Archived Motivational Quotes

"The reward of a thing well done is to have done it."--Ralph Waldo Emerson

"Always remember that your own resolution to succeed is more important than anything else."--Abraham Lincoln

"Well done is better than well said."--Benjamin Franklin

"Genius is the ability to reduce the complicated to the simple."--C.W. Ceran

"It's not enough that we do our best; sometimes we have to do what's required."--Sir Winston Churchill

"The secret of joy in work is contained in one word--excellence. To know how to do something well is to enjoy it."--Pearl S. Buck

"Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anybody else expects of you. Never excuse yourself."--Henry Ward Beecher

"One never knows what each day is going to bring. The important thing is to be open and ready for it."--Henry Moore

"The man who insists upon seeing with perfect clearness before he decides, never decides."--Henri Frederic Amiel

"The quality of a person's life is in direct proportion to their commitment to excellence, regardless of their chosen field of endeavor."--Vincent T. Lombardi

"Self-confidence is the first requisite to great undertakings." --Samuel Johnson

"Humor is the great thing, the saving thing. The minute it crops up, all our irritations and resentments slip away and a sunny spirit takes their place."—Mark Twain

"Goodwill is the one and only asset that competition cannot undersell or destroy."--Marshall Field

"When you hire people who are smarter than you are, you prove you are smarter than they are."--R. H. Grant

"One of the most important ways to manifest integrity is to be loyal to those who are not present. In doing so, we build the trust of those who are present."--Stephen Covey

"Believe in yourself! Have faith in your abilities! Without a humble but reasonable confidence in your own powers you cannot be successful or happy."--Norman Vincent Peale

"There are always two choices, two paths to take. One is easy. And its only reward is that it's easy."--Unknown

"You must be the change you want to see in the world."--Mahatma Gandhi

"The indispensable first step to getting the things you want out of life is this: decide what you want."--Ben Stein

"The successful man will profit from his mistakes and try again in a different way."--Dale Carnegie

"People can alter their lives by altering their attitudes."--William James

"Many receive advice, only the wise profit from it."--Syrus

"What lies behind you and what lies in front of you, pales in comparison to what lies inside of you."--Ralph Waldo Emerson

"We shall never know all the good that a simple smile can do."--Mother Teresa

"A person who can bring the spirit of laughter into a room is indeed blessed."--Bennett Cert

"Here's to the bright New Year, and a fond farewell to the old; here's to the things that are yet to come, and to the memories that we hold." --Anonymous

"Truth is generally kindness, but where the two diverge and collide, kindness should override truth."--Samuel Butler

"Always laugh when you can. It is cheap medicine."--Lord Byron

"Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around."--Leo Buscaglia

"Peace is not something you wish for; it's something you make, something you do, something you are, and something you give away."--Robert Fulghum

"Will you look back on life and say, 'I wish I had,' or 'I'm glad I did'?"--Zig Ziglar

"The lure of the distant and the difficult is deceptive. The great opportunity is where you are."--John Burroughs

"Praise, like gold and diamonds, owes its value only to its scarcity."--Samuel Butler

"Stand up to your obstacles and do something about them. You will find that they haven't half the strength you think they have."--Norman Vincent Peale

"The secret of happiness is not in doing what one likes, but in liking what one does."--James M. Barrie

"You can only make others better by being good yourself."--Hugh R. Hanels

"Every new day begins with possibilities. It's up to us to fill it with things that move us toward progress and peace."--Ronald Reagan

"Give the world the best that you have, and the best will come back to you."--Madeline Bridges

"The quality of a person's life is in direct proportion to their commitment to excellence, regardless of their chosen field of endeavor."--Vincent T. Lombardi

"A race horse that can run a mile a few seconds faster is worth twice as much. That little extra proves to be the greatest value. "--John D. Hess

"Small opportunities are often the beginning of great enterprises."--Demosthenes

"Everyone who got where he is had to begin where he was."--Robert Louis Stevenson

"We should not let our fears hold us back from pursuing our hopes."--John F. Kennedy

"A good laugh and a long sleep are the best cures in the doctor's book."--Irish Proverb

"Whatever you do, or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius and power and magic in it."--Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

"Love is the master key which opens the gates of happiness."--Oliver Wendell Holmes

"We will open the book. Its pages are blank. We are going to put words on them ourselves. The book is called Opportunity and its first chapter is New Year's Day." --Edith Lovejoy Pierce

"Enjoy life—there are no reruns."--Shirl Lowery

"Success seems to be largely a matter of hanging on after others have let go."--William Feather

"Problems are only opportunities in work clothes."--Henry J. Kaiser