5 Motivating Quotes - Share Yours
December 29th, 2007 by Andrew“To escape all criticism say nothing, do nothing, be nothing.” Elbert Hubbard, Designer & Writer
“There are risks and costs to a program of action, but they are far less than the long-range risks and costs of comfortable inaction” John F. Kennedy
“Whenever a shred of hope is alive, you are still capable of changing your body and mind for the better. Life only passes you by when you give up on the idea that you can change”
“It’s not the critic who counts, not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better, the credit belongs to the man of the arena who’s face is marred by dust, sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who knows the great devotions, who spends himself for a worthy cause, who at best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement and who at worst if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid soles who have never known neither victory nor defeat” Teddy Roosevelt
“Security is mostly a superstition. It does not exist in nature, nor do the children of man as a whole experience it. Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. Life is either a daring adventure, or nothing” - Helen Keller
If you know of any more motivating quotes, please share them in the comments 
December 29th, 2007 at 11:07 pm
Thank you for post and for the quotes. I have some I’d like to share:
“You must be the change you want to see in the world.” - Gandhi
“Our scientific power has outrun our spiritual power. We have guided missiles and misguided men.” - Martin Luther King, Jr.
“If you can’t do great things, do small things in a great way. Don’t wait for great opportunities. Seize common, everyday ones and make them great.” - Napoleon Hill
“Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear - not absence of fear.” - Mark Twain
“Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway.” - John Wayne
“Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy.” - Thich Nhat Hanh
“We don’t know where we’re going but we’re on our way.” - Deepak Chopra on Sundance Iconoclasts wth Mike Myers
“We all sit around a circle and suppose while the secret sits in the middle and knows.” - Robert Frost
December 30th, 2007 at 5:44 am
Pat R, thank you for sharing the quotes, my favorite is “Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway.” - John Wayne
January 7th, 2008 at 7:31 am
[…] Andrew’s even put up a page full of motivational quotes. […]
January 7th, 2008 at 10:59 am
Not sure where to start but I think my favourite quote is Dale Carnegie’s “Success is getting what you want, but happiness is wanting what you get”.
We use motivational quotes all over our site but we have one page specifically about motivational quotes:
http://www.the-happy-manager.com/happiness-quotes.html
January 7th, 2008 at 2:57 pm
Phil, thanks for sharing, your quote contains a lot of wisdom.
January 7th, 2008 at 9:35 pm
In a civilization when love is
gone we turn to justice and when
justice is gone we turn to power
and when power is gone we
turn to violence.
Opportunity is often inconvenient.
Failure is usually no more fatal
than success is permanent.
As you fix the problem,
you won’t have to
fix the blame.
Remember the many
compartments of the heart,
the seed of what is
possible. So much of who
we are is defined by
the places we hold for each
other. For it is not our ingenuity
that sets us apart, but our
capacity for love, the
possibility our way will
be lit by grace. Our hearts
prisms, chiseling out the
colors of pure light.
In a civilization when love is
gone we turn to justice and when
justice is gone we turn to power
and when power is gone we
turn to violence.
Opportunity is often inconvenient.
Think well of yourself.
The subconscious
can’t take a joke.
Problems seldom exist
on the level at which
they are expressed.
What you praise in others,
you encourage to flourish.
Whoever most vividly
characterizes what a situation
is about usually determines how
others see it, talk about it, and
make decisions about it.
Speak like it tastes good.
Offer verbal snapshots that
penetrate the mind and the gut
in an instant then linger, leaving
a bright after image.
January 8th, 2008 at 12:51 am
I like to share something that I always use to motivate my students:
The best preparation for good work tomorrow is to do good work today. ~ Elbert Hubbard
January 8th, 2008 at 10:33 am
Kare, thanks for sharing all of those great quotes, my favorite is “opportunity is often inconvenient” I have actually experienced this last night, had the opportunity to meet a great person, however the circumstances were very messy and awkward yet we made the best out of it
January 8th, 2008 at 10:34 am
b2bee, thanks for sharing that great quote with everyone.
January 8th, 2008 at 11:17 am
Andrew
I cannot tell from your note whether it was a romantic or work or other connection last night - yet am most impressed that you had an optimistic view of what transpired (Learn Optimism - great book)… most of all one day I’d love to hear “the rest of the story.”
Here’s two others:
Look to their positive intent, especially when they appear to have none
+ (from Mason Williams) Naive you are if you believe life favors those who aren’t naive
January 8th, 2008 at 1:51 pm
Kare, I do tend to be a very optimistic person
Thank you.
January 9th, 2008 at 1:34 pm
Nellie Hershey Tullis: Hard Work Quote
The next best thing to winning is losing! At least you’ve been in the race.
Roger Staubach: Hard Work Quote
There are no traffic jams along the extra mile.
Harvey C. Fruehauf: Hard Work Quote
There’s no ceiling on effort!
Leonardo Da Vinci: Hard Work Quote
Time stays long enough for anyone who will use it.
William Penn: Hard Work Quote
To have striven, to have made the effort, to have been true to certain ideals - this alone is worth the struggle.
Aristotle: Hard Work Quote
We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.
Elbert Green Hubbard: Hard Work Quote
When on the brink of complete discouragement, success is discerning that the line between failure and success is so fine that often a single extra effort is all that is needed to bring victory out of defeat.
Helen Keller: Hard Work Quote
When we do the best that we can, we never know what miracle is wrought in our life, or in the life of another.
Zig Ziglar: Hard Work Quote
Where you start is not as important as where you finish.
January 9th, 2008 at 1:55 pm
Mike, thanks for sharing all of those great quotes. My favorite is “The next best thing to winning is losing! At least you’ve been in the race.” This is so true. Most of the time we never even enter the race, when showing up is half the battle
January 9th, 2008 at 9:18 pm
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April 28th, 2008 at 11:23 pm
“You must be the change you wish to see in the world.” - Mahatma Ghandi
April 29th, 2008 at 10:15 pm
Mitesh thanks for sharing your favorite quote
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