Inspirational Quotes

"The winners in life think constantly in terms of 'I can, I will, and I am.' Losers, on the other hand, concentrate their waking thoughts on what they should have or would have done, or what they can't do." - Dennis Waitley "The smartest and most respected people in this world realize the impact of attitude on life. Attitude is more important than facts. It is more important than the past, than education, than money, than circumstances, than failures, than successes, than what other people think or say or do. It is more important than intelligence, appearance, giftedness, or skill. It will make or break a team, a company, a church or a home. The remarkable thing is we have a choice everyday regarding the attitude we will embrace for that day. We cannot change our past. We cannot change the fact that people will act in a certain way. We cannot change the inevitable. The only thing we can do is use wisely the one tool that we have, and that is our attitude. I am convinced that life is 10% what happens to me and 90% how I react to it." - James Dobson "Tough times don't last but tough people do." - A.C. Green "Act as if it were impossible to fail." --Dorothea Brande "Success seems to be largely a matter of hanging on after others have let go." --William Feather "Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence." -Vince Lombardi "You cannot propel yourself forward by patting yourself on the back." -Anonymous "A champion is someone who is bending over in exhaustion even when no one is watching." --Mia Hamm "The difficulties & struggles of today are but the price we must pay for the accomplishments & victories of tomorrow." --Anon. "It all comes down to having a dream. You have to know why you head out the door everyday to run. This will motivate you each mile." --Brian Diemer, 3x US Olympic steeplechaser "Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work." -Thomas A. Edison "The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena; whose face is marred by sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs and comes short again and again because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotion, spends himself in a worthy cause; who at best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement; and who at worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who have never tasted victory or defeat." -Theodore Roosevelt

"Tough times don't last but tough people do." - A.C. Green "Act as if it were impossible to fail." --Dorothea Brande "Success seems to be largely a matter of hanging on after others have let go." --William Feather "Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence." -Vince Lombardi "You cannot propel yourself forward by patting yourself on the back." -Anonymous

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Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time. Thomas Alva Edison quotes (Most famous American Inventor who, singly or jointly, held a world record 1.093 patents. In addition, he created the world's first industrial research laboratory, 1847-1931) Defeat may test you; it need not stop you. If at first you don't succeed, try another way. For every obstacle there is a solution. Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. The greatest mistake is giving up. Being defeated is often a temporary condition. Giving up is what makes it permanent. Marilyn vos Savant quotes (American Journalist and columnist of Ask Marilyn. Billed as the person with the highest IQ (228) ever recorded. b.1946) Lots of people limit their possibilities by giving up easily. Never tell yourself this is too much for me. It's no use. I can't go on. If you do you're licked, and by your own thinking too. Keep believing and keep on keeping on. Norman Vincent Peale quotes (American Protestant Clergyman and Writer, 1898-1993) Learned helplessness is the giving-up reaction, the quitting response that follows from the belief that whatever you do doesn't matter. Arnold Schwarzenegger quotes (Austrian born American Actor and Governor, b.1947) Katinka Hesselink Don't give up trying to find your way. But do remember that sometimes it takes bending to avoid breaking Carrie Ten Bloom Worry does not empty tomorrow of sorrow - it empties today of strength. Harriet Beecher Stowe Never give up, for that is just the place and time that the tide will turn. The Bible, Matthew 17:20 I tell you the truth, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, 'Move from here to there' and it will move.

St. Francis of Assisi Start by doing what's necessary; then do what's possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible. Thomas Alva Edison If we all did the things we are capable of doing we would literally astound ourselves. Conrad Hilton Achievement seems to be connected with action. Successful men and women keep moving. They make mistakes, but they don't quit.

Emily Dickinson Not knowing when the dawn will come, I open every door. Albert Einstein In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity. Dale Carnegie Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all. When Things Go Wrong When things go wrong as they sometimes will, When the road you are trudging seems all uphill, When funds are low and debts are high, And you want to smile, but you have to sigh, When care is pressing you down a bit, Rest if you must, but don't quit. Life is queer with its twists and turns, As everyone of us sometimes learns, And many a failure turns about When he might have won had he stuck it out. Don't give up though the pace seems slow You may succeed with another blow, Success is failure turned inside out The silver tint of the cloud of doubt. And you can never tell how close you are, It may be near when it seems so far; So stick to the fight when you are hardest hit It's when things seem worst that you must not QUIT. "Wheter you believe you can do a thing or not, you are right." - Henry Ford

The Cracked Pot A water bearer in India had two large pots, each hung on the end of a pole which he carried across his neck. One of the pots was perfectly made and never leaked. The other pot had a crack in it and by the time the water bearer reached his master's house it had leaked much of it's water and was only half full. For a full two years this went on daily, with the bearer delivering only one and a half pots full of water to his master's house. Of course, the perfect pot was proud of its accomplishments. But the poor cracked pot was ashamed of its own imperfection, and miserable that it was able to accomplish only half of what it had been made to do. After two years of what it perceived to be a bitter failure, it spoke to the water bearer one day by the stream. "I am ashamed of myself, and I want to apologize to you." "Why?" asked the bearer. "What are you ashamed of?" "I have been able, for these past two years, to deliver only half my load because this crack in my side causes water to leak out all the way back to your master's house. Because of my flaws, you have to do all of this work, and you don't get full value from your efforts," the pot said. The water bearer felt sorry for the old cracked pot, and in his compassion he said, "As we return to the master's house, I want you to notice the beautiful flowers along the path." Indeed, as they went up the hill, the old cracked pot took notice of the sun warming the beautiful wild flowers on the side of the path, and this cheered it some. But at the end of the trail, it still felt bad because it had leaked out half its load, and so again the pot apologized to the bearer for its failure. The bearer said to the pot, "Did you notice that there were flowers only on your side of your path, but not on the other pot's side? That's because I have always known about your flaw, and I took advantage of it. I planted flower seeds on your side of the path, and every day while we walk back from the stream, you've watered them. For two years I have been able to pick these beautiful flowers to decorate my master's table. Without you being just the way you are, he would not have this beauty to grace his house." Each of us has our own unique flaws. We're all cracked pots. But if we will allow it, God will use our flaws to grace his table. In God's great economy, nothing goes to waste. Don't be afraid of your flaws. Acknowledge them, and you too can be the cause of beauty. Know that in our weakness we find our strength. - Author Unknown

Winston Churchill, Prime Minister of Great Britain during World War II, is often credited with being the primary organizer of the defeat of the Axis powers. "Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm." -- Winston Churchill "Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts." -- Winston Churchill "It is no use saying, 'We are doing our best.' You have got to succeed in doing what is necessary." -- Winston Churchill "It is a mistake to look too far ahead. Only one link of the chain of destiny can be handled at a time." -- Winston Churchill

"Never, never, never give up." -- Winston Churchill "Never give in, never give in, never, never, never, never, in nothing, great or small, large or petty, never give in except to convictions of honor and good sense." -- Winston Churchill

"A winner never quits; a quitter never wins." - Anonymous