"MOTIVATIONAL & POSITIVE QUOTES"
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"Pressure is something you feel when you don't know what the hell you're doing."
--- Peyton Manning --- Submitted by T L, --- Tennessee



"If you are going through hell, keep going."
--- Winston Churchill --- Submitted by Ruth Q. --- Cork, Ireland



"An overnight success usually takes about ten years."
--- Author Unknown --- Submitted by Elyse B. --- Victoria, Australi



"Don't be upset or disappointed about something that happened; just think, will it really matter 10 years from now?"
--- Copyright © 2002 Alex Kokach



ATTITUDE :"You don't drown by falling in the water; you drown by staying there."
--- Author Unknown --- Submitted by Simone A. --- Gauteng, South Africa



"Great are those who dare to try..."
--- Author Unknown --- Submitted by R.C. --- New Jersey



"A shot glass of desire is greater than a pitcher of talent."
--- Andy Munthe --- Submitted by Kathy Munthe
This is a quote Andy made to another racer when asked if he felt he could be a competitive stock car driver.



"Failure is a building block of success. Without failure the kingdom would crumble."
--- Copyright © 2002 Matthew Bell



"Look failure in the eye, have faith, do not submit, stand tall, overcome, and live knowing that failing in life is the key to rising above."
--- Copyright © 2001 Susan Abraham
This is one principle I learned to live by. I let failure get to me and nearly lost myself. Then I saw failure and did something about it.



"Success is all about content and not intent. Dreaming success is intent, scripting it and doing it is content. Knowing is knowing and knowing is not as good as doing. Doing is doing and that is success. Success happens in the mind first and then physically."
--- Author Unknown --- Submitted by Jayant Kumar --- Bangalore, India



"I have never lost a game; time just ran out on me."
--- Michael Jordan --- Submitted by Josh H. --- Indiana






"We guide ourselves to success,
We guide ourselves to failures,
We are our very own guides in life."
--- Copyright © 2002 Kien Mun



"W T E A M...TOGETHER E ARE MIGHTY."
--- Copyright © 2002 Edward Johnson
As a lacrosse coach of Clifton High School Freshman, I would try different ways to get them motivated and impress upon them the value of team work. I put this in a motivation package for them.



"I've learned one important thing about living. I can do anything I think I can-but I can't do anything alone. Believe in the team!"
--- My Coach, Miss Majeski --- Submitted by H.H. --- New York



"Right now your opponent is working twice as hard to defeat you.
Will you be ready?"
--- Author Unknown --- Submitted by Jacob DeMay --- Illinois



"Every new day is an opportunity to balance the sheet; a new opportunity to put your act right! Thank God for every new day, rather than just for Friday."
--- Author Unknown --- Submitted by L. Ohemeng --- Iowa



"Blossom where you are."
--- Author Unknown --- Submitted by Deborah Dudley --- North Carolina
This quote has taken me through some difficult moments and has given me a very positive attitude.



"Follow your dreams for as you dream so shall you become."
--- James Allen --- Submitted by L.K. --- Western Australia, Australia



"Don't sacrifice your dreams because others lack vision."
--- Copyright © 2002 Travis Hodgson



"Shadows, but indicate that there is light somewhere nearby."
--- Author Unknown --- Submitted by Vindri S. --- Maharashtra, India



"I know that I can have absolutely anything I want,
Just by finding it inside myself first."
--- Copyright © 2002 Simon Heighwaya
This is something that I've just realized I've always known!



"Once you set your mind with enthusiasm and persistence, nothing is impossible."
--- Author Unknown --- Submitted by Tyson Martin --- Oregon



"Emotional sickness is avoiding reality at any cost.
Emotional health is facing reality at any cost."
--- M. Scott Peck --- Submitted by Martha Varzaly ---Pennsylvania



"Nothing happens by chance.
Chance is just a reminder to re-think where you are going."
--- Copyright © 2002 Gary Vurnum



"If money is lost, nothing is lost.
If health is lost, something is lost.
If character is lost, everything is lost."
--- Sri Sathya Sai Baba --- Submitted by Anuj Aggarwal --- New York



"It doesn't matter what you are, who you are;
If your DREAM is big enough, facts don't count."
--- Nancy Dornan --- Submitted by H.K. Jana



"I'll never give in, until I win!"
--- Copyright © 2002 Neil Ardern



"Champions are great everyday, not just once a week!!"
--- Author Unknown --- Submitted by Z.W. --- Indiana



"God is always listening. Therefore be careful of what you ask, because you just might get it!"
--- Author Unknown --- Submitted by Vernita Johnson --- Alabama



"It is better to fail with honor than to win by deceit."
--- Author Unknown --- Submitted by Claudia O. --- New Mexico



"Motivation is like taking a bath;
If you stop doing it, you begin to stink!"
--- Zig Ziglar --- Submitted by Mark Williams --- NSW, Australia



"Always strive for what you want, even if no one is cheering you on."
--- Author Unknown --- Submitted by Mario A. Whyte --- Kingston, Jamaica



"Life is a trip. You can either sit in the back of the bus and just go for the ride or you can drive."
--- Copyright © 2002 Kelvin Billington



"Feel the way life sweeps you off your feet and go with it because in the end that is what makes life exciting!"
--- Copyright © 2002 Andrea Devito



"Somehow I can't believe that there are any heights that can't be scaled by a man who knows the secrets of making dreams come true. This special secret, it seems to me, can be summarized in four C s. They are curiosity, confidence, courage, and constancy, and the greatest of all is confidence. When you believe in a thing, believe in it all the way, implicitly and unquestionable."
--- Walt Disney --- Submitted by M. Hopper --- Pennsylvania



"Hold on to your dreams because dreams are what has made reality and what has made reality but your dreams!"
--- Copyright © 2002 Beverly Senzee
My motto is "whatever it takes"...and it seems to be working!



"Always be prepared to walk with sunshine and sleep with sunset. If the sequence should change, it should not affect you because you have the experience to deal with both one at a time. Life is a multiple choice. The information that you need may be placed in unfamiliar spots but it's nothing you don't know."
--- Copyright © 2002 Kgosi Seitshiro



"Life is not a spectator's sport. Everyone is keeping score, there are no time outs, and the clock is always running."
--- Author Unknown --- Submitted by Christopher Friedline --- North Carolina



"It is too risky not to take a risk.
Life is worth some risks."
--- Author Unknown --- Submitted by Lewis O. --- Iowa



"Love who you are and what you are and what you do.
Laugh at yourself and at life and nothing can touch you."
--- Louise Hay --- Submitted by Simon Heighwaya --- United Kingdom



"Winning isn't everything, neither is losing, but the only thing is doing your best."
--- Author Unknown --- Submitted by G.B. --- Washington



"Perception is a mirror, not a fact, and what I look upon is my state of mind reflected outward."
--- Course in Miracles --- Submitted by D.P. --- California



"It's okay to change your dreams, as long as you never lower your standards."
--- Copyright © 2002 Angela Carpenter



"You may have beaten me once; you may have beaten me twice,
But if you beat me a third time, I will be back for a fourth try!"
--- Copyright © 2002 Kelly Moletress



"I am building a fire and everyday that I train, I add more fuel.
At just the right moment, I light the match."
--- Mia Hamm --- Submitted by Katie L. --- California



"If you have yet to WIN; think that there is no TOMORROW.
If you LOSE; think that there is a TOMORROW."
--- Author Unknown --- Submitted by Mythili Janarthanam --- Tamilnadu, India



"The only places to go are the places people have never been before.
That's why I always finish first."
--- Copyright © 2002 Dale Welborn



"Rejection is always better then regret."
--- Author Unknown --- Submitted by A.J. --- New York



"Do not let any one bring you down because of what they say about you.
Only remember... don't believe what they say."
--- Copyright © 2002 Jessica Dancel



"It's a great opportunity to open my eyes when I wake up;
Not many people are fortunate."
--- Author Unknown --- Submitted by Funke Ariyo --- Ontario, Canada



"In every failure, there is a lesson that may often hurt. And in every lesson there is a positive side and a negative side. In my life, choices I make are chances for survival. Survival - only experienced by those who believe. Be not the one who does not want to experience pain. Be not the one who pushes opportunities off the ledge. Instead, create a threshold on the chapters of life. Begin with a smile, explore in the middle and end with dignity; end feeling peaceful."
--- Copyright © 2002 Den Marcel N. Quinsay



"Great things are done by a series of small things brought together."
--- Vincent Van Gogh --- Submitted by Crystal Sanders --- Illinois
Congratulations CMU women's track on 2002 MAC championship
All things are possible!



"I believe in fate to get you there, but not to keep you there... the rest is up to you."
--- C.P. Benvenga --- Submitted by Christopher B. --- Maryland



"Action cures fear. Indecision, postponement, on the other hand, fuel fear."
--- David J. Schwartz --- Submitted by Shuzy B. --- Sabah, Malaysia



"We are all born the same.
What you make of yourself is up to you."
--- Matthew J. Brierley --- Submitted by J.M. --- Ohio



"Being positive has only one side effect. It's catching!"
--- Copyright © 2002 Gary Vurnum



"Perfection is a nonsensical word; there is always room for improvement."
--- Copyright © 2002 Brad Royall



"Courage is not giving up fear
But the fact that something is more important than fear itself."
--- Copyright © 2002 Danielle Iwanyszyn



"You have to start your training today, when the season starts, it's too late!"
--- Author Unknown --- Submitted by Sam Hunter --- Minnesota



"It is not failure itself that holds you back; it is the fear of failure that paralyzes you."
--- Brian Tracy --- Submitted by Fareed Mohammed --- Tacarigua, Trinidad and Tobago



"Adversity elicits talents which otherwise would have remained dormant."
--- Chinese Proverb --- Submitted by Lisa P. --- New Hampshire



"Don't you get it? This very second you could be doing something you love and dream about doing. So do it. NOW...NOW...NOW!!!"
--- Written in 2002 by J.Ewing --- Georgia



"Life Is Uncertain - Eat Dessert First!"
--- Author Unknown --- Submitted by Tresille Melson --- Singapore
Dessert here applies to almost anything that would bring happiness. It doesn't mean indulgence in a dessert, although that sometimes helps. Dessert here applies to a new task or a new challenge. I go about my life constantly with the saying in my mind, and it helps!



"When the road looks long, it's just a shadow. When the sky looks dark, it's only the clouds. And when life gets rough, it's only your troubles getting in the way. You just need to push your way through and you will see the road's not that long and the sky's not that dark and life is good."
--- Author Unknown --- Submitted by C. M. --- Indiana



"If you have tried to do something and failed, you are vastly better off than if you had tried to do nothing and succeeded."
--- Author Unknown --- Submitted by Jason Kline --- New York



"Sometimes you have to take at look back at where you came from, just to realize how far you have really come, then aim, for exactly where you want to go."
--- Copyright © 2002 Kelly Moletress



"If you lose, say little. If you win, say less; being humble is a great, great virtue!"
--- Author Unknown --- Submitted by David Gallagher --- Ontario, Canada



"If you seek out the obstacles in your path, you can plot a course around them.
If not, trip over them."
--- Copyright © 2002 Talley Brown



"You've got to have a heart of a pit bull, not a chihuahua."
--- Antonio Palma --- Submitted by Francisco Jordan --- Maryland
(This comparison is in reference to being persistent; no matter if everything is going against us)



"To be where you've never been before,
You have to do what you've never done before."
--- Copyright © 2002 Kgomotso Nkwe



"I am an individual in a society with set standards and morals to which I am expected to conform. My individuality should, however, uphold my personal standards and morals to guide me through life and to make a success of my journey."
--- Copyright © 2001 Yolanda Mabenge



"When you look back in time, it's not the wins and losses you will remember, but the people and theexperience; so make the most of the time you have, for it will never be the same again."
--- Copyright © 2002 Kelly Moletress



"That's what learning is after all; not whether we lose the game, but how we lose and what we take away from it that we never had before to apply to other games. Losing, in a curious way, is winning."
--- Author Unknown --- Submitted by Annelien S. --- Freestate, South Africa