Motivational Quotes




"Life is like a book with many different chapters, some tell of tragedy and others of triumph. Some chapter are dull and ordinary, others intense and exciting. The key to being a success in life is to never stop on a difficult page, to never quit on a tough chapter. Champions have the courage to keep turning the pages because the know a better chapter lies ahead."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Khanyi Msibi --- Kzn, South Africa
Don't undermine your worth by comparing yourself with others. It is because we are different that each of us is special in his or her own way.



"I never let the grass grow under my feet because I don't keep the same position. When there's a chance, I don't take it but when there's an opportunity, I take it."
Copyright © 2005 Mxolisi Xulu



"If you encounter difficulty, don't change your decision to go, change your direction to get there."
Coach Geisler --- Submitted by S.S., Age 16 --- New York
Coach Geisler was a great man.. great friend... great Coach...but most of all a Great father. We're miss you Coach.



"Defense wins games, hard work wins championships...but bonds and brotherhoods will bring you all the way."
My coach --- Submitted by Rob P., Age 17 --- New York
My coach said this to my team before we won a league championships in basketball.
We were the underdogs 20-1



"To believe is to know with passion."
Copyright © 2005 M.C. Silver



"COWBOY UP!"
JoAnn H. --- Submitted by Megan H. --- Tennessee
This is one of the phrases that my mother has always said. They may only be two simple words, but they are great words to live by. She always told us the world was not going to stop and come to us, but we had to COWBOY UP and go after what we wanted. She is extremely loving and extremely wise!





"I will not accept fear, weakness, or failure. The only defeat I will accept is a matter in which is out of my hands. Therefore I will reach out my hands and change it."
Copyright © 2005 Tyler Barr
This is a quote I made up during the halftime of a football game, in which it helped motivate my team to come back and end up winning the game. It is a quote with many underlying levels of both passion and dedication.



"Sometimes a simple "I still believe in you" can mean so much from someone and be so helpful in knowing all isn't lost."
Copyright © 2005 Andrea Holmen



"Never give up, never quit... Persist..."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Manoj Marathe --- Maharashtra, India
I strongly believe in this principle of life.



"Life is like surfing. Sometimes we all get tied up on looking and waiting for that perfect wave to come along. While doing this, we forget that surfing is not about finding that awesome wave, it's about enjoying the moment, loving what you're doing, going with the flow and making the best of what's been given to you."
Copyright © 2005 Ray Memita



"No one ever attains very eminent success by simply doing what is required of him; it is the amount and excellence of what is over and above the required that determines the greatness of ultimate distinction."
Charles Kendall Adams --- Submitted by Osasu Osayimwen --- Massachusetts



"I am in control of my own destiny."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Krystal Simpson --- Massachusetts



"Sometimes in life things happen and you think the world stops. Hold strong, really it has only changed direction, your future is always as bright as you want it to be."
Copyright © 2005 Octavia Allen



"Have courage when times may fail. Be not afraid to make a change. Take a chance on the inevitable. Make a difference in everything you do. Be the person who you were meant to be. Success is not born; it is made by those who seek to see the difference in everything, turning the impossible into a possible success."
Copyright © 2005 Leon William
Life is all about challenges. We only get one chance, so take it with arms wide open and embrace it as you are embracing fate.



"You are what you think. Think positively and look at the bright sides of the world."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Rattanak Chea --- Cambodia



"Balance between mind and body is what allows us to achieve the most in lives. Never lose the balance and you will always hold the focus needed to achieve your toughest goals."
Copyright © 2005 Samuel K. Aidoo



"The gap between where I am today and where I want to be is too vast, but I shall cover the distance by small leaps forward, for the tortoise never thought of the distance but kept leaping forward."
Copyright © 2005 Ankush Arora
While reading your quotes, this thought came to my mind and so I thought it's good to share it with friends around in this way.



"It is good to start doing things that you want to do, but then its better to start doing things thatyou were meant to do."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Reggie McAfee



"Pursue your objectives with a steadfast belief and confidence at each and every instance, whether in 'thought' or 'deed'."
Copyright © 2005 Vashi Chandiramani --- Hong Kong



"Make it happen, help it happen, or get out of the way."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Steve Maes --- Illinois



"In the lives of great men, neither did fate give up, NOR DID THEY."
Copyright © 2005 Satish Kumar



"I sit in this world watching, listening and learning. All this hell that surrounds me will not bring me down. I am too strong, I love life too much to forget what is possible to attain, if you work hard and never give up."
Copyright © 2005 Shane Fredrick
Some people fold too easily. I have gone through and am going through very tough problems lately, but I will never stop trying to be the best man I can be.



"Sometimes only the struggle makes it worth it, only the pain makes it sweet, and only victory is the answer."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Lisa P. --- Ontario, Canada
This is on the back of one of my power cheerleading sweatshirts. In order to win or succeed at anything, you have to try. You never know what you can do until you try. Never say "can't" because can't means "won't try." I'm a gymnastics coach, and a lot of kids say, "I can't", and at the gymnastics club, "can't" is known as a bad word, because it is so negative. When they say can't, I tell them to say in their head, "yes I can", and that does make a difference, because if they believe in themselves, then they can do anything they set their mind to and so can everyone else. Remember, "Not winning isn't the worst of failures, not to have tried is the true failure."



"Never Give Up! Find A Way To Win!"
M.H --- Submitted by K.H. --- Michigan