Everybody likes motivational stories, I guess. They are strong, in one line condensed words of wisdom. You are encouraged to take action directly when you read them. And I figured it would be a nice idea to come up with the last set of 65 motivational quotes. But I decided to pick the top 65 by picking the right quotes to live by but from the hundreds I had. Here’s my personal favorite to continue to access. Positive Quotes to live by: When We Achieve More
Short Inspirational Quotes ” Together We Achieve More” Positive thoughts
Beautiful quotes to live by
I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character. Martin Luther King, Jr.
I am not bound to win, but I am bound to be true. I am not bound to succeed, but I am bound to live by the light that I have. I must stand with anybody that stands right, and stand with him while he is right, and part with him when he goes wrong. Abraham Lincoln
Selfishness is not living as one wishes to live, it is asking others to live as one wishes to live. Oscar Wilde
Far better is it to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure… than to rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy nor suffer much, because they live in a gray twilight that knows not victory nor defeat. Theodore Roosevelt
During the time men live without a common power to keep them all in awe, they are in that conditions called war; and such a war, as if of every man, against every man. Thomas Hobbes
Tramping is too easy with all this money. My days were more exciting when I was penniless and had to forage around for my next meal… I’ve decided that I’m going to live this life for some time to come. The freedom and simple beauty of it is just too good to pass up. Christopher McCandless
The wise man does not expose himself needlessly to danger, since there are few things for which he cares sufficiently; but he is willing, in great crises, to give even his life – knowing that under certain conditions it is not worthwhile to live. Aristotle
Powerful quotes to live by
We need to steer clear of this poverty of ambition, where people want to drive fancy cars and wear nice clothes and live in nice apartments but don’t want to work hard to accomplish these things. Everyone should try to realize their full potential. Barack Obama
Life is one big road with lots of signs. So when you riding through the ruts, don’t complicate your mind. Flee from hate, mischief and jealousy. Don’t bury your thoughts, put your vision to reality. Wake Up and Live! Bob Marley
Great minds are related to the brief span of time during which they live as great buildings are to a little square in which they stand: you cannot see them in all their magnitude because you are standing too close to them. Arthur Schopenhauer
Take up one idea. Make that one idea your life – think of it, dream of it, live on that idea. Let the brain, muscles, nerves, every part of your body, be full of that idea, and just leave every other idea alone. This is the way to success. Swami Vivekananda
You weren’t born just to live a life and to die; you were born to accomplish something specifically. Matter of fact, success is making it to the end of your purpose; that is success… Success is not just existing. Success is making it to the end of why you were born. Myles Munroe
At Real Madrid, everything gets taken to extremes, as much for the good things as the bad things, so you have to adapt to the way that the press and the fans live through different situations. Kaka
The vegetable life does not content itself with casting from the flower or the tree a single seed, but it fills the air and earth with a prodigality of seeds, that, if thousands perish, thousands may plant themselves, that hundreds may come up, that tens may live to maturity; that, at least one may replace the parent. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Inspirational quotes about living life to the fullest and being happy
So thoroughly and sincerely are we compelled to live, reverencing our life, and denying the possibility of change. This is the only way, we say; but there are as many ways as there can be drawn radii from one centre. All change is a miracle to contemplate; but it is a miracle which is taking place every instant. Henry David Thoreau
Not necessity, not desire – no, the love of power is the demon of men. Let them have everything – health, food, a place to live, entertainment – they are and remain unhappy and low-spirited: for the demon waits and waits and will be satisfied. Friedrich Nietzsche
I left the woods for as good a reason as I went there. Perhaps it seemed to me that I had several more lives to live and could not spare any more time for that one. Henry David Thoreau
Just saying you are better than good won’t make it so. But, when you understand what it takes to live the better than good life, and you apply yourself, your life will truly be better than good. Zig Ziglar
When I am president, I will work to ensure that all of our kids are treated equally and protected equally. Every action I take, I will ask myself, ‘Does this make life better for young Americans in Baltimore, Chicago, Detroit, Ferguson, who have as much of a right to live out their dreams as any other child America?’ Donald Trump
Short quotes to live by live life quotes
We only need so much to survive, but this world we live in tells us we need more stuff to be happy. We’re inundated with our televisions, the Internet and advertising that says in order to be happy you have to have these things. When you say, ‘Gimme, gimme, gimme,’ you will always be in short supply. Wayne Dyer
My whole working philosophy is that the only stable happiness for mankind is that it shall live married in blessed union to woman-kind – intimacy, physical and psychical between a man and his wife. I wish to add that my state of bliss is by no means perfect. D. H. Lawrence
I never leaf through a copy of National Geographic without realizing how lucky we are to live in a society where it is traditional to wear clothes. Erma Bombeck
I paint mostly from real life. It has to start with that. Real people, real street scenes, behind the curtain scenes, live models, paintings, photographs, staged setups, architecture, grids, graphic design. Whatever it takes to make it work. Bob Dylan
Our present moment is a mystery that we are part of. Here and now is where all the wonder of life lies hidden. And make no mistake about it, to strive to live completely in the present is to strive for what already is the case. Wayne Dyer
It is really very important while you are young to live in an environment in which there is no fear. Most of us, as we grow older, become frightened; we are afraid of living, afraid of losing a job, afraid of tradition, afraid of what the neighbours, or what the wife or husband would say, afraid of death. Jiddu Krishnamurti
Wise quotes to live by
Just as the wave cannot exist for itself, but is ever a part of the heaving surface of the ocean, so must I never live my life for itself, but always in the experience which is going on around me. Albert Schweitzer
A man can live and be healthy without killing animals for food; therefore, if he eats meat, he participates in taking animal life merely for the sake of his appetite. Leo Tolstoy
Everything about me is a contradiction, and so is everything about everybody else. We are made out of oppositions; we live between two poles. There’s a philistine and an aesthete in all of us, and a murderer and a saint. You don’t reconcile the poles. You just recognize them. Orson Welles
I think that when we know that we actually do live in uncertainty, then we ought to admit it; it is of great value to realize that we do not know the answers to different questions. This attitude of mind – this attitude of uncertainty – is vital to the scientist, and it is this attitude of mind which the student must first acquire. Richard P. Feynman
No matter what has happened to you in the past or what is going on in your life right now, it has no power to keep you from having an amazingly good future if you will walk by faith in God. God loves you! He wants you to live with victory over sin so you can possess His promises for your life today! Joyce Meyer
Bad Ass Inspirational Quotes to Live by
Death is not the greatest loss in life; the greatest loss is what dies inside while you’re still alive.
If you don’t like something, change it. If you can’t change it, change the way you think about it.
Life isn’t about waiting for the storm to pass, it’s about learning to dance in the rain. – Vivian Greene
It is impossible to live without failing at something, unless you live so cautiously, that you might as well not have lived at all- In which case you fail by default.
If you do not go after go after what you want, you will never have it. If you do not ask, the answer will always be NO. If you do not step forward, you will always be in the same place.
I know where I’m going and I know the truth, and I don’t have to be what you want me to be. I’m free to be what I want.
Dream as you will live forever, live as you will die today.
Good positive Quotes
“Don’t compare your chapter one to someone else’s chapter twenty.”
“Don’t complain about things you’re not willing to change.”
“Don’t count the days. Make the days count.”
“Don’t let anyone crush your dreams.”
“Don’t let someone who gave up on their dreams talk you out of yours.”
“Don’t wait for opportunity, create it.”
“Don’t be afraid to give up the good to go for the great. ” — John D. Rockefeller
“Don’t do what they expect, do what you dream.” — Annette White
“Don’t look back. You’re not going that way.”
“Don’t say you don’t have enough time. You have exactly the same number of hours per day that were given to Helen Keller, Pasteur, Michelangelo, Mother Teresa, Leonardo Da Vinci, Thomas Jefferson, and Albert Einstein. ” — H. Jackson Brown Jr.
“Don’t stop dreaming just because you had a nightmare.”
“Don’t stop when you are tired. Stop when you are done. ” — Unknown
“Don’t tell everyone your plans, instead show them your results. ” — Unknown
“I knew that if I failed, I wouldn’t regret that, but I knew the one thing I might regret is not trying.” — Jeff Bezos
“I never lose. Either I win or learn. ” — Nelson Mandela
“I tell people I’m too stupid to know what’s impossible. I have ridiculously large dreams, and half the time they come true.” — Debi Thomas
“I want to be remembered as the one who tried. ” — Dr. Dorothy Height
“I was smart enough to go through any door that opened. ” — Joan Rivers
“I will succeed End of story.”
“I would encourage you to set really high goals. Set goals that, when you set them, you think they’re impossible. But then every day you can work towards them, and anything is possible, so keep working hard and follow your dreams.” — Katie Ledecky
“I would rather die of passion than of boredom.” — Vincent Van Gogh
“I’m not a product of my circumstances. I am a product of my decisions. ” — Stephen Covey
“I’m not in this world to live up to your expectations and you’re not in this world to live up to mine. ” — Bruce Lee
Best Positive Quotes
“Only those who risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.” — T.S. Eliot
“Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work. ” — Thomas Edison
“Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall. ” — Confucius
“Outside your comfort zone is the only place worth living.” — Karina Bliss
“People have, for centuries, turned their dreams into action, and those actions have turned into accomplishments of every kind.” — Byron Pulsifer
“People who wonder if the glass is half empty or full miss the point. The glass is refillable. ” — Unknown
“Practice makes progress not perfect. ” — Unknown
“Press on. Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent.” — Ray Kroc
“Pursue your dreams. You have one life, do what makes YOU happy.”
“Push yourself because no one else is going to do it for you.”
“Quitters never win. Winners never quit! ” — Dr. Irene C. Kassorla
“Remember this dear, if you play small, you stay small.” — Anonymous
“Seek what sets your soul on fire.”
“Self belief is a powerful thing.”
“Set a goal. Put in the work. Don’t quit.”
“Setting goals is the first step in turning the invisible into the visible.” — Tony Robbins
“Smart people learn from everything and everyone, average people from their experiences, stupid people already have all the answers. ” — Socrates
“So many of our dreams at first seem impossible, then they seem improbable, and then, when we summon the will, they soon become inevitable.” — Christopher Reeve
“Some dream of it, other work for it. Which will you be?”
“Some men see things as they are and say why— I dream things that never were and say why not.” — George Bernard Shaw
“Some people want it to happen, some wish it would happen, others make it happen. ” — Michael Jordan
“Someone will always be prettier. Someone will always be smarter. Someone will always be younger. But they will never be you.”
“Sometimes life is about risking everything for a dream no one can see but you.” — Unknown
“Sometimes when you’re in a dark place you think you’ve been buried but you’ve actually been planted. ” — Christine Caine
“Sometimes you need bad things to happen to inspire you to grow.”
“Sometimes, when things are falling apart, they may actually be falling into place.” — Unknown
“Spend a little more time trying to make something of yourself and a little less time trying to impress people. ” — The Breakfast Club
“Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can. ” — Arthur Ashe
“Step away from the couch sitters who are awaiting the single perfect day to begin living their dream. You can choose to live your dream every day if you just take the first step.” — T. D. Jakes, Destiny
“Step so far outside your comfort zone that you forget how to get back.” — Anonymous
“Still, I rise.” — Maya Angelou
“Stop being afraid of what could go wrong, and start getting excited about what could go right.” — Tony Robbins
“Stop being afraid of what could go wrong. Start getting excited about what could go right.”
“Stop cheating on your future with your past.”
“Stop dreaming about your bucket list and start living it.” — Annette White
“Stop giving energy to the things you don’t want.”
“Stop making excuses for why you can’t do epic shit and start making plans for how you can.” — Annette White
“Stop shrinking to fit in places you’ve outgrown.”
“Strength and growth come only through continued effort and struggle.”
“Study while others are sleeping; work while others are loafing; prepare while others are playing; and dream while others are wishing. ” — William Arthur Ward
“Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.” — Winston Churchill.
“Success isn’t always about greatness. It’s about consistency. Consistent hard work leads to success. Greatness will come. ” — Dwayne Johnson
“Successful people are not gifted; they just work hard, then succeed on purpose. ” — G.K. Nielson
“Take the first step. Even if it’s only a tiptoe, it’s still progress.” — Annette White
“The best project you’ll ever work on is you.”
“The best revenge is massive success. ” — Frank Sinatra
“The best thing you can do is MASTER the chaos in you. You are not thrown into the fire, you ARE the fire. ” — Mama Indigo
“The best time to plant a tree was
years ago. The second best time is now.” — Chinese Proverb
“The best way to predict your future is to create it. ” — Abraham Lincoln
“The big secret in life is that there is no secret. Whatever your goal, you can get there if you’re willing to work. ” — Oprah Winfrey
“The biggest risk is not taking any.”
“The comfort zone is nothing else but a graveyard for your dreams & ideas.” — Anonymous
“The difference between successful people and very successful people is that very successful people say ‘no’ to almost everything. ” — Warren Buffett
“The difference between who you are and who you want to be is what you do.” — Unknown
“The fears you don’t face become your limits.”
“The harder the battle, the sweeter the victory.”
“The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.”
“The key to success is to start before you are ready. ” — Marie Forleo
“The load on your shoulders today will be the ground that you walk on tomorrow.” — Nicole Addison
“The mind is everything. What you think you become.” — Buddha
“The ones who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones that do.” — Steve Jobs
“The only difference between ordinary and extraordinary is that little extra. ” — Jimmy Johnson
“The only dreams that come true are the ones you chase, if you do nothing, you get nothing.” — Joseph Atser, Don’t Give Up
“The only thing standing in the way between you and your goal is the BS story you keep telling yourself as to why you can’t achieve it. ” — Jordan Belfort
“The only thing that is stopping you from where you are to where you want to go is your comfort zone.” — Dhaval Gaudier
“The only way to reach your destination is to to keep going.”
