Motivation Quotes

"Striving for success is healthy - but believing you need to succeed the first time around may backfire. Mentally strong people believe failure is part of the process toward a long journey to success. By viewing failure as a temporary setback, they're able to bounce back and move forward with ease."

- Amy Morin

"If in trouble, focus on where you want to be rather than where you are!"

- Somya Kedia

"Opportunity may knock only once but temptation leans on the door bell."

- Oprah Winfrey

"Sometimes, you read a book and it fills you with this weird evangelical zeal, and you become convinced that the shattered world will never be put back together unless and until all living humans read the book."

- John Green

"The only way to do all the things you’d like to do is to read."

- Tom Clancy

"I consider myself very lucky to have come across your blog in the vast expanse of the Internet, and I never go more than two or three days without checking the forum. The Bilingual Zoo is the perfect place to meet other parents of bilingual kids, exchange tips, and encourage each other. Your book has also been a great source of motivation, and I've given away copies to other bilingual families because I consider it the most practical, hands-on book on the subject."

- Mayken in France Originally from Germany

"Keep It Burning"

- Usmile

"You can't expect to win every single battle, but love's worth fighting for, and if you're brave and courageous and never quit, you can come out a winner, just like me."

- Brock

"Seize the day. Because, believe it or not, each and every one of us in this room is one day going to stop breathing."

- Robin Williams

"Words can inspire, thoughts can provoke, but only action truly brings you closer to your dreams."

- Brad Sugars

"I would visualize things coming to me. It would just make me feel better. Visualization works if you work hard. That’s the thing. You can’t just visualize and go eat a sandwich."

- Jim Carrey

"Working hard for something we don’t care about is called stress: Working hard for something we love is called passion."

- Simon Sinek

"Don’t justify your dreams, execute on them."

- Gary Vaynerchuk

"Feeling sorry for yourself, and your present condition, is not only a waste of energy but the worst habit you could possibly have."

- Dale Carnegie

"ACT. Actions kills procrastination and creates momentum to keep yourself motivated to keep moving ahead."

- Dani Johnson

"Work like there is someone working twenty-four hours a day to take it away from you."

- Mark Cuban

"Amateurs sit around and wait for inspiration. The rest of us just get up and go to work."

- Stephen King

"Any action is often better than no action… If it is a mistake, at least you learn something, in which case it’s no longer a mistake. If you remain stuck, you learn nothing."

- Eckhart Tolle

"Reading is not optional."

"Don’t stop when you’re tired. Stop when you are done."

"Don’t tell people about your dreams. Show them your dreams."

"It might not be easy but it’ll be worth it."

"Make your fear of losing your greatest motivator."

"Don’t tell people your dreams. Show them."

"Stop waiting. The time will never be perfect. Things will always pop up. The best time to start is always now."

"Forget your excuses. You either want it bad or don’t want it at all."

"You have lost the strike! And now what are you going to do about it?"

"You can’t have a million-dollar dream on a minimum wage work ethic."

"Onward and upward."

"Life is short, make it count."