Here are some of my favorite inspirational quotes that have gathered for you about life. Something to inspire you.  Quotes like these will surely inspire you; Effort and courage are not enough without purpose and direction. Take your time to read it nice and slowly to appreciate the full meaning of the wisdom being shared.

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THOUGHTS

We don’t see things as they are, we see them as we are.
Anais Nin 

Happiness will never be any greater than the idea we have of it.
Maurice Maeterlinck 

The smartest thing that a person can do is to persistently think the thoughts that are consistent with the kind of person he or she would like to be.
Brian Tracy 

I have learned from experience that the greater part of our happiness or misery depends on our dispositions and not on our circumstances.
Martha Washington 

The way we see the problem is the problem.
Steven Covey 

The power of thought is the ONLY thing over which any human being has complete and unquestionable control. A fact so astounding that it connotes a close relationship between the mind of Man and the source of all power, Infinite Intelligence. 

Napoleon Hill
There’s nothing either good or bad but thinking makes it so.
William Shakespeare 

Remember, happiness doesn’t depend upon who you are or what you have, it depends solely upon what you think.
Dale Carnegie 

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FOLLOW YOUR DREAMS

If you can imagine it, you can achieve it. If you can dream it, you can become it.
William Arthur Ward 

When you follow your bliss…
doors will open where you would not have thought there would be doors; and where there wouldn’t be a door for anyone else.
Joseph Campbell 

If you can DREAM it, you can DO it.
Walt Disney 

Your talent is God’s gift to you. What you do with it is your gift back to God.
Leo Buscaglia 

Never let your memories be greater than your dreams.
Doug Ivester (President of Coca Cola) 

To the degree we’re not living our dreams, our comfort zone has more control of us than we have over ourselves.
Peter McWilliams 

I have had dreams and I have had nightmares, but I have conquered my nightmares because of my dreams.
Dr. Jonas Salk 

Cherish your visions and your dreams, as they are the children of your soul; the blueprints of your ultimate achievements.
Napoleon Hill 

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INTEGRITY

What you do speaks so loudly that I cannot hear what you say.
Ralph Waldo Emerson 

We are what we repeatedly do.
Aristotle
The time is always right to do what is right.
Martin Luther King, Jr. 

The most exhausting thing in life is being insincere.
Anne Morrow Lindbergh 

This above all: to thine own self be true, And it must follow, as the night the day, Thou canst not then be false to any man.
William Shakespeare 

I am different from Washington; I have a higher, grander standard of principle. Washington could not lie. I can lie, but I won’t.
Mark Twain 

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OVERCOMING CHALLENGES

The harder you fall,the higher you bounce.
Anonymous 

The future depends on what we do in the present.
Mahatma Gandhi 

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 

Courage and perseverance have a magical talisman, before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish into air.
John Quincy Adams
Success is never permanent, and failure is never final.
Mike Ditka 

Problems cannot be solved at the same level of awareness that created them.
Albert Einstein 

A problem is your chance to do your best.
Duke Ellington 

The greater the obstacle, the more glory in overcoming it.
Moliere 

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TAKING ACTION

We aim above the mark to hit the mark.
Ralph Waldo Emerson 

Persistence is not a long race; it is many short races one after another.
Walter Elliot 

I’m a great believer in luck, and I find the harder I work, the more I have of it.
Thomas Jefferson Let him that would move the world first move himself.
Plato 

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WISE WORDS 

“Never expect things to happen.. struggle and make them happen. never expect yourself to be given a good value… create a value of your own” 

“If a drop of water falls in lake there is no identity. But if it falls on a leaf of lotus it shine like a pearl. So choose the best place where you would shine…” 

“Falling down is not defeat…defeat is when your refuse to get up…” 

“Ship is always safe at shore… but is not built for it” 

“When your successful your well wishers know who  you are when you are unsuccessful you know who your well wishers are” 

“It is great confidence in a friend to tell him your faults; greater to tell  him/her” 

“To the world you might be one person, but  to one person you just might be the world” 

“Even the word ‘IMPOSSIBLE’ says ‘I M POSSIBLE’ ” 

 “Effort is important, but knowing where to make an effort in your  life makes all the difference. “ 

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 TRUTHS TO REMEMBER

From Unknown Authors 

“Faith is the ability to not panic” 

“If you worry, you didn’t pray. If you pray, don’t worry”  

“As a child of God, prayer is kind of like calling home every day” 

“Blessed are the flexible, for they shall not be bent out of shape 

“When we get tangled up in our problems, be still. God wants us to be still so He can untangle the knot” 

“Do the math. Count your blessings” 

“God wants spiritual fruit, not religious nuts” 

“Dear God: I have a problem. It’s me” 

“Silence is often misinterpreted, but never misquoted” 

‘Laugh every day, it’s like inner jogging” 

“The most important things in your home are the people” 

“Growing old is inevitable, growing up is optional” 

“There is no key to happiness. The door is always open” 

“A grudge is a heavy thing to carry” 

“He who dies with the most toys is still dead” 

“We do not remember days, but moments. Life moves too fast, so enjoy your precious moments” 

“Nothing is real to you until you experience it, otherwise it’s just hearsay” 

“It’s all right to sit on your pity pot every now and again. Just be sure to flush when you are done” 

“Surviving and living your life successfully requires courage. The goals and dreams you’re seeking require courage and risk-taking. Learn from the turtle — it only makes progress when it sticks out its neck” 

“Be more concerned with your character than your reputation. Your character is what you really are while your reputation is merely what others think you are” 

Other Great Quotes 

Attitude

“A good attitude makes a great difference”
Attitude is a choice – Winners don’t wait for chances, they take them”
“Though the winds blow against you do not despair and shed hope; but by the set of your sails you control your destiny” 

Believe
To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan, but also believe. – Anatole France 

Success  

“The surest way not to fail is to determine to succeed.”- Richard Brinsley Sheridan 

Focus
Talent and effort are nothing without focus and determination. 

Gowth
“There is no such thing as limits to growth, because there are no limits to the human capacity for intelligence, imagination, and wonder.” – Ronald Reagan 

A bend in the road is not the end of the road… unless you fail to make the turn 

Courage
Effort and courage are not enough without purpose and direction. 

Balance
Balance is the key to life 

Goals
Goals are dreams with deadlines 

Character
Watch your thoughts; they become words. Watch your words; they become actions. Watch your actions; they become habits. Watch your habits; they become character. Watch your character; it becomes your destiny