Quotes and anectdotes from the wise to the foolish, and the courageous to the drunk

motivational

To be wholly devoted to some intellectual exercise is to have succeeded in life. 39 thoughts from Robert Louis Stevenson

You need to overcome the tug of people against you as you reach for high goals. 20 wisdom & wit from George S. Patton

To know oneself, one should assert oneself. 52 other sayings from Albert Camus

The secret of getting ahead is getting started. 98 views from Mark Twain

The ultimate aim of the ego is not to see something, but to be something. 14 quotes from Muhammad Iqbal

If you're going through hell, keep going. 74 quotes from Winston Churchill

If you want to conquer fear, don't sit home and think about it. Go out and get busy. 21 other wisdom & wit from Dale Carnegie

Do not weep do not wax indignant. Understand. 18 wisdom & wit from Baruch Spinoza

You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream. 25 more thoughts from C. S. Lewis

Fear cannot be without hope nor hope without fear. 18 other wisdom & wit from Baruch Spinoza

You can't expect to hit the jackpot if you don't put a few nickels in the machine. 7 thoughts from Flip Wilson

If you can dream it, you can do it. 23 more sayings from Walt Disney

Never complain and never explain. 75 other thoughts from Benjamin Disraeli

Always do your best. What you plant now, you will harvest later. 10 sayings from Og Mandino

To be a good loser is to learn how to win. 24 more wisdom & wit from Carl Sandburg

We make the world we live in and shape our own environment. 25 quotes from Orison Swett Marden

One may miss the mark by aiming too high as too low. 45 more wisdom & wit from Thomas Fuller

Well done is better than well said. 96 sayings from Benjamin Franklin

By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail. 96 thoughts from Benjamin Franklin

You can't wait for inspiration. You have to go after it with a club. 2 quotes from Jack London

Begin to be now what you will be hereafter. 40 sayings from William James

Be thine own palace, or the world's thy jail. 10 quotes from John Donne

Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does. 40 more wisdom & wit from William James

No matter how many goals you have achieved, you must set your sights on a higher one. 14 thoughts from Jessica Savitch

The harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph. 31 wisdom & wit from Thomas Paine

Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time. 23 other wisdom & wit from Thomas A. Edison

In order to succeed, we must first believe that we can. 7 more thoughts from Nikos Kazantzakis

I can, therefore I am. 25 sayings from Simone Weil

A creative man is motivated by the desire to achieve, not by the desire to beat others. 24 quotes from Ayn Rand

Your talent is God's gift to you. What you do with it is your gift back to God. 17 views from Leo Buscaglia

You have to learn the rules of the game. And then you have to play better than anyone else. 105 more quotes from Albert Einstein

Leap, and the net will appear. 17 more quotes from John Burroughs

If you think you can do it, you can. 17 wisdom & wit from John Burroughs

If you ask me what I came into this life to do, I will tell you: I came to live out loud. 6 quotes from Emile Zola

Do you want to know who you are? Don't ask. Act! Action will delineate and define you. 70 views from Thomas Jefferson

The dog that trots about finds a bone. 14 quotes from Golda Meir

It's always too early to quit. 11 views from Norman Vincent Peale

Things do not happen. Things are made to happen. 46 quotes from John F. Kennedy

Big shots are only little shots who keep shooting. 15 quotes from Christopher Morley

Do your work with your whole heart, and you will succeed - there's so little competition. 59 other quotes from Elbert Hubbard

Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence. 31 quotes from Helen Keller

What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals. 117 other thoughts from Henry David Thoreau

What is called genius is the abundance of life and health. 117 other quotes from Henry David Thoreau

You can't build a reputation on what you are going to do. 32 views from Henry Ford

If you want to succeed you should strike out on new paths, rather than travel the worn paths of accepted success. 10 more quotes from John D. Rockefeller

Crave for a thing, you will get it. Renounce the craving, the object will follow you by itself. 7 thoughts from Swami Sivananda

Wherever you are - be all there. 5 wisdom & wit from Jim Elliot

With the new day comes new strength and new thoughts. 30 quotes from Eleanor Roosevelt

Motivation is the art of getting people to do what you want them to do because they want to do it. 33 wisdom & wit from Dwight D. Eisenhower

After a storm comes a calm. 7 views from Matthew Henry