Quotes always feel like we have revisited our thoughts, albeit with the help of a skilled writer. And the perfect quotation at the right moment may make a difference—words matter and inspiring phrases can inspire us to get up, face our challenges, take action, stop procrastinating, step outside of our comfort zones, invest in our personal growth, and do the hard work that needs to be done.
Even the most successful people have a favorite inspirational phrase or two that they turn to when they need to get through a tough period, remember an essential personnel concept, or get some motivation to be more productive when working from home. Here are today’s quotes.
- “Success isn’t final; failure isn’t fatal; what matters is the courage to keep going.” Winston S. Churchill
- “Failure in originality is preferable to success in imitation.” Herman Melville
- “The path to success and that of failure is nearly identical.” Davis, Colin R.
- “Those who are too busy to hunt for success frequently find it.” Thoreau, Henry David.
- “Opportunities do not present themselves. You’re the one who makes them.” Chris Grosser, Ph.D.
- “Stop pursuing the money and start chasing your passion,” says the author. Tony Hsieh
- “Success is the strength to bounce back from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm.” Winston Churchill’s quote
- “We can’t address issues with the same kind of thinking we used to create them.” —Albert Einstein.
- “Learn as if you’re going to live forever, and live as if you’re going to die tomorrow.” Mahatma Gandhi
- “Stay away from folks that try to put you down for your goals. Small brains will always do this, but great minds will inspire you to believe that you, too, can achieve greatness.” Mark Twain.
- “When you spread joy to others, you will receive more joy in return. You should think about how much happiness you can spread.” Eleanor Roosevelt.
- “When you see a successful person, you only see their public achievements; you never see the private sacrifices they made to get there.” Vaibhav Shah.
- “Opportunities don’t just appear; you create them.” Chris Grosser.
- “Make an effort to become a person of value rather than a person of success.” Einstein, Albert
- “Great minds talk about ideas, average minds talk about events, and lesser minds talk about people.” Eleanor Roosevelt.
- “I am not a failure. I’ve just discovered 10,000 approaches that aren’t going to work.” Thomas A. Edison.
- “Persistence is the only thing that can replace it. Nothing is more frequent than unsuccessful men with talent than talent. Genius will not go unrecognized; unrecognized genius is nearly a proverb. Education will not help; the world is littered with educated scumbags. The slogan ‘Press On’ has been solved and will continue to solve the world’s issues.” Calvin Coolidge.
- “To achieve ultimate success, there are three paths: the first is to be kind. The second method is to be considerate. The third method is to be considerate.” Mister Rogers.
- “Success is a peaceful mind, which is a direct outcome of self-satisfaction in knowing you worked hard to become the best version of yourself.” Wooden, John.
