Motivational Quotes

Motivational Quote by Thomas Stearns Eliot

motivational quote: Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go. - Thomas Stearns Eliot – 1888-1965, Essayist, Publisher, and Playwright

Motivational Quote by Marianne Williamson

motivational quote: Joy is what happens to us when we allow ourselves to recognize how good things really are. - Marianne Williamson – Author and Speaker

Motivational Quote by Ralph W. Trine

motivational quote: Peace is to be found only within, and unless one finds it there he will never find it at all. Peace lies not in the external world. It lies within one’s own soul. - Ralph W. Trine – Author

Motivational Quote by Rumi

motivational quote: Today, let us swim wildly, joyously in gratitude. - Rumi – 1207-1273, Poet and Theologian

Motivational Quote by Jean Houston

motivational quote: I firmly believe that all human beings have access to extraordinary energies and powers. Judging from accounts of mystical experience, heightened creativity, or exceptional performance by athletes and artists, we harbor a greater life than we know. - Jean Houston – Author

Motivational Quote by Sandra Day O’Connor

motivational quote: Do the best you can in every task, no matter how small it may seem at the time. - Sandra Day O’Connor – Retired Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court

Motivational Quote by Earl Nightingale

motivational quote: Whatever we plant in our subconscious mind and nourish with repetition and emotion will one day become a reality. - Earl Nightingale – 1921-1989, Radio Personality and Author

Motivational Quote by Abraham Lincoln

motivational quote: I like to see a man proud of the place in which he lives. I like to see a man live so that his place will be proud of him. - Abraham Lincoln – 1809-1865, 16th President of the United States

Motivational Quote by Pablo Casals

motivational quote: The love of one’s country is a splendid thing. But why should love stop at the border? Pablo Casals – 1876-1973, Musical Composer

Motivational Quote by Joshua J. Marine

motivational quote: Challenges are what make life interesting and overcoming them is what makes life meaningful. Joshua J. Marine – Author

Motivational Quote by Clive Staples Lewis

motivational quote: You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream. Clive Staples Lewis – 1898-1963, Novelist

Motivational Quote by Michael Jordan

motivational quote: I can accept failure - everyone fails at something. But I can’t accept not trying. Michael Jordan – Professional Basketball Player

Motivational Quote by Eleanor Roosevelt

motivational quote: I am who I am today because of the choices I made yesterday. Eleanor Roosevelt – 1884-1962, Diplomat and Activist

Motivational Quote by David Meltzer

motivational quote: Imagination allows us to make the future the present. David Meltzer – Entrepreneur

Motivational Quote by William Ellery

motivational quote: Each of us is meant to have a character all our own, to be what no other can exactly be, and do what no other can exactly do. William Ellery – 1727-1820, Politician

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