Best 15461 quotes in «motivational quotes» category

I was raised to believe that excellence is the best deterrent to racism or sexism. And that's how I operate my life.

I was scared to death, but I made fear score points for me.  Fear is right behind me, fear is six inches off my back, that's where fear is.  I can feel its presence.  But it's not going to catch me... I'm going to take fear and use it to my advantage.

I was so surprised. Then again, I was so relaxed in the water, it felt amazing

I wasted time, and now doth time waste me.

I will come again & conquer you because as a mountain you can't grow, but as a human, I can

I will demand a commitment to excellence and to victory, and that is what life is all about.

I will not allow yesterday's success to lull me into today's complacency, for this is the great foundation of failure.

I will not surrender responsibility for my life and my actions.

I will persist until I succeed. Always will I take another step. If that is of no avail I will take another, and yet another. In truth, one step at a time is not too difficult... I know that small attempts, repeated, will complete any undertaking.

I will persist until I succeed. I was not delivered into this world into defeat, nor does failure course in my veins. I am not a sheep waiting to be prodded by my shepperd. I am lion and I refuse to talk, to walk, to sleep with the sheep. The slaughterhouse of failure is not my destiny. I will persist until I succeed.

I wonder sometimes if the motivation for writers ought to be contempt, not admiration.

I won't predict anything historic. But nothing is impossible.

I won't accept anything less than the best a player's capable of doing... and he has the right to expect the best that I can do for him and the team!

I would be a disaster as a prime minister.

I would much rather have regrets about not doing what people said, than regretting not doing what my heart led me to and wondering what life had been like if I'd just been myself.

I wouldn't be bothered if we lost every game, as long as we won the league.

I wouldn't give one iota to make a trip from the cradle to the grave unless I could live in a competitive world.

Jackie Chan, Jet Li and Bruce Lee are my masters; they're the inspiration for my work. Bruce Lee was a heavy fighter who threw hard punches. Jackie moves very fast and uses a lot of comedy, and Jet Li is very fluid. I've tried to combine all of their styles and added some things of my own.

James Gandolfini was a genius. Anyone who saw him even in the smallest of his performances knows that. He is one of the greatest actors of this or any time... A great deal of that genius resided in those sad eyes. I remember telling him many times, 'You don't get it. You're like Mozart.'

Jump into the middle of things, get your hands dirty, fall flat on your face, and then reach for the stars.

Just as our eyes need light in order to see, our minds need ideas in order to create.

Just begin and the mind grows heated; continue, and the task will be completed!

Keep it simple, when you get too complex you forget the obvious.

Keep your mind focused on what you want and act accordingly. You will achieve success!

Joy arises only in creating joy for others; there is no other way. The more people you can make happy, the more you will feel happy. This is the real meaning of service.

Just because you made a mistake doesn't mean you are a mistake.

Just keep going. Everybody gets better if they keep at it.

Just like other illnesses, depression can be treated so that people can live happy, active lives.

Just remember, loss is imaginary. Nothing ever disappears in the universe; it only changes form. If there is something that still wounds you, it's because of the meaning that you have linked to it. Maybe what you need to do is to have faith and say, 'Even though I don't know why this has happened, I am willing to trust. Someday, when the time is right, I will understand.'

Just when you think you know the answers, I change the questions.

Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambition.

Kenneth Cooper's research shows that low to moderate intensity exercise is just as beneficial as high-intensity exercise - but without the rigorous wear and tear on the system.

Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see a shadow.

Keep on going and the chances are you will stumble on something, perhaps when you are least expecting it. I have never heard of anyone stumbling on something sitting down.

Keep your thoughts positive because your thoughts become your words. Keep your words positive because your words become your behavior. Keep your behavior positive because your behavior becomes your habits. Keep your habits positive because your habits become your values. Keep your values positive because your values become your destiny.

Kids grow up awfully fast these days,"she said. "You should try to have a good relationship with your kids, no matter what they do.

Kindness in giving creates love.

Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless.

Knowing how to win is the first step. We must also know how to make use of our victories.

Knowledge can only be got in one way, the way of experience; there is no other way to know.

Knowledge is proud that it knows so much; wisdom is humble that it knows no more.

Knowledge is power. Knowledge shared is power multiplied.

Knowledge Is Power! Train smart and obtain power!

Know your value. Confidence breeds success. Act like the person you want to become, and people will start seeing you as that person.

Know that every time you feel weak, you not only hurt yourself but also the cause. Infinite faith and strength are the only conditions of success.

Know the true value of time; snatch, seize, and enjoy every moment of it. No idleness, no laziness, no procrastination: never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.

Know your limits, not so that you can honor them, but so that you can smash them to pieces and reach for magnificence.

Lasting happiness comes from steadily working to accomplish your goals and advancing in the direction of your life's purpose.

Laughter, song, and dance create emotional and spiritual connection; they remind us of the one thing that truly matters when we are searching for comfort, celebration, inspiration, or healing: We are not alone.

Laugh a lot. Laughter will make even the dreariest situations a whole lot more enjoyable.