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This post, 300+ short inspirational quotes to achieve your goals is that little something you sometimes need to give you that little extra push. These 300+ Motivational Quotes to Reach your potential each day by Nicole Martins Ferrerira, were published on 5 Oct 2020 are just the ticket you need to provide that motivation that you might need in a pinch. What I’ve done is add some many pictures to the already existing quotes. If you like this post, please visit my other post simply called Faith with more pictures.
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Table of Contents
300+ Short Inspirational Quotes to achieve your goals
For Entrepreneurs
- “All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them.” – Walt Disney

2. “The secret of getting ahead is getting started.” – Mark Twain

3. “I’ve missed more than 9,000 shots in my career. I’ve lost almost 300 games. 26 times I’ve been trusted to take the game-winning shot and missed. I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life and that is why I succeed.” – Michael Jordan

4. “Don’t limit yourself. Many people limit themselves to what they think they can do. You can go as far as your mind lets you. What you believe, remember, you can achieve.” – Mary Kay Ash

5. “The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now.” – Chinese Proverb

6. “Only the paranoid survive.” – Andy Grove

7. “It’s hard to beat a person who never gives up.” – Babe Ruth

8. “I wake up every morning and think to myself, ‘how far can I push this company in the next 24 hours.’” – Leah Busque

9. “If people are doubting how far you can go, go so far that you can’t hear them anymore.” – Michele Ruiz

10. “We need to accept that we won’t always make the right decisions, that we’ll screw up royally sometimes – understanding that failure is not the opposite of success, it’s part of success.” – Arianna Huffington

11. “Write it. Shoot it. Publish it. Crochet it, sauté it, whatever. MAKE.” – Joss Whedon

- “And, when you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it.” ― Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist

2. “Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won’t feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do.” – Marianne Williamson, A Return to Love: Reflections on the Principles of “A Course in Miracles”

3. “Don’t think or judge, just listen.”― Sarah Dessen, Just Listen

4. “I can be changed by what happens to me. But I refuse to be reduced by it.” – Maya Angelou, Letter to My Daughter

5. “Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that.” ― Martin Luther King Jr., A Testament of Hope: The Essential Writings and Speeches

6. “You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose. You’re on your own. And you know what you know. And YOU are the one who’ll decide where to go…” ― Dr. Seuss, Oh, the Places You’ll Go!

7. “It’s the possibility of having a dream come true that makes life interesting.” ― Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist

8. “There is some good in this world, and it’s worth fighting for.” – J.R.R. Tolkien, The Two Towers

9. “Learn to light a candle in the darkest moments of someone’s life. Be the light that helps others see; it is what gives life its deepest significance.”― Roy T. Bennett, The Light in the Heart

10. “Atticus, he was real nice.” “Most people are, Scout, when you finally see them.” ― Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird

From Movies
- “Oh yes, the past can hurt. But the way I see it, you can either run from it or learn from it.” – The Lion King

“We’re on the brink of adventure, children. Don’t spoil it with questions.” – Mary Poppins

“Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.”– Ferris Bueller

“I just wanna let them know that they didn’t break me.” – Pretty in Pink

“I’m going to make him an offer he can’t refuse.” – The Godfather

“No one has ever made a difference by being like everyone else.” – The Greatest Showman

“Spend a little more time trying to make something of yourself and a little less time trying to impress people.” – The Breakfast Club

“The problem is not the problem. The problem is your attitude about the problem.” – Pirates of the Caribbean
“Remember you’re the one who can fill the world with sunshine.” – Snow White

“You’ll have bad times, but it’ll always wake you up to the good stuff you weren’t paying attention to.” – Good Will Hunting

Song Lyrics
“And when you get the choice to sit it out or dance… I hope you dance.” – I Hope You Dance, Lee Ann Womack

“Just because it burns doesn’t mean you’re gonna die you’ve gotta get up and try.” – Try, P!nk

“Life’s a game made for everyone and love is the prize” – Wake Me Up, Avicii

“It’s a new dawn, it’s a new day, it’s a life for me and I’m feeling good.” – Feeling Good, Michael Buble

“Today is where your book begins, the rest is still unwritten.” – Unwritten, Natasha Bedingfield

“A million dreams for the world we’re gonna make’ – The Greatest Showman

“It’s my life It’s now or never I ain’t gonna live forever I just want to live while I’m alive” – It’s My Life, Bon Jovi

“I could build a castle out of all the bricks they threw at me” – New Romantics, Taylor Swift

“Everyday women and men become legends” – Glory, John Legend and Common

For Women
“On my own I will just create and if it works, it works. And if it doesn’t, I’ll just create something else. I don’t have any limitations on what I think I could do or be.” – Oprah Winfrey

“We realize the importance of our voices only when we are silenced.” – Malala Yousafzai

“We need to accept that we won’t always make the right decisions, that we’ll screw up royally sometimes – understanding that failure is not the opposite of success, it’s part of success.” – Arianna Huffington

“Don’t compromise yourself. You’re all you’ve got.” – Janis Joplin

“When something I can’t control happens, I ask myself: Where is the hidden gift? Where is the positive in this?” – Sara Blakely

“Doubt is a killer. You just have to know who you are and what you stand for. “ – Jennifer Lopez

“Be a first rate version of yourself, not a second rate version of someone else.” – Judy Garland

“Learn from the mistakes of others. You can’t live long enough to make them all yourself.” – Eleanor Roosevelt

“I was smart enough to go through any door that opened.” – Joan Rivers

“Done is better than perfect.” – Sheryl Sandberg

For Men
“If your dreams don’t scare you, they are too small.” – Richard Branson

“Today is your opportunity to build the tomorrow you want.” – Ken Poirot

“What hurts you blesses you.” – Rumi

‘Nothing is stronger than a broken man rebuilding himself.” – Unknown

“I always thought it was me against the world and then one day I realized it’s just me against me.” – Kendrick Lamar

“A man is not finished when he is defeated. He is finished when he quits.” – Richard Nixon

“The world is changed by your example, not by your opinion.” – Paulo Coelho

“If you don’t build your dream, someone else will hire you to help them build theirs.” – Dhirubhai Ambani

“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

“What’s right is what’s left if you do everything else wrong.” – Robin Williams

For Kids
“Be a fruitloop in a world of Cheerios.” – Unknown

“Dream beautiful dreams, and then work to make those dreams come true.” – Spencer W. Kimball

“Be the change you want to see in the world.” – Mahatma Gandhi

“Believe you can and you will.” – Unknown

“Do the right thing even when no one is looking.” – Unknown

“Make today the day you learn something new.” –Unknown

“Be silly, be honest, be kind.’ – Ralph Waldo Emerson

“If you think someone could use a friend. Be one.” – Unknown

“It’s not what happens to you but how you react to it that matters.” – Epictetus

“You don’t have to be perfect to be amazing.” – Unknown

Saving the best for last!
“The best way to predict your future is to create it.” – Abraham Lincoln

“Successful people are not gifted; they just work hard, then succeed on purpose.” – G.K. Nielson

“Don’t watch the clock; do what it does. Keep going.” – Sam Levenson

“Work until your rivals become idols.” – Drake

“You can’t have a million-dollar dream on a minimum wage work ethic.” – Unknown

“You must do the kind of things you think you cannot do.” – Eleanor Roosevelt

“It’s not what you do once in a while it’s what you do day in and day out that makes the difference.” – Jenny Craig

“Falling down is how we grow. Staying down is how we die.” – Brian Vaszily

“Wealth isn’t about having a lot of money it’s about having a lot of options.” – Chris Rock

“There may be people that have more talent than you, but there’s no excuse for anyone to work harder than you.” – Derek Jeter

The Work Grind
“You don’t get paid for the hour. You get paid for the value you bring to the hour.” – JIm Rohn

“Be an Encourager: When you encourage others, you boost their self-esteem, enhance their self-confidence, make them work harder, lift their spirits and make them successful in their endeavors. Encouragement goes straight to the heart and is always available. Be an encourager. Always.” ― Roy T. Bennett

“Remember, you have been criticizing yourself for years and it hasn’t worked. Try approving of yourself and see what happens.” –Louise L Hay

“Work hard and don’t give up hope. Be open to criticism and keep learning. Surround yourself with happy, warm and genuine people.” – Tena Desae

“Stay true to yourself, yet always be open to learn. Work hard, and never give up on your dreams, even when nobody else believes they can come true but you. These are not cliches but real tools you need no matter what you do in life to stay focused on your path.” – Phillip Sweet

“You can control two things: your work ethic and your attitude about anything.” – Ali Krieger

“Success isn’t always about greatness. It’s about consistency. Consistent hard work leads to success. Greatness will come.” – Dwayne Johnson

“One, remember to look up at the stars and not down at your feet. Two, never give up work. Work gives you meaning and purpose and life is empty without it. Three, if you are lucky enough to find love, remember it is there and don’t throw it away.” ― Stephen Hawking

“Some women choose to follow men, and some women choose to follow their dreams. If you’re wondering which way to go, remember that your career will never wake up and tell you that it doesn’t love you anymore.” ― Lady Gaga

“Read, read, read. Read everything — trash, classics, good and bad, and see how they do it. Just like a carpenter who works as an apprentice and studies the master. Read! You’ll absorb it. Then write. If it’s good, you’ll find out. If it’s not, throw it out of the window.”― William Faulkner
Short Success Sayings
“The best revenge is massive success.” – Frank Sinatra

“What’s on the other side of fear? Nothing.” – Jamie Foxx

“Quitters never win. Winners never quit!” Dr. Irene C. Kassorla
“It’s not your salary that makes you rich, it’s your spending habits.” – Charles A. Jaffe

“If there is no wind, row.” – Latin Proverb

“It’s never too late for a new beginning in your life.” – Joyce Meyers

“If opportunity doesn’t knock build a door.” – Milton Berle

“Action is the foundational key to all success.” – Pablo Picasso

“I never dreamt of success. I worked for it.” – Estee Lauder

“A goal is a dream with a deadline.” – Napoleon Hill

About Learning
- “A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies. The man who never reads lives only one.” ― George R.R. Martin
- “I find television very educating. Every time somebody turns on the set, I go into the other room and read a book.”― Groucho Marx
- “Never stop learning because life never stops teaching.” –Unknown
- “If you’re the smartest person in the room, you’re in the wrong room.” – Unknown
- “The capacity to learn is a gift; the ability to learn is a skill; the willingness to learn is a choice.”– Brian Herbert
- “The man who does not read has no advantage over the man who cannot read.”― Mark Twain
- “To learn a language is to have one more window from which to look at the world.” – Chinese Proverb
- “I’m still learning.” – Michelangelo
- “Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.” – Mahatma Gandhi
- “Education is the most powerful weapon you can use to change the world.” – Nelson Mandela
Motivator Quotes
“It is never too late to be what you might have been.” – George Eliot
“Words can inspire, thoughts can provoke, but only action truly brings you closer to your dreams.” – Brad Sugars
“Don’t stop when you are tired. Stop when you are done.” – Unknown
“Don’t tell people about your dreams. Show them your dreams.” – Unknown

“Revenge is a powerful motivator.” – Marcus Luttrell
“Motivation may be what starts you off, but it’s habit that keeps you going back for more.” – Miya Yamanouchi
“I will not erase all my hard work this week because it’s the weekend.” – Unknown
“It might not be easy but it’ll be worth it.” – Unknown
“Make your fear of losing your greatest motivator.” – Unknown
“You will never always be motivated, so you must learn to be disciplined.” –Unknown
“I’m not a product of my circumstances. I am a product of my decisions.” – Stephen Covey
Conclusion
These motivational quotes are just the first step of your journey into becoming more motivated. Bookmark this page to keep you motivated on days where you need an extra kick to keep you going. You’ve got what it takes to push you through any challenge you may face. The most important thing to remember is that the greatest source of motivation will come from you. So it’s time to go get what you deserve.
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