sometimes it makes me wonder, what things have I left for the next generation?
@Al, haha. What a coincidence… A few of yours were on my shortlisted quotes too. Thank you so much for frequenting Goal Setting College and commenting… I really really really appreciate that!
@Jane, wow. those are really profound words! Thank you so much for your contribution!
@Kirsten, Ah… Eleanor Roosevelt, the first lady! I’ve always loved her quotes. Another favourite of mine is this “The future belong to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.” Good stuff! And Napolean Hill’s quote… used that a lot in my articles…
Good recommendations!
@Alfredo, how true. 2 side of things. And that’s what positivity is all about.. looking at the bright side while taking heed of the bad. A fact of life!
Hey, everyone, just want to let you guys know how much I treasure your comments and feedback. Goal Setting College was like a quiet forest before this. But with all your wonderful chatter, this is really becoming the beautiful woods I’ve always wished for!
Thank you, thank you everyone…
The difference between being on an unknown journey and being lost is simply a matter of viewpoint.
Opportunity is always knocking at the door……… but with a feather.
Democracy is the objective of those who aspire to power….
and a stone-in-the-shoe for those who have it.
He who sees wealth as having everything will never be wealthy
He who sees wealth as needing nothing will never be poor
To consider is to unlock doors
To believe is to open one door
To accept is to open all doors
To surrender is to pass through
A lifetime of study and learning cannot alter the inevitability of surrendering to the unknown.
Just a few more to consider.
As a fan of inspirational quotes, you’ll enjoy the Reel Life Wisdom site. There are over 1,400 inspirational and thought-provoking quotes from the movies on this site.
Thanks for the great collection of quotes, you’ve really put together an inspiring list. I’ve even decided to incorporate several of them into my daily blog.
I love motivational quotes - the simplicity and elegance of a powerful quote sets off an internal spark like few other things in life can. I find it to be great for motivation and goal setting to have them everywhere. I have posters and images all over my office with some of my favorite quotes. When I’m feeling down or lacking vision, sometimes a quick glance is all it takes to get my act together.
Thanks again, and keep up the good work!
@Ron, nice additions. I especially loved the 3rd one. Wealth is a very much misunderstood thing and I’ve seen so many people give up their health for their wealth only to use their wealth for their health later. Ironic.
@Doug, thanks for leading me to the site. I googled it and found it to be a treasure trove of quotes. For the benefit of everyone, here’s the link http://www.reellifewisdom.com/. Enjoy people…
@Jason, thank you very much for your kind words. I see that you’ve already used some of the quotes on your blog. Thank you! Share them! Showcase them! and inspire more people…
and the Greatest quote of all…………………………..
Who can be against you,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,when GOD is with you
@JJ, Thank you for adding a nice spiritual touch to the list of quotes suggested!
Greetings from Ireland.
Brilliant!
Well done.
So refreshing.
Will come back to it often.
Wish you the very best.
Hey Jimmy, welcome to Goal Setting College. Good to have you with us. And please, come back often and join in the chatter!
Very nice collection. And, like Eric, I have a site devoted to hand-selected quotes relating to inspiration and motivation. You might be interested:
http://ChoiceQuotations.com
Thanks!
Chuck, Nice one! I popped over and grabbed this quote that’s quite thoughtful : “A man has three names: the name he inherits, the name his parents give him, and the name he makes for himself.”
Everyone, another site to take a look…
hi, once again thanks! for those words of wisdom.
– There is no end to Knowledge! Knoledge is like walking on a straight street where all you see is darkness down the road, and it does not matter how far you walk towards it , you can’t reach it. by: (Alfredo Collado)
Alfredo, thanks for coming back! Hmm… your own quote. Good insight!
Hi Ellesse,
That was really intresting
That was a really great collection …
Many thanks
Koosha
This one has got to be one of my favourites:
When asked what was the difference between Knowledge and Wisdom, a wise man once said: “Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit; Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad”
Well done!
I have you bookmarked and will be back often for inspiration.
Shane
hey how did you compile this? great list!
very nice!
@Koosha, thank you for popping by and dropping a comment… you never fail to make me feel appreciated!
@Ron, haha… that’s a fantastic one!
@Shane, thank you! maybe you can also consider subscribing to Goal Setting College!
@John, alright, I admit it… I scanned through various inspirational quote sites, ebooks, videos and shortlisted about 70. Think I went through cross to 1,500 inspirational quotes . Then I did another check to put in the 50 which I really liked from that list and there it is….
Brilliant!
Thanks! Ellesse Chow. yeah is my very own words I love to write word of wisdom. and motivations.
Wow. A great list.
I like this one:
“We are like the spider. We weave our web and then move along in it. We are like the dreamer who dreams and then lives in that dream. That is true for the entire universe.” - Upanishads
@Skerit, thank you!
@Alfredo, transforming our insights into words of wisdom is not only a good brain exercise, it’s also an excellent form of journalizing our thoughts and reflecting our experiences. Keep up the good work!
@Adam, ah.. I can see the picture vividly. Of webs & dreams. Thank you for sharing!
hey Ellesse, kudos, not just for stringing those quotes, but for making this page a goldmine of inspirational qoutes being sent by everybody. And hope people keep adding….”it’s never done till it’s done” - Me
ok, here’s one for the thinkers - “knowledge - know and you enter; you know not, know not and you enter; you know”
Siddharth, thanks for your kind words! I didn’t do much actually…
I merely compiled these quotes… it’s you wonderful people who made this possible! Thank you.
Wow, you’re another insightful one. I like your first quote. The second one seems too beyond me… haha!
I especially like the Mahatma Gandhi one at the top, it’s as Henry Ford said “whether you think you can or you think you can’t, you’re right”. The thing that most people don’t realise it that it’s not just poetic, it’s how it actually is!
Absolutely, Julian. Gandhi’s one of my admired heros and being able to showcase his quotes is more than a pleasure. It’s also an honor. And if people start thinking they possess the wonderful trove of potential within them, so much more greater things can be achieved. That’s the beauty and power of firm belief!
Great Quotes!
“When faced with a tough decision remember, it’s always easier to regret the passive choice because you’ll never know what could have been.” - me
“There are no windows of opportunity. Only walls of opportunity. And then we are given a ladder.” -me
“Material possessions are often like taking a prescription for happiness. They can conceal the symptoms but ultimately won’t cure the disease that is unhappiness.” -me
“A man sould always think about the source of the water as he drinks it” – Yip Man
“A man should always think very carefully about the source of the water BEFORE he drinks it” – Ron Tocknell
V. nice! =)
I wrote an entry on motivational quotes a short while back and it was also very popular. You may want to have a look:
7 Motivational Quotes To Start Your Day, Everyday!
Wow this is excellent I like it.
@James, I loved the third. It speaks so much of the truth in blindly chasing wealth.
@Ron, your version gives a slightly different twist to it. Yip man’s talking about reflection and gratitude, your’s into decision making. Just a change makes so much difference.
@SJ, thanks for the link. The quotes on your list are some of the more popular ones I’ve seen. Nice job.
@Mike, thank you very much for your kind words!
Failure to prepare is like preparing to fail.
Actually, I love Yip Man’s quote (is it just me or does “Yip Man” sound like a name for a bizarre kind of superhero?). We tend to eat and drink, taking the sustenance for granted. Half the time, we are not even fully aware that we are eating or drinking, absorbed in the TV instead. Yip Man is saying “This is important. Pay attention. The water does not have to be here yet here it is.” He is making us aware in order to fully experience drinking.
My addition was a joke –– albeit with an element of truth :o)
Wayne Dyer’s name is spelled incorrectly, I think.
@TJ, cool one!
@Ron, Yip Man sounds like some cantonese gongfu hero. I’m not sure if Yip Man’s referring to a chinese proverb, ????, too, which is also talking about being grateful for what one possess. Which is very very important.
@Kevin, thanks for the heads up! I’ve corrected it
@TJ, cool one!
@Ron, Yip Man sounds like some cantonese gongfu hero. I’m not sure if Yip Man’s referring to a chinese proverb, which is also talking about being grateful for what one possess. Very very important, in my opinion.
@Kevin, thanks for the heads up! I’ve corrected it
I love this list! Thanks Ellesse for compiling it and thanks to StumbleUpon for helping me find it!
I really like this quote that I read in a book by Melenie Rawn:
“Nothing is set in stone, and if so stone can be broken.”
- Lady Andreda
Wow….very motivating. Thanks very much for compiling. Below are a couple that have kept me sane:
Fear is like fire. Control it, master it, and it will warm your home, and cook your food. Uncontrolled, and it will burn your house down.
The further you look the less you will see.
Er… AM, can you please elaborate:
“Fear is like fire. Control it, master it and it will warm your home and cook your food….”
WILL IT????????????????
God God!! I never knew that!
@Nick, I really have to thank Stumbleupon too for bringing so many of you here! I really like your quote.
@AM, let me make a guess. Your first quote seems to imply that fear, when controlled, keeps you on your toes, continuously improving yourself so that you’ll be self sufficient (and earn enough to bring food onto the table). It also “scares” you into advance preparation for winter too?
@Ron, haha. try guessing too.
good but i’ve seen better, hated the inclusion of opera who i believe should stop running round talking crap about insparational books, she should get off her ass and get in the gym
truly profound! thanks and all the best in 2008.
@annoyed, I’m sorry if you didn’t like Oprah Winfrey’s quote. Maybe you can share with us some of the better quotes you’ve seen?
@Etavitom, thanks!
Great stuff to read… got a few of mine too,
Life, like all games becomes more fun, when you realize that it is just a game!
The first hurdle in success is ” you can’t do it ” and the last one is ” I can’t do it “.
Think about it…
“Of all the creatures on Earth, only man has the intelligence to be stupid”
Sergio Ceccherini
@Cipher, haha… Iife is indeed a game. That day my dad was just telling me I’m not treating certain things in life seriously. Am I?
@Sergio, another funny one. But quite true. See this
Two Quotes:
“Everyone is a genius, we just need to embrace our inner child to see it.”
By Dean C Whyte.
Life is not about what you can get, but what you can give.
By Dean C Whyte
Thanks for an excellent list of inspiration! There’s one mistake though: the quote by Confucius “Our greatest glory is never in failure, but in rising every time we fall.” should actually be “Our greatest glory is _not in never falling_, but in rising every time we fall.”
Thanks Hannele, I’m so sorry about that. I’ve corrected the quote! Thanks for letting me know. Really appreciate it!
Great site. We need a bit of cheering up here in wintery London.
Here’s one for you, though I can’t remember who said it.
Tell me, and I’ll forget
Show me, and I’ll remember
Involve me, and I’ll understand.
Absolutely brilliant addition! Thanks JP
peaceful reading thanks!
Thanks Howard, for your kind words!
Simply GREAT.
what about Einstein’s, they are great too.
thanks though for this ones.
Yes, Francisco. I do like some from him as well :
“Not everything that can be counted counts and not everything that counts can be counted”
“Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.”
Maybe you can let us know the quotes you like from Einstein
Amazing
Great quotes! There’s a website with countless quotes that are all about inspiration and happiness: www.airequation.org
PD, thanks!
Inspired, thanks for sharing the link. I’m sure we can do with more good quotes!
Thanks! I’ve been starting to get depressed again and some of the quotes really made me rethink This is a great site.
Matthew, thanks for your kind words! I really appreciate that!
“Ask not what your country can do for you…ask what YOU can do for your country!”
John Fitzgerald Kennedy
“Give a man a fish and he eats a meal. Teach a man to fish and he eats for a lifetime.” (Author unknown)
Have you heard of Shirley Cheng? She has a quote that is right up your alley:
“Although I’m blind, I can see far and wide; even though I’m disabled, I can climb high mountains. Let the ropes of hope haul you high!”
Her website is www.shirleycheng.com in case anybody else feels compelled to check her out. I recently signed up for Shirley’s mailing list and have thoroughly enjoyed her occasional letters.
@Denise, thanks for your contributions! These are some really popular quotes you’ve added!
@Chris, thanks for introducing Shirley Cheng. I’ve checked out her website and her story’s absolutely inspirational. Indeed, she’s really the modern day Helen Keller!
Hello everyone, Ahmed from Sudan
Ellese thank you for the amazing and really inspiring list of quotes!
hehe im going to turn to this list whenever i’m feeling down!
A few quotes from Confucius
“If you think in terms of a year, plant a seed; if in terms of ten years, plant trees; if in terms of 100 years, teach the people. ”
“It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop. ”
“It is more shameful to distrust our friends than to be deceived by them.”
Love this one “When anger rises, think of the consequences”
“We should feel sorrow, but not sink under its oppression. “
Ahmed, thanks for your additions! I particularly loved the 2nd one “It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop. ”
It’s very very true. In the world that we live in now, we literally strive on instant gratification. Hence when something doesn’t show quick results, we give up. Little do we know that as long as we keep doing it, even the tortoise can win the race.
Thanks for your insight!
Let me start by saying this this is probably the only list of quotes (other than mine, ofcourse) that I find value in every single one. Good job!
Here’s some of my faves:
An eye for an eye will leave the world blind. - Ghandi
To persevere, trusting in what hopes he has, is courage in a man. - Euripedes
I’m really flattered by your comments, Blogrdoc! Thanks you so much!
I love that Gandhi’s quote you mentioned. So much of the world’s turmoil we see now is out of hatred and vengence. It’s so real. And so regretful.
inspiring quotes to live by
very inspiring. thanks
Sylph & Instant Degrees, thanks for your kind words!
‘Would you rather tell stories of quiting after the first fall in life, or tell stories of how you kept falling but got up every time.’
Hello there.. Stumbled upon this page.. Liked it a lot. Copied several of them to my “Favourite Quotes” in Facebook.. Hehehe..
I have one favourite:
“Dreams come true. Without that possibility, nature wouldn’t incite us to have them.”
It’s from John Updike. I have a special bond with this quote. Long story. Short version, this quote was the one that motivated me to keep on chasing my dream, even when it’s already shattered in front of my eye. =)
@Mitch Thank you for your contribution! Nice one…
@Sylvia I’m glad you liked the list! Btw, I really liked your quote. Though it’s simple, it exudes a lot of hope and passion. So very true.
I’m sorry to hear your dream’s being shattered. Even though I don’t know the details, all I can tell you, please don’t give up. Analyze what didn’t work out and what did, and learn from the experience. Remember this quote from Helen Keller
“When one door of happiness closes, another opens, but often we took so long at the closed door that we do not see the one that has been opened up for us”
Here is one for our times:
live simply so that others can simply live - Mahatma Gandhi
A couple of vedic gems:
Let noble thoughts come to me from all directions
Rig Veda
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Lead me from the unreal to the Real;
Lead me from darkness to Light;
Lead me from death to Immortality.
-Brihadaranyaka Upanishad-
I really enjoyed your quotes! Some of them really make you think. I have some on my blog that you might enjoy. There is a different one every time you visit. Check out www.launchyourgoals.com/blog
the only one to say would be Awesome!!
@VenKat Thanks for sharing!
@Dale & Tim Thank you for your kind words!
Thanks for those great quotes. They are very inspirational.
Some sports related:
“If God invented marathons to keep people from doing anything more stupid, the triathlon must have taken Him completely by surprise.”
- P.Z. Pearce
“A lot of people run a race to see who is fastest. I run to see who has the most guts, who can punish himself into exhausting pace, and then at the end, punish himself even more.”
- Steve Prefontaine
“Some people consider the marathon the ultimate endurance event. We consider it a cool down.”
- SBR MultiSports Advertising
“You can quit and no one will really care….but you will always know.”
- John Colins
“Obstacles don’t have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don’t turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it.”
- Michael Jordan
“When a person trains once, nothing happens. When a person forces himself to do a thing a thousand times, then he certainly has developed in more ways than physical. Is it raining or are you tired? That doesn’t matter, either. Then willpower will be no problem.”
- Emil Zatopek
“If it’s hurting me, it’s killing them.”
- Desireé Ficker
“Even if you are on the right track, you will get run over if you just sit there.”
- Will Rogers
@JRE, you’re welcomed! Glad you liked them…
@Martin you’ve no idea how timely your quotes are! I’ve just signed up for a 10km run and I absolutely love Michael Jordan’s one on your list, which is totally relevant now, especially during my training.
Very inspiring and well written.
No petty spelling comments from me,they always make me laugh.
Some of the most successful people online that I know do not spell
very well.
Regards
Paul
@Paul Glad you like it! I would love to take credit for “writing” these quotes but it’s these remarkable people we’ve really got to thank for!