With your first round of exams probably just around the corner, I bet you could use some inspiration. I know I definitely could right about now. With that being said, check out these quotes that are sure to brighten your day.

“What we think, we become.” --Buddha

“I can't change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination.” --Jimmy Dean

“Happiness is not something you postpone for the future; it is something you design for the present.” --Jim Rohn

“Start by doing what's necessary; then do what's possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible.” --Francis of Assisi

“Try to be a rainbow in someone's cloud.” --Maya Angelou

“If opportunity doesn't knock, build a door.” --Milton Berle

“Clouds come floating into my life, no longer to carry rain or usher storm, but to add color to my sunset sky.” --Rabindranath Tagore

“We must let go of the life we have planned, so as to accept the one that is waiting for us.” --Joseph Campbell

“Find out who you are and be that person. That's what your soul was put on this Earth to be. Find that truth, live that truth and everything else will come.” --Ellen DeGeneres

“Everything you want is out there waiting for you to ask. Everything you want also wants you. But you have to take action to get it.” --Jules Renard

“What we need is more people who specialize in the impossible.” --Theodore Roethke

“I believe that one defines oneself by reinvention. To not be like your parents. To not be like your friends. To be yourself. To cut yourself out of stone.” --Henry Rollins

“Even if I knew that tomorrow the world would go to pieces, I would still plant my apple tree.” --Martin Luther

“Follow your bliss and the universe will open doors where there were only walls.” --Joseph Campbell

“All you need is the plan, the roadmap, and the courage to press on to your destination.” --Earl Nightingale