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32 Inspiring Quotes To Live By

Little reminders everyone needs to hear now and then.

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32 Inspiring Quotes To Live By
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Quotes can lead to positive thinking which leads to positive outcomes. Positivity can go a long way, and can transfer from one person to another. By spreading this positivity, you can help someone while you are helping yourself. It can lead to confidence, determination, and success. It’s as simple as a short saying which can have an unbelievable effect on numerous people.

Quotes are those little reminders we need now and then to either help us in a situation or lift our spirits. Some are just powerful enough to give us that little push to get through something tough. Here are 32 inspiring quotes that you may need now, or in the future. And remember, failure is a stepping stone to success, so keep some of these quotes in the back of your mind and don’t give up.

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

2. “Great minds discuss ideas. Average minds discuss events. Small minds discuss people.” – Eleanor Roosevelt

3. “I haven’t failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.” – Thomas Edison

4. “It wasn’t raining when Noah built the ark.” – Howard Ruff

5. “It’s not whether you get knocked down, it’s whether you get up.” – Vince Lombardi

6. “Never leave that till tomorrow which you can do today.” – Benjamin Franklin

7. “Even if you’re on the right track, you’ll get run over if you just sit there.” – Will Rogers

8. “People who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the ones who do.” – Apple

9. “I’ve missed more than 9000 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

10. “If you want to test your memory, try to recall what you were worrying about one year ago today.” – E. Joseph Cossman

11. “Whether you think you can or think you can’t, you’re right.” – Henry Ford

12. “Remember that happiness is a way of travel, not a destination.” – Roy Goodman

13. “The man who removes a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.” – Chinese Proverb

14. “If you’re going through hell, keep going.” – Winston Churchill

15. “The best way to predict the future is to create it.” – Abraham Lincoln

16. “In any situation, the best thing you can do is the right thing; the next best thing you can do is the wrong thing; the worst thing you can do is nothing.” – Theodore Roosevelt

17. “Keep on going and the chances are you will stumble on something, perhaps when you are least expecting it. I have never heard of anyone stumbling on something sitting down.” – Charles F. Kettering

18. “Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” – Mark Twain

19. “Defeat is not bitter unless you swallow it.” – Joe Clark

20. “An obstacle is often a stepping stone.” – Prescott

21. “Don’t let life discourage you; everyone who got where he is had to begin where he was.” – Richard L. Evans

22. “Life is 10% what happens to us and 90% how we react to it.” – Dennis P. Kimbro

23. “The elevator to success is out of order. You’ll have to use the stairs… one step at a time.” – Joe Girard

24. “Be more concerned with your character than with your reputation. Your character is what you really are while your reputation is merely what others think you are.” – Dale Carnegie

25. “Enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things.” – Robert Brault

26. “Many of life’s failures are experienced by people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.” – Thomas Edison

27. “The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.” – Lao Tzu

28. “Challenges are what make life interesting and overcoming them is what makes life meaningful.” – Joshua J. Marine

29.. “Don’t be afraid to stand for what you believe in, even if that means standing alone. – Andy Biersack

30. “The best revenge is massive success.” – Frank Sinatra

31. “The only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking. Don’t settle.” – Steve Jobs

32. “The only thing that stands between you and your dream is the will to try and the belief that it is actually possible.” – Joel Brown

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