motivational quotes

Life is unpredictable and tough. Just when you think that you've got a hang of how it all works, it changes. Inspirational quotes can be life changing. Sometimes, when you are feeling down and out, one thought, one idea, can turn it all around for you. Some thoughts just make so much sense at times, as if they've been written for you. Write such thoughts down and keep them in front of you every time. Make them your inspirational mantras! These should be your quotes to live by.

Such thoughts or mantras have the power, to lift you out of misery, by putting things in perspective. That's because, these insightful quotes come from the depths of experience and wisdom. They are from people who have been, where we are now. So here are some great quotes, which will stop the whirling chaos of thoughts in your mind and put you back on the path towards your goal.



These quotes are not mere words that can be read or heard and they will pass you by. These words are meant to motivate you at times when nothing seems right. Find the desire to change whatever is wrong around you and live.
Build upon strengths, and weaknesses will gradually take care of themselves. ~ Joyce C. Lock




Things will happen in your life that you can't stop, but that's no reason to shut out the world. There's a purpose for the good and for the bad - Walter Sparrow, Now and Then




People become really quite remarkable when they start thinking that they can do things. When they believe in themselves they have the first secret of success. ~ Norman Vincent Peale




Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined.- Henry David Thoreau




If you have the courage to begin, you have the courage to succeed.- David Viscott




Let our advance worrying become advance thinking and planning.- Winston Churchill




Take the first step in faith. You don't have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step. ~ Martin Luther King, Jr




The abundant life does not come to those who have had a lot of obstacles removed from their path by others. It develops from within and is rooted in strong mental and moral fiber.- William Mather Lewis




Courage is about doing what you're afraid to do. There can be no courage unless you're scared - Eddie Rickenbacker




One of the most courageous things you can do is identify yourself, know who you are, what you believe in and where you want to go. ~ Sheila Murray Bethel




For every person who doubts you, tells you, you will fail, try twice as hard to prove them wrong. ~ Anonymous




Above all, challenge yourself. You may well surprise yourself at what strengths you have, what you can accomplish. ~ Cecile Springer




Don't' let the low times keep you down. Learn from them and reach for the high times. ~ David Wiemers




Being committed to some goal in your life - a sense of having a mission, a purpose, even a calling - is a very motivating, very comforting thing. Some people's mission steps up to greet them, others have to hunt theirs down. ~ Anonymous




Square your shoulders to the world, be not the kind to quit; It's not the load that weighs your down but the way you carry it. ~ Anonymous




Accept everything about yourself. I mean everything. You are you, and that is the beginning and the end; No apologies, no regrets. ~ Clark Montanas




If you believe in yourself, things are possible. ~ Shannon Macmillan




The biggest mistake you can make is continually fearing you will make one. ~ Anonymous




If you want to accomplish anything in life, you can't just sit back and hope it will happen. You've got to make it happen. ~ Chuck Norris