Top 101 Motivational Quotes

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Sometimes you need a little boost in confidence or a little push to help you achieve your goals. With that in mind, check out the top 101 motivational quotes.

#101 – 90. Motivational Quotes

101. “I arise full of eagerness and energy, knowing well what achievement lies ahead of me.” —Zane Grey

100. “A Room Without Books Is Like A Body Without A Soul.” – Marcus Tullius Cicero

99. “When the sun is shining I can do anything; no mountain is too high, no trouble too difficult to overcome.” —Wilma Rudolph

98. “People Who Are Crazy Enough To Think They Can Change The World, Are The Ones Who Do.” – Rob Siltanen

97. If you believe it will work out, you’ll see opportunities. If you believe it won’t, you will see obstacles. – Wayne Dyer

96. “We May Encounter Many Defeats But We Must Not Be Defeated.” – Maya Angelou

95. “Believe in yourself! Have faith in your abilities! Without a humble but reasonable confidence in your own powers you cannot be successful or happy.” —Norman Vincent Peale

94. “Try to be a rainbow in someone’s cloud.” —Maya Angelou

93. Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall. — Confucius

92. “If You Are Working On Something That You Really Care About, You Don’t Have To Be Pushed. The Vision Pulls You.” – Steve Jobs

91. “Keep your face always toward the sunshine—and shadows will fall behind you.” —Walt Whitman

90. “Why should you continue going after your dreams? Because seeing the look on the faces of the people who said you couldn’t… will be priceless.” —Kevin Ngo

#89 – 80. Motivational Quotes

89. “Let your life lightly dance on the edges of time like dew on the tip of a leaf.” —Rabindranath Tagore

88. Believe in yourself. You are braver than you think, more talented than you know, and capable of more than you imagine. ― Roy T. Bennett

87. “The world is full of magical things patiently waiting for our wits to grow sharper.” —Bertrand Russell

86. Believe in yourself, take on your challenges, dig deep within yourself to conquer fears. Never let anyone bring you down. You got to keep going. – Chantal Sutherland

85. It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop. – Confucius

84. “Where there is a will, there is a way. If there is a chance in a million that you can do something, anything, to keep what you want from ending, do it. Pry the door open or, if need be, wedge your foot in that door and keep it open.” —Pauline Kael

83. Believe you can and you’re halfway there. — Theodore Roosevelt

82. “Light tomorrow with today.” —Elizabeth Barrett Browning

81. “Things Work Out Best For Those Who Make The Best Of How Things Work Out.” – John Wooden

80. “I believe that if one always looked at the skies, one would end up with wings.” —Gustave Flaubert

#79 – 70. Motivational Quotes

79. There is only one thing that makes a dream impossible to achieve: the fear of failure. ― Paulo Coelho

78. “One way to keep momentum going is to have constantly greater goals.” —Michael Korda

77. “The power of imagination makes us infinite.” —John Muir

76. “Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.” —Arthur Ashe

75. Just don’t give up trying to do what you really want to do. Where there is love and inspiration, I don’t think you can go wrong. – Ella Fitzgerald

74. Hardships often prepare ordinary people for an extraordinary destiny. – C.S. Lewis

73. “Change your life today. Don’t gamble on the future, act now, without delay.” —Simone de Beauvoir

72. “We Generate Fears While We Sit. We Overcome Them By Action.” – Dr. Henry Link

71. “Happiness is not something you postpone for the future; it is something you design for the present.” —Jim Rohn

70. “Whether You Think You Can Or Think You Can’t, You’re Right.” – Henry Ford

#69 – 60. Motivational Quotes

69. “The Pessimist Sees Difficulty In Every Opportunity. The Optimist Sees Opportunity In Every Difficulty.” – Winston Churchill

68. “The glow of one warm thought is to me worth more than money.” —Thomas Jefferson

67. “In a gentle way, you can shake the world.” —Mahatma Gandhi

66. If you set goals and go after them with all the determination you can muster, your gifts will take you places that will amaze you. – Les Brown

65. Too many of us are not living our dreams because we are living our fears. – Les Brown

64. All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them. – Walt Disney

63. Whatever you hold in your mind on a consistent basis is exactly what you will experience in your life. ― Tony Robbins

62. “Happiness is a butterfly, which when pursued, is always just beyond your grasp, but which, if you will sit down quietly, may alight upon you.” —Nathaniel Hawthorne

61. “We aim above the mark to hit the mark.” —Ralph Waldo Emerson

 60. “You Learn More From Failure Than From Success. Don’t Let It Stop You. Failure Builds Character.” – Unknown

#59 – 50. Motivational Quotes

59. A champion is defined not by their wins but by how they can recover when they fall. – Serena Williams

58. “A No. 2 pencil and a dream can take you anywhere.” —Joyce Meyer

57. “Entrepreneurs Are Great At Dealing With Uncertainty And Also Very Good At Minimizing Risk. That’s The Classic Entrepreneur.” – Mohnish Pabrai

56. “Do What You Can With All You Have, Wherever You Are.” – Theodore Roosevelt

55. “Don’t watch the clock; do what it does. Keep going.” —Sam Levenson

54. Limit your “always” and your “nevers.” – Amy Poehler​​

53. “Fake It Until You Make It! Act As If You Had All The Confidence You Require Until It Becomes Your Reality.” – Brian Tracy

52. “Follow your bliss and the universe will open doors where there were only walls.” —Joseph Campbell

51. “Don’t Let Yesterday Take Up Too Much Of Today.” – Will Rogers

50. Hard times don’t create heroes. It is during the hard times when the ‘hero’ within us is revealed. – Bob Riley

#49 – 40. Motivational Quotes

49. “Once we believe in ourselves, we can risk curiosity, wonder, spontaneous delight, or any experience that reveals the human spirit.” —E. E. Cummings

48. Definiteness of purpose is the starting point of all achievement. – W. Clement Stone

47. “Do not wait; the time will never be ‘just right.’ Start where you stand, and work with whatever tools you may have at your command, and better tools will be found as you go along.” —George Herbert

46. “Never give up, for that is just the place and time that the tide will turn.” —Harriet Beecher Stow

45. “To See What Is Right And Not Do It Is A Lack Of Courage.” – Confucius

44. “If you can dream it, you can do it.” —Walt Disney

43. I attribute my success to this: I never gave or took any excuse. – Florence Nightingale

42. Spread love everywhere you go. – Mother Teresa​

41. “Imagine Your Life Is Perfect In Every Respect; What Would It Look Like?” – Brian Tracy

40. I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear. – Nelson Mandela

#39 – 30. Motivational Quotes

39. “Reading Is To The Mind, As Exercise Is To The Body.” – Brian Tracy

38. Inspiration is some mysterious blessing which happens when the wheels are turning smoothly. – Quentin Blake

37. “There will be obstacles, There will be doubters, There will be mistakes. But with hard work, there are no limits.” —Michael Phelps

36. Start by doing what’s necessary; then do what’s possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible. – Francis of Assisi

35. Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts. – Winston Churchill

34. “The Only Limit To Our Realization Of Tomorrow Will Be Our Doubts Of Today.” – By Franklin D. Roosevelt

33. Everything you’ve ever wanted is on the other side of fear. — George Addair

32. Be the change that you wish to see in the world. – Mahatma Gandhi

31. Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all. — Dale Carnegie

30. “Security Is Mostly A Superstition. Life Is Either A Daring Adventure Or Nothing.” – Helen Keller

#29 – 20. Motivational Quotes

29. Each person must live their life as a model for others. – Rosa Parks​

28. “The Man Who Has Confidence In Himself Gains The Confidence Of Others.” – Hasidic Proverb

27. Your true success in life begins only when you make the commitment to become excellent at what you do. — Brian Tracy

26. “The Way Get Started Is To Quit Talking And Begin Doing.” – Walt Disney

25. Inspiration comes from within yourself. One has to be positive. When you’re positive, good things happen. – Deep Roy

24. Never limit yourself because of others’ limited imagination; never limit others because of your own limited imagination. – Mae Jemison

23. Permanence, perseverance and persistence in spite of all obstacles, discouragements, and impossibilities: It is this, that in all things distinguishes the strong soul from the weak. – Thomas Carlyle

22. It is never too late to be what you might have been. – George Eliot

21. “Let us make our future now, and let us make our dreams tomorrow’s reality.” —Malala Yousafzai

20. “You just can’t beat the person who never gives up.” —Babe Ruth

#19 – 10. Motivational Quotes

19. It’s not whether you get knocked down. It’s whether you get up. – Vince Lombardi

18. Your mind is a powerful thing. When you fill it with positive thoughts, your life will start to change. – Unknown

17. Success means doing the best we can with what we have. Success is the doing, not the getting; in the trying, not the triumph. Success is a personal standard, reaching for the highest that is in us, becoming all that we can be. – Zig Ziglar

16. “Press forward. Do not stop, do not linger in your journey, but strive for the mark set before you.” —George Whitefield

15. “What You Lack In Talent Can Be Made Up With Desire, Hustle And Giving 110% All The Time.” – Don Zimmer

14. “Each day provides its own gifts.” —Marcus Aurelius

13. “I dwell in possibility.” —Emily Dickinson

12. “Failure Will Never Overtake Me If My Determination To Succeed Is Strong Enough.” – Og Mandino

11. “Creativity Is Intelligence Having Fun.” – Albert Einstein

10. “It’s Not Whether You Get Knocked Down, It’s Whether You Get Up.” – Vince Lombardi

#9 – 1. Motivational Quotes

9. “All you need is the plan, the road map, and the courage to press on to your destination.” —Earl Nightingale

8. “For Every Reason It’s Not Possible, There Are Hundreds Of People Who Have Faced The Same Circumstances And Succeeded.” – Jack Canfield

7. “Aim for the moon. If you miss, you may hit a star.” —W. Clement Stone

6. “Knowing Is Not Enough; We Must Apply. Wishing Is Not Enough; We Must Do.” – Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

5. “It is always the simple that produces the marvelous.” —Amelia Barr

4. “The Future Belongs To The Competent. Get Good, Get Better, Be The Best!” – Brian Tracy

3. “The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.” —Eleanor Roosevelt

2. “Keep your eyes on the stars, and your feet on the ground.” —Theodore Roosevelt

1.“You Are Never Too Old To Set Another Goal Or To Dream A New Dream.” – C.S. Lewis

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