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100 Motivational Quotes and Statuses to Inspire Your Journey

Empowering Words to Fuel Your Passion and Drive for Success

By IMONPublished about a year ago 4 min read

"Believe in yourself and all that you are. Know that there is something inside you that is greater than any obstacle."

Christian D. Larson

"The only way to do great work is to love what you do."

Steve Jobs

"Success is not final, failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts."

Winston Churchill

"Don’t watch the clock; do what it does. Keep going."

Sam Levenson

"Opportunities don't happen, you create them."

Chris Grosser

"The future depends on what we do in the present."

Mahatma Gandhi

"The only limit to our realization of tomorrow is our doubts of today."

Franklin D. Roosevelt

"You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take."

Wayne Gretzky

"It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop."

Confucius

"The harder you work for something, the greater you’ll feel when you achieve it."

"Dream big and dare to fail."

Norman Vaughan

"Success is not in what you have, but who you are."

Bo Bennett

"You don’t have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great."

Zig Ziglar

"The secret to getting ahead is getting started."

Mark Twain

"Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life."

Steve Jobs

"Don’t be pushed around by the fears in your mind. Be led by the dreams in your heart."

Roy T. Bennett

"Everything you’ve ever wanted is on the other side of fear."

George Addair

"Hardships often prepare ordinary people for an extraordinary destiny."

C.S. Lewis

"Believe you can and you’re halfway there."

Theodore Roosevelt

"Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does."

William James

"Success doesn’t come from what you do occasionally, it comes from what you do consistently."

"It always seems impossible until it’s done."

Nelson Mandela

"Do what you can with all you have, wherever you are."

Theodore Roosevelt

"If you’re going through hell, keep going."

Winston Churchill

"The best way to predict your future is to create it."

Abraham Lincoln

"You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream."

C.S. Lewis

"Don’t limit your challenges. Challenge your limits."

"Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day in and day out."

Robert Collier

"The only place where success comes before work is in the dictionary."

Vidal Sassoon

"In the middle of every difficulty lies opportunity."

Albert Einstein

"Believe in yourself, push your limits, and do whatever it takes to conquer your goals."

"The road to success is dotted with many tempting parking spaces."

Will Rogers

"Success doesn’t come from what you do occasionally, it comes from what you do consistently."

"If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together."

African Proverb

"The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall."

Nelson Mandela

"Success is walking from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm."

Winston Churchill

"Your limitation—it’s only your imagination."

"Push yourself, because no one else is going to do it for you."

"Great things never come from comfort zones."

"Dream it. Wish it. Do it."

"Success doesn’t just find you. You have to go out and get it."

"The harder the battle, the sweeter the victory."

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

"Wake up with determination. Go to bed with satisfaction."

"Little things make big days."

"It’s going to be hard, but hard does not mean impossible."

"Don’t wait for opportunity. Create it."

"Sometimes we’re tested not to show our weaknesses, but to discover our strengths."

"The only way to achieve the impossible is to believe it is possible."

"Your passion is waiting for your courage to catch up."

"Success doesn’t happen overnight. It’s the result of consistent effort."

"Do something today that your future self will thank you for."

"Success comes from having the courage, determination, and the will to become the person you believe you were meant to be."

"Success is not how high you have climbed, but how you make a positive difference to the world."

"The key to success is to start before you are ready."

"The difference between who you are and who you want to be is what you do."

"Do not wait to strike till the iron is hot, but make it hot by striking."

William Butler Yeats

"Success is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure."

"The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now."

"Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day in and day out."

"You don’t have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great."

"Everything you need is already inside you."

"Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can."

"Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going."

Jim Ryun

"The only thing standing between you and your goal is the story you keep telling yourself as to why you can’t achieve it."

"The more you believe in yourself, the more you can accomplish."

"Challenges are what make life interesting. Overcoming them is what makes life meaningful."

"Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail."

Ralph Waldo Emerson

"If you want something you’ve never had, you must be willing to do something you’ve never done."

"Don’t be afraid to give up the good to go for the great."

John D. Rockefeller

"Sometimes the smallest step in the right direction ends up being the biggest step of your life."

"The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step."

Lao Tzu

"A winner is a dreamer who never gives up."

Nelson Mandela

"Life is not about waiting for the storm to pass, it’s about learning how to dance in the rain."

"Success is not measured by what you accomplish, but by the obstacles you overcome.

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