Collection of motivational and inspirational quotes from some of the greatest thinkers, leaders and innovators of the past and present.
01
“If at first you don’t succeed, think how many people you’ve made happy.”
- H. Duane Black
02
“Success is a journey not a destination. The doing is usually more important than the outcome.”
- Arthur Ashe Jr
03
“There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure.”
- Colin Powell
04
“I don’t know the key to success, but the key to failure is to try to please everyone.”
- Bill Cosby
05
“The power of imagination makes us infinite”
- John Muir
06
“Failure is only the opportunity to begin again more intelligently.”
- Henry Ford
07
“Nothing will ever be attempted if all possible objections must first be overcome.”
- Samuel Johnson
08
“You may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you don’t try.”
- Beverly Sills
09
“It is amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who gets the credit.”
- Harry S. Truman
10
“If you care at all, you’ll get some results. If you care enough, you’ll get incredible results.”
- Jim Rohn
11
“Every artist was first an amateur.”
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
12
“The indispensable first step to getting the things you want out of life is this: decide what you want.”
- Ben Stein
13
“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
14
“Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful.”
- Herman Cain
15
“Many of life’s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.”
- Thomas Edison
16
“Imagination is more important than knowledge.”
- Albert Einstein
17
“The difference between the impossible and the possible lies in a person’s determination.”
- Tommy Lasorda
18
“Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.”
- T. S. Elliot
19
“The distance is nothing; it’s only the first step that is difficult.”
- Marquise du Deffand
20
“Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.”
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
21
“A great pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do.”
- Walter Gagehot
22
“If you really want to do something, you’ll find a way; if you don’t, you’ll find an excuse.”
- Frank Banks
23
“Some people want it to happen, some wish it would happen, others make it happen.”
- Michael Jordan
24
“Success is not permanent. The same is also true of failure.”
- Dell Crossword
GQ
Quite inspirational.
Apr 7th, 2009
Troy Peterson
Here’s one of my favorites:
“It is better to fail in originality than to succeed in imitation”
- Herman Melville
Apr 8th, 2009
Paul Sample
“There’s a lot to think about, but nothing to worry about”
Apr 8th, 2009
Leguian
The best I know :
“Less is more” - Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
Apr 8th, 2009
Yona
It’s not how good you are, it’s how good you want to be - Paul Arden
Apr 8th, 2009
fisher
“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
Apr 8th, 2009
Motivational Quotes - Shawn
Thanks for sharing these quotes; there’s several here that I’ve never seen before. I really like #15, by Edison. Basically says “you’re closer than you think”. :) Thanks again,
Shawn
Apr 8th, 2009
ida
boring post :(
Apr 8th, 2009
Richi
“Even the smallest person can change the course of the future”
- Galadrial
I’m loving the quotes here, great entry.
Apr 8th, 2009
turtle
EVERYONE-
dont spam you’re favoriate qoutes, becuase not everyone cares. not to be mean. but spam is spam. post about this topic not about ur fav qoutes.
Apr 9th, 2009
OtherWise
Turtle I disagree that they are not on topic, as they are merely adding to the 24 quotes in the post.
As for this post, I wouldn’t say it’s the greatest collection of quotes. More, I quite relate to a despair.com poster which basically says that if a motivational quote inspires you, then you probably have a very easy job (to quote further, one that robots will be doing soon). I think success is only achieved with passion. The greatest people were consumed by their passions day and night, and nothing less.
Apr 9th, 2009
Nimesh
I don’t remember where I’d read this, but I like it.
“Others laugh at me because I’m different.
I laugh at others because they are all the same”
Apr 9th, 2009
Satish Honrao
This is my faourite untill now -
“No one knows what he can do until he tries.”
Apr 9th, 2009
Ameet Gala
This is one of the best quotes that I have in my collection:
“The real voyage of discovery consists not in making new landscapes, but in having new eyes.”
Apr 10th, 2009
Tabiji
Most of these stink. I like the one about imagination.
Apr 10th, 2009
Setareh
I don’t think they stink at all.
They’re simply observations made by some inspiring people of their experiences. They remind us to look at the bigger picture everyday.
Apr 13th, 2009
Fizik
“Imagination is more important than knowledge.”
Thanks..
Apr 16th, 2009
fotow
Quote about project management :
I love deadlines, I especially like the SWOOSHING sound they make as they fly past
Apr 16th, 2009
Warren Branson
Those are some great quotes. Thanks for sharing. I hope you find some inspiration in this one.
Always be a first-rate version of yourself, instead of a second-rate version of somebody else.
~Judy Garland~
Apr 23rd, 2009
Eliot
A. E. great man!
Apr 30th, 2009
PRANAV
be formless shapeless like water
-bruce lee!!!
May 1st, 2009
Woofie Bones
“Fly at the speed of life, you can land later.”
- Woofie Bones
Jun 2nd, 2009
Gaurav M
life’s battery charging quotes
Jun 6th, 2009
thokozani
they are all great,im inspired,especially with fizik’s quote.thx
Aug 2nd, 2009
jay dalanon
“your success not depend you wishbone’ it depend your backbone.”
Oct 11th, 2009
jay dalanon
“time flies’ when never say goodbye.”
Oct 11th, 2009
jay dalanon
“when you down go up!!! when you up go down.”
Oct 11th, 2009