Below are 30 motivational quotes from all kinds of people, some of them famous others not so. Although you would have heard of a few there are many you probably have not heard before.
“You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with.” – Jim Rohn
“Learn the rules like a pro, so you can break them like an artist.” – Pablo Picasso
“First say to yourself what you would be; and then do what you have to do.” – Epictetus
“Lack of direction, not lack of time, is the problem. We all have twenty-four hour days.” – Zig Ziglar
“If you can’t change your fate, change your attitude.” – Amy Tan
“The only guarantee for failure is to stop trying.” – John C. Maxwell
“How many people you bless is how you measure success.” – Rick Ross
“The secret to success is constancy of purpose.” – Benjamin Disraeli
“Never run from the enemy, tackle them.” – Victoria Addino
“Be an opener of doors.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
“Do not sabotage your new relationship with your last relationship’s poison.” – Steve Maraboli
“The real glory is being knocked to your knees and then coming back. That’s real glory. Thats the essence of it.” – Vince Lombardi
“Dwell on the beauty of life. Watch the stars, and see yourself running with them.” – Marcus Aurelius
“We cannot change the cards we are dealt, just how we play the hand.” – Randy Pausch
“Cry. Forgive. Learn. Move on. Let your tears water the seeds of your future happiness.” – Steve Maraboli
“How people treat you is their karma; how you react is yours.” – Wayne W. Dyer
“Don’t waste your time with explanations: people only hear what they want to hear.” – Paulo Coelho
“One of my main regrets in life is giving considerable thought to inconsiderate people.” – Jarod Kintz
“How much I missed, simply because I was afraid of missing it.” – Paulo Coelho
“Life is not a problem to be solved, but a reality to be experienced.” – Søren Kierkegaard
“Life’s as kind as you let it be.” – Charles Bukowski
“What good is the warmth of summer, without the cold of winter to give it sweetness.” – John Steinbeck
“Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life.” – Steve Jobs
“When you consider things like the stars, our affairs don’t seem to matter very much, do they?” – Virginia Woolf
“Action expresses priorities.” – Mahatma Gandhi
“Scar tissue is stronger than regular tissue. Realize the strength, move on.” – Henry Rollins
“Breathe. Let go. And remind yourself that this very moment is the only one you know you have for sure.” – Oprah Winfrey
“Life is a journey. Time is a river. The door is ajar.” – Jim Butcher
“This isn’t life in the fast lane, it’s life in the oncoming traffic.” – Terry Pratchett
“Life is too short, or too long, for me to allow myself the luxury of living it so badly.” – Paulo Coelho
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